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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; 11 years ago (2015)
First season2015
No. of teams18
Country France
Most recent
champion
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

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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

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Finals

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

Titles by team

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