French Basketball League (ELITE 2) History
League status
The ELITE 2 is the second-tier professional basketball league in France. ELITE 2 was established in 1931.
The ELITE 2 sits above the Nationale Masculine 1 which effectively forms the third-tier of French basketball.
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
1963-1987: Nationale 2
1987-1992: Nationale 1B
1992-1993: Nationale A2
1993-2025: Pro B 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 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 until now: ELITE 2
League logos
 Until 1949 |  1949-1993 |  1993-2017 |  2017-2025 |  Since 2025 |
Title holders
- 1931-32:
Union Sportive Alfortville Basket - 1932-33: SS Nilvange
- 1933-34: CS Plaisance
- 1934-35:
US Metro Paris - 1935-36:
Racing Club de France - 1936-37: Championnet Sports Paris
- 1937-38:
AS Cherbourg Stella - 1938-39: Racing Club de France
- 1939-40: Not held [+]
- 1940-41: Not held [+]
- 1941-42: Not held [+]
- 1942-43: Not held [+]
- 1943-44: Not held [+]
- 1944-45: Not held [+]
- 1945-46: Not held [+]
- 1946-47:
UA Marseille - 1947-48:
GS Mulsant Roanne - 1948-49: Championnet Sports Paris
- 1949-50: AS Cheminots de l'Est
- 1950-51:
Olympique Antibes - 1951-52: Olympique Marseille
- 1952-53: US Metro Paris
- 1953-54:
ASPO Tours - 1954-55:
Etoile de Mezieres - 1955-56:
ABC Nantes - 1956-57: SA Lyon
- 1957-58: CO Billancourt
- 1958-59:
BC Alsace de Bagnolet - 1959-60:
AS Denain Voltaire - 1960-61:
JSA Bordeaux Basket - 1961-62:
SCM Le Mans - 1962-63:
Stade Francais Paris
- 1963-64: AS Denain Voltaire
- 1964-65:
Caen Basket Club - 1965-66:
BC Montbrison - 1966-67: ASPO Tours
- 1967-68: Olympique Antibes
- 1968-69:
Paris Universite Club - 1969-70: Caen Basket Club
- 1970-71: ABC Nantes
- 1971-72:
Jean D'Arc Vichy - 1972-73:
AS Monaco - 1973-74:
Nice BC - 1974-75:
Elan Bearnais Orthez - 1975-76:
Rhonel SC Valenciennes - 1976-77: Racing CF Paris
- 1977-78:
Mulhouse BC - 1978-79: Stade Francais Paris
- 1979-80:
Etoile sportive du Marais Basket Challans - 1980-81: Chorale Roanne Basket
- 1981-82: Nice BC
- 1982-83:
Basket CRO Lyon - 1983-84:
Saint-Etienne Athletics Club - 1984-85: Racing CF Paris
- 1985-86:
Cholet Basket - 1986-87:
BCM Gravelines - 1987-88:
Montpellier Paillade Sport Club - 1988-89:
Reims Champagne Basket - 1989-90: SCM Le Mans
- 1990-91: Basket CRO Lyon
- 1991-92:
Levallois SCB - 1992-93:
ASA Sceaux - 1993-94:
Sluc Nancy Basket Pro - 1994-95:
Besancon Basket Comte Doubs
- 1995-96:
Spacer's Toulouse - 1996-97:
Aix-Maurienne Savoie Basket - 1997-98: Levallois SCB
- 1998-99:
SIG Strasbourg - 1999-00:
JL Bourg en Bresse - 2000-01:
CSP Limoges - 2001-02: Jean D'Arc Vichy
- 2002-03: Reims Champagne Basket
- 2003-04:
Stade Clermontois Basket Auvergne - 2004-05:
Etendard de Brest - 2005-06:
Entente Orleanaise Loiret - 2006-07: Jean D'Arc Vichy
- 2007-08:
Besancon Basket Comte - 2008-09:
Union Poitiers Basket 86 - 2009-10:
Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez - 2010-11:
JSF Nanterre - 2011-12: CSP Limoges
- 2012-13:
Antibes Sharks - 2013-14: JL Bourg en Bresse
- 2014-15: Antibes Sharks
- 2015-16:
ESSM Le Portel Cote d'Opale - 2016-17:
Boulazac Basket Dordogne - 2017-18:
FOS Provence Basket - 2018-19: Entente Orleans 45
- 2019-20:
ADA Blois Basket 41 - 2020-21: FOS Provence Basket
- 2021-22: ADA Blois Basket 41
- 2022-23:
ES Chalon-Sur-Saone - 2023-24:
Stade Rochelais Basket - 2024-25: ESSM Le Portel Cote d'Opale
- 1931-32: Union Sportive Alfortville Basket
- 1932-33: SS Nilvange
- 1933-34: CS Plaisance
- 1934-35: US Metro Paris
- 1935-36: Racing Club de France
- 1936-37: Championnet Sports Paris
- 1937-38: AS Cherbourg Stella
- 1938-39: Racing Club de France
- 1939-40: Not held [+]
- 1940-41: Not held [+]
- 1941-42: Not held [+]
- 1942-43: Not held [+]
- 1943-44: Not held [+]
- 1944-45: Not held [+]
- 1945-46: Not held [+]
- 1946-47: UA Marseille
- 1947-48: GS Mulsant Roanne
- 1948-49: Championnet Sports Paris
- 1949-50: AS Cheminots de l'Est
- 1950-51: Olympique Antibes
- 1951-52: Olympique Marseille
- 1952-53: US Metro Paris
- 1953-54: ASPO Tours
- 1954-55: Etoile de Mezieres
- 1955-56: ABC Nantes
- 1956-57: SA Lyon
- 1957-58: CO Billancourt
- 1958-59: BC Alsace de Bagnolet
- 1959-60: AS Denain Voltaire
- 1960-61: JSA Bordeaux Basket
- 1961-62: SCM Le Mans
- 1962-63: Stade Francais Paris
- 1963-64: AS Denain Voltaire
- 1964-65: Caen Basket Club
- 1965-66: BC Montbrison
- 1966-67: ASPO Tours
- 1967-68: Olympique Antibes
- 1968-69: Paris Universite Club
- 1969-70: Caen Basket Club
- 1970-71: ABC Nantes
- 1971-72: Jean D'Arc Vichy
- 1972-73: AS Monaco
- 1973-74: Nice BC
- 1974-75: Elan Bearnais Orthez
- 1975-76: Rhonel SC Valenciennes
- 1976-77: Racing CF Paris
- 1977-78: Mulhouse BC
- 1978-79: Stade Francais Paris
- 1979-80: Etoile sportive du Marais Basket Challans
- 1980-81: Chorale Roanne Basket
- 1981-82: Nice BC
- 1982-83: Basket CRO Lyon
- 1983-84: Saint-Etienne Athletics Club
- 1984-85: Racing CF Paris
- 1985-86: Cholet Basket
- 1986-87: BCM Gravelines
- 1987-88: Montpellier Paillade Sport Club
- 1988-89: Reims Champagne Basket
- 1989-90: SCM Le Mans
- 1990-91: Basket CRO Lyon
- 1991-92: Levallois SCB
- 1992-93: ASA Sceaux
- 1993-94: Sluc Nancy Basket Pro
- 1994-95: Besancon Basket Comte Doubs
- 1995-96: Spacer's Toulouse
- 1996-97: Aix-Maurienne Savoie Basket
- 1997-98: Levallois SCB
- 1998-99: SIG Strasbourg
- 1999-00: JL Bourg en Bresse
- 2000-01: CSP Limoges
- 2001-02: Jean D'Arc Vichy
- 2002-03: Reims Champagne Basket
- 2003-04: Stade Clermontois Basket Auvergne
- 2004-05: Etendard de Brest
- 2005-06: Entente Orleanaise Loiret
- 2006-07: Jean D'Arc Vichy
- 2007-08: Besancon Basket Comte
- 2008-09: Union Poitiers Basket 86
- 2009-10: Elan Bearnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez
- 2010-11: JSF Nanterre
- 2011-12: CSP Limoges
- 2012-13: Antibes Sharks
- 2013-14: JL Bourg en Bresse
- 2014-15: Antibes Sharks
- 2015-16: ESSM Le Portel Cote d'Opale
- 2016-17: Boulazac Basket Dordogne
- 2017-18: FOS Provence Basket
- 2018-19: Entente Orleans 45
- 2019-20: ADA Blois Basket 41
- 2020-21: FOS Provence Basket
- 2021-22: ADA Blois Basket 41
- 2022-23: ES Chalon-Sur-Saone
- 2023-24: Stade Rochelais Basket
- 2024-25: ESSM Le Portel Cote d'Opale
Championships by club
| Titles | Club | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Limoges | 2000-01, 2011-12 |
| 2 |  Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 1974-75, 2009-10 |
| 4 |  Boulogne-Lev. | 1935-36, 1938-39, 1976-77, 1984-85 |
| 1 |  Mulhouse | 1977-78 |
| 4 |  Antibes | 1950-51, 1967-68, 2012-13, 2014-15 |
| 2 | Le Mans | 1961-62, 1989-90 |
| 2 |  Champagne | 1988-89, 2002-03 |
| 2 |  Roanne | 1947-48, 1980-81 |
| 2 |  Tours | 1953-54, 1966-67 |
| 3 |  Vichy | 1971-72, 2001-02, 2006-07 |
| 1 | Charleville | 1954-55 |
| 1 | Bagnolet | 1958-59 |
| 2 | SF Paris | 1962-63, 1978-79 |
| 2 | US Metro | 1934-35, 1952-53 |
| 1 |  Monaco | 1972-73 |
| 2 |  Caen | 1964-65, 1969-70 |
| 1 |  Nancy | 1993-94 |
| 1 |  Chalon/Saone | 2022-23 |
| 2 | Marseille | 1946-47, 1951-52 |
| 2 | Denain-Voltaire | 1959-60, 1963-64 |
| 1 | Paris UC | 1968-69 |
| 2 | Championnet | 1936-37, 1948-49 |
| 1 |  Cholet | 1985-86 |
| 2 |  Levallois | 1991-92, 1997-98 |
| 2 | Lyon CRO | 1982-83, 1990-91 |
| 2 |  Nantes | 1955-56, 1970-71 |
| 1 |  Strasbourg | 1998-99 |
| 1 |  La Rochelle | 2023-24 |
| 2 | Nice | 1973-74, 1981-82 |
| 1 |  Aix-Maurienne | 1996-97 |
| 2 |  Blois | 2019-20, 2021-22 |
| 2 |  Besancon | 1994-95, 2007-08 |
| 2 |  Fos-sur-Mer | 2017-18, 2020-21 |
| 2 |  Bourg | 1999-00, 2013-14 |
| 1 |  St Etienne | 1983-84 |
| 1 |  Nanterre | 2010-11 |
| 2 |  Orleans | 2005-06, 2018-19 |
| 2 |  Le Portel | 2015-16, 2024-25 |
| 1 | Challans | 1979-80 |
| 1 |  Gravelines | 1986-87 |
| 1 | Sceaux | 1992-93 |
| 1 |  Toulouse | 1995-96 |
| 1 | Brest | 2004-05 |
| 1 |  Bordeaux | 1960-61 |
| 1 |  Poitiers | 2008-09 |
| 1 | Std Clermontois | 2003-04 |
| 1 |  Boulazac | 2016-17 |
| 1 | Montbrison | 1965-66 |
| 1 |  Cherbourg | 1937-38 |
| 1 |  Alfortville | 1931-32 |
| 1 | Nilvange | 1932-33 |
| 1 | SA Lyon | 1956-57 |
| 1 | Billancourt | 1957-58 |
| 1 | Cheminots Etat | 1949-50 |
| 1 | Rhonel | 1975-76 |
| 1 | Plaisance | 1933-34 |
| 1 | Montpellier Bsk | 1987-88 |
Finals year-by-year
Finals participants
| Club | W | L | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antibes | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Boulazac | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Limoges | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nantes | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Champagne | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Roanne | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tours | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Poitiers | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Le Portel | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Challans | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Dijon | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Boulogne-Lev. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lyon CRO | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Evreux | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| La Rochelle | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nice | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blois | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chalon/Saone | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fos-sur-Mer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bourg | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| St Etienne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marseille | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nanterre | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Orleans | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rennes | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denain-Voltaire | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Rouen | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mulhouse | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Gries-Souffel | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cabourg | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SF Paris | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Championnet | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cheminots Etat | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 SCPO Paris | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 FC Mulhouse | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Final Four participants
| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| St Etienne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Orleans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roanne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Championnet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheminots Etat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyon CRO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boulogne-Lev. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| La Rochelle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Le Portel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boulazac | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gries-Souffel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rouen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SCPO Paris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tours | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SF Paris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cabourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Challans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mulhouse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rennes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vichy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Champagne | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 ASVEL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bellegarde | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Std Clermontois | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Fougeres | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nice | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Saint-Chamond | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cheminots Ouest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Monaco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Menilmontant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Montferrand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denain-Voltaire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nantes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fos-sur-Mer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gries/Oberhoffen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Players with the most appearances in the French Finals
| Player | Finals Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Tanghe | 6 | 2014, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| Aurelien Salmon | 3 | 2009, 2012, 2017 |
| Benjamin Monclar | 3 | 2011, 2020, 2022 |
| Raphael Desroses | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2018 |
| Thomas Cornely | 3 | 2012, 2020, 2022 |
| Lesly Bengaber | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Tyren Johnson | 3 | 2013, 2020, 2022 |
| Jerome Sanchez | 3 | 2014, 2017, 2024 |
| Jessie Begarin | 3 | 2016, 2019, 2024 |
| Mathis Keita | 3 | 2016, 2018, 2023 |
Players with the most French titles
| Player | Count | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| Alexis Tanghe | 5 | 2014, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| Raphael Desroses | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2018 |
| Thomas Cornely | 3 | 2012, 2020, 2022 |
| Jerome Sanchez | 3 | 2014, 2017, 2024 |
| Lucas Hergott | 3 | 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Rene Goalard | 2 | 1935, 1935 |
| Andre Tartary | 2 | 1935, 1935 |
| Henri Debroise | 2 | 1937, 1937 |
| Henri Lesmayoux | 2 | 1937, 1949 |
| Rene Chocat | 2 | 1947, 1952 |
