LNB Pro A

Pro A
Founded	1921
Country	France
Other club(s) from	Monaco
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Pro B
Domestic cup(s)	French Cup (Federation Cup); Leaders Cup (League Cup)
Supercup	Match des Champions
International cup(s)	Euroleague; EuroCup; FIBA Champions League; FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions	Le Mans Sarthe (5th title) ; (2018)
Most championships	ASVEL (18 titles)
Website	www.lnb.fr
	2018–19 Pro A season

The LNB Pro A, commonly known as Pro A and for sponsorship reasons named the Jeep Élite,^[1] is the top-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has organized the league. 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 Pro A is crowned the French national champion.

Logos

Logos

Since 2017	Until 2017

Competition format

All 16 Pro A League teams play each other twice during the regular season. At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. The two teams with the worst regular season records are relegated to the 2nd-tier Pro B.

Through the 1985–86 season, the league championship was determined by a one-off final, or solely by league play. Since then, the format for the league finals has changed many times:^[2]

1987–1992: Best-of-3 series
1993: Best-of-5
1994: Best-of-3
1995–1996: Best-of-5
1997–2004: Best-of-3
2005–2012: Single match (at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris)
2013–present: Best-of-5

From the 2003–04 season, through the 2006–07 season, the Pro A League had 18 teams. Through the wild-card system, it will have 18 teams again from 2014–15 season.

Current teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
Antibes Sharks	Antibes	Azur Arena	5,249
AS Monaco Basket	Fontvieille, Monaco	Salle Gaston Médecin	3,700
ASVEL	Villeurbanne	Astroballe	5,556
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque	Gravelines	Sportica	3,043
Boulazac Basket Dordogne	Boulazac	Le Palio	5,200
Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket	Châlons / Reims	Complexe René-Tys / Pierre de Coubertin	3,000 / 2,791
Cholet Basket	Cholet	La Meilleraie	5,191
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez	Pau	Palais des Sports de Pau	7,707
Élan Chalon	Chalon-sur-Saône	Le Colisée	4,948
ESSM Le Portel	Le Portel	Chaudron	3,500
Hyères-Toulon Var Basket	Hyères / Toulon	Palais des Sports de Toulon	4,700
JDA Dijon Basket	Dijon	Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy	4,628
JL Bourg-en-Bresse	Bourg-en-Bresse	Ekinox	3,548
Le Mans Sarthe Basket	Le Mans	Antarès	6,023
Levallois Metropolitans^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Levallois-Perret	Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan	3,051
Limoges CSP	Limoges	Beaublanc	5,516
Nanterre 92	Nanterre	Palais des Sports / Halle Georges Carpentier	3,000 / 5,009
SIG Basket	Strasbourg	Rhénus Sport	6,200

Notes

↑ Renamed from Paris-Levallois Basket.

Arena rules

Currently, LNB Pro A clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 3,000 people.

French League history

1920–21 to 1948–49 Excellence
1949–50 to 1962–63 Nationale
1963–64 to 1964–65 Première Division
1965–66 to 1986–87 Nationale 1
1987–88 to 1991–92 Nationale 1A
1992 to 1993 Nationale A1
1993–94 to present Pro A
- 2017–18–present: Jeep Élite^[1]

Title holders

1920–21: Stade Français
1921–22: Lille
1922–23: École Normale Arras
1923–24: FAM
1924–25: FAM
1925–26: FAM
1926–27: Stade Français
1927–28: FAM
1928–29: FAM
1929–30: FAM
1930–31: FAM
1931–32: CAUFA Reims
1932–33: CAUFA Reims
1933–34: Olympique Lillois
1934–35: CAM
1935–36: SCPO
1936–37: CAM
1937–38: SCPO
1938–39: Métro
1939–41: Not held due to WWII
1941–42: Métro
1942–43: Grenoble
1943–44: Grenoble
1944–45: Championnet Sports
1945–46: ESSMG Lyon
1946–47: PUC
1947–48: Union athlétique de Marseille
1948–49: ASVEL
1949–50: ASVEL
1950–51: Racing Club de France
1951–52: ASVEL
1952–53: Racing Club de France
1953–54: Racing Club de France

1954–55: ASVEL
1955–56: ASVEL
1956–57: ASVEL
1957–58: Étoile Charleville-Mézières
1958–59: Chorale Mulsant
1959–60: Étoile Charleville-Mézières
1960–61: Alsace de Bagnolet
1961–62: Alsace de Bagnolet
1962–63: PUC
1963–64: ASVEL
1964–65: Denain Voltaire
1965–66: ASVEL
1966–67: Alsace de Bagnolet
1967–68: ASVEL
1968–69: ASVEL
1969–70: Olympique Antibes
1970–71: ASVEL
1971–72: ASVEL
1972–73: Berck
1973–74: Berck
1974–75: ASVEL
1975–76: ASPO Tours
1976–77: ASVEL
1977–78: Moderne
1978–79: Moderne
1979–80: ASPO Tours
1980–81: ASVEL
1981–82: Moderne
1982–83: Limoges CSP
1983–84: Limoges CSP
1984–85: Limoges CSP
1985–86: Orthez
1986–87: Orthez

1987–88: Limoges CSP
1988–89: Limoges CSP
1989–90: Limoges CSP
1990–91: Olympique Antibes
1991–92: Pau-Orthez
1992–93: Limoges CSP
1993–94: Limoges CSP
1994–95: Olympique Antibes
1995–96: Pau-Orthez
1996–97: PSG Racing
1997–98: Pau-Orthez
1998–99: Pau-Orthez
1999–00: Limoges CSP
2000–01: Pau-Orthez
2001–02: ASVEL
2002–03: Pau-Orthez
2003–04: Pau-Orthez
2004–05: SIG Strasbourg
2005–06: Le Mans Sarthe
2006–07: Chorale Roanne
2007–08: SLUC Nancy
2008–09: ASVEL
2009–10: Cholet
2010–11: SLUC Nancy
2011–12: Élan Chalon
2012–13: JSF Nanterre
2013–14: Limoges CSP
2014–15: Limoges CSP
2015–16: ASVEL
2016–17: Élan Chalon
2017–18: Le Mans Sarthe

Performance by club

Club	Champions	Winning years
ASVEL	18	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
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

Play-off Finals

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

Historical players

Players with the most French League championships won

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

French basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Individual awards

D.J. Cooper receiving the Most Valuable Player award in 2017

In each Pro A season, individual honors are given to players who performed well during a given season. The awards that are handed out include:

LNB All-Star Game

Notes and references

1 2 "La PRO A devient la Jeep® ELITE" [The PRO A becomes the Jeep® ELITE]. Msb.fr. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
↑ "2006–07 French League". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2007-05-29.

External links

Official Site (in French)
Eurobasket.com League Page

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[3] Renamed from Paris-Levallois Basket.

[jeepelite-1] 1 2 "La PRO A devient la Jeep® ELITE" [The PRO A becomes the Jeep® ELITE]. Msb.fr. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.

[2] "2006–07 French League". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2007-05-29.

Pro A
LNB FFBB List of Clubs List of Venues Awards French League System French Basketball Hall of Fame
2017–18 teams	Antibes Sharks AS Monaco Boulazac Bourg-en-Bresse Chalon-sur-Saône Châlons-Reims Cholet Dijon Gravelines-Dunkerque Hyères-Toulon Le Mans Levallois Limoges Lyon-Villeurbanne Nanterre 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 2017–18 2018–19
Other competitions	Pro A Leaders Cup (League Cup) French Cup (Federation Cup) Match des Champions (Supercup)
Awards	Awards MVP Finals MVP Best Scorer Best Defender Best Sixth Man Most Improved Player Best Young Player Best Coach
Other	All-Star Game French clubs in international competitions


Founded	1921 (1921)
Country	France
Other club(s) from	Monaco
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Pro B
Domestic cup(s)	French Cup (Federation Cup) Leaders Cup (League Cup)
Supercup	Match des Champions
International cup(s)	Euroleague EuroCup FIBA Champions League FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions	Le Mans Sarthe (5th title) (2018)
Most championships	ASVEL (18 titles)
Website	www.lnb.fr
2018–19 Pro A season