French Basketball League (La Boulangere Wonderligue) History

League status

The La Boulangere Wonderligue is the first-tier professional women's basketball league in France. BWL was established in 1937.

The BWL sits above the Ligue Feminine 2 de Basketball which effectively forms the second-tier of French basketball.

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

Limits of non-French players per team: 4 import players (non-Europeans), 6 Bosman players (with European passport) . Total number of allowed imports and Bosmans is 6.

League name history

1937-1949: Excellence

1949-1973: Nationale

1973-1998: Nationale Feminine 1A

1998-2023: Ligue Feminine de Basketball

2024 until now: La Boulangere Wonderligue 2024-2025 2025-2026

League logos

Until 1949

1949-1998

1998-2002

2002-2007

2007-2023

2022-2023

Since 2024

Title holders

Championships by club

Titles	Club	Years
6	Bourges	2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2017-18, 2021-22
3	Landes	2020-21, 2024-25, 2025-26
2	Villeneuve	2016-17, 2023-24
2	BLMA	2013-14, 2015-16
2	Lyon	2018-19, 2022-23

Finals year-by-year

Season	Champion	Result	Runner-Up
2010-11	CJM Bourges Basket	2-0	Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
2011-12	CJM Bourges Basket	2-0	Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration Basket
2012-13	Tango Basket Bourges	2-1	Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration Basket
2013-14	Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration Basket	2-1	Tango Basket Bourges
2014-15	Tango Basket Bourges	2-1	Villeneuve D'Ascq ESB Lille Metropole
2015-16	Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration Basket	2-1	Tango Basket Bourges
2016-17	Villeneuve D'Ascq ESB Lille Metropole	3-1	Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration Basket
2017-18	Tango Basket Bourges	3-1	Tarbes Gespe Bigorre
2018-19	Lyon ASVEL Feminin	3-2	Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration
2019-20	Not held
2020-21	Basket Landes	72-64	Basket Lattes Montpellier Agglomeration
Season	Winner	Result	Finalist	Regular Season Champ
2021-22	Tango Bourges Basket	3-0	Lyon ASVEL Feminin	Tango Bourges Basket
2022-23	Lyon ASVEL Feminin	2-1	Villeneuve D'Ascq ESB Lille Metropole	Lyon ASVEL Feminin
2023-24	Villeneuve D'Ascq ESB Lille Metropole	2-0	Basket Landes	Villeneuve D'Ascq ESB Lille Metropole
2024-25	Basket Landes	2-1	Tarbes Gespe Bigorre	Tango Bourges Basket
2025-26	Basket Landes	2-1	Tango Bourges Basket	Basket Landes

Finals participants

Club	W	L	Total
Bourges	6	3	9
BLMA	2	5	7
Villeneuve	2	2	4
Landes	3	1	4
Tarbes	0	3	3
Lyon	2	1	3

Final Four participants

Club	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Landes	2	1	0	1
Bourges	1	1	0	0
Villeneuve	1	0	1	0
Tarbes	0	1	0	1
Lyon	0	1	0	0
BLMA	0	0	2	0
Charleville-M.	0	0	1	1
Charnay	0	0	0	1

Players with the most appearances in the French Finals

Player	Finals Appearances	Years
Nwal-Endene Miyem	8	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2025
Celine Dumerc	7	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021
Paoline Salagnac	7	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019
Diandra Tchatchouang	7	2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021
Sandra Dijon	6	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Romane Bernies	6	2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
Kristen Mann	6	2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022
Fatima Sacko	6	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
Helena Ciak	6	2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2023
Gaelle Skrela	5	2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017

Players with the most French titles

Player	Count	Years Won
Nwal-Endene Miyem	5	2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2022
Celine Dumerc	5	2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2021
Paoline Salagnac	5	2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019
Romane Bernies	4	2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Sandra Dijon	4	2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Myriam Djekoundade	4	2015, 2016, 2025, 2026
Valeriane Ayayi	4	2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Emmeline Ndongue	3	2011, 2012, 2013
Pauline Krawczyk	3	2011, 2012, 2013
Clemence Urien	3	2011, 2012, 2013