Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | Founded: 1988 (Tournoi des As Cup) Re-founded: 2003 (Semaine des As Cup) |
No. of teams | 8 |
Country | France |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | Paris Basketball (1st title) (2024) |
Most titles | Pau-Orthez (4 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Sport+ |
Related competitions | LNB Pro A French Cup (French Federation Cup) Match des Champions (French Supercup) |
Official website | LNB.fr (in French) |
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).
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.