French Basketball League (Nationale Masculine 1) History
League status
The Nationale Masculine 1 is the third-tier basketball league in France. NM1 was established in 1949.
The NM1 sits above the NM2 which effectively forms the fourth-tier of French basketball.
Limits of non-French players per team: 1 import players (non-Europeans), 1 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 2.
League name history
1961-1973: Federale
1973-1987: Nationale 3
1987-1998: Nationale 2
1998 until now: Nationale Masculine 1 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 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 |  Since 1998 |
Title holders
- 1949-50: AS Cheminots Hellemmes
- 1950-51:
CEP Lorient Basket - 1951-52:
SCPO Paris - 1993-94: -
- 1994-95: -
- 1995-96: -
- 1996-97: -
- 1997-98: -
- 1998-99: -
- 1999-00: -
- 2000-01: -
- 2001-02: -
- 2002-03: -
- 2003-04: -
- 2004-05: -
- 2005-06: -
- 2006-07: -
- 2007-08: -
- 2008-09: -
- 2009-10: -
- 2010-11:
SASP Saint-Etienne Basketball Athletic Club - 2011-12:
Etoile Charleville-Mezieres - 2012-13:
BC Souffelweyersheim - 2013-14:
Angers BC 49
- 2014-15:
Jean D'Arc Vichy - 2015-16:
Aix-Maurienne Savoie Basket - 2016-17:
Quimper UJAP - 2017-18:
Chartres Basket Masculins - 2018-19:
Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball - 2019-20: -
- 2020-21: Not held [+]
- 2021-22:
Stade Rochelais Basket - 2022-23:
AS Loon Plage Basket - 2023-24:
Caen Basket Calvados - 2024-25:
Vendee Challans Basket - 2025-26:
Levallois Metropolitans BC
- 1949-50: AS Cheminots Hellemmes
- 1950-51: CEP Lorient Basket
- 1951-52: SCPO Paris
- 1993-94: -
- 1994-95: -
- 1995-96: -
- 1996-97: -
- 1997-98: -
- 1998-99: -
- 1999-00: -
- 2000-01: -
- 2001-02: -
- 2002-03: -
- 2003-04: -
- 2004-05: -
- 2005-06: -
- 2006-07: -
- 2007-08: -
- 2008-09: -
- 2009-10: -
- 2010-11: SASP Saint-Etienne Basketball Athletic Club
- 2011-12: Etoile Charleville-Mezieres
- 2012-13: BC Souffelweyersheim
- 2013-14: Angers BC 49
- 2014-15: Jean D'Arc Vichy
- 2015-16: Aix-Maurienne Savoie Basket
- 2016-17: Quimper UJAP
- 2017-18: Chartres Basket Masculins
- 2018-19: Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball
- 2019-20: -
- 2020-21: Not held [+]
- 2021-22: Stade Rochelais Basket
- 2022-23: AS Loon Plage Basket
- 2023-24: Caen Basket Calvados
- 2024-25: Vendee Challans Basket
- 2025-26: Levallois Metropolitans BC
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vichy | 2014-15 |
| 1 | Charleville | 2011-12 |
| 1 |  Levallois | 2025-26 |
| 1 |  Caen | 2023-24 |
| 1 | SCPO Paris | 1951-52 |
| 1 |  La Rochelle | 2021-22 |
| 1 |  Aix-Maurienne | 2015-16 |
| 1 |  St Etienne | 2010-11 |
| 1 | Challans | 2024-25 |
| 1 | Souffel | 2012-13 |
| 1 |  Saint Quentin | 2018-19 |
| 1 |  Angers | 2013-14 |
| 1 |  Lorient | 1950-51 |
| 1 |  Quimper | 2016-17 |
| 1 | Chartres | 2017-18 |
| 1 | Loon-Plage | 2022-23 |
| 1 | Hellemes | 1949-50 |
Finals year-by-year
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blois | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Mulhouse | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 Saint Vallier | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lorient | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Charleville | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Souffel | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Levallois | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Saint Quentin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Caen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| La Rochelle | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Brest | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Le Havre | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aix-Maurienne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Angers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| St Etienne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vichy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Marseille | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Quimper | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Poitiers | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Challans | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chartres | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Limoges ASPTT | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Loon-Plage | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hellemes | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bisontin | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SCPO Paris | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorient | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Caen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| La Rochelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loon-Plage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hellemes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Challans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levallois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mulhouse | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Poitiers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint Vallier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marseille | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Limoges ASPTT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 FC Mulhouse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Les Sables | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 SCABB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Strasbourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| St-Jean-de-Luz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Le Havre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fos-sur-Mer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the French Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Staelens | 3 | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Thibault Delon | 3 | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Pierre Brochard | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| Romain Dardaine | 3 | 2014, 2016, 2019 |
| Morgan Durand | 3 | 2014, 2022, 2023 |
| Valentin Mukuna | 3 | 2016, 2025, 2026 |
| Bali Coulibaly | 3 | 2023, 2024, 2026 |
| Rida El Amrani | 2 | 2011, 2015 |
| Luigi Mangiardi | 2 | 2011, 2018 |
| Ville Kaunisto | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
Players with the most French titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Philippo | 2 | 1950, 1950 |
| Sylvain Mullier | 2 | 1950, 1950 |
| Andre Debavelaere | 2 | 1950, 1950 |
| Rene Ouief | 2 | 1950, 1950 |
| Pierre Leleu | 2 | 1950, 1950 |
| Jean Deschepper | 2 | 1950, 1950 |
| Roger Lavigne | 2 | 1950, 1950 |
| Le Fourn | 2 | 1951, 1951 |
| Bourgeois | 2 | 1951, 1951 |
| Le Berre | 2 | 1951, 1951 |
