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The 2023–24 LNB Élite season, known as Betclic Élite due to sponsorship from online gambling company Betclic, [1] is the 102nd season of the LNB Élite, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). The regular season began on 16 September 2023 and ended on 11 May 2024. [2]
The LNB Élite, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, [3] is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB) has governed the league. Formerly known as the LNB Pro A, each season consists of 18 teams.
The France men's national basketball team (French: Équipe de France de basketball) represents France in international basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. France is currently ranked fourth in the FIBA World Ranking. [2] France has been a regular at the EuroBasket, qualifying for 39 appearances all-time.
The French basketball league system is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in France.The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels.
It was created in its current form in 2003 (after originally being founded in 1988). It is organized by the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB), which also organizes the top two leagues of French professional basketball (Pro A, and Pro B). Inspired by the Spanish Copa del Rey (Spanish Basketball King's Cup), the Final Eight format has always ...
The Federation operates the France national teams 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).
A total of 16 teams participate in the league, including 15 teams from the 2023–24 season and one promoted from the Pro B.Stade Rochelais (which will debut in the French top flight) was promoted after winning promotion playoffs, [5] while ADA Blois, Chorale Roanne and Metropolitans 92 (relegated after two, five and 15 years in the French top flight, respectively) were relegated to Pro B. [6] [7]
It is the second division of the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB), which has organized the league since the year 1987. The regular season champion and the winner of the promotion playoffs from each Pro B season are promoted to the top-tier level LNB Pro A , replaced by the bottom two teams in Pro A.