Ligue Féminine de Basketball
Basketball league
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The Ligue Féminine de Basketball (LFB; Women's Basketball League) is the top women's French professional basketball league. The LFB authorities announced that the championship is renamed La Boulangère Wonderligue (LBWL) as for the seasons 2024-2025 to 2026-2027.
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| Formerly | Nationale féminine 1A (NF1A) |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Country |  France |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup | Coupe de France |
| Supercup | Match des Champions |
| Current champions | Villeneuve-d’Ascq (1st title) |
| Most championships | Bourges (11 titles) |
| TV partners | Sport en France |
| Website | basketlfb |
 2025–26 Ligue Féminine de Basketball | |
History
Current teams
Toulouse
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 | L'Arena | 2,960 | |
| Charnay | Charnay-lès-Mâcon | The Cosec | 700 | |
| Chartres | Chartres | Le Colisée | 4,186 | |
| Landerneau | Landerneau | La Cimenterie | 2,300 | |
| Lattes Montpellier | Lattes | Palais des sports de Lattes | 1,100 | |
| Lyon | Lyon | Palais des sports de Lyon | 3,000 | |
| Roche Vendee | La Roche-sur-Yon | Salle des Oudairies | 2,500 | |
| Toulouse | Toulouse | Gymnase Compans-Caffarelli | 1,900 | |
| 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 |
| 2024–2025 | Basket Landes | Tarbes GB | 51–*56 | *51–44 | *84–51 | – | – | 2–1 |
* 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 |
| Basket Landes | 2 | 2021, 2025 |
| Villeneuve d'Ascq | 2 | 2017, 2024 |
| Lyon | 2 | 2019, 2023 |
| Lattes Montpellier | 2 | 2014, 2016 |
| Tarbes | 1 | 2010 |
Former LFB clubs
- US Valenciennes Olympic
- RC Strasbourg (1998–2000, 2004–2006),
- Toulouse-Launaguet Basket (1998–1999, 2002–2004),
- Limoges ABC (1999–2000)
- Évolution Roubaix (2003–2004)
- W Bordeaux Basket (1997–2003)
- Saint-Jacques Sports Reims
- ASA Sceaux Basket Féminin
- Istres Sports BC (2000–2001)
- Avenir de Rennes (1998–1999)
- Rezé-Nantes Basket 44
- USO Mondeville
- Pays d'Aix Basket 13