LNB_Pro_A

LNB Élite
Current season, competition or edition:; 2023–24 Pro A season
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1921; 103 years ago
Administrator	LNB
No. of teams	18
Countries	France (17 teams); Monaco (1 team)
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Most recent; champion(s)	AS Monaco (1st title) ; (2022–23)
Most titles	ASVEL (21 titles)
TV partner(s)	La Chaîne L'Equipe; Sport en France; Fanseat (select foreign markets); NBA App
Relegation to	Pro B
Domestic cup(s)	French Cup ; Leaders Cup
International cup(s)	EuroLeague; EuroCup; Champions League; FIBA Europe Cup
Official website	LNB Pro A

LNB Élite

Top French men's basketball league

The LNB Élite, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite,^[3] is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) has governed the league.

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Formerly known as the LNB Pro A, each season consists of 18 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.

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Team	City	Arena	Capacity
ADA Blois Basket 41	Blois	Jeu de Paume	2,525
AS Monaco Basket	Fontvieille, Monaco	Salle Gaston Médecin	3,700
ASVEL Basket	Lyon - Villeurbanne	Astroballe	5,556
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque	Gravelines	Sportica	3,043
Cholet Basket	Cholet	La Meilleraie	5,191
Élan Chalon	Chalon-sur-Saône	Le Colisée	4,540
ESSM Le Portel	Le Portel	Le Chaudron	3,500
JDA Dijon Basket	Dijon	Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy	4,628
JL Bourg Basket	Bourg-en-Bresse	Ekinox	3,548
Le Mans Sarthe Basket	Le Mans	Antarès	6,023
Limoges CSP	Limoges	Beaublanc	5,516
Metropolitans 92	Levallois-Perret	Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan	3,051
Nanterre 92	Nanterre	Palais des Sports	3,000
Paris Basketball	Paris	Porte de La Chapelle Arena	8,000
Roanne Basket	Roanne	Halle André Vacheresse	5,020
Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball	Saint-Quentin	Palais des Sports Pierre Ratte	3,800
SIG Strasbourg	Strasbourg	Rhénus Sport	6,200
SLUC Nancy Basket	Nancy	Jean Weille	6,027

Club	Champions	Winning years
ASVEL	21	1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1980–81, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
Limoges CSP	11	1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2013–14, 2014–15
Pau-Lacq-Orthez	9	1985–86, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04
FAM	7	1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31
Le Mans Sarthe	5	1977–78, 1978–79, 1981–82, 2005–06, 2017–18
Racing Paris	4	1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1996–97
Alsace de Bagnolet	3	1960–61, 1961–62, 1966–67
Olympique Antibes	3	1969–70, 1990–91, 1994–95
Stade Français	2	1920–21, 1926–27
CAUFA Reims	2	1931–32, 1932–33
CAM	2	1934–35, 1936–37
SCPO	2	1935–36, 1937–38
Métro	2	1938–39, 1941–42
Grenoble	2	1942–43, 1943–44
Étoile Charleville-Mézières	2	1957–58, 1959–60
PUC	2	1946–47, 1962–63
Berck	2	1972–73, 1973–74
ASPO Tours	2	1975–76, 1979–80
Chorale Roanne	2	1958–59, 2006–07
SLUC Nancy	2	2007–08, 2010–11
Élan Chalon	2	2011–12, 2016–17
ICAM Lille	1	1921–22
École Normale Arras	1	1922–23
Olympique Lillois	1	1933–34
Championnet Sports	1	1944–45
ESSMG Lyon	1	1945–46
Marseille	1	1947–48
Denain Voltaire	1	1964–65
SIG	1	2004–05
Cholet	1	2009–10
Nanterre 92	1	2012–13
AS Monaco	1	2022–23

Season	Home court advantage	Result	Home court disadvantage	1st of Regular Season	Record
1987–88	Limoges CSP	2–0	Cholet	Limoges CSP	26–4
1988–89	Limoges CSP	2–0	Orthez	Limoges CSP	28–2
1989–90	Limoges CSP	2–1	Olympique Antibes	Limoges CSP	33–1
1990–91	Olympique Antibes	2–1	Limoges CSP	Olympique Antibes	22–8
1991–92	Limoges CSP	0–2	Pau-Orthez	Limoges CSP	27–3
1992–93	Limoges CSP	3–1	Pau-Orthez	Limoges CSP	25–1
1993–94	Limoges CSP	2–0	Olympique Antibes	Limoges CSP	23–3
1994–95	Olympique Antibes	3–1	Pau-Orthez	Olympique Antibes	21–5
1995–96	Pau-Orthez	3–2	ASVEL	Pau-Orthez	27–3
1996–97	ASVEL	0–2	PSG Racing	Pau-Orthez	24–6
1997–98	Pau-Orthez	2–0	Limoges CSP	ASVEL	24–6
1998–99	Pau-Orthez	2–0	ASVEL	Pau-Orthez	27–3
1999–00	ASVEL	1–2	Limoges CSP	ASVEL	24–6
2000–01	ASVEL	0–2	Pau-Orthez	ASVEL	24–6
2001–02	Pau-Orthez	0–2	ASVEL	Pau-Orthez	24–6
2002–03	Pau-Orthez	2–1	ASVEL	Pau-Orthez	27–3
2003–04	Pau-Orthez	2–0	BCM Gravelines	Le Mans Sarthe	27–7
2004–05	SIG	1–0 (72–68)	SLUC Nancy	Le Mans Sarthe	25–9
2005–06	SLUC Nancy	0–1 (88–93)	Le Mans Sarthe	Pau-Orthez	26–8
2006–07	SLUC Nancy	0–1 (74–81)	Chorale Roanne	SLUC Nancy	25–9
2007–08	SLUC Nancy	1–0 (84–53)	Chorale Roanne	Le Mans Sarthe	23–7
2008–09	ASVEL	1–0 (55–41)	Entente Orléanaise Loiret	ASVEL	22–8
2009–10	Cholet	1–0 (81–65)	Le Mans Sarthe	Cholet	23–7
2010–11	Cholet	0–1 (74–76)	SLUC Nancy	Cholet	22–8
2011–12	Élan Chalon	1–0 (95–76)	Le Mans Sarthe	BCM Gravelines	27–3
2012–13	SIG	1–3	JSF Nanterre	BCM Gravelines	21–9
2013–14	SIG	0–3	Limoges CSP	SIG	20–10
2014–15	SIG	1–3	Limoges CSP	SIG	30–4
2015–16	SIG	2–3	ASVEL	Monaco	27–7
2016–17	Élan Chalon	3–2	SIG	Monaco	30–4
2017–18	Monaco	2–3	Le Mans	Monaco	25–9
2018–19	LDLC ASVEL	3–2	Monaco	LDLC ASVEL	35–10
2019–20	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic			Monaco	21–3
2020–21	LDLC ASVEL	87–74	JDA Dijon	JDA Dijon	30–7
2021–22	LDLC ASVEL	3–2	Monaco	LDLC ASVEL	34–11
2022–23	AS Monaco	3–0	Metropolitans 92	Monaco	26–8

Player	Club(s)	Number of Titles Won
Richard Dacoury	Limoges CSP (8), Racing Paris (1)	9
Alain Gilles	ASVEL	8
Frédéric Fauthoux	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	7
Didier Gadou	Pau-Lacq-Orthez	7
Henri Grange	ASVEL	7
Jean-Michel Sénégal	ASVEL (2), ASPO Tours (2), Limoges CSP (3)	7
André Buffière	Éveil Lyon (1), Marseille (1), ASVEL (4)	6
Laurent Foirest	Olympique Antibes (2), Pau-Lacq-Orthez (3), ASVEL (1)	6
Raymond Sahy	ASVEL	6

LNB_Pro_A

LNB Élite

Competition format

Current teams

Arena rules

French League history

Title holders

Performance by club

Finals

Historical players

Players with the most French League championships won

French basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Individual awards

LNB All-Star Game

See also

Notes and references

External links

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Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Pro A season

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Administrator	LNB
No. of teams	18
Countries	France (17 teams) Monaco (1 team)
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Most recent champion(s)	AS Monaco (1st title) (2022–23)
Most titles	ASVEL (21 titles)
TV partner(s)	La Chaîne L'Equipe Sport en France Fanseat (select foreign markets)^[1] NBA App^[2]
Relegation to	Pro B
Domestic cup(s)	French Cup Leaders Cup
International cup(s)	EuroLeague EuroCup Champions League FIBA Europe Cup
Official website	LNB Pro A