Ligue Féminine de Basketball
# Ligue Féminine de Basketball

The Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB; Women's Basketball League) is the top women's French professional basketball league.

## Champions

| Season | Champions | Finalists | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Series |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France | 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.

## Clubs

### Current season (2021–22)

* Union Féminine Angers Basket 49 (Angers)
* Tango Bourges Basket (Bourges)
* Flammes Carolo Basket Ardennes (Charleville-Mézières)
* Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud (Charnay-lès-Mâcon)
* Landerneau Bretagne Basket (Landerneau)
* Basket Landes (Mont-de-Marsan)
* Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération (Lattes)
* ASVEL Féminin (Lyon)
* Roche Vendée Basket Club (La Roche-sur-Yon)
* Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux)
* Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (Tarbes)
* ESB de Villeneuve d'Ascq – Lille Métropole (Villeneuve-d'Ascq)

### Season 2012–2013

* Pays d'Aix Basket 13 (Aix-en-Provence)
* ASPTT Arras (Arras)
* CJM Bourges Basket (Bourges)
* Challes-les-Eaux Basket (Challes-les-Eaux)
* Flammes Carolo basket (Charleville-Mézières)
* Basket Landes (Mont-de-Marsan)
* Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération (Lattes)
* USO Mondeville (Mondeville)
* Rezé-Nantes Basket 44 (Nantes)
* Basket Catalan Perpignan Méditerranée (Perpignan)
* Hainaut Saint-Amand (Saint-Amand-les-Eaux)
* Tarbes Gespe Bigorre (Tarbes)
* Toulouse Métropole Basket (Toulouse)
* ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Villeneuve-d'Ascq)

### 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 .

