Betclic ELITE ProA – Γαλλία (-)
The LNB Pro A, 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 has governed the league. The bottom two placed teams from each season are relegated to the second tier level Pro B. The winner of the play-offs of the Pro A is crowned the French national champion.
Competition format
All 18 Pro A League teams play each other twice during the regular season. At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams qualify for the playoffs. The two teams with the worst regular season records are relegated to the 2nd-tier Pro B.
Through the 1985–86 season, the league championship was determined by a one-off final, or solely by league play. Since then, the format for the league finals has changed many times:[4]
- 1987–1992: Best-of-3 series
- 1993: Best-of-5
- 1994: Best-of-3
- 1995–1996: Best-of-5
- 1997–2004: Best-of-3
- 2005–2012: Single match (at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris)
- 2013–present: Best-of-5
- 2021 only: Single match due to COVID-19 issues[5]
From the 2003–04 season, through the 2006–07 season, the Pro A League had 18 teams. Through the wild-card system, it will have 18 teams again from 2014–15 season. From the 2023–24 season, the league will be reduced to 16 teams.[6]
Current teams
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADA Blois Basket 41 | Blois | Jeu de Paume | 2,525 |
| AS Monaco Basket | Fontvieille, Monaco | Salle Gaston Médecin | 3,700 |
| ASVEL Basket | Lyon - Villeurbanne | Astroballe | 5,556 |
| BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | Gravelines | Sportica | 3,043 |
| Cholet Basket | Cholet | La Meilleraie | 5,191 |
| Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Pau | Palais des Sports de Pau | 7,707 |
| ESSM Le Portel | Le Portel | Chaudron | 3,500 |
| Fos Provence Basket | Fos-sur-Mer | Complexe sportif Parsemain | 2,000 |
| JDA Dijon Basket | Dijon | Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy | 4,628 |
| JL Bourg Basket | Bourg-en-Bresse | Ekinox | 3,548 |
| Le Mans Sarthe Basket | Le Mans | Antarès | 6,023 |
| Limoges CSP | Limoges | Beaublanc | 5,516 |
| Metropolitans 92 | Levallois-Perret | Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan | 3,051 |
| Nanterre 92 | Nanterre | Palais des Sports | 3,000 |
| Paris Basketball | Paris | Halle Georges Carpentier | 5,009 |
| Roanne Basket | Roanne | Halle André Vacheresse | 5,020 |
| SIG Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport | 6,200 |
| SLUC Nancy Basket | Nancy | Jean Weille | 6,027 |
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