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This is a list of basketball clubs playing in the French league system. It includes one club in Monaco, AS Monaco.

Contents : A B C D G H L N O P Q R S T V By League



A

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
AMSB Aix Maurienne Savoie Basket Aix-les-Bains (Savoie) Pro B
Antibes Sharks Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes) Pro B

B

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
Berck Basket Club Avenir Basket Berck Rang du Fliers Berck (Pas-de-Calais) Nationale 2 (4th division)
Besançon BCD Besançon Basket Comté Doubs Besançon (Doubs) Defunct
ADA Blois Basket 41 L'Abeille des Aydes Blois Basket 41 Blois (Loir-et-Cher) Pro B
JSA Bordeaux Basket Jeunes de Saint-Augustin Bordeaux Métropole Bordeaux (Gironde) Nationale 1 (3rd division)
Boulazac Basket Dordogne Boulazac Basket Dordogne Boulazac (Dordogne) Pro B
SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer Stade Olympique Maritime Boulonnais Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais) Nationale 1 (3rd division)
JL Bourg Basket Jeunesse Laïque de Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse (Ain) Pro A
Tango Bourges Basket Tango Bourges Basket Bourges (Cher) LFB (women)
Étendard de Brest Étendard de Brest Brest (Finistère) Defunct

C

Club Full name Town (department) 2019–20
Caen Basket Calvados Caen Basket Calvados Caen (Calvados) Nationale 1 (3rd division)
Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball Paris (12th arrondissement) Nationale 1 (3rd division)
Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais Chalon-sur-Saône (Saône-et-Loire) Pro A
Champagne Basket Champagne Basket Châlons-en-Champagne - Reims (Marne) Pro A
Étoile Charleville-Mézières Étoile de Charleville-Mézières Charleville-Mézières (Ardennes) Nationale 2 (4th division)
C' Chartres Basket C' Chartres Basket Masculin Chartres (Eure-et-Loir) Nationale 1 (3rd division)
Cholet Basket Cholet Basket Cholet (Maine-et-Loire) Pro A
Stade Clermontois BA Stade Clermontois Basket Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) Defunct
Cognac Charente Basket-ball Cognac Charente Basket-ball Cognac (Charente) Nationale 2 (4th division)

D

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
ASC Denain-Voltaire PH Association Sportive Cail Denain Voltaire Porte du Hainaut Denain (Nord) Pro B
JDA Dijon Basket JDA Dijon Basket Dijon (Côte-d'Or) Pro A

E

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
GET Vosges Golbey Épinal Thaon Vosges Épinal (Vosges) Nationale 1 (3rd division)

F

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
Fos Provence Basket Provence Basket Fos-sur-Mer (Bouches-du-Rhône) Pro A

G

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque Basket Club Maritime Gravelines-Dunkerque Gravelines (Nord) Pro A
Alliance Sport Alsace Alliance Sport Alsace Gries &
Souffelweyersheim (Bas-Rhin)
Pro B
BC Gries Oberhoffen Basket Club Gries Oberhoffen Gries (Bas-Rhin) Defunct

H

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
HTV Basket Hyères Toulon Var Basket Hyères (Var) Nationale 2 (4th division)

L

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomération Lattes (Hérault) LFB (women)
STB Le Havre Saint Thomas Basket Le Havre Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) Nationale 1 (3rd division)
Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans (Sarthe) Pro A
ESSM Le Portel Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale Le Portel (Pas-de-Calais) Pro A
Olympique Lille Basket Olympique Lillois Lille (Nord) Defunct
Lille Métropole BC Lille Métropole Basket Club Lille (Nord) Pro B
Limoges CSP Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre Limoges (Haute-Vienne) Pro A
CEP Lorient CEP Lorient Breizh Basket Lorient (Morbihan) Nationale 1 (3rd division)
Basket CRO Lyon Basket Croix Rousse Olympique Lyon Lyon (Métropole de Lyon) Nationale 3 (fifth level; amateur)

M

Club Full name Town (department) 2019–20
AS Monaco Basket Association Sportive de Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco Pro A
Metropolitans 92 Metropolitans 92 Levallois-Perret (Hauts-de-Seine) Pro A
USO Mondeville Union Sportive Ouvrière de Mondeville Mondeville (Calvados) LFB (women)
CA Mulhouse Cercle Athlétique Mulhousien Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin) Defunct
FC Mulhouse Basket Football Club Mulhouse Basket Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin) Nationale 1 (3rd division)

N

Club Full name Town (department) 2019–20
SLUC Nancy Basket Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle) Pro B
Nanterre 92 Nanterre 92 Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) Pro A
ABC Nantes Amicale Basket Club de Nantes Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) Defunct
Hermine Nantes Basket Nantes Basket Hermine Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) Pro B
Cavigal Nice Basket Cavigal Nice Basket 06 Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) LFB (women)

O

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans Loiret Basket Orléans (Loiret) Pro A

P

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
Paris Basketball Paris Basketball Paris (13th arrondissement) Pro A
ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) Pro A
Poitiers Basket 86 Poitiers Basket 86 Poitiers (Poitou-Charentes) Nationale 1 (3rd division)

Q

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
Béliers de Kemper Béliers de Kemper – UJAP 1984 Quimper (Finistère) Pro B

R

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
CAUFA Reims Centre Athlétique de l'Union Franco-Américaine de Reims Reims (Marne) Defunct
Chorale Roanne Basket Chorale Roanne Basket Roanne (Loire) Pro A
Rouen Métropole Basket Rouen Métropole Basket Rouen (Seine-Maritime) Pro B

S

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (Nord) LFB (women)
Union Saint-Amand Union Saint-Amand Porte du Hainaut Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (Nord) Defunct
Saint-Chamond Basket Saint-Chamond Basket Saint-Chamond (Loire) Pro B
SIG Strasbourg SIG Strasbourg Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) Pro A
BC Souffelweyersheim Basket Club Souffelweyersheim Souffelweyersheim (Bas-Rhin) Defunct

T

Club Full name Town (department) 2021–22
Tarbes Gespe Bigorre Tarbes Gespe Bigorre Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées) LFB (women)
Tours Métropole Basket Tours Métropole Basket Tours (Indre-et-Loire) Pro B

V

Club Full name Town (department) 2019–20
US Valenciennes Olympic Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic Valenciennes (Nord) Defunct
JA Vichy Jeanne d’Arc de Vichy Val d’Allier Auvergne Basket Vichy (Allier) Defunct
JA Vichy-Clermont Métropole Jeanne d'Arc Vichy-Clermont Métropole Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme) Pro B
ASVEL Basket Association Sportive de Villeurbanne et Éveil Lyonnais Villeurbanne (Métropole de Lyon) Pro A
ASVEL Féminin Association Sportive de Villeurbanne et Éveil Lyonnais Villeurbanne (Métropole de Lyon) LFB (women)
ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq Entente Sportive Basket de Villeneuve-d'Ascq - Lille Métropole Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Nord) LFB (women)
Notes
  1. ^ Stade Clermontois and JA Vichy merged in 2015, creating the current JA Vichy-Clermont Basket.
  2. ^ Alliance Sport Alsace was formed after the 2020–21 season by the merger of five clubs—BC Gries-Oberhoffen, BC Nord Alsace, BC Souffelweyersheim, Walbourg-Eschbach Basket, and Weyersheim BB.
  3. Most recently renamed from Levallois Metropolitans effective with the 2019–20 season.
  4. ^ Union Saint-Amand and US Valenciennes merged in 2008 to form the current Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket.

By League

Here's a list of all the clubs playing in the French basketball league system in the following levels:

Some other clubs are listed:

Pro A

18 clubs (2021–22 season)

Pro B

18 clubs (2021–22 season)

Lower men's divisions

Women

LNB Élite
2024–25 teams
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
  • 2024–25
Other competitions
Awards
Other
Pro B
Seasons
Teams
Cup competition
Awards
Other
France LNB Pro A seasons
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