French Federation of Basketball

The French Federation of Basketball (FFBB) (French: Fédération Française de Basketball) is the governing body of basketball in France. It was founded in 1932 (and members of the FIBA since 1933).

French Federation of Basketball
SportBasketball
JurisdictionFrance
AbbreviationFFBB
Founded1932 (1932)
AffiliationFIBA
Regional affiliationFIBA Europe
HeadquartersParis
CEOJean-Pierre Siutat
Official website
www.ffbb.com

The French Federation of Basketball operates the French national team and organises the Coupe de France (French Cup) and the amateurs national championships; for the professional championship, the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB) (men) and the LFB (women) have a delegation from the FFBB. It publishes BasketBall Magazine (formerly known as Basket-Ball).

France 1st Division Men's Clubs (Pro A)

(2014-15 season)

France 1st Division Women's Clubs (LFB)

(2013-14 season)

  • Angers (Union Féminine Angers Basket 49)
  • Arras (Arras Pays d'Artois Basket Féminin)
  • Bourges (Tango Bourges Basket)
  • Charleville-Mézières (Flammes Carolo basket)
  • Landes (Basket Landes)
  • Lattes (BLMA)
  • Lyon (Union Lyon Basket Féminin)
  • Mondeville (USO Mondeville)
  • Nantes-Rezé (Nantes-Rezé Basket 44)
  • Nice (Cavigal Nice Sports)
  • Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (Saint-Amand Hainaut Basket)
  • Tarbes (Tarbes Gespe Bigorre)
  • Toulouse (Toulouse Métropole Basket)
  • Villeneuve-d’Ascq (ESBVA-LM)

See also
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