French Federation of Basketball

The French Federation of Basketball (FFBB) (French: Fédération Française de Basketball) is the governing body of basketball in France. It was founded in 1932 and has been a member of FIBA since 1933.

French Basketball Federation

Sport	Basketball
Jurisdiction	France
Abbreviation	FFBB
Founded	1932 (1932)
Affiliation	FIBA
Regional affiliation	FIBA Europe
Headquarters	Paris
CEO	Jean-Pierre Siutat
Official website
www.ffbb.com

The Federation operates the France national teams and organises the Coupe de France (French Cup) and the amateurs national championships; for the professional championship, the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB) (men) and the LFB (women) have a delegation from the FFBB. It publishes BasketBall Magazine (formerly known as Basket-Ball).

France 1st Division

Men's Clubs (Pro A)

Clubs are listed by their geographical designations on the official LNB website.

(2021–22 season)

• Boulogne-Levallois (Metropolitans 92)
• Bourg-en-Bresse (JL Bourg Basket)
• Cholet (Cholet Basket)
• Chalon-Reims (Champagne Basket)
• Dijon (JDA Dijon)
• Fos-sur-Mer (Fos Provence Basket)
• Gravelines-Dunkerque (BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque)
• Le Mans (Le Mans Sarthe Basket)
• Le Portel (ESSM Le Portel)
• Limoges (Limoges CSP)
• Lyon-Villeurbanne (ASVEL Basket)
• Monaco (AS Monaco Basket)
• Nanterre (Nanterre 92)
• Orléans (Orléans Loiret Basket)
• Paris (Paris Basketball)
• Pau-Lacq-Orthez (Élan Béarnais)
• Roanne (Chorale Roanne Basket)
• Strasbourg (Strasbourg IG)

Women's Clubs (LFB)

As in the list of men's clubs above, geographic designations are those found on LFB's official site.

(2021–22 season)

• Angers (Union Féminine Angers Basket 49)
• Bourges (Tango Bourges Basket)
• Charleville-Mézières (Flammes Carolo Basket Ardennes)
• Charnay (Charnay Basket Bourgogne Sud)
• Landerneau (Landerneau Bretagne Basket)
• Landes (Basket Landes)
• Lyon (ASVEL Féminin)
• Montpellier (BLMA)
• Roche Vendée (Roche Vendée Basket Club)
• Saint-Amand (Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket)
• Tarbes (Tarbes Gespe Bigorre)
• Villeneuve-d’Ascq (ESBVA-LM)

See also

• List of basketball clubs in France

External links

• Official website