French Basketball Cup

French Basketball Cup
Sport	Basketball
Founded	1953
No. of teams	64
Country	France
Continent	Europe
Most recent; champion(s)	ASVEL ; (11th title)
Most titles	ASVEL ; (11 titles; 10 French Cups and 1 Federation Cup)
Related; competitions	LNB Pro A; LNB Pro B; Leaders Cup ; (League Cup); Match des Champions ; (Supercup)
Official website	ffbb.com (in French)

The French Basketball Cup, or French Basketball Federation Cup, (French: Coupe de France de Basket) is the annual national basketball federation cup competition of France. It is organized by the French Basketball Federation. It is also known as the Trophée Robert Busnel (Robert Busnel Trophy), named after the late basketball player Robert Busnel, who died in 1991.^[1]

A total of 54 amateur and professional teams from France, participate in the cup competition.^[2]

History[]

1952–53 to 1968–69 French Cup (including professional clubs)*
1981–82 to 1984–85 Federation Cup
1992–93 to 1994–95 League Cup
1995–96 to present French Cup (including professional clubs)

*From 1971 to 1995, the French Cup was not contested by professional clubs.

Title holders[]

1952–53 ASVEL
1953–54 PUC
1954–55 PUC
1955–56 Auboué
1956–57 ASVEL
1957–58 Étoile Charleville-Mézières
1958–59 Étoile Charleville-Mézières
1959–60 Denain Voltaire
1960–61 Stade Auto Lyon
1961–62 PUC
1962–63 PUC
1963–64 Moderne
1964–65 ASVEL
1965–66 Nantes
1966–67 ASVEL
1967–68 Not held
1968–69 JA Vichy
1969–70 JA Vichy

1970–81 Not held
1981–82 Limoges CSP
1982–83 Limoges CSP
1983–84 ASVEL
1984–85 Limoges CSP
1985–92 Not held
1992–93 JDA Dijon
1993–94 Limoges CSP
1994–95 Limoges CSP
1995–96 ASVEL
1996–97 ASVEL
1997–98 Cholet
1998–99 Cholet
1999–00 Limoges CSP
2000–01 ASVEL
2001–02 Pau-Orthez
2002–03 Pau-Orthez
2003–04 Le Mans Sarthe

2004–05 BCM Gravelines
2005–06 JDA Dijon
2006–07 Pau-Orthez
2007–08 ASVEL
2008–09 Le Mans Sarthe
2009–10 Orléans
2010–11 Élan Chalon
2011–12 Élan Chalon
2012–13 Paris-Levallois
2013–14 JSF Nanterre
2014–15 SIG
2015–16 Le Mans Sarthe
2016–17 Nanterre 92
2017–18 SIG
2018–19 ASVEL
2019–20 Not held
2020–21 ASVEL

Finals[]

Year	Winner	Finalist	Score	Venue
French Cup
1953	ASVEL	Mulhouse	43–41	Paris (Vel d'Hiv)
1954	PUC	ASVEL	54–49	Paris (Vel d'Hiv)
1955	PUC	ASVEL	46–43	Roanne
1956	Auboué	Racing Club de France	63–52	Paris (Coubertin)
1957	ASVEL	PUC	61–55	Tours
1958	Étoile Charleville-Mézières	Denain Voltaire	79–42	Mulhouse
1959	Étoile Charleville-Mézières	ASVEL	72–65	Paris (Coubertin)
1960	Denain Voltaire	Auboué	67–66	Tours
1961	Stade Auto Lyon	PUC	64–55	Nantes
1962	PUC	RCM Toulouse	65–57	Rennes
1963	PUC	Alsace Bagnolet	75–64	Paris (Coubertin)
1964	Moderne	Chorale Mulsant	70–68	Tours
1965	ASVEL	Alsace Bagnolet	59–55	Mulhouse
1966	Nantes	Denain Voltaire	65–58	Lyon
1967	ASVEL	Denain Voltaire	88–82	Cholet
1968	The French Cup was replaced by the Regions' Cup
1969	JA Vichy	Alsace Bagnolet	90–56	Tours
1970	JA Vichy	Moderne	78–74	Saint-Nazaire
From 1971 to 1995, the French Cup was not contested by professional clubs.
Federation Cup
1982	Limoges CSP	ASVEL	116–100
1983	Limoges CSP	Monaco	96–81
1984	ASVEL	Stade Français	88–87
1985	Limoges CSP	Stade Français	88–87
League Cup
1993	JDA Dijon	Racing Paris	101–66	85-87
1994	Limoges CSP
1995	Limoges CSP
French Cup
1996	ASVEL	Levallois	72–69	Marseille
1997	ASVEL	SLUC Nancy	67–58	Paris (Coubertin)
1998	Cholet	Levallois	95–54	Paris (Bercy)
1999	Cholet	SIG	85–70	Paris (Bercy)
2000	Limoges CSP	Racing Paris	79–73	Paris (Bercy)
2001	ASVEL	Pau-Orthez	99–74	Paris (Bercy)
2002	Pau-Orthez	ASVEL	80–73	Paris (Bercy)
2003	Pau-Orthez	BCM Gravelines	82–74	Paris (Bercy)
2004	Le Mans Sarthe	Pau-Orthez	83–80	Paris (Bercy)
2005	BCM Gravelines	Cholet	91–79	Paris (Bercy)
2006	JDA Dijon	Orléans	66–58	Paris (Bercy)
2007	Pau-Orthez	JSF Nanterre	92–83	Paris (Bercy)
2008	ASVEL	Cholet	86–76	Paris (Bercy)
2009	Le Mans Sarthe	SLUC Nancy	79–65	Paris (Bercy)
2010	Orléans	BCM Gravelines	73–69	Paris (Bercy)
2011	Élan Chalon	Limoges CSP	79–71	Paris (Bercy)
2012	Élan Chalon	Limoges CSP	83–75	Paris (Bercy)
2013	Paris-Levallois	JSF Nanterre	77–74	Paris (Bercy)
2014	JSF Nanterre	SLUC Nancy	55–50	Paris (Coubertin)
2015	SIG	ESSM Le Portel	87–74	Paris (Carpentier)
2016	Le Mans Sarthe	ASVEL	88–75	Paris (Carpentier)
2017	Nanterre 92	Le Mans Sarthe	96–79	Paris (Bercy)
2018	SIG	Boulazac Dordogne	82–62	Paris (Bercy)
	ASVEL	Le Mans Sarthe	70–61	Paris (Bercy)
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
	ASVEL	JDA Dijon	77–61	Dijon

French Cup (1982–1995)[]

Year	Winner	Finalist	Score
1982		Denain Voltaire	81–79
1983	Challans	CRO Lyon	114–98
1984	Denain Voltaire	OS Hyères	75–85
1985	OS Hyères	Saint-Quentin	66–63
1986			95–84
1987	Saint-Quentin	Montpellier	102–86
1988		Villeneuve-sur-Lot	86–79
1989		SIG	86–85
1990		CRO Lyon	89–84
1991			107–83
1992			82–70
1993	Besançon	Élan Chalon	79–64
1994			82–74
1995		Reims Champagne	73–69

Most Valuable Player[]

References[]

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External links[]

French Basketball Federation Official Site (in French)

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Tournaments	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Awards	MVP
Associated competitions	LNB Pro A LNB Pro B Leaders Cup (French League Cup) Match des Champions (French Supercup)
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