French Basketball League (Ligue Feminine 2 de Basketball) History

League status

The Ligue Feminine 2 de Basketball (NF1B) is the second-tier women's basketball league in France. LF2 was established in 1974.

The LF2 sits above the Nationale Feminine 1 which effectively forms the third-tier of French basketball.

At the end of regular season, top 8 teams qualify to the play-offs.

The bottom 2 teams are relegated to Nationale Feminine 1.

Limits of non-French players per team: 2 import players (non-Europeans), 10 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 3.

League name history

1974-1998: Excellence Nationale Feminine 1B

1998-2010: Nationale Feminine 1

2010 until now: Ligue Feminine 2 de Basketball 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026

League logos

Until 1998

1998-2010

Since 2010

Title holders

Championships by club

Titles	Club	Years
2	Nice	2010-11, 2014-15
2	Toulouse	2021-22, 2024-25
2	Charnay	2018-19, 2022-23
1	Tarbes	2015-16
1	Calais	2011-12
1	Pau Orthez	2012-13
1	La Tronche	2025-26
1	Perpignan	2013-14
1	Chartres	2023-24
1	La Roche	2016-17
1	Landerneau	2017-18

Finals year-by-year

Season	Champion	Result	Runner-Up
2010-11	Cavigal Nice Basket 06	78-50	Reims Basket Feminin
2011-12	Cote d'Opale Basket Calais	80-66	Etoile de Voiron Feminin
2012-13	Elan Bearnais Pau Lacq Orthez	70-67	Cote d'Opale Basket Calais
2013-14	Perpignan Le Soler Metropole Basket	76-56	Cote d'Opale Basket Calais
2014-15	Cavigal Nice Basket 06	67-57	La Roche Vendee BC
2015-16	Tarbes Gespe Bigorre	77-60	La Roche Vendee BC
2016-17	La Roche Vendee BC	2-1	Chartres Basket Feminin
2017-18	Landerneau Bretagne Basket Pleyber-Christ	2-1	Angers - Union Feminine Basket 49
2018-19	Charnay Basket Bourgogne SUD Charnay-les-Macon	2-1	Toulouse Metropole Basket
2019-21	Not held
Season	Winner	Result	Finalist	Regular Season Champ
2021-22	Toulouse Metropole Basket	2-0	Basket Club La Tronche Meylan	Toulouse Metropole Basket
2022-23	Charnay Basket Bourgogne SUD Charnay-les-Macon	2-0	Chartres Basket Feminin	Charnay Basket Bourgogne SUD Charnay-les-Macon
2023-24	Chartres Basket Feminin	2-1	Toulouse Metropole Basket	Aulnoye-Aymeries
2024-25	Toulouse Metropole Basket	2-0	Montbrison Feminines BC	Toulouse Metropole Basket
2025-26	Basket Club La Tronche Meylan	2-1	Montbrison Feminines BC	Basket Club La Tronche Meylan

Finals participants

Club	W	L	Total
Toulouse	2	2	4
Calais	1	2	3
Chartres	1	2	3
La Roche	1	2	3
Nice	2	0	2
La Tronche	1	1	2
Montbrison	0	2	2
Charnay	2	0	2
Tarbes	1	0	1
Pau Orthez	1	0	1
Voiron	0	1	1
Reims	0	1	1
Perpignan	1	0	1
Angers	0	1	1
Landerneau	1	0	1

Final Four participants

Club	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Toulouse	2	1	0	0
La Tronche	1	1	0	0
Chartres	1	1	0	0
Charnay	1	0	0	0
Montbrison	0	2	0	1
Aulnoye	0	0	2	0
Reims	0	0	1	0
Mondeville	0	0	1	0
Feytiat	0	0	1	0
SIG	0	0	0	2
Alencon	0	0	0	1
PVBC	0	0	0	1

Players with the most appearances in the French Finals

Player	Finals Appearances	Years
Manon Sinico	4	2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
Mariame Dia	4	2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
Isabelle Strunc	4	2015, 2019, 2022, 2024
Margot de Freitas	4	2019, 2022, 2024, 2025
Floriane Herrscher	3	2011, 2012, 2013
Lorraine Lokoka	3	2011, 2018, 2022
Jenny Fouasseau	3	2011, 2013, 2014
Aurelie Cibert	3	2012, 2013, 2014
Melanie Arnaud	3	2012, 2013, 2014
Melanie Devaux	3	2012, 2013, 2019

Players with the most French titles

Player	Count	Years Won
Mariame Dia	3	2013, 2017, 2017
Fabienne Constant	2	2011, 2014
Aurelie Cibert	2	2012, 2012
Melanie Arnaud	2	2012, 2012
Marine Capon	2	2012, 2012
Constance Delbecque	2	2012, 2012
Manon Sinico	2	2012, 2017
Melanie Devaux	2	2012, 2019
Laurie Lapeyre	2	2013, 2013
Nina Moral	2	2013, 2013