French LNB

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Established
1921 (104 years old)

First Recorded Event
2010-10-08

Current Season
2025-2026

Current Round
9

Sport
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Basketball

Location
France

Gender
Male

TV Rights
FR - L'Équipe
FR - Sport en France
World - Fanseat
World - NBA App

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Upcoming
05 Dec	ESSM Le P	7:30pm	SLUC Nanc
06 Dec	Strasbour	5:20pm	Lyon-Vill
06 Dec	Le Mans S	5:00pm	Élan Cha
06 Dec	Dijon	7:30pm	AS Monaco
06 Dec	Cholet	5:10pm	Limoges
07 Dec	Paris Bas	6:00pm	Saint-Que
07 Dec	Bourg-en-	3:30pm	Nanterre
09 Dec	Graveline	6:00pm	Limoges
09 Dec	Paris Bas	8:00pm	ESSM Le P
12 Dec	Nanterre	7:30pm	Le Mans S
Results
23 Nov	AS Monaco	89 - 91	Bourg-en-
22 Nov	Lyon-Vill	85 - 80	Dijon
22 Nov	Saint-Que	77 - 68	Cholet
22 Nov	Élan Cha	69 - 75	Strasbour
22 Nov	SLUC Nanc	76 - 78	Le Mans S
22 Nov	Nanterre	85 - 78	Boulazac
16 Nov	Le Mans S	84 - 93	AS Monaco
16 Nov	Limoges	65 - 81	Lyon-Vill
15 Nov	Bourg-en-	75 - 91	Paris Bas
15 Nov	Strasbour	86 - 82	Boulazac

Description

The LNB Élite, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is a professional basketball league in France and is the highest level of the French basketball system. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) has governed the league.

Formerly known as the LNB Pro A, each season consists of 16 teams. The bottom two placed teams from each season are relegated to the second tier level Pro B. The winner of the play-offs of the league are crowned the French national champions.

Seasons

2025-2026	2024-2025	2023-2024	2022-2023
2021-2022	2020-2021	2019-2020	2018-2019
2017-2018	2016-2017	2015-2016	2014-2015
2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011

Teams

AS Monaco Baske	Boulazac Basket	Bourg-en-Bresse	Cholet
Dijon	Élan Chalon	ESSM Le Portel	Gravelines-Dunk
Le Mans Sarthe	Limoges	Lyon-Villeurban	Nanterre
Paris Basketbal	Saint-Quentin B	SLUC Nancy Bask	Strasbourg