Ligue Féminine de Basketball
Basketball league
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| Formerly | Nationale féminine 1A (NF1A) |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Country |  France |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Coupe de France |
| Supercup | Match des Champions |
| Current champions | Landes (1st title) |
| Most championships | Bourges (14 titles) |
| TV partners | 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.
History
Current teams
| Team | City | Arena | capacity | Colours |
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| Angers | Angers | Salle Jean-Bouin | 3,000 | |
| Basket Landes | Mont-de-Marsan | Espace François-Mitterrand | 2,500 | |
| Bourges | Bourges | Palais des sports du Prado | 5,000 | |
| Charleville-Mezieres | Charleville-Mézières | L’Arena | 2,960 | |
| Charnay | Charnay-lès-Mâcon | Le Cosec | 700 | |
| Chartres | Chartres | Halle Jean Cochet | 1,200 | |
| Landerneau | Landerneau | La Cimenterie | 2,400 | |
| Lattes Montpellier | Lattes | Palais des sports de Lattes | 1,300 | |
| Lyon | Lyon | Gymnase Mado Bonnet | 1,400 | |
| Roche Vendee | Porirua | Salle des Oudairies | 2,500 | |
| Tarbes | Porirua | Palais des sports du quai de l'Adour | 2,000 | |
| Villeneuve d'Ascq | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | Le Palacium | 2,300 |
Champions
| Season | Champions | Finalists | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Series |
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| Under the name Nationale féminine 1A (NF1A) | ||||||||
| 1987–1988 | BAC Mirande | Stade Français Versailles | 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 | Tarbes GB | 58-*56 | *78–69 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 1995–1996 | CJM Bourges | US Valenciennes-Orchies | 73–76 | 63–49 | 79–45 | 2–1 | ||
| 1996–1997 | CJM Bourges | US Valenciennes-Orchies | 65–67 | 76–55 | 71–59 | 2–1 | ||
| 1997–1998 | CJM Bourges | US Valenciennes-Orchies | 50-*58 | *56–46 | *51–38 | 2–1 | ||
| Under the name Ligue féminine de basket (LFB) | ||||||||
| 1998–1999 | CJM Bourges | US Valenciennes-Orchies | 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 | US Valenciennes | *68–56 | 66-*85 | 71-*58 | 2–1 | ||
| 2006–2007 | US Valenciennes | CJM Bourges | 64-*55 | *70–61 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2007–2008 | CJM Bourges | Lattes-Montpellier | 58-*56 (OT) | *52–45 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2008–2009 | CJM Bourges | Tarbes GB | 47-*55 | *78–37 | *72–52 | 2–1 | ||
| 2009–2010 | Tarbes GB | CJM Bourges | 76-*73 | *54–40 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2010–2011 | CJM Bourges | Tarbes GB | 71-*53 | *71–59 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2011–2012 | CJM Bourges | Lattes-Montpellier | 59-*47 | *53–45 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2012–2013 | CJM Bourges | Lattes-Montpellier | *54–62 | 60-*53 | 64-*54 | 2–1 | ||
| 2013–2014 | Lattes-Montpellier | CJM Bourges | *63–54 | 53-*55 | 50-*44 | 2–1 | ||
| 2014–2015 | CJM Bourges | Villeneuve-d’Ascq | 51-*61 | *63–55 | *51–49 | 2–1 | ||
| 2015–2016 | Lattes-Montpellier | CJM Bourges | 49-*54 | *61–51 | *65–63 | 2–1 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Villeneuve-d’Ascq | Lattes-Montpellier | 79-*64 | 62-*64 | *80–60 | *66–49 | 3–1 | |
| 2017–2018 | CJM Bourges | Tarbes GB | *86–66 | *80–56 | 63-*64 (OT) | 87-*80 | 3–1 | |
| 2018–2019 | Lyon | Lattes-Montpellier | *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 | Lattes-Montpellier | 72–64 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 |
* precedes the score of the team playing at home.
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 [1].
External links
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