Ligue Féminine de Basketball

Ligue Féminine de Basketball
Formerly	Nationale féminine 1A (NF1A)
Founded	1998
Country	France
Confederation	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Coupe de France
Supercup	Match des Champions
Current champions	Landes (1st title)
Most championships	Bourges (14 titles)
TV partners	Sport en France
Website	LFB.com

The Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB; Women's Basketball League) is the top women's French professional basketball league.

Champions

Season	Champions	Finalists	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Series
Under the name Nationale féminine 1A (NF1A)
1987–1988	BAC Mirande	Stade Français Versailles	44–42	82–77				2–0
1988–1989	BAC Mirande	Racing Paris	87–84	81–67				2–0
1989–1990	BAC Mirande	Racing Paris	73–61	69–49				2–0
1990–1991	Challes-les-Eaux Savoie	BAC Mirande	77–80	86–85	110–77			2–1
1991–1992	Challes-les-Eaux Savoie	Racing Paris	80–68	69–63				2–0
1992–1993	Challes-les-Eaux Savoie	Tarbes GB	58–66	64–60	80–75			2–1
1993–1994	US Valenciennes-Orchies	Challes-les-Eaux	54–52	59–38				2–0
1994–1995	CJM Bourges	Tarbes GB	58-*56	*78–69	–			2–0
1995–1996	CJM Bourges	US Valenciennes-Orchies	73–76	63–49	79–45			2–1
1996–1997	CJM Bourges	US Valenciennes-Orchies	65–67	76–55	71–59			2–1
1997–1998	CJM Bourges	US Valenciennes-Orchies	50-*58	*56–46	*51–38			2–1
Under the name Ligue féminine de basket (LFB)
1998–1999	CJM Bourges	US Valenciennes-Orchies	59-*71	*54–36	*87–52			2–1
1999–2000	CJM Bourges	US Valenciennes	*65–60 (OT)	62-*57	–			2–0
2000–2001	US Valenciennes	CJM Bourges	*63–62	81-*71 (OT)	–			2–0
2001–2002	US Valenciennes	CJM Bourges	*77–51	72-*62	–			2–0
2002–2003	US Valenciennes	Tarbes GB	*88–59	71-*55	–			2–0
2003–2004	US Valenciennes	CJM Bourges	58-*52	*79–56	–			2–0
2004–2005	US Valenciennes	CJM Bourges	*63–57	54-*47	59-*55			3–0
2005–2006	CJM Bourges	US Valenciennes	*68–56	66-*85	71-*58			2–1
2006–2007	US Valenciennes	CJM Bourges	64-*55	*70–61	–			2–0
2007–2008	CJM Bourges	Lattes-Montpellier	58-*56 (OT)	*52–45	–			2–0
2008–2009	CJM Bourges	Tarbes GB	47-*55	*78–37	*72–52			2–1
2009–2010	Tarbes GB	CJM Bourges	76-*73	*54–40	–			2–0
2010–2011	CJM Bourges	Tarbes GB	71-*53	*71–59	–			2–0
2011–2012	CJM Bourges	Lattes-Montpellier	59-*47	*53–45	–			2–0
2012–2013	CJM Bourges	Lattes-Montpellier	*54–62	60-*53	64-*54			2–1
2013–2014	Lattes-Montpellier	CJM Bourges	*63–54	53-*55	50-*44			2–1
2014–2015	CJM Bourges	Villeneuve-d’Ascq	51-*61	*63–55	*51–49			2–1
2015–2016	Lattes-Montpellier	CJM Bourges	49-*54	*61–51	*65–63			2–1
2016–2017	Villeneuve-d’Ascq	Lattes-Montpellier	79-*64	62-*64	*80–60	*66–49		3–1
2017–2018	CJM Bourges	Tarbes GB	*86–66	*80–56	63-*64 (OT)	87-*80		3–1
2018–2019	Lyon	Lattes-Montpellier	*71–60	*77–69	61-*72	85-*91	*75–61	3–2
2019–2020	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France
2020–2021	Landes	Lattes-Montpellier	72–64	–	–	–	–	1–0

* precedes the score of the team playing at home.

Clubs

Current season (2021–22)

Season 2012–2013

Pays d'Aix Basket 13 (Aix-en-Provence)
ASPTT Arras (Arras)
CJM Bourges Basket (Bourges)
Challes-les-Eaux Basket (Challes-les-Eaux)
Flammes Carolo basket (Charleville-Mézières)
Basket Landes (Mont-de-Marsan)
Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération (Lattes)
USO Mondeville (Mondeville)
Rezé-Nantes Basket 44 (Nantes)
Basket Catalan Perpignan Méditerranée (Perpignan)
Hainaut Saint-Amand (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux)
Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (Tarbes)
Toulouse Métropole Basket (Toulouse)
ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Villeneuve-d'Ascq)

Former LFB clubs

US Valenciennes Olympic
RC Strasbourg (1998–2000, 2004–2006),
Toulouse-Launaguet Basket (1998–1999, 2002–2004),
Limoges ABC (1999–2000)
Évolution Roubaix (2003–2004)
W Bordeaux Basket (1997–2003)
Saint-Jacques Sports Reims
ASA Sceaux Basket Féminin
Istres Sports BC (2000–2001)
Avenir de Rennes (1998–1999)
Rezé-Nantes Basket 44
USO Mondeville

Broadcaster

The Ligue Féminine de Basketball is currently broadcast on the YouTube channel of the FFBB. The playoffs of the 2021–22 season were also broadcast on the TV channel Sport en France [1].

External links

Official website