By League
Here's a list of all the clubs playing in the French basketball league system in the following levels:
- Pro A clubs
Some other clubs are listed:
Pro A
| Pro B
| Lower men's divisionsWomen |
This is a list of basketball clubs playing in the French league system. It includes one club in Monaco, AS Monaco.
Contents : A B C D G H L N O P Q R S T V By League
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMSB | Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket | Aix-les-Bains (Savoie) | Pro B |
| Antibes Sharks | Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins | Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes) | Pro B |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berck Basket Club | Avenir Basket Berck Rang du Fliers | Berck (Pas-de-Calais) | Nationale 2 (4th division) |
| Besançon BCD | Besançon Basket Comté Doubs | Besançon (Doubs) | Defunct |
| ADA Blois Basket 41 | L'Abeille des Aydes Blois Basket 41 | Blois (Loir-et-Cher) | Pro B |
| JSA Bordeaux Basket | Jeunes de Saint-Augustin Bordeaux Métropole | Bordeaux (Gironde) | Nationale 1 (3rd division) |
| Boulazac Basket Dordogne | Boulazac Basket Dordogne | Boulazac (Dordogne) | Pro B |
| SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer | Stade Olympique Maritime Boulonnais | Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais) | Nationale 1 (3rd division) |
| JL Bourg Basket | Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse | Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain) | Pro A |
| Tango Bourges Basket | Tango Bourges Basket | Bourges (Cher) | LFB (women) |
| Étendard de Brest | Étendard de Brest | Brest (Finistère) | Defunct |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2019–20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caen Basket Calvados | Caen Basket Calvados | Caen (Calvados) | Nationale 1 (3rd division) |
| Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball | Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball | Paris (12th arrondissement) | Nationale 1 (3rd division) |
| Élan Chalon | Élan Sportif Chalonnais | Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire) | Pro A |
| Champagne Basket | Champagne Basket | Châlons-en-Champagne - Reims (Marne) | Pro A |
| Étoile Charleville-Mézières | Étoile de Charleville-Mézières | Charleville-Mézières (Ardennes) | Nationale 2 (4th division) |
| C' Chartres Basket | C' Chartres Basket Masculin | Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) | Nationale 1 (3rd division) |
| Cholet Basket | Cholet Basket | Cholet (Maine-et-Loire) | Pro A |
| Stade Clermontois BA | Stade Clermontois Basket Auvergne | Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) | Defunct [lower-alpha 1] |
| Cognac Charente Basket-ball | Cognac Charente Basket-ball | Cognac (Charente) | Nationale 2 (4th division) |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASC Denain-Voltaire PH | Association Sportive Cail Denain Voltaire Porte du Hainaut | Denain (Nord) | Pro B |
| JDA Dijon Basket | JDA Dijon Basket | Dijon (Côte-d'Or) | Pro A |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET Vosges | Golbey Épinal Thaon Vosges | Épinal (Vosges) | Nationale 1 (3rd division) |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fos Provence Basket | Provence Basket | Fos-sur-Mer (Bouches-du-Rhône) | Pro A |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque | Gravelines (Nord) | Pro A |
| Alliance Sport Alsace | Alliance Sport Alsace | Gries & Souffelweyersheim (Bas-Rhin) | Pro B |
| BC Gries Oberhoffen | Basket Club Gries Oberhoffen | Gries (Bas-Rhin) | Defunct [lower-alpha 2] |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTV Basket | Hyères Toulon Var Basket | Hyères (Var) | Nationale 2 (4th division) |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération | Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération | Lattes (Hérault) | LFB (women) |
| STB Le Havre | Saint Thomas Basket Le Havre | Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) | Nationale 1 (3rd division) |
| Le Mans Sarthe Basket | Le Mans Sarthe Basket | Le Mans (Sarthe) | Pro A |
| ESSM Le Portel | Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale | Le Portel (Pas-de-Calais) | Pro A |
| Olympique Lille Basket | Olympique Lillois | Lille (Nord) | Defunct |
| Lille Métropole BC | Lille Métropole Basket Club | Lille (Nord) | Pro B |
| Limoges CSP | Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre | Limoges (Haute-Vienne) | Pro A |
| CEP Lorient | CEP Lorient Breizh Basket | Lorient (Morbihan) | Nationale 1 (3rd division) |
| Basket CRO Lyon | Basket Croix Rousse Olympique Lyon | Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) | Nationale 3 (fifth level; amateur) |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2019–20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS Monaco Basket | Association Sportive de Monaco | Fontvieille, Monaco | Pro A |
| Metropolitans 92 [lower-alpha 3] | Metropolitans 92 | Levallois-Perret (Hauts-de-Seine) | Pro A |
| USO Mondeville | Union Sportive Ouvrière de Mondeville | Mondeville (Calvados) | LFB (women) |
| CA Mulhouse | Cercle Athlétique Mulhousien | Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin) | Defunct |
| FC Mulhouse Basket | Football Club Mulhouse Basket | Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin) | Nationale 1 (3rd division) |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2019–20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLUC Nancy Basket | Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy | Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) | Pro B |
| Nanterre 92 | Nanterre 92 | Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) | Pro A |
| ABC Nantes | Amicale Basket Club de Nantes | Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) | Defunct |
| Hermine Nantes Basket | Nantes Basket Hermine | Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) | Pro B |
| Cavigal Nice Basket | Cavigal Nice Basket 06 | Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) | LFB (women) |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orléans Loiret Basket | Orléans Loiret Basket | Orléans (Loiret) | Pro A |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris Basketball | Paris Basketball | Paris (13th arrondissement) | Pro A |
| ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) | Pro A |
| Poitiers Basket 86 | Poitiers Basket 86 | Poitiers (Poitou-Charentes) | Nationale 1 (3rd division) |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Béliers de Kemper | Béliers de Kemper – UJAP 1984 | Quimper (Finistère) | Pro B |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAUFA Reims | Centre Athlétique de l'Union Franco-Américaine de Reims | Reims (Marne) | Defunct |
| Chorale Roanne Basket | Chorale Roanne Basket | Roanne (Loire) | Pro A |
| Rouen Métropole Basket | Rouen Métropole Basket | Rouen (Seine-Maritime) | Pro B |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket | Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (Nord) | LFB (women) |
| Union Saint-Amand | Union Saint-Amand Porte du Hainaut | Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (Nord) | Defunct [lower-alpha 4] |
| Saint-Chamond Basket | Saint-Chamond Basket | Saint-Chamond (Loire) | Pro B |
| SIG Strasbourg | SIG Strasbourg | Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) | Pro A |
| BC Souffelweyersheim | Basket Club Souffelweyersheim | Souffelweyersheim (Bas-Rhin) | Defunct [lower-alpha 2] |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarbes Gespe Bigorre | Tarbes Gespe Bigorre | Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées) | LFB (women) |
| Tours Métropole Basket | Tours Métropole Basket | Tours (Indre-et-Loire) | Pro B |
| Club | Full name | Town (department) | 2019–20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Valenciennes Olympic | Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic | Valenciennes (Nord) | Defunct [lower-alpha 4] |
| JA Vichy | Jeanne d’Arc de Vichy Val d’Allier Auvergne Basket | Vichy (Allier) | Defunct [lower-alpha 1] |
| JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole | Jeanne d'Arc Vichy-Clermont Métropole | Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) | Pro B |
| ASVEL Basket | Association Sportive de Villeurbanne et Éveil Lyonnais | Villeurbanne (Métropole de Lyon) | Pro A |
| ASVEL Féminin | Association Sportive de Villeurbanne et Éveil Lyonnais | Villeurbanne (Métropole de Lyon) | LFB (women) |
| ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq | Entente Sportive Basket de Villeneuve-d'Ascq - Lille Métropole | Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Nord) | LFB (women) |
Here's a list of all the clubs playing in the French basketball league system in the following levels:
Some other clubs are listed:
Pro A
| Pro B
| Lower men's divisionsWomen |
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