Ligue Nationale de Basket

This article is about the French basketball league. For the Swiss basketball league, see Ligue Nationale de Basket (Switzerland).

Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB)
National Basketball League

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1987
Country	France
Continent	FIBA Europe
Official website	www.LNB.fr

The Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) (English: National Basketball League) is the governing body of men's professional club basketball in France. There are two divisions of the LNB: the first-tier LNB Pro A (first division) and the second-tier LNB Pro B (second division). The LNB has organized these leagues since 1987.

Pro A (first-tier)

Main article: LNB Pro A

Pro B (second-tier)

Main article: LNB Pro B

Notes and references

External links

Official Site (French)

Basketball in France

LNB
FFBB
List of Venues
French League System

National Teams

Men	France U-19 U-17 3x3

Women	France U-19 U-17 3x3

League Competitions

Men	LNB Pro A 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 Leaders Cup Match des Champions Pro A Awards Pro A MVP Pro A Finals MVP French Cup MVP

Women	Coupe de France Féminine

Pro A

FFBB Awards French League System

2016–17 teams	AS Monaco Antibes Sharks Chalon-sur-Saône Châlons-Reims Cholet Dijon Gravelines-Dunkerque Hyères-Toulon Le Mans Limoges Lyon-Villeurbanne Nancy Nanterre Orléans Paris-Levallois Pau-Lacq-Orthez Le Portel 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

Other competitions	French Leaders Cup French Cup Match des Champions

Awards	Most Valuable Player Finals MVP

LNB Pro B

French League System

Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Teams	Aix Maurienne Angers Antibes Boulazac Châlons Reims Denain Voltaire Évreux Fos-sur-mer Hyères-Toulon Le Portel Monaco Nantes Orchies Poitiers Roanne Rouen Saint-Quentin Souffelweyersheim

LNB Pro A seasons

2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

International men's basketball

FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings

Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16

Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

Men's professional basketball leagues

International
tournaments

Africa	African Champions Cup

Americas	Americas League Liga Sudamericana Torneo InterLigas

Asia	Asian Champions Cup ABA Club Championship ASEAN League WABA League

Europe	EuroLeague EuroCup Champions League FIBA Europe Cup Adriatic League Alpe Adria Cup Balkan League Baltic League VTB United League Next Generation Tournament

Defunct
tournaments

Americas	Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Argentina Brazil Chile United States ABA (original) CBA IBL USBL WBA

Asia	Japan bj league NBL NBDL JBL

Europe	SuproLeague Saporta Cup Korać Cup EuroCup Challenge EuroChallenge Central European League North European League Czechoslovakia England Russia Serbia and Montenegro Spain Soviet Union Yugoslavia 2nd division

Category

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Ligue Nationale de Basket

Pro A (first-tier)

Pro B (second-tier)

See also

Notes and references

External links