LNB Pro B
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.
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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 | Chorale Roanne (1st title) (2018–19) |
Most championships | Three clubs (2 titles) |
Website | www |
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 2019–20 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 |
Blois | Blois | Jeu de Paume | 2,525 |
Denain Voltaire | Denain | Salle Jean Degros | 2,500 |
ALM Évreux | Évreux | Salle Jean Fourré | 2,500 |
Fos Provence | Fos-sur-mer | Halle des Sports Parsemain | 1,387 |
Gries Oberhoffen | Gries | Espace Sport La Foret | 1,450 |
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 |
Paris Basketball | Paris | Halle Georges-Carpentier | 5,000 |
Poitiers Basket 86 | Poitiers | Salle Saint-Éloi | 2,600 |
UJAP Quimper 29 | 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 |
Souffelweyersheim | Souffelweyersheim | Salle des Sept Arpents | 1,500 |
Vichy-Clermont Métropole | Clermont-Ferrand | Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall | 4,534 |
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 | ESPE Châlons-en-Champagne |
1992–93 | ASA Sceaux | |
1993–94 | SLUC Nancy | SIG Strasbourg |
1994–95 | Besançon BCD | ALM Évreux |
1995–96 | Toulouse Spacer's | Élan Chalon |
1996–97 | Maurienne Savoie | Toulouse Spacer's |
1997–98 | Levallois SC (2) | |
1998–99 | SIG Strasbourg | ESPE Châlons-en-Champagne |
1999–00 | JL Bourg | STB Le Havre |
2000–01 | CSP Limoges | Hyères Toulon VB |
2001–02 | JA Vichy | Chorale Roanne |
2002–03 | Reims CB (2) | Besançon BCD |
2003–04 | Stade Clermontois Basket | ESPE Châlons-en-Champagne |
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 CSP |
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[lower-alpha 1] |
2014–15 | Monaco | Antibes Sharks |
2015–16 | Hyères-Toulon | ESSM Le Portel |
2016–17 | JL Bourg | Boulazac Dordogne |
2017–18 | ADA Blois | |
2018–19 | Roanne | Orleans Loiret |
- 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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References
External links
- Official Site (in French)
- Eurobasket.com - France