Ligue Féminine de Basketball explained

La Boulangère Wonderligue
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:Villeneuve-d’Ascq (1st title)
Most Champs:Bourges (11 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.The LFB authorities announce that the championship is renamed "La Boulangère Wonderligue" as for the seasons 2024-2025 to 2026-2027.

Current teams

TeamCityArenacapacityColours
AngersAngersJean Bouin3,000
Basket LandesMont-de-MarsanSalle Francois Mitterrand3,000
BourgesBourgesPalais des Sports du Prado3,100
Flammes CaroloCharleville-MézièresSalle Bayard1,500
CharnayCharnay-lès-MâconThe Cosec700
ChartresChartresHalle Jean Cochet1,200
LanderneauLanderneauLa Cimenterie2,300
Lattes MontpellierLattesPalais des sports de Lattes1,100
LyonLyonGymnase Mado Bonnet1,500
Roche VendeeLa Roche-sur-YonSalle des Oudairies2,500
TarbesTarbesPalais des Sports de l'Adour1,800
Villeneuve d'AscqVilleneuve-d'AscqLe Palacium1,800

Champions

SeasonChampionsFinalistsGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Series
1998–1999 Bourges 59-*71
  • 54–36
  • 87–52
2–1
1999–2000 Bourges Valenciennes
  • 65–60 (OT)
62-*572–0
2000–2001 Valenciennes Bourges
  • 63–62
81-*71 (OT)2–0
2001–2002 Valenciennes Bourges
  • 77–51
72-*622–0
2002–2003 Valenciennes Tarbes
  • 88–59
71-*552–0
2003–2004 Valenciennes Bourges58-*52
  • 79–56
2–0
2004–2005 Valenciennes Bourges
  • 63–57
54-*4759-*55 3–0
2005–2006 Bourges
  • 68–56
66-*85 71-*58 2–1
2006–2007 Valenciennes 64-*55
  • 70–61
2–0
2007–2008 Bourges 58-*56 (OT)
  • 52–45
2–0
2008–2009 Bourges 47-*55
  • 78–37
  • 72–52
2–1
2009–2010 Tarbes GB 76-*73
  • 54–40
2–0
2010–2011 Bourges 71-*53
  • 71–59
2–0
2011–2012 Bourges 59-*47
  • 53–45
2–0
2012–2013 Bourges
  • 54–62
60-*53 64-*54 2–1
2013–2014 Lattes Montpellier
  • 63–54
53-*55 50-*44 2–1
2014–2015 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 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 Basket Landes72–64 1–0
2021–2022 Bourges
  • 76–66
  • 78–62
59–53* 3–0
2022–2023 Lyon56–*67
  • 85–72
  • 74–68
2–1
2023–2024 Villeneuve-d’Ascq70–*66
  • 114–88
2–0

Performance by club

ClubWinnersWinning Years
Bourges111999, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2022
Valenciennes62001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Villeneuve d'Ascq22017, 2024
Lyon22019, 2023
Lattes Montpellier22014, 2016
Basket Landes12021
Tarbes12010

Former LFB clubs

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.

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