Luxembourg Basketball League

The Nationale 1 Hommes, officially named the Luxembourg Basketball League (LBBL), is the highest men's basketball league in Luxembourg. The league's governing body is Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Basketball (FLBB).Présentation de la FLBB The league was previously known by sponsorships names Diekirch League and Total League.Luxembourg league gets new sponsor

About As the Luxembourg Basketball League is semi-professional, all clubs are run as not-for-profit.STATUTS ET REGLEMENTS Each team in the league is allowed to have two American players on the roster. While most local players do not receive a salary, American players are paid.Braintree's Ryan Sharry lighting it up on the court in Luxembourg19 von 20 Profis kommen aus den USA

There are two player statuses: JICL (French acronym for "player registered with a Luxembourgish club") and non-JICL. To be classified as JICL, a player has to have obtained a license from a FLBB club before their 16th birthday, or have one for at least three seasons between their 16th and 21st birthday. Prior to the 2013–14 season, each team was only allowed two non-JICL players, no exceptions. In July 2013, the European Commission adjudged the ruling was contrary to the Schengen Agreement.EU-Kommission beanstandet JICL-Regelung Following that decision, the rule was scrapped and replaced by a gentlemen's agreement to keep the number at two, though some have signed a third non-JICL player, arguing they were part-time players.

Format During the regular season, each team plays the other nine teams twice, one at home and one away (10 teams, 18 games, 18 rounds). After this, the top six teams move on to the second stage, where they play a further 10 games against each other. The top four teams at the conclusion of the second stage move on to the playoffs. In the semi-finals, the No. 1 seed plays the No. 4 seed, and the No. 2 seed plays the No. 3 seed. The winner of each best-of-three semi-final moves on to the Finals series to decide the title (also best-of-three).Luxembourg Basketball 2015–16

Meanwhile, the bottom four teams after the regular season join the best four teams from the second-tier Nationale 2 to play for relegation and promotion respectively. The two worst ranked Nationale 1 teams are relegated whilst the two best Nationale 2 teams are promoted.

Current clubs Current clubs Club City Arena Founded Last title AB Contern Contern Hall sportif "Um Ewent" 1956 2009 Amicale Steesel Steinsel Hall omnisports "Alain Marchetti" 1947 2024 Arantia Larochette Larochette Hall sportif Centre Filano 1964 Never Avanti Mondorf Mondorf Centre sportif "Roll Delles" 2000 Never Basket Esch Esch-sur-Alzette Hall omnisport Esch-sur-Alzette 1959 2023 Etzella Ettelbruck Ettelbruck Centre sportif du Deich 1934 2006 Mambra Mamer Mamer Hall Sportif Nicolas Frantz 2000 Never Musel Pikes Stadtbredimus Sporthal Stadbriedemes 2000 Never Résidence Walferdange Walferdange Centre Prince Henri 1965 1997 Sparta Bertrange Bertrange Centre Atert 1935 2012 T71 Dudelange Dudelange Salle Fos Grimler 1971 2021 Union Sportive Hiefenech Heffingen Centre sportif Heffingen 1959 1996 Former clubs Club City Arena Founded Last season Last title Black Star Mersch Mersch Hall omnisports Mersch 1934 2015 1968 Nitia Bettembourg Bettembourg Centre sportif Bettembourg 1932 2012 1953 AS Soleuvre Soleuvre Centre sportif "Roger Krier" 1937 2017 2002 B.C. Mess Mondercange Complexe sportif Mondercange 1967 2007 Never

Title holders

1933–34: Nitia 1934–35: Nitia 1935–36: Nitia 1936–37: Nitia 1937–38: Nitia 1938–39: Nitia 1939–40: Nitia 1940–44: Not held 1944–45: Nitia 1945–46: Nitia 1946–47: Nitia 1947–48: Nitia 1948–49: Nitia 1949–50: Nitia 1950–51: Nitia 1951–52: Black Boys Kayl 1952–53: Nitia 1953–54: Nitia 1954–55: Etzella 1955–56: Etzella 1956–57: Etzella 1957–58: Sparta Bertrange 1958–59: Rou'de Le'w Kayl 1959–60: Sparta Bertrange 1960–61: Etzella 1961–62: Etzella 1962–63: Etzella 1963–64: Etzella 1964–65: Etzella 1965–66: Black Star Mersch 1966–67: Racing Luxembourg 1967–68: Black Star Mersch 1968–69: Sparta Bertrange 1969–70: Etzella 1970–71: Amicale Steesel 1971–72: Etzella 1972–73: Amicale Steesel 1973–74: Sparta Bertrange 1974–75: T71 Dudelange 1975–76: T71 Dudelange 1976–77: T71 Dudelange 1977–78: Amicale Steesel 1978–79: Sparta Bertrange 1979–80: Amicale Steesel 1980–81: Amicale Steesel 1981–82: T71 Dudelange 1982–83: T71 Dudelange 1983–84: T71 Dudelange 1984–85: T71 Dudelange 1985–86: Sparta Bertrange 1986–87: Sparta Bertrange 1987–88: Contern 1988–89: Union Sportive Hiefenech 1989–90: Union Sportive Hiefenech 1990–91: Union Sportive Hiefenech 1991–92: Etzella 1992–93: Résidence 1993–94: Résidence 1994–95: Résidence 1995–96: Union Sportive Hiefenech 1996–97: Résidence 1997–98: Racing Luxembourg 1998–99: Etzella 1999–00: Racing Luxembourg 2000–01: Contern 2001–02: AS Soleuvre|Soleuvre 2002–03: Etzella 2003–04: Contern 2004–05: Sparta Bertrange 2005–06: Etzella 2006–07: Sparta Bertrange 2007–08: Sparta Bertrange 2008–09: Contern 2009–10: T71 Dudelange 2010–11: T71 Dudelange 2011–12: Sparta Bertrange 2012–13: T71 Dudelange 2013–14: T71 Dudelange 2014–15: T71 Dudelange 2015–16: Amicale Steesel 2016–17: Amicale Steesel 2017–18: Amicale Steesel 2018–19: Etzella 2019–20: None 2020–21: T71 Dudelange 2021–22: Amicale Steesel 2022–23: Esch 2023–24: Amicale Steesel 2024–25: Etzella 2025–26: Etzella

Source:List of Champions of Luxembourg; Luxembourg Basketball Federation.

Finals 2003-2026 Season Winner Runner-up Score 2003–04 Contern Sparta Bertrange 2–0 2004–05 Sparta Bertrange Etzella 2–1 2005–06 Etzella Sparta Bertrange 2–0 2006–07 Sparta Bertrange T71 Dudelange 2–0 2007–08 Sparta Bertrange Musel Pikes 2–0 2008–09 Contern Musel Pikes 2–1 2009–10 T71 Dudelange Sparta Bertrange 2–1 2010–11 T71 Dudelange Etzella 2–1 2011–12 Sparta Bertrange T71 Dudelange 2–0 2012–13 T71 Dudelange Amicale 2–0 2013–14 T71 Dudelange Amicale 2–1 2014–15 T71 Dudelange Amicale 2–1 2015–16 Amicale Musel Pikes 2–0 2016–17 Amicale Musel Pikes 2–1 2017–18 Amicale Etzella 3–0 2018–19 Etzella T71 Dudelange 3–1 2019–20 None held due to COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 T71 Dudelange Esch 2–0 2021–22 Amicale Steesel T71 Dudelange 3–2 2022–23 Esch Amicale 2023–24 Amicale Etzella 3–1 2024–25 Etzella T71 Dudelange 3–0 2025–26 Etzella Sparta Bertrange 3–0

Performance by club Club Titles Years Etzella 17 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2018–19, 2024–25, 2025–26 Nitia 16 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1952–53, 1953–54 T71 Dudelange 13 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2020–21 Sparta Bertrange 11 1957–58, 1959–60, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12 Amicale 10 1970–71, 1972–73, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2023–24 Contern 4 1987–88, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2008–09 Hiefenech 4 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1995–96 Résidence 4 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97 Racing Luxembourg 3 1966–67, 1997–98, 1999–00 Black Star Mersch 2 1965–66, 1967–68 Black Boys Kayl 1 1951–52 Rou'de Le'w Kayl 1 1958–59 Soleuvre 1 2001–02Esch2022–23

European competition Luxembourgian clubs have not participated in European competition since 2002, the last year FIBA organised the FIBA Saporta Cup, with the FLBB bemoaning the separation between FIBA Europe and ULEB and the move away from a single-elimination format. Some of the requirements for participation in the FIBA-organised European third-tier EuroChallenge that restrict their participation are: a €5,000 registration fee notwithstanding other costs, an arena that seats at least 2000 without non-basketball lines, and games played on weekdays.T71 will not play in a European competition

Highlights Competition Team Opponent(s) Round(s) Home  Away  Aggregate Champions Cup 1958 Etzella Royal IV Group stage43 – 8236 – 63 79 – 145 Cup Winners' Cup 1974 Sparta Bertrange Paisley BC Steaua București Second round Round of 16105 – 93 77 – 10864 – 51 77 – 117 169–144 154–225 Champions Cup 1978 T71 Dudelange Bayer 04 Leverkusen Real Madrid GC Figueirense Group stage78 – 85 63 – 94 96 – 8771 – 97 60 – 118 65 – 69 3rd/4 teams Champions Cup 1979 Amicale Sporting Emerson Varese Group stage87 – 82 68 – 10899 – 94 71 – 123 2nd/3 teams Champions Cup 1991 Telekurs Hiefenech BSG AdW Berlin FC Barcelona First round Round of 1698 – 84 73 – 11392 – 96 77 – 117 190–180 150–230 Korać Cup 1994 Telekurs Hiefenech Cardiff Bay Heat EnBW Ludwigsburg First round Second round78 – 72 80 – 8689 – 79 69 – 105 167–151 149–191

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References

External links Luxembourg Basketball at eurobasket.com Luxembourg Basketball news at basketnews.lu