Ligue Féminine de Basketball

La Boulangère Wonderligue
FormerlyNationale féminine 1A (NF1A)
Founded1998
Country France
ConfederationFIBA Europe (Europe)
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Coupe de France
SupercupMatch des Champions
Current championsVilleneuve-d’Ascq (1st title)
Most championshipsBourges (11 titles)
TV partnersSport en France
WebsiteLFB.com

The Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB; Women's Basketball League) is the top women's French professional basketball league.The LFB authorities announce that the championship is renamed "La Boulangère Wonderligue" as for the seasons 2024-2025 to 2026-2027.

History

Current teams

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Location of teams within France
Team City Arena capacity Colours
Angers Angers Jean Bouin 3,000    
Basket Landes Mont-de-Marsan Salle Francois Mitterrand 3,000    
Bourges Bourges Palais des Sports du Prado 3,100    
Flammes Carolo Charleville-Mézières Salle Bayard 1,500    
Charnay Charnay-lès-Mâcon The Cosec 700    
Chartres Chartres Halle Jean Cochet 1,200    
Landerneau Landerneau La Cimenterie 2,300      
Lattes Montpellier Lattes Palais des sports de Lattes 1,100    
Lyon Lyon Gymnase Mado Bonnet 1,500    
Roche Vendee La Roche-sur-Yon Salle des Oudairies 2,500    
Tarbes Tarbes Palais des Sports de l'Adour 1,800    
Villeneuve d'Ascq Villeneuve-d'Ascq Le Palacium 1,800    

Champions

Season Champions Finalists Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Series
1998–1999 Bourges Valenciennes 59-*71 *54–36 *87–52 2–1
1999–2000 Bourges Valenciennes *65–60 (OT) 62-*57 – 2–0
2000–2001 Valenciennes Bourges *63–62 81-*71 (OT) – 2–0
2001–2002 Valenciennes Bourges *77–51 72-*62 – 2–0
2002–2003 Valenciennes Tarbes *88–59 71-*55 – 2–0
2003–2004 Valenciennes Bourges 58-*52 *79–56 – 2–0
2004–2005 Valenciennes Bourges *63–57 54-*47 59-*55 3–0
2005–2006 Bourges Valenciennes *68–56 66-*85 71-*58 2–1
2006–2007 Valenciennes Bourges 64-*55 *70–61 – 2–0
2007–2008 Bourges Lattes Montpellier 58-*56 (OT) *52–45 – 2–0
2008–2009 Bourges Tarbes 47-*55 *78–37 *72–52 2–1
2009–2010 Tarbes GB Bourges 76-*73 *54–40 – 2–0
2010–2011 Bourges Tarbes 71-*53 *71–59 – 2–0
2011–2012 Bourges Lattes Montpellier 59-*47 *53–45 – 2–0
2012–2013 Bourges Lattes Montpellier *54–62 60-*53 64-*54 2–1
2013–2014 Lattes Montpellier Bourges *63–54 53-*55 50-*44 2–1
2014–2015 Bourges Villeneuve-d’Ascq 51-*61 *63–55 *51–49 2–1
2015–2016 Lattes Montpellier Bourges 49-*54 *61–51 *65–63 2–1
2016–2017 Villeneuve-d’Ascq Lattes Montpellier 79-*64 62-*64 *80–60 *66–49 3–1
2017–2018 Bourges Tarbes GB *86–66 *80–56 63-*64 (OT) 87-*80 3–1
2018–2019 Lyon Lattes Montpellier *71–60 *77–69 61-*72 85-*91 *75–61 3–2
2019–2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France
2020–2021 Basket Landes Lattes Montpellier 72–64 – – – – 1–0
2021–2022 Bourges Lyon *76–66 *78–62 59–53* – – 3–0
2022–2023 Lyon Villeneuve-d’Ascq 56–*67 *85–72 *74–68 – – 2–1
2023–2024 Villeneuve-d’Ascq Basket Landes 70–*66 – *114–88 – – 2–0

* precedes the score of the team playing at home.

Performance by club

Club Winners Winning Years
Bourges 11 1999, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2022
Valenciennes 6 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Villeneuve d'Ascq 2 2017, 2024
Lyon 2 2019, 2023
Lattes Montpellier 2 2014, 2016
Basket Landes 1 2021
Tarbes 1 2010

Former LFB clubs

Broadcaster

The Ligue Féminine de Basketball is currently broadcast on the YouTube channel of the FFBB. The playoffs of the 2021–22 season were also broadcast on the TV channel Sport en France [1].