Ivorian Basketball Championship
Organising body | Ivorian Basketball Federation |
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Country | Ivory Coast |
Number of teams | 11 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
International cup(s) | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
Current champions | SOA (1st title) (2021) |
Most championships | ABC Fighters (19 titles) |
The Ivorian Basketball Championship is the premier basketball league for clubs in Ivory Coast. The league consist out of eleven teams. As of June 2021, the defending champions is SOA.[1]
The champions of the national championship are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
Current teams[]
The following were the eight teams for the 2019 season:[2]
- ABC Fighters
- Abidjan Azur
- SOA
- CSA Treichville
- Ivestp
- Warriors
- ASA
- Africa Sports National
- GSPM
- JCA Abidjan
- Sewe
Champions[]
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Finals score | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | ABC | Abidjan Azur | ||
2020[a] | ABC | CSA Treichville | 78–60 | [4] |
2021 | SOA | ABC Fighters | 2–0 | [1] |
- ^ The 2020 season was suspended in September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but returned with the Tournoi Federal (Federal Tournament) in October to determine the national champion.
Individual awards[]
- Most Valuable Player
- 2021: Asshe Kokoun (SOA)[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Finale Play-offs 2021 : La SOA tient son premier sacre". Sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 2021-06-29. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Coast/basketball.asp "Ivory Coast Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket" Check
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value (help). Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 31 December 2019. - ^ "Abidjan Basketball Club crowned champions". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "ABC wins Tournoi Federal 2020". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Basketball in Ivory Coast
- Basketball leagues in Africa
- Sports leagues in Ivory Coast
- Basketball competition stubs