The France women's national basketball team () represents France in international women's basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. The team is nicknamed Les Bleues (The Blues). However, after their unexpected triumph at the 2009 EuroBasket the team earned the name Les Braqueuses (The Robbers) due their spectacular play. France is the leading nation in terms of EuroBasket Women qualifications. (Alongside Italy)
Competitive record Olympic Games Olympic GamesQualifyingYearPosition 1976Did not qualify312 1980835 1988532 1992 1996 20005th752 2004Did not qualify 2008 2012871330 20164th844330 2020633 2024642 2028 To be determinedTotal35231222139
FIBA Women's World Cup Women's World CupYearPosition 1953642 1957Did not qualify 1959 196410th835 1967Did not qualify 19716th936 1975Did not qualify 19797th826 1983Did not qualify 1986 1990 19949th862 1998Did not qualify 20028th945 20065th954 20106th954 20147th743 20185th752 20227th633 2026651 2030To be determinedTotal924943EuroBasket Women EuroBasket WomenQualificationYearPosition 19384th413 19504th743 19527th532 19546th826 19567th844 19586th716 1960Did not qualify 19628th514752 196410th505 196611th725 196811th826321 1970752 19724th853 19747th835 19764th633 19784th853 198011th734 1981Did not qualify 1983431 19858th734 19878th725 19898th514532 1991Did not qualify514 1993532541 199511th624 1997Did not qualify532 1999862541 2001880 20035th853 20055th862651 20078th945 2009990871 2011963 2013981 20151082 2017651660 2019651651 2023651651 20254th642660 2027To be determinedTo be determinedTotal246139107715417
Team Current roster Roster for 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
Notable players
Nicole Antibe Isabelle Fijalkowski Jacky Chazalon Céline Dumerc Christine Gomis Irène Guidotti Marine Johannès Gabby Williams Edwige Lawson Catherine Melain Lætitia Moussard Élisabeth Riffiod Odile Santaniello Laure Savasta Yannick Souvré
Successive coaches Alain Jardel Jacques Commères Pierre Vincent Valérie Garnier
Media coverage France's matches are currently broadcast by Canal+.
See also France women's national under-20 basketball team France women's national under-19 basketball team France women's national under-17 basketball team France women's national 3x3 team
References
External links
FIBA profile France National Team – Women at Eurobasket.com