Ligue Féminine de Basketball
| Formerly | Nationale féminine 1A (NF1A) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Country | France |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup | 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 | basketlfb |
| 2025–26 Ligue Féminine de Basketball | |
The Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB; Women's Basketball League) is the top women's French professional basketball league. The LFB authorities announced that the championship is renamed La Boulangère Wonderligue (LBWL) as for the seasons 2024-2025 to 2026-2027.
History
Current teams
Toulouse
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 | L'Arena | 2,960 | |
| Charnay | Charnay-lès-Mâcon | The Cosec | 700 | |
| Chartres | Chartres | Le Colisée | 4,186 | |
| Landerneau | Landerneau | La Cimenterie | 2,300 | |
| Lattes Montpellier | Lattes | Palais des sports de Lattes | 1,100 | |
| Lyon | Lyon | Palais des sports de Lyon | 3,000 | |
| Roche Vendee | La Roche-sur-Yon | Salle des Oudairies | 2,500 | |
| Toulouse | Toulouse | Gymnase Compans-Caffarelli | 1,900 | |
| Villeneuve d'Ascq | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | Le Palacium | 1,800 |
Champions
| 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 |
| 2024–2025 | Basket Landes | Tarbes GB | 51–*56 | *51–44 | *84–51 | – | – | 2–1 |
* precedes the score of the team playing at home.
Performance by club
| 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 |
| Basket Landes | 2 | 2021, 2025 |
| Villeneuve d'Ascq | 2 | 2017, 2024 |
| Lyon | 2 | 2019, 2023 |
| Lattes Montpellier | 2 | 2014, 2016 |
| Tarbes | 1 | 2010 |
Former LFB clubs
- 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
The 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]