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 championsLandes (1st title)
Most championshipsBourges (14 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

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Current teams

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Team City Arena capacity Colours
Angers Angers Salle Jean-Bouin 3,000    
Basket Landes Mont-de-Marsan Espace François-Mitterrand 2,500    
Bourges Bourges Palais des sports du Prado 5,000    
Charleville-Mezieres Charleville-Mézières L’Arena 2,960    
Charnay Charnay-lès-Mâcon Le Cosec 700    
Chartres Chartres Halle Jean Cochet 1,200    
Landerneau Landerneau La Cimenterie 2,400      
Lattes Montpellier Lattes Palais des sports de Lattes 1,300    
Lyon Lyon Gymnase Mado Bonnet 1,400    
Roche Vendee Porirua Salle des Oudairies 2,500    
Tarbes Porirua Palais des sports du quai de l'Adour 2,000    
Villeneuve d'Ascq Villeneuve-d'Ascq Le Palacium 2,300    

Champions

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Season Champions Finalists Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Series
Under the name Nationale féminine 1A (NF1A)
1987–1988 BAC Mirande Stade Français Versailles 44–42 82–77 2–0
1988–1989 BAC Mirande Racing Paris 87–84 81–67 2–0
1989–1990 BAC Mirande Racing Paris 73–61 69–49 2–0
1990–1991 Challes-les-Eaux Savoie BAC Mirande 77–80 86–85 110–77 2–1
1991–1992 Challes-les-Eaux Savoie Racing Paris 80–68 69–63 2–0
1992–1993 Challes-les-Eaux Savoie Tarbes GB 58–66 64–60 80–75 2–1
1993–1994 US Valenciennes-Orchies Challes-les-Eaux 54–52 59–38 2–0
1994–1995 CJM Bourges Tarbes GB 58-*56 *78–69 2–0
1995–1996 CJM Bourges US Valenciennes-Orchies 73–76 63–49 79–45 2–1
1996–1997 CJM Bourges US Valenciennes-Orchies 65–67 76–55 71–59 2–1
1997–1998 CJM Bourges US Valenciennes-Orchies 50-*58 *56–46 *51–38 2–1
Under the name Ligue féminine de basket (LFB)
1998–1999 CJM Bourges US Valenciennes-Orchies 59-*71 *54–36 *87–52 2–1
1999–2000 CJM Bourges US Valenciennes *65–60 (OT) 62-*57 2–0
2000–2001 US Valenciennes CJM Bourges *63–62 81-*71 (OT) 2–0
2001–2002 US Valenciennes CJM Bourges *77–51 72-*62 2–0
2002–2003 US Valenciennes Tarbes GB *88–59 71-*55 2–0
2003–2004 US Valenciennes CJM Bourges 58-*52 *79–56 2–0
2004–2005 US Valenciennes CJM Bourges *63–57 54-*47 59-*55 3–0
2005–2006 CJM Bourges US Valenciennes *68–56 66-*85 71-*58 2–1
2006–2007 US Valenciennes CJM Bourges 64-*55 *70–61 2–0
2007–2008 CJM Bourges Lattes-Montpellier 58-*56 (OT) *52–45 2–0
2008–2009 CJM Bourges Tarbes GB 47-*55 *78–37 *72–52 2–1
2009–2010 Tarbes GB CJM Bourges 76-*73 *54–40 2–0
2010–2011 CJM Bourges Tarbes GB 71-*53 *71–59 2–0
2011–2012 CJM Bourges Lattes-Montpellier 59-*47 *53–45 2–0
2012–2013 CJM Bourges Lattes-Montpellier *54–62 60-*53 64-*54 2–1
2013–2014 Lattes-Montpellier CJM Bourges *63–54 53-*55 50-*44 2–1
2014–2015 CJM Bourges Villeneuve-d’Ascq 51-*61 *63–55 *51–49 2–1
2015–2016 Lattes-Montpellier CJM 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 CJM 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 Landes Lattes-Montpellier 72–64 1–0
2021–2022 CJM 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 Landes 70–*66 *114–88 2–0

* precedes the score of the team playing at home.

Former LFB clubs

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Broadcaster

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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].

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