The 2025–26 LNB Élite season, also known as Betclic Élite for sponsorship reasons, was the 104th season of the LNB Élite, France's top basketball league. It began on 26 September 2025 with the regular season and concluded in June 2026 with the playoffs.
Paris Basketball were the defending champions.
Teams A total of 16 teams participate in the league, including 15 teams from the 2024–25 season and one promoted from the Élite 2. Boulazac was promoted after winning the 2024–25 Élite 2 championship, while Stade Rochelais was relegated to the Élite 2 after being promoted the previous season.
Promotion and relegation (pre-season) Promoted from Élite 2 Relegated to Élite 2
Venues and locations
Team Home city Arena Capacity AS Monaco Fontvieille, Monaco Salle Gaston Médecin Roca Boys book historic return to EuroLeague Final Four after thriller in Monaco.La nouvelle salle de basket Gaston-Médecin sera prête fin septembre à Monaco.Name Salle Gaston Medecin Alternate: Salle Omnisports Capacity 5,000.AS Monaco Salle Gaston Médecin (capacity 5,000). BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque Gravelines–Dunkirk Stade des Flandres Boulazac Boulazac Le Palio Cholet Cholet La Meilleraie Élan Chalon Chalon-sur-Saône Le Colisée ESSM Le Portel Le Portel Le Chaudron JDA Dijon Dijon Palais des Sports J.M. Geoffroy JL Bourg Bourg-en-Bresse Ekinox LDLC ASVEL Lyon–Villeurbanne Astroballe Le Mans Sarthe Le Mans Antarès Limoges CSP Limoges Palais des Sports de Beaublanc Nanterre 92 Nanterre Palais des Sports Maurice Thorez Paris Basketball Paris Adidas Arena Saint-Quentin Saint-Quentin, Aisne Palais des Sports Pierre Ratte SIG Strasbourg Strasbourg Rhénus Sport SLUC Nancy Nancy Palais des Sports Jean Weille
Regular season
League table
Results
Play-in <onlyinclude> Under the current format, the 7th to 10th-ranked teams faced each other in the play-in. Each game is hosted by the team with the higher regular season record. The format was similar to the first two rounds of the Page–McIntyre system for a four-team playoff that was identical to that of the NBA play-in tournament. First, the 7th seed will host the 8th seed, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the 7th seed; likewise the 9th seed will host the 10th seed, with the loser eliminated. Then the loser of the 7-v-8 game will host the winner of the 9-v-10 game, with the winner of that game getting the final playoff spot, as the 8th seed.
Playoffs Quarterfinals will be played best-of-three format (1–1–1), semifinals and finals will be played in a best-of-five format (2–2–1).
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Individual awards +AwardWinnerClubMVPÉlie OkoboMonacoFinals MVPÉlie OkoboMonacoBest Young PlayerHugo Yimga-MoukouriNanterre 92Best CoachJulien MahéNanterre 92Most Improved PlayerGérald AyayiCholetBest DefenderAlpha DialloMonacoBest ScorerNadir HifiParis BasketballBest PasserMarcus KeeneStrasbourgBest RebounderNelly JosephStrasbourgBest BlockerLucas DufealLe Mans
Best Five of the Season First Team Second Team Player Team Player Team Nadir HifiParis Basketball Marcus KeeneStrasbourg Élie OkoboMonaco Trevor HudginsLe Mans Gérald AyayiCholet Adam MokokaJL Bourg Landers Nolley IINancy Nelly JosephStrasbourg Mathis Dossou-YovoNanterre 92 Alpha DialloMonaco Source:
French clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress Monaco EuroLeague Playoffs LDLC ASVEL Regular Season Paris Basketball Regular Season JL Bourg EuroCup Champion Élan ChalonChampions League Round of 16Cholet Basket Play-insLe Mans Round of 16 JDA DijonFIBA Europe Cup Regular Season
References
External links Official website