The LNB Pro B Leaders Cup is a professional national basketball cup competition that is played in a given LNB Pro B (French 2nd Division) season. The trophy is the second tier level of its type in France, being one tier blow the LNB Pro A Leaders Cup, in which teams from the LNB Pro A (French 1st Division) compete. The Pro B Leaders Cup was introduced in 2015, in order to give Pro B teams more to play for in a given season.

Pro B Leaders Cup
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
First season2015
No. of teams18
Country France
Most recent
champion(s)
ALM Évreux Basket (1st title)
(2022)
Most titlesChorale Roanne (2)
Related
competitions
LNB Pro B
(French 2nd Division)
French Cup
(Federation Cup)
Official websitewww.lnb.fr

Format edit

In the first phase of the competition, all 18 Pro B teams are divided into groups of three teams. After that, teams play in a knock-out system, with double legs in the quarterfinals and semifinals. The final is played at a neutral venue.

Results edit

Finals edit

Year Winner Score Runners-up Venue City MVP
2015
Antibes Sharks
56–54
BC Souffelweyersheim Disneyland Paris Chessy   Tim Blue
2016
JL Bourg
81–69
Boulazac Dordogne   Christophe Léonard
2017
Chorale Roanne
88–80
SOMB   Joe Burton
Denain Voltaire
98–87
(ot)
Orléans Loiret   Lance Goulbourne [fr]
2019
Chorale Roanne (2)
66–60
Rouen Métropole   David Jackson (basketball) [fr]
2020
Hermine Nantes
73–58
Olympique Antibes   Ludovic Négrobar
2021
Fos Provence
68–57
UJAP Quimper Halle des sports Parsemain Fos-sur-mer   Jamar Diggs
2022
ALM Évreux
169–157
(79–79, 90–78)
SLUC Nancy Salle Jean Fourré Évreux   Fabien Paschal
Palais des sports Jean-Weille Nancy

Titles by team edit

Rank Team Winners Runners-up
1 Chorale Roanne 2 0
2 Olympique Antibes 1 1
3 JL Bourg 1 0
Denain Voltaire 1 0
Hermine Nantes 1 0
Fos Provence 1 0
ALM Évreux 1 0
8 BC Souffelweyersheim [fr] 0 1
Boulazac 0 1
SOMB 0 1
Orléans 0 1
Rouen 0 1
SLUC Nancy 0 1
UJAP Quimper 0 1