French basketball league system
The French basketball league system or French basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in France. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and demotion system between competitions at different levels. There are currently five different competitions on the pyramid: the 1st-tier LNB Pro A, the 2nd-tier LNB Pro B, the 3rd-tier Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1), the 4th-tier Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2), and the 5th-tier Nationale Masculine 3 (NM3).
The tier pyramid
| Level | League | ||||
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| 1 | LNB Pro A National 1st Division (18 teams) | ||||
| 2 | LNB Pro B National 2nd Division (18 teams) | ||||
| 3 | Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) National 3rd Division (18 teams) | ||||
| 4 | Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2) National 4th Division (56 teams in 4 groups) | ||||
| 5 | Nationale Masculine 3 (NM3) National 5th Division (219 teams in 4 groups) | ||||
Other competitions
See also
- League system
- European professional club basketball system
- Spanish basketball league system
- Greek basketball league system
- Italian basketball league system
- Russian basketball league system
- Turkish basketball league system
- German basketball league system
- Hungarian basketball league system
- South American professional club basketball system
References
External links
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