Ivorian Championship
Organising bodyIvorian Basketball Federation
CountryIvory Coast
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
International cup(s)Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current championsABC Fighters (21st title)
(2023)
Most championshipsABC Fighters (21 titles)
WebsiteLink

The Ivorian Basketball Championship is the premier basketball league for clubs in Ivory Coast. The league consist out of ten teams. The most notable team in the league's history is ABC Fighters, who won 21 titles.

The champions of the national championship are eligible to play in the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Current teams

The following were the ten teams for the 2021–22 season:[1][2]

Club Location
ABC Fighters Abidjan
ABI Snipers Abidjan
Africa Sports Abidjan
ASA Abidjan
Azur Abidjan
BAT Abidjan
CSA Treichville Abidjan
JCA Abidjan
SOA Yamoussoukro
Warriors Abidjan

Champions

Season Champions Runners-up Finals score Ref.
2018–19ABCAzur
2–1
2019–20[lower-alpha 1]ABCCSA Treichville78–60[4]
2020–21SOAABC Fighters2–0[5]
2021–22 ABC Fighters Azur
2–0
 [6]
2022-23 ‘’’ABC Fighters’’’ JCA
2-0
  1. ↑ The 2020 season was suspended in September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but returned with the Tournoi Federal (Federal Tournament) in October to determine the national champion.

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ "Equipes - N1 Hommes 2021-2022". FIBB (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  2. ↑ Coast/basketball.asp "Ivory Coast Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 31 December 2019. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ↑ "Abidjan Basketball Club crowned champions". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "ABC wins Tournoi Federal 2020". www.afrobasket.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Finale Play-offs 2021 : La SOA tient son premier sacre". Sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 2021-06-29. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Ibrahima, Fall El Hadji (2022-06-12). "Basket-Côte d'Ivoire : ABC sacré en hommes et dames". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  7. ↑ Soir, Afrik (2022-04-02). "Côte d'Ivoire championnat de Basket-ball : Voici les meilleurs athlètes de la phase aller". AFRIK SOIR (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  8. ↑ "N1 (Hommes et Dames) : voici les meilleurs joueurs de la phase régulière". Le Kpakpato Sportif (in French). 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
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