French basketball league system

The French basketball league system is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in France. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels. Some of the competitions are: the LNB Pro A, LNB Pro B, Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1), the Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2), the Nationale Masculine 3 (NM3), and the LNB Espoirs.

The competitions[edit]

Level	League
1	LNB Pro A National 1st division (professional) (18 teams)
2	LNB Pro B National 2nd division (professional) (18 teams)
3	Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) National 3rd Division (Professional) (28 teams in 2 groups)
4	Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2) National 4th division (Professional) (56 teams in 4 groups)
5	Nationale Masculine 3 (NM3) National 5th division (amateur) (144 teams in 12 groups)
	LNB Espoirs Under-21 age group

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LNB FFBB List of Clubs List of Venues Awards French League System French Basketball Hall of Fame
2023–24 teams	AS Monaco ASVEL Blois Bourg-en-Bresse Cholet Dijon Élan Chalon Gravelines-Dunkerque Le Mans Le Portel Levallois Limoges Nancy Nanterre Paris Roanne Saint-Quentin 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 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
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

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LNB FFBB List of Clubs List of Venues French League System
Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Teams	Aix Maurienne Alliance Alsace Antibes Boulazac Chalon Châlons-Reims Denain Voltaire Évreux La Rochelle Lille Nantes Orléans Quimper Saint-Chamond Saint-Quentin Saint-Vallier Vichy-Clermont
Cup competition	Pro B Leaders Cup (League Cup)
Awards	MVP Finals MVP Best Scorer
Other	French clubs in international competitions

French basketball league system

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French basketball league system

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