Ligue nationale de basket

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Ligue nationale de basket

Formation	27 June 1987;38 years ago (1987-06-27)
Headquarters	117, rue du Château des Rentiers Paris, France
Coordinates	48°49′43″N2°21′58″E / 48.828691°N 2.3660717000000204°E / 48.828691; 2.3660717000000204
Director	Alain Béral
Website	lnb.fr

The Ligue nationale de basket (LNB; English: National Basketball League) is the governing body of men's professional club basketball in France. The LNB organises the first-tier Pro A and the second-tier Pro B. Additionally, the federation annually organises the Leaders Cup, Match des Champions and LNB All-Star Game. The LNB was established in 1987 by a committee consisting of high level professional clubs from France. In 1990, the LNB overtook the CCHN as the organizer of the top tier competition in France.

List of presidents
See also
References
External links

List of presidents

1987–1999: Jean Bayle-Lespitau
1999–2003: Alain Pelletier
2003–2010: René Le Goff
2010–2011: Jean-Luc Desfoux
2011–present: Alain Béral^[1]

References

↑ "Alain Béral (Président) : «Créer les conditions pour que de grands projets émergent»". lnb.fr. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

External links

Official Site (in French)

Basketball in France

National teams

Men	France U-20 U-18/19 U-16/17 3x3
Women	France U-20 U-18/19 U-16/17 3x3

League
competitions

Men	LNB Élite LNB Pro B Nationale 1 Nationale 2 Nationale 3 LNB Espoirs
Women	Ligue Féminine Open LFB Ligue 2 Nationale 1 Nationale 2 Nationale 3

Cup competitions
& miscellaneous

Men	Coupe de France (Federation Cup) Pro A Leaders Cup (Pro A League Cup) Match des Champions (Supercup) Pro B Leaders Cup (Pro B League Cup) Alain Gilles Trophy (French Player of the Year) Pro A Awards Pro A MVP Pro A Finals MVP French Cup MVP French clubs in international competitions
Women	Coupe de France Féminine

v t e LNB Élite
LNB FFBB List of clubs List of venues Awards French league system French Basketball Hall of Fame
2025–26 teams	ASVEL Boulazac Bourg-en-Bresse Chalon/Saône Cholet Dijon Gravelines-Dunkerque Le Mans Le Portel Limoges Monaco Nancy Nanterre Paris Saint-Quentin Strasbourg
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Other competitions	Leaders Cup (League Cup) French Cup (Federation Cup) Match des Champions (Supercup)
Awards	Awards MVP Finals MVP Best Scorer Best Defender Best Sixth Man Most Improved Player Best Young Player Best Coach
Other	All-Star Game French clubs in international competitions

v t e Pro B
LNB FFBB List of clubs List of venues French league system
Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Teams	Aix Maurienne Alliance Alsace Antibes Boulazac Chalon Châlons-Reims Denain Voltaire Évreux La Rochelle Lille Nantes Orléans Quimper Saint-Chamond Saint-Quentin Saint-Vallier Vichy-Clermont
Cup competition	Pro B Leaders Cup (League Cup)
Awards	MVP Finals MVP Best Scorer
Other	French clubs in international competitions

Men's basketball leagues

Africa

Americas

Asia

Bahrain
China
- NBL
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Malaysia
Mongolia
Oman
Philippines
- PBA
  - PBA D-League
- MPBL
- NBL–Pilipinas
- PSL
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Korea
Syria
Taiwan
- P. League+
- TPBL
- SBL
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam

Europe

Oceania

International
tournaments

Africa	Basketball Africa League Arab Club Basketball Championship East Africa Basketball Championship Cup
Americas	FIBA Champions League Americas FIBA South American League
Asia	Basketball Champions League Asia East Asia Super League West Asia Super League Arab Club Basketball Championship AsiaBasket
Europe	EuroLeague EuroCup FIBA Champions League FIBA Europe Cup Adriatic League 2nd Balkan League Caucasus Basketball League European North Basketball League Latvian–Estonian Basketball League Liga Unike VTB United League

Defunct
tournaments

Africa	FIBA Africa Basketball League
Americas	FIBA Americas League Pan American Championship South American Championship Torneo InterLigas Argentina Brazil Chile Canada NBLC United States ABA CBA USBL Uruguay
Asia	ABA Club Championship ASEAN League WABA Champions Cup Japan bj league NBL NBDL JBL Taiwan Chinese Basketball Alliance T1 League
Europe	SuproLeague Saporta Cup Korać Cup EuroChallenge EuroCup Challenge Alpe Adria Cup Baltic League Central European League Latin Cup North European League Czechoslovakia England Russia Serbia and Montenegro 2nd Spain Soviet Union Turkey Yugoslavia 2nd

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Ligue nationale de basket

Contents

List of presidents

See also

References

External links