The LNB Pro A Leaders Cup, or French Basketball League Cup, is the annual national league cup competition for teams from the top-tier level of French professional basketball, the LNB Pro A. It was created in its current form in 2003 (after originally being founded in 1988). It is organized by the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB), which also organizes the top two leagues of French professional basketball (Pro A, and Pro B).
LNB Pro A Leaders Cup
Current season, competition or edition: 2020 Leaders Cup
Inspired by the SpanishCopa del Rey (Spanish Basketball King's Cup), the Final Eight format has always been used. At the end of the first half of the regular season, the top eight teams (or the top seven teams and the tournament's host team) from the first division French LNB Pro A League qualify. The eight teams compete in a playoff that is held at one venue over four days, which eventually produces a winner. The Final Eight is one of the highlights of the French basketball calendar. At one point in time, the winner of the competition was entitled to a place in the now defunct FIBA EuroChallenge competition.
The Tournoi des As (Tournament of Aces) was the ancestor competition of the current Leaders Cup, being held from 1988 to 1993. At the end of the season, the top 4 teams from the top-tier level French League qualified. Over 2 days of competition, the first placed team of the regular season faced the fourth placed team, and the second placed team faced the third placed team, in semifinals games. The 2 losing teams of the first day would meet for the third place spot, while the two semifinals winners would compete for the cup title.
Semaine des As (2003 – 2012)edit
After being interrupted for ten years, the cup returned in 2003, as the Semaine des As (Week of Aces), and it was largely inspired by the SpanishCopa del Rey (Spanish Basketball King's Cup) format. The first edition was organised in Pau, France. The competition was traditionally organized in February. It featured the top eight placed teams of the top-tier level French League, at the end of the regular season's halfway point. It was held in a playoff format over a period of four days. The competition was often highly disputed, producing a different winner every year, except in 2009, when Le Mans won its second title, after previously winning the 2006 edition.
Leaders Cup (2013 – present)edit
The Leaders Cup is the current name of the competition. Gravelines beat Strasbourg, by a score of 77–69, in the first edition of the cup competition, that was played under the Leaders Cup name.
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The LNB Pro A Leaders Cup or French Basketball League Cup is the annual national league cup competition for teams from the top tier level of French professional basketball the LNB Pro A It was created in its current form in 2003 after originally being founded in 1988 It is organized by the Ligue Nationale de Basketball LNB which also organizes the top two leagues of French professional basketball Pro A and Pro B LNB Pro A Leaders CupCurrent season competition or edition 2020 Leaders CupSportBasketballFoundedFounded 1988 Tournoi des As Cup Re founded 2003 Semaine des As Cup No of teams8Country FranceContinent EuropeMost recentchampion s ASVEL 2nd title 2023 Most titlesPau Orthez 4 titles TV partner s Sport RelatedcompetitionsLNB Pro AFrench Cup French Federation Cup Match des Champions French Supercup Official websiteLNB fr in French Inspired by the Spanish Copa del Rey Spanish Basketball King s Cup the Final Eight format has always been used At the end of the first half of the regular season the top eight teams or the top seven teams and the tournament s host team from the first division French LNB Pro A League qualify The eight teams compete in a playoff that is held at one venue over four days which eventually produces a winner The Final Eight is one of the highlights of the French basketball calendar At one point in time the winner of the competition was entitled to a place in the now defunct FIBA EuroChallenge competition Contents 1 History 1 1 Tournoi des As 1988 1993 1 2 Semaine des As 2003 2012 1 3 Leaders Cup 2013 present 2 Results 3 Titles by team 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editTournoi des As 1988 1993 edit The Tournoi des As Tournament of Aces was the ancestor competition of the current Leaders Cup being held from 1988 to 1993 At the end of the season the top 4 teams from the top tier level French League qualified Over 2 days of competition the first placed team of the regular season faced the fourth placed team and the second placed team faced the third placed team in semifinals games The 2 losing teams of the first day would meet for the third place spot while the two semifinals winners would compete for the cup title Semaine des As 2003 2012 edit After being interrupted for ten years the cup returned in 2003 as the Semaine des As Week of Aces and it was largely inspired by the Spanish Copa del Rey Spanish Basketball King s Cup format The first edition was organised in Pau France The competition was traditionally organized in February It featured the top eight placed teams of the top tier level French League at the end of the regular season s halfway point It was held in a playoff format over a period of four days The competition was often highly disputed producing a different winner every year except in 2009 when Le Mans won its second title after previously winning the 2006 edition Leaders Cup 2013 present edit The Leaders Cup is the current name of the competition Gravelines beat Strasbourg by a score of 77 69 in the first edition of the cup competition that was played under the Leaders Cup name Results editSeason Winner Score Runners up Venue Location MVPTournoi des As Tournament of Aces 1988 Limoges CSP 88 85 Pitch Cholet1989 Mulhouse 82 80 Pitch Cholet1990 Limoges CSP 87 84 Pitch Cholet1991 Orthez 68 65 Limoges CSP1992 Pau Orthez 83 75 Limoges CSP1993 Pau Orthez 71 58 Pitch CholetSemaine des As Week of Aces 2003 Pau Orthez 101 80 Le Havre Palais des Sports de Pau Pau2004 JDA Dijon 62 60 Le Mans Sarthe Palais des Sports de Mulhouse Mulhouse2005 SLUC Nancy 112 76 BCM Gravelines Maison des Sports de C F Clermont Ferrand2006 Le Mans Sarthe 78 60 JL Bourg en Bresse Palais des Sports de Dijon Dijon nbsp Eric Campbell2007 Chorale Roanne 87 82 Le Mans Sarthe Palais des Sports Jean Weille Nancy nbsp Marc Salyers2008 Cholet 67 40 JA Vichy Palais des Sports de Toulon Toulon nbsp Nando de Colo2009 Le Mans Sarthe 74 64 Orleans Salle des Docks Oceane Le Havre nbsp David Blu2010 ASVEL 70 69 Orleans Astroballe Villeurbanne nbsp Mindaugas Lukauskis2011 BCM Gravelines 79 71 Elan Chalon Palais des Sports de Pau Pau nbsp Yannick Bokolo2012 Elan Chalon 73 66 BCM Gravelines Halle Andre Vacheresse Roanne nbsp Blake SchilbLeaders Cup2013 BCM Gravelines 77 69 SIG Disneyland Paris Paris nbsp Ludovic Vaty2014 Le Mans Sarthe 74 64 JSF Nanterre Disneyland Paris Paris nbsp Joao Paulo Batista2015 SIG 60 58 Le Mans Sarthe Disneyland Paris Paris nbsp Antoine Diot2016 Monaco 99 74 Elan Chalon Disneyland Paris Paris nbsp Jamal Shuler2017 Monaco 95 91 ASVEL Disneyland Paris Paris nbsp Sergii Gladyr2018 Monaco 83 78 Le Mans Sarthe Disneyland Paris Paris nbsp D J Cooper2019 SIG 98 97 JL Bourg en Bresse Disneyland Paris Paris nbsp Jarell Eddie2020 JDA Dijon 77 69 ASVEL Disneyland Paris Paris nbsp Rasheed Sulaimon2021 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in France2022 Cancelled due to economic problems2023 ASVEL 83 74 JL Bourg en Bresse Arena Saint Etienne Metropole Saint Chamond Loire nbsp Nando de ColoTitles by team editTeam Winners Runners up Winning YearsPau Lacq Orthez 4 0 1991 1992 1993 2003Le Mans Sarthe 3 3 2006 2009 2014Monaco 3 0 2016 2017 2018Limoges CSP 2 2 1988 1990BCM Gravelines 2 2 2011 2013ASVEL 2 2 2010 2023SIG 2 1 2015 2019JDA Dijon 2 0 2004 2020Cholet 1 4 2008Elan Chalon 1 2 2012Mulhouse 1 0 1989SLUC Nancy 1 0 2005Chorale Roanne 1 0 2007JL Bourg en Bresse 0 3Orleans 0 2Le Havre 0 1JA Vichy 0 1Nanterre 92 0 1See also editFrench Pro A League French Federation Cup French SupercupReferences editExternal links edit in French French League Official Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LNB Pro A Leaders Cup amp oldid 1150008217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
