LNB Pro A

LNB Pro A
	Current season, competition or edition:; 2015–16 LNB Pro A season
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Sport	Basketball
Founded	1921
No. of teams	18
Country	France; Monaco (1 team)
Continent	FIBA Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Limoges (11th title)
Most titles	ASVEL (17 titles)
TV partner(s)	Eurosport
Related competitions	French Cup; Leaders Cup
Level on pyramid	1st Tier (France)
Relegation to	LNB Pro B (2nd Tier)
Official website	www.LNB.fr

The LNB Pro A (full name: Ligue Nationale de Basket Pro A; English: Pro National Basketball League A) is the first-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since the year 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) has organized the league. The bottom two placed teams from each season are relegated to the second-tier LNB Pro B.

File:French Pro A Logo.gif

Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) logo.

Format

All 16 Pro A League teams play each other twice during the regular season. At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. The two teams with the worst regular season records are relegated to Pro B.

Through the 1985–86 season, the league championship was determined by a one-off final, or solely by league play. Since then, the format for the league finals has changed many times:^[1]

1987–1992: Best-of-3 series
1993: Best-of-5
1994: Best-of-3
1995–1996: Best-of-5
1997–2004: Best-of-3
2005–2012: Single match (at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris)
2013–present: Best-of-5

From the 2003–04 season, through the 2006–07 season, the Pro A League had 18 teams. Through the wild-card system, it will have 18 teams again from 2014-15 season.

Current clubs

French League history

1920–21 to 1948–49 Excellence
1949-50 to 1962-63 Nationale
1963-64 to 1964-65 Première Division
1965-66 to 1986-87 Nationale 1
1987-88 to 1991-92 Nationale 1A
1992 to 1993 Nationale A1
1993-94 to present Pro A

Title holders

1920-21 Stade Français
1921-22 20px Lille
1922-23 20px École Normale Arras
1923-24 Foyer alsacien Mulhouse
1924-25 Foyer alsacien Mulhouse
1925-26 Foyer alsacien Mulhouse
1926-27 Stade Français
1927-28 Foyer alsacien Mulhouse
1928-29 Foyer alsacien Mulhouse
1929-30 Foyer alsacien Mulhouse
1930-31 Foyer alsacien Mulhouse
1931-32 20px Reims
1932-33 20px Reims
1933-34 20px Olympique Lillois
1934-35 Mulhousien
1935-36 20px SCPO
1936-37 Mulhousien
1937-38 20px SCPO
1938-39 Métro
1939-41 Not held
1941-42 Métro
1942-43 Grenoble
1943-44 Grenoble
1944-45 20px Championnet

1945-46 20px Éveil Lyon
1946-47 PUC
1947-48 Marseille
1948-49 ASVEL
1949-50 ASVEL
1950-51 Racing Paris
1951-52 ASVEL
1952-53 Racing Paris
1953-54 Racing Paris
1954-55 ASVEL
1955-56 ASVEL
1956-57 ASVEL
1957-58 Étoile de Charleville-Mézières
1958-59 20px Chorale Roanne
1959-60 Étoile de Charleville-Mézières
1960-61 Alsace Bagnolet
1961-62 Alsace Bagnolet
1962-63 PUC
1963-64 ASVEL
1964-65 Denain-Voltaire
1965-66 ASVEL
1966-67 Alsace Bagnolet
1967-68 ASVEL
1968-69 ASVEL

1969-70 20px Olympique Antibes
1970-71 ASVEL
1971-72 ASVEL
1972-73 20px Berck
1973-74 20px Berck
1974-75 ASVEL
1975-76 20px Tours
1976-77 ASVEL
1977-78 Moderne
1978-79 Moderne
1979-80 20px Tours
1980-81 ASVEL
1981-82 Moderne
1982-83 Limoges
1983-84 Limoges
1984-85 Limoges
1985-86 Orthez
1986-87 Orthez
1987-88 Limoges
1988-89 Limoges
1989-90 Limoges
1990-91 20px Olympique Antibes
1991-92 Pau-Orthez
1992-93 20px Limoges

1993-94 20px Limoges
1994-95 20px Olympique Antibes
1995-96 Pau-Orthez
1996-97 Racing Paris
1997-98 Pau-Orthez
1998-99 Pau-Orthez
1999-00 20px Limoges
2000-01 Pau-Orthez
2001-02 ASVEL
2002-03 Pau-Orthez
2003-04 Pau-Orthez
2004-05 Strasbourg
2005-06 Le Mans
2006-07 20px Chorale Roanne
2007-08 Nancy
2008-09 ASVEL
2009-10 Cholet
2010-11 Nancy
2011-12 Élan Chalon
2012-13 Nanterre
2013-14 Limoges
2014-15 Limoges

Performance by club

Club	Champions	Winning years
ASVEL	17	1949-50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1980–81, 2001–02, 2008–09
20px Limoges	11	1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1999-00, 2013-14, 2014-15
Pau-Orthez	9	1985-86, 1986-87, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2003-04
Foyer alsacien Mulhouse	7	1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31
Racing Paris	4	1950-51, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1996-97
Le Mans	4	1977-78, 1978-79, 1981-82, 2005-06
Alsace Bagnolet	3	1960-61, 1961-62, 1966-67
20px Olympique Antibes	3	1969-70, 1990-91, 1994-95
Stade Français	2	1920-21, 1926-27
20px Reims	2	1931-32, 1932-33
Mulhousien	2	1934-35, 1936-37
20px SCPO	2	1935-36, 1937-38
Métro	2	1938-39, 1941-42
Grenoble	2	1942-43, 1943-44
Étoile de Charleville-Mézières	2	1957-58, 1959-60
PUC	2	1946-47, 1962-63
20px Berck	2	1972-73, 1973-74
20px Tours	2	1975-76, 1979-80
20px Chorale Roanne	2	1958-59, 2006-07
Nancy	2	2007-08, 2010-11
20px Lille	1	1921-22
20px École Normale Arras	1	1922-23
20px Olympique Lillois	1	1933-34
20px Championnet	1	1944-45
20px Éveil Lyon	1	1945-46
Marseille	1	1947-48
Denain-Voltaire	1	1964-65
Strasbourg	1	2004-05
Cholet	1	2009-10
Élan Chalon	1	2011-12
Nanterre	1	2012-13

Play-off Finals

Season	Home court advantage	Result	Home court disadvantage	1st of Regular Season	Record
1987–88	Limoges	2–0	Cholet	Limoges	26–4
1988–89	Limoges	2–0	Orthez	Limoges	28–2
1989–90	Limoges	2–1	Olympique Antibes	Limoges	33–1
1990–91	Olympique Antibes	2–1	Limoges	Olympique Antibes	22–8
1991–92	Limoges	0–2	Pau-Orthez	Limoges	27–3
1992–93	Limoges	3–1	Pau-Orthez	Limoges	25–1
1993–94	Limoges	2–0	Olympique Antibes	Limoges	23–3
1994–95	Olympique Antibes	3–1	Pau-Orthez	Olympique Antibes	21–5
1995–96	Pau-Orthez	3–2	ASVEL	Pau-Orthez	27–3
1996–97	ASVEL	0–2	Racing Paris	Pau-Orthez	24–6
1997–98	Pau-Orthez	2–0	Limoges	ASVEL	24–6
1998–99	Pau-Orthez	2–0	ASVEL	Pau-Orthez	27–3
1999–00	ASVEL	1–2	Limoges	ASVEL	24–6
2000–01	ASVEL	0–2	Pau-Orthez	ASVEL	24–6
2001–02	Pau-Orthez	0–2	ASVEL	Pau-Orthez	24–6
2002–03	Pau-Orthez	2–1	ASVEL	Pau-Orthez	27–3
2003–04	Pau-Orthez	2–0	Gravelines	Le Mans	27–7
2004–05	Strasbourg	1–0 (72-68)	Nancy	Le Mans	25–9
2005–06	Nancy	0–1 (88-93)	Le Mans	Pau-Orthez	26–8
2006–07	Nancy	0–1 (74-81)	Roanne	Nancy	25–9
2007–08	Nancy	1–0 (84-53)	Roanne	Le Mans	23–7
2008–09	ASVEL	1–0 (55-41)	Orléans Loiret	ASVEL	22–8
2009–10	Cholet	1–0 (81-65)	Le Mans	Cholet	23–7
2010–11	Cholet	0–1 (74-76)	Nancy	Cholet	22–8
2011–12	Élan Chalon	1–0 (95-76)	Le Mans	Gravelines	27–3
2012–13	Strasbourg	1–3	Nanterre	Gravelines	21–9
2013–14	Strasbourg	0–3	Limoges	Strasbourg	20–10
2014–15	Strasbourg	1–3	Limoges	Strasbourg	30–4

Historical players

LNB Pro A awards

LNB Pro A MVP

LNB Pro A Finals MVP

Notes and references

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External links

Official Site (French)
Eurobasket.com League Page

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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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Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup (includes Oceania) U-18 U-16 Asian Games FIBA Asia Champions Cup FIBA Asia Challenge Stanković Cup East Asian Championship East Asian Games SABA Championship SEABA Championship South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Championship West Asian Games William Jones Cup ASEAN Basketball League
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Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship (defunct) U-20 U-17 U-15 Pacific Games
Other tournaments	FIBA Intercontinental Cup Arab Basketball Championship Arab Games Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophone Games Mediterranean Games
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Title holders

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Play-off Finals

Historical players

LNB Pro A awards

LNB Pro A MVP

LNB Pro A Finals MVP

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Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 LNB Pro A season
180px
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1921
No. of teams	18
Country	France Monaco (1 team)
Continent	FIBA Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Limoges (11th title)
Most titles	ASVEL (17 titles)
TV partner(s)	Eurosport
Related competitions	French Cup Leaders Cup
Level on pyramid	1st Tier (France)
Relegation to	LNB Pro B (2nd Tier)
Official website	www.LNB.fr