Ligue Féminine de Basketball explained

Ligue Féminine de Basketball
Formerly:	Nationale féminine 1A (NF1A)
Founded:	1998
Confed:	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Teams:	12
Levels:	1
Domest Cup:	Coupe de France
Supercup:	Match des Champions
Champions:	Landes (1st title)
Most Champs:	Bourges (14 titles)
Tv:	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		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		58-*56	78–69	–			2–0
1995–1996	CJM Bourges		73–76	63–49	79–45			2–1
1996–1997	CJM Bourges		65–67	76–55	71–59			2–1
1997–1998	CJM Bourges		50-*58	56–46	51–38			2–1
Under the name Ligue féminine de basket (LFB)
1998–1999	CJM Bourges		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		68–56	66-*85	71-*58			2–1
2006–2007	US Valenciennes		64-*55	70–61	–			2–0
2007–2008	CJM Bourges		58-*56 (OT)	52–45	–			2–0
2008–2009	CJM Bourges		47-*55	78–37	72–52			2–1
2009–2010	Tarbes GB		76-*73	54–40	–			2–0
2010–2011	CJM Bourges		71-*53	71–59	–			2–0
2011–2012	CJM Bourges		59-*47	53–45	–			2–0
2012–2013	CJM Bourges		54–62	60-*53	64-*54			2–1
2013–2014	Lattes-Montpellier		63–54	53-*55	50-*44			2–1
2014–2015	CJM Bourges		51-*61	63–55	51–49			2–1
2015–2016	Lattes-Montpellier		49-*54	61–51	65–63			2–1
2016–2017	Villeneuve-d’Ascq		79-*64	62-*64	80–60	66–49		3–1
2017–2018	CJM Bourges		86–66	80–56	63-*64 (OT)	87-*80		3–1
2018–2019	Lyon		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		72–64	–	–	–	–	1–0

• precedes the score of the team playing at home.

Clubs

Current season (2021–22)

• Union Féminine Angers Basket 49 (Angers)
• Tango Bourges Basket (Bourges)
• Flammes Carolo Basket Ardennes (Charleville-Mézières)
• Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud (Charnay-lès-Mâcon)
• Landerneau Bretagne Basket (Landerneau)
• Basket Landes (Mont-de-Marsan)
• Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération (Lattes)
• ASVEL Féminin (Lyon)
• Roche Vendée Basket Club (La Roche-sur-Yon)
• Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux)
• Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (Tarbes)
• ESB de Villeneuve d'Ascq – Lille Métropole (Villeneuve-d'Ascq)

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 https://www.sport365.fr/basket-lfb-play-offs-direct-sport-france-10320294.html.

External links

• Official website