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TheFrench basketball league system is a series ofinterconnected competitions for professionalbasketball clubs inFrance. The system has ahierarchical format with apromotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels. Some of the competitions are: theLNB Pro A,LNB Pro B,Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1), the Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2), the Nationale Masculine 3 (NM3), and the LNB Espoirs.
| Level | League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LNB Pro A National 1st division (professional) (18 teams) | ||||
| 2 | LNB Pro B National 2nd division (professional) (18 teams) | ||||
| 3 | Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) National 3rd Division (Professional) (28 teams in 2 groups) | ||||
| 4 | Nationale Masculine 2 (NM2) National 4th division (Professional) (56 teams in 4 groups) | ||||
| 5 | Nationale Masculine 3 (NM3) National 5th division (amateur) (144 teams in 12 groups) | ||||
| LNB Espoirs Under-21 age group | |||||