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LNB Pro A
Current season, competition or edition:; 2016–17 Pro A season
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Sport	Basketball
Founded	1921
No. of teams	18
Country	France (17 teams); Monaco (1 team)
Continent	FIBA Europe
Most recent; champion(s)	ASVEL (18th title)
Most titles	ASVEL (18 titles)
TV partner(s)	Eurosport
Level on pyramid	1st tier on French Pyramid
Relegation to	LNB Pro B (2nd Tier)
International cup(s)	Champions League ; (3rd tier) ; FIBA Europe Cup ; (4th tier)
Related; competitions	French Cup; French Leaders Cup; Match des Champions
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 top-tier level men's professional basketball league in the country of 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 2nd-tier level LNB Pro B.

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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 the 2nd-tier 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.

2016-17 clubs

Arena rules

Currently, LNB Pro A clubs must play in arenas that seat at least 3,000 people.

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 Lille
1922–23 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 Reims
1932–33 Reims
1933–34 Olympique Lillois
1934–35 Mulhousien
1935–36 SCPO
1936–37 Mulhousien
1937–38 SCPO
1938–39 Métro
1939–41 Not held
1941–42 Métro
1942–43 Grenoble
1943–44 Grenoble
1944–45 Championnet

1945–46 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 Chorale Mulsant
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 Olympique Antibes
1970–71 ASVEL
1971–72 ASVEL
1972–73 Berck
1973–74 Berck
1974–75 ASVEL
1975–76 Tours
1976–77 ASVEL
1977–78 Moderne
1978–79 Moderne
1979–80 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 Olympique Antibes
1991–92 Pau-Orthez
1992–93 Limoges

1993–94 Limoges
1994–95 Olympique Antibes
1995–96 Pau-Orthez
1996–97 PSG Racing
1997–98 Pau-Orthez
1998–99 Pau-Orthez
1999–00 Limoges
2000–01 Pau-Orthez
2001–02 ASVEL
2002–03 Pau-Orthez
2003–04 Pau-Orthez
2004–05 SIG
2005–06 Le Mans
2006–07 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
2015–16 ASVEL

Performance by club

Club	Champions	Winning years
ASVEL	18	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, 2015–16
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
Olympique Antibes	3	1969–70, 1990–91, 1994–95
Stade Français	2	1920–21, 1926–27
Reims	2	1931–32, 1932–33
Mulhousien	2	1934–35, 1936–37
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
Berck	2	1972–73, 1973–74
Tours	2	1975–76, 1979–80
Chorale Roanne	2	1958–59, 2006–07
Nancy	2	2007–08, 2010–11
Lille	1	1921–22
École Normale Arras	1	1922–23
Olympique Lillois	1	1933–34
Championnet	1	1944–45
Éveil Lyon	1	1945–46
Marseille	1	1947–48
Denain-Voltaire	1	1964–65
SIG	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	SIG	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	SIG	1–3	Nanterre	Gravelines	21–9
2013–14	SIG	0–3	Limoges	SIG	20–10
2014–15	SIG	1–3	Limoges	SIG	30–4
2015–16	SIG	2–3	ASVEL	Monaco	27–7

Historical players

LNB Pro A awards

LNB Pro A MVP

LNB Pro A Finals MVP

French basketball clubs in European-wide competitions

Notes and references

^ "2006–07 French League". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2007-05-29.

External links

[1] "2006–07 French League". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2007-05-29.

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