LNB Pro B
Organising body | Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) |
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Founded | 1932 |
First season | 1932–33 |
Country | France |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 18 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Pro A |
Relegation to | Nationale Masculine 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | French Cup (Federation Cup) Pro B Leaders Cup (League Cup) |
Current champions | Fos Provence Basket (1st title) (2020–21) |
Most championships | Three clubs (2 titles) |
TV partners | Sport en France |
Website | LNB Pro B |
2021-22 Pro B season |
The LNB Pro B, commonly known as Pro B, is the 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The top two placed teams from each Pro B season are promoted to the top-tier level LNB Pro A. The two last placed teams are relegated to the third level NM1.
History[]
Names of the league[]
- Honneur Ligue (1932–1949)
- Excellence Ligue (1950–1963)
- Nationale 2 (1964–1987)
- Nationale 1B (1987–1992)
- Nationale A2 (1992–1993)
- Pro B (1993–present)
Format[]
All eighteen competing teams play each other twice during the regular season. The team that ends in first place in the table is named league champion and promotes to the LNB Pro A. The top eight regular season teams, with exception for the league champion, qualify for the promotion playoffs. During the competition, the Leaders Cup tournament is played. The champion of the Leaders Cup automatically qualifies for the playoffs. The winner of the promotion playoffs, which is played with best-of-three playoff series, promotes to the ProA. The bottom two regular season teams are meanwhile relegated to the third tier Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) league.
Current teams[]
These are the current teams for the 2021–22 season:
Club | City | Arena | Capacity |
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AMSB | Aix-les-Bains | Halle Marlioz | 1,500 |
Antibes Sharks | Antibes | Azur Arena Antibes | 5,249 |
ADA Blois | Blois | Jeu de Paume | 2,525 |
Boulazac | Boulazac | Le Palio | 5,200 |
Élan Chalon | Chalon-sur-Saône | Le Colisée | 4,948 |
Denain Voltaire | Denain | Salle Jean Degros | 2,500 |
ALM Évreux | Évreux | Salle Jean Fourré | 2,500 |
Alliance Sport Alsace[a] | Gries & Souffelweyersheim |
Espace Sport La Foret Salle des Sept Arpents |
1,450 1,500 |
Lille Métropole | Lille | Palais des Sports Saint-Sauveur | 1,835 |
SLUC Nancy | Nancy | Palais des Sports Jean-Weille | 6,027 |
Hermine Nantes | Nantes | La Trocardière | 4,185 |
Béliers de Kemper | Quimper | Salle Omnisports Michel-Gloaguen | 2,230 |
Rouen Métropole | Rouen | Kindarena | 5,789 |
Saint-Chamond | Saint-Chamond | Halle André Boullohce | 1,200 |
Saint-Quentin | Saint-Quentin | Palais des Sports Pierre Ratte | 3,800 |
Saint-Vallier | Saint-Vallier | Rives Sports Complex | 2,132 |
Tours Métropole | Tours | Halle Monconseil | 1,500 |
Vichy-Clermont Métropole | Clermont-Ferrand | Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall | 4,534 |
- ^ Formed by the merger of five clubs after the 2020–21 season—BC Gries-Oberhoffen and BC Souffelweyersheim, both of which played in the 2020–21 Pro B season, plus BC Nord Alsace, Weyersheim BB and Walbourg-Eschbach Basket.
Champions[]
1932–1987[]
Honneur (Honor)
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Excellence
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Nationale 2 (National 2)
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1988–present[]
Season | Champions | Promoted teams |
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1987–88 | Montpellier PSC | Saint-Quentin BB, BCM Gravelines |
1988–89 | Reims CB | Chorale Roanne |
1989–90 | SCM Le Mans | JDA Dijon |
1990–91 | Lyon | |
1991–92 | Levallois SC | |
1992–93 | ||
1993–94 | SLUC Nancy | SIG Strasbourg |
1994–95 | Besançon BCD | ALM Évreux |
1995–96 | Élan Chalon | |
1996–97 | ||
1997–98 | Levallois SC (2) | |
1998–99 | SIG Strasbourg | |
1999–00 | JL Bourg | STB Le Havre |
2000–01 | Limoges | Hyères Toulon VB |
2001–02 | JA Vichy | Chorale Roanne |
2002–03 | Reims CB (2) | Besançon BCD |
2003–04 | Stade Clermontois Basket | |
2004–05 | Étendard de Brest | SPO Rouen |
2005–06 | Entente Orléanaise | Besançon BCD |
2006–07 | JA Vichy (2) | |
2007–08 | Besançon BCD (2) | SPO Rouen |
2008–09 | Poitiers | Paris-Levallois |
2009–10 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Limoges |
2010–11 | Nanterre | Dijon |
2011–12 | Limoges | Boulazac |
2012–13 | Olympique Antibes | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez |
2013–14 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | JL Bourg, SPO Rouen, Champagne Châlons-Reims[a] |
2014–15 | Monaco (2) | Antibes Sharks |
2015–16 | Hyères-Toulon | ESSM Le Portel |
2016–17 | JL Bourg | Boulazac Dordogne |
2017–18 | ADA Blois | |
2018–19 | Roanne | Orleans Loiret |
2019–20 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
2020–21 | Fos | Paris |
- ^ In the 2013–14 season, two extra teams (SPO Rouen and Châlons-Reims) promoted to the 2014–15 Pro A season because of the expansion of the Pro A from 16 to 18 teams.
Logos[]
(The official current logo of the league 2017–present).
(The previous official logo of the league until 2017.)
Awards[]
LNB Pro B Best Coach and Most Improved Player[]
Year | LNB Pro B Best Coach | LNB Pro B Most Improved Player |
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2006 | () | – |
2007 | (Quimper) | |
2008 | (Rouen) | |
2009 | Ruddy Nelhomme (Poitiers) | |
2010 | (Pau-Lacq-Orthez) | |
2011 | Pascal Donnadieu (JSF Nanterre) | |
2012 | (Limoges) | Ferdinand Prénom (Antibes) |
2013 | (Évreux) | Mam Jaiteh (Boulogne-sur-Mer) |
2014 | (Boulogne-sur-Mer) | (Saint-Quentin) |
(Hyères-Toulon) | Mathieu Wojciechowski (Le Portel) | |
(Hyères-Toulon) | Isaia Cordinier (Denain) | |
(Charleville-Mézières) | Arthur Rozenfeld (Roanne) |
See also[]
- LNB Pro B Leaders Cup
- List of basketball clubs in France
References[]
External links[]
- Official Site (in French)
- Eurobasket.com - France
- LNB Pro B
- Basketball leagues in France
- Second level basketball leagues in Europe
- Professional sports leagues in France