French Basketball Cup Explained

French Basketball Cup
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Sport:Basketball
Founded:1953
Teams:64
Continent:Europe
Country:France
Champion:JDA Dijon (3rd title)
Champ Season:2023–24
Most Champs:ASVEL
(11 titles; 10 French Cups and 1 Federation Cup)
Related Comps:LNB Pro A
LNB Pro B
Leaders Cup
(League Cup)
Match des Champions
(Supercup)
Website:coupedefrance.ffbb.com

The French Basketball Cup, or French Federation Basketball Cup, (French: Coupe de France de Basket) is the annual national basketball federation cup competition of France. It is organized by the French Basketball Federation. It is also known as the Trophée Robert Busnel (Robert Busnel Trophy), named after the late basketball player Robert Busnel, who died in 1991.[1]

A total of 54 amateur and professional teams from France, participate in the cup competition.[2]

History

Title holders

Finals

YearWinnerFinalistScoreVenue
French Cup
1953 43–41 [3] Paris (Vel d'Hiv)
1954 54–49 Paris (Vel d'Hiv)
1955 46–43 Roanne
1956 63–52 Paris (Coubertin)
1957 61–55 Tours
1958 79–42 Mulhouse
1959 72–65 Paris (Coubertin)
1960 67–66 Tours
1961 64–55 Nantes
1962 65–57 Rennes
1963 75–64 Paris (Coubertin)
1964 70–68 Tours
1965 59–55 Mulhouse
1966 65–58 Lyon
1967 88–82 Cholet
1968 The French Cup was replaced by the Regions' Cup
1969 Alsace Bagnolet90–56 Tours
1970 78–74 Saint-Nazaire
From 1971 to 1995, the French Cup was not contested by professional clubs.
Federation Cup
1982 116–100
1983 96–81
1984 88–87
1985 88–87
League Cup
1993 101–66 85-87
1994 SIG 83-66
1995 Pau-Orthez 84-83 (OT)
French Cup
1996 72–69 Marseille
1997 67–58 Paris (Coubertin)
1998 95–54 Paris (Bercy)
1999 85–70 Paris (Bercy)
2000 79–73 Paris (Bercy)
2001 99–74 Paris (Bercy)
2002 80–73 [4] Paris (Bercy)
2003 82–74 [5] Paris (Bercy)
2004 83–80 [6] Paris (Bercy)
2005 91–79 [7] Paris (Bercy)
2006 66–58 [8] Paris (Bercy)
2007 92–83 [9] Paris (Bercy)
2008 86–76 [10] Paris (Bercy)
2009 79–65 Paris (Bercy)
2010 73–69 Paris (Bercy)
2011 79–71 Paris (Bercy)
2012 83–75 Paris (Bercy)
2013 77–74 Paris (Bercy)
55–50 Paris (Coubertin)
87–74 Paris (Carpentier)
88–75 Paris (Carpentier)
96–79 Paris (Bercy)
82–62 Paris (Bercy)
70–61 Paris (Bercy)
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
77–61 Paris (Bercy)
2022Pau-OrthezSIG Strasbourg95–86Paris (Bercy)
2023MonacoASVEL90–70Paris (Bercy)
2024JDA DijonSIG Strasbourg83–70Paris (Bercy)

French Cup (1982–1995)

YearWinnerFinalistScore
1982 81–79
1983 114–98
1984 75–85
1985 66–63
1986 95–84
1987 102–86
1988 Villeneuve-sur-Lot 86–79
1989 86–85
1990 89–84
1991 107–83
1992 82–70
1993 79–64
1994 82–74
1995 73–69

Most Valuable Player

See main article: article and French Basketball Cup Final MVP.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trophée Robert Busnel | FFBB .
  2. http://www.ffbb.com/sites/default/files/2014-07-25_-_rsp_cdf_robert_busnel_-_2014-2015_vfin.pdf
  3. https://ldlcasvel.com/le-13-porte-bonheur/ 1953 final
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20020508030935/https://www.asvelzone.com/zone/stats_match.asp?cale_id=64 2002 final
  5. https://www.sudouest.fr/sport/basket-l-elan-et-la-coupe-de-france-2-3-2003-on-voulait-marquer-l-histoire-se-souvient-florent-pietrus-10650723.php 2003 final
  6. https://www.ffbb.com/ffbb/40-ans-apres-ils-lont-fait 2004 final
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20180426011829/https://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=20050516&article=9991860&type=ar 2005 final
  8. https://basket-retro.com/2021/04/23/coupe-de-france-2006-orleans-vibre-dijon-gagne/ 2006 final
  9. https://www.eurobasket.com/France/basketball-League-ProA_2006-2007.aspx 2007 final at Eurobasket.com
  10. https://www.eurobasket.com/France/basketball-League-ProA_2007-2008.aspx 2008 final at Eurobasket.com