2024–25 LNB Élite season

The 2024–25 LNB Élite season, also known as Betclic Élite for sponsorship reasons, is the 103rd season of the LNB Élite, France's top basketball league. It began on 20 September 2024 with the regular season and will conclude at the latest on 24 June 2025 with the playoffs.[1]

Betclic Élite1
Season2024–25
Teams16
2025–26
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Betclic.

AS Monaco is the back-to-back defending champion.

Format changes

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For this season, the league was reduced from 18 to 16 teams. After the regular season, the play-in will be introduced in which the teams that finish between 7th and 10th will play for the last two playoffs spots like other European leagues. On the other hand, the 15th team from regular season will join to Pro B promotion playoffs to avoid relegation to the latter league.[2][3][4]

Teams

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A total of 16 teams participate in the league, including 15 teams from the 2023–24 season and one promoted from the Pro B. Stade Rochelais (which will debut in the French top flight) was promoted after winning promotion playoffs,[5] while ADA Blois, Chorale Roanne and Metropolitans 92 (relegated after two, five and 15 years in the French top flight, respectively) were relegated to Pro B.[6][7]

Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

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  Promoted from Pro B   Relegated to Pro B

Venues and locations

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Team Home city Arena Capacity
AS Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco Salle Gaston Médecin 4,700
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque GravelinesDunkirk Stade des Flandres 2,500
Cholet 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 Dijon Palais des Sports J.M. Geoffroy 5,000
JL Bourg Bourg-en-Bresse Ekinox 3,548
LDLC ASVEL LyonVilleurbanne Astroballe 5,556
Le Mans Sarthe Le Mans Antarès 6,023
Limoges CSP Limoges Palais des Sports de Beaublanc 6,506
Nanterre 92 Nanterre Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez 3,000
Paris Basketball Paris Adidas Arena 8,000
Saint-Quentin Saint-Quentin, Aisne Palais des Sports Pierre Ratte 3,800
SIG Strasbourg Strasbourg Rhénus Sport 6,200
SLUC Nancy Nancy Palais des Sports Jean Weille 6,027
Stade Rochelais La Rochelle Salle Gaston-Neveur 1,994

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 LDLC ASVEL 5 4 1 462 403 +59 .800 Qualification to playoffs
2 Paris Basketball 5 4 1 470 420 +50 .800
3 Saint-Quentin 5 4 1 408 370 +38 .800
4 BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque 5 4 1 393 388 +5 .800
5 Cholet 4 3 1 338 286 +52 .750
6 JL Bourg 5 3 2 427 381 +46 .600
7 AS Monaco 5 3 2 385 355 +30 .600 Qualification to play-in
8 Limoges CSP 5 3 2 395 394 +1 .600
9 JDA Dijon 4 2 2 340 356 −16 .500
10 SIG Strasbourg 5 2 3 404 406 −2 .400
11 Le Mans Sarthe 5 2 3 419 435 −16 .400
12 SLUC Nancy 5 2 3 416 433 −17 .400
13 Nanterre 92 5 1 4 395 437 −42 .200
14 ESSM Le Portel 5 1 4 353 419 −66 .200
15 Élan Chalon 5 1 4 441 475 −34 .200 Qualification to relegation playoffs
16 Stade Rochelais 5 0 5 314 402 −88 .000 Relegation to Pro B
Updated to match(es) played on 20 October 2024. Source: LNB.fr

References

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  1. ^ "Le calendrier de la saison 2024-2025 dévoilé". Betclic ELITE (in French). 16 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Betclic Élite : passage à 16 clubs en 2024-2025 (Basket)". L'Équipe (in French). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Basket : Un play-in va voir le jour en Betclic Élite la saison prochaine". L'Équipe (in French). 17 April 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Nouveau format de montée/descente : "La LNB donne la priorité à la Pro B au détriment de la Betclic Elite"". BasketEurope.com (in French). 3 May 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Le Stade Rochelais rejoint la Betclic ELITE pour la première fois de son histoire !". PRO B (in French). 6 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  6. ^ "L'Élan Chalon envoie les Mets 92 en PROB". Betclic ELITE (in French). 14 April 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Record égalé pour Paris, Roanne et Blois relégués en Pro B". Betclic ELITE (in French). 4 May 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
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