Ligue d'Or

Ligue d'Or

Organising body	Ivorian Basketball Federation
Country	Ivory Coast
Number of teams	10
Level on pyramid	1
International cup(s)	Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current champions	JCA (1st title) (2025)
Most championships	ABC Fighters (22 titles)
Website	Link
2024 Ligue d'Or season

The Ligue d'Or (in English: Golden League), formerly known as the Ivorian Basketball Championship, is the premier basketball league for clubs in Ivory Coast. The league consist out of twelve teams as of the 2024 season. The most successful team in the league's history is ABC Fighters, who have won a record 22 titles. The league was re-named the "Ligue d'Or" in 2024. ^[1]

The champions of the national championship are eligible to play in the Road to BAL, the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Current teams

The following twelve teams played in the Ligue d'Or during the 2024–25 season: ^{[2] [3]}

Club	Location
ABC Fighters	Abidjan
ABI Snipers	Abidjan
ASA	Abidjan
Azur	Abidjan
CBA	Abidjan
CSA Treichville	Abidjan
Global	Abidjan
Hypersonics	Abidjan
JCA	Abidjan
ROBC	Abidjan
SOA	Yamoussoukro
Warriors	Abidjan

Champions

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Finals score	Ref.
2017–18	ABC (17)	SOA	2–0	[4]
2018–19	ABC (18)	Azur	2–1	[5]
2019–20 [a]	ABC (19)	CSA Treichville	78–60	[6]
2020–21	SOA (1)	ABC Fighters	2–0	[7]
2021–22	ABC Fighters (20)	Azur	2–0	[8]
2022–23	ABC Fighters (21)	JCA	2–0
2024	ABC Fighters (22)	SOA	3–1
2025	JCA	SOA	2–0	[9]

1. The 2020 season was suspended in September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but returned with the Tournoi Federal (Federal Tournament) in October to determine the national champion.

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Years won	Years runner-up
ABC Fighters	22	1	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024	2021
SOA	1	4	2021	2014, 2018, 2024, 2025
JCA	1	1	2025	2023
Azur	0	2	–	2019, 2022
CSA Treichville	0	1	–	2020

Individual awards

• Final MVP
  • 2021: Asshe Kokoun (SOA) ^[7]
  • 2023: L. J. Westbrook (ABC Fighters)
• Regular Season MVP:
  • 2020: Stéphane Konaté (ABC Fighters) ^[10]
  • 2021: Lionel Kouadio (Azur) ^[11]
  • 2025: Ulrich Kra (JCA)
• Coach of the Season:
  • 2025: Stéphane Konaté (ABC Fighters)

Cup

List of Ivorian Cup winners

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score	Ref.
2025	JCA	SOA	64–55	[12]

Super Cup

List of Ivorian Super Cup winners

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score	MVP	Ref.
2024	JCA	ABC Fighters	66–60	Ulrich Kra	[13]

References

1. "Lancement de la saison 2023-2024 du championnat national 1". Le Kpakpato Sportif (in French). 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
2. "Equipes - N1 Hommes 2021-2022". FIBB (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
3. Coast/basketball.asp "Ivory Coast Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 31 December 2019.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
4. "ABC, Champions de Côte d'Ivoire chez les Hommes et les Dames". Le Kpakpato Sportif (in French). 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
5. "Abidjan Basketball Club crowned champions". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
6. "ABC wins Tournoi Federal 2020". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
7. "Finale Play-offs 2021 : La SOA tient son premier sacre". Sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 2021-06-29. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
8. Ibrahima, Fall El Hadji (2022-06-12). "Basket-Côte d'Ivoire : ABC sacré en hommes et dames". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
9. GONLI, Donald (2025-05-10). "Basket-ball: La JCA double champion de Côte d'Ivoire grâce à un coaching gagnant de Stéphane Konaté". www.linfodrome.com. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
10. Soir, Afrik (2022-04-02). "Côte d'Ivoire championnat de Basket-ball : Voici les meilleurs athlètes de la phase aller". AFRIK SOIR (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
11. "N1 (Hommes et Dames) : voici les meilleurs joueurs de la phase régulière". Le Kpakpato Sportif (in French). 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
12. "JCA clinch 2025 Cup title!". www.afrobasket.com. 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
13. "Basket-ball/ Super coupe 2023-2024: La Jca et Fba commencent en force | FratMat". www.fratmat.info. Retrieved 2024-06-10.

External links

• Ivory Coast at AfroBasket.com