The Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB; Women's Basketball League) is the top women's French professional basketball league.The LFB authorities announce that the championship is renamed "La Boulangère Wonderligue" as for the seasons 2024-2025 to 2026-2027.
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| Formerly | Nationale féminine 1A (NF1A) |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Country |  France |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Coupe de France |
| Supercup | Match des Champions |
| Current champions | Villeneuve-d’Ascq (1st title) |
| Most championships | Bourges (11 titles) |
| TV partners | Sport en France |
| Website | LFB.com |
History
editCurrent teams
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Location of teams within France
| Team | City | Arena | capacity | Colours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angers | Angers | Jean Bouin | 3,000 | |
| Basket Landes | Mont-de-Marsan | Salle Francois Mitterrand | 3,000 | |
| Bourges | Bourges | Palais des Sports du Prado | 3,100 | |
| Flammes Carolo | Charleville-Mézières | Salle Bayard | 1,500 | |
| Charnay | Charnay-lès-Mâcon | The Cosec | 700 | |
| Chartres | Chartres | Halle Jean Cochet | 1,200 | |
| Landerneau | Landerneau | La Cimenterie | 2,300 | |
| Lattes Montpellier | Lattes | Palais des sports de Lattes | 1,100 | |
| Lyon | Lyon | Gymnase Mado Bonnet | 1,500 | |
| Roche Vendee | La Roche-sur-Yon | Salle des Oudairies | 2,500 | |
| Tarbes | Tarbes | Palais des Sports de l'Adour | 1,800 | |
| Villeneuve d'Ascq | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | Le Palacium | 1,800 |
Champions
editThis section needs to be updated. (November 2024) |
| Season | Champions | Finalists | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–1999 | Bourges | Valenciennes | 59-*71 | *54–36 | *87–52 | 2–1 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Bourges | Valenciennes | *65–60 (OT) | 62-*57 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2000–2001 | Valenciennes | Bourges | *63–62 | 81-*71 (OT) | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2001–2002 | Valenciennes | Bourges | *77–51 | 72-*62 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2002–2003 | Valenciennes | Tarbes | *88–59 | 71-*55 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2003–2004 | Valenciennes | Bourges | 58-*52 | *79–56 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2004–2005 | Valenciennes | Bourges | *63–57 | 54-*47 | 59-*55 | 3–0 | ||
| 2005–2006 | Bourges | Valenciennes | *68–56 | 66-*85 | 71-*58 | 2–1 | ||
| 2006–2007 | Valenciennes | Bourges | 64-*55 | *70–61 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bourges | Lattes Montpellier | 58-*56 (OT) | *52–45 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2008–2009 | Bourges | Tarbes | 47-*55 | *78–37 | *72–52 | 2–1 | ||
| 2009–2010 | Tarbes GB | Bourges | 76-*73 | *54–40 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2010–2011 | Bourges | Tarbes | 71-*53 | *71–59 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Bourges | Lattes Montpellier | 59-*47 | *53–45 | – | 2–0 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Bourges | Lattes Montpellier | *54–62 | 60-*53 | 64-*54 | 2–1 | ||
| 2013–2014 | Lattes Montpellier | Bourges | *63–54 | 53-*55 | 50-*44 | 2–1 | ||
| 2014–2015 | Bourges | Villeneuve-d’Ascq | 51-*61 | *63–55 | *51–49 | 2–1 | ||
| 2015–2016 | Lattes Montpellier | 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 | 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 | |||||||
| 2020–2021 | Basket Landes | Lattes Montpellier | 72–64 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 |
| 2021–2022 | Bourges | Lyon | *76–66 | *78–62 | 59–53* | – | – | 3–0 |
| 2022–2023 | Lyon | Villeneuve-d’Ascq | 56–*67 | *85–72 | *74–68 | – | – | 2–1 |
| 2023–2024 | Villeneuve-d’Ascq | Basket Landes | 70–*66 | – | *114–88 | – | – | 2–0 |
* precedes the score of the team playing at home.
Performance by club
edit| Club | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Bourges | 11 | 1999, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2022 |
| Valenciennes | 6 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| Villeneuve d'Ascq | 2 | 2017, 2024 |
| Lyon | 2 | 2019, 2023 |
| Lattes Montpellier | 2 | 2014, 2016 |
| Basket Landes | 1 | 2021 |
| Tarbes | 1 | 2010 |
Former LFB clubs
edit- 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
- Pays d'Aix Basket 13
Broadcaster
editThe 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 [1].