Current season, competition or edition: 2025 Pro A Leaders Cup | |
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| Formerly | Tournoi des As Cup (1988–1993) Semaine des As Cup (2003–2012) |
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| Sport | Basketball |
| Founded | Founded: 1988 (Tournoi des As Cup) Re-founded: 2003 (Semaine des As Cup) |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |  France |
| Continent |  Europe |
| Most recent champion | Le Mans (4th title) (2025) |
| Most titles | Pau-Orthez Le Mans (4 titles each) |
| Broadcaster | Sport+ |
| Related competitions | LNB Élite French Cup (French Federation Cup) Match des Champions (French Supercup) |
| Official website | LNB.fr(in French) |
TheLeaders Cup, sometimes referred to as theFrench Basketball League Cup[by whom?] and previously known as theTourney des As Cup andSemaine des As Cup, is the annual national league cup competition for teams from thetop-tier level ofFrench professionalbasketball, theLNB Élite. It was created in its current form in 2003 (after originally being founded in 1988). It is organized by theLigue Nationale de Basketball (LNB), which also organizes the top two leagues of French professional basketball (Pro A, andPro B).
Inspired by theSpanishCopa del Rey (Spanish Basketball King's Cup), theFinal Eight format has always been used. At the end of the first half of the regular season, the top eight teams (or the top seven teams and the tournament's host team) from the first divisionFrench LNB Élite League qualify. The eight teams compete in a playoff that is held at one venue over four days, which eventually produces a winner. The Final Eight is one of the highlights of the French basketball calendar. At one point in time, the winner of the competition was entitled to a place in the now defunctFIBA EuroChallenge competition.
TheTournoi des As (Tournament of Aces) was the ancestor competition of the currentLeaders Cup, being held from 1988 to 1993. At the end of the season, the top 4 teams from the top-tier levelFrench League qualified. Over 2 days of competition, the first placed team of the regular season faced the fourth placed team, and the second placed team faced the third placed team, in semifinals games. The 2 losing teams of the first day would meet for the third place spot, while the two semifinals winners would compete for the cup title.
After being interrupted for ten years, the cup returned in 2003, as the Semaine des As (Week of Aces), and it was largely inspired by theSpanishCopa del Rey (Spanish Basketball King's Cup) format. The first edition was organised inPau,France. The competition was traditionally organized in February. It featured the top eight placed teams of the top-tier levelFrench League, at the end of the regular season's halfway point. It was held in a playoff format over a period of four days. The competition was often highly disputed, producing a different winner every year, except in 2009, whenLe Mans won its second title, after previously winning the 2006 edition.
TheLeaders Cup is the current name of the competition.Gravelines beatStrasbourg, by a score of 77–69, in the first edition of the cup competition, that was played under the Leaders Cup name.
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mans Sarthe | 4 | 4 | 2006, 2009, 2014, 2025 |
| Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 4 | 0 | 1991, 1992, 1993, 2003 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Limoges CSP | 2 | 2 | 1988, 1990 |
| BCM Gravelines | 2 | 2 | 2011, 2013 |
| ASVEL | 2 | 2 | 2010, 2023 |
| SIG | 2 | 1 | 2015, 2019 |
| JDA Dijon | 2 | 0 | 2004, 2020 |
| Cholet | 1 | 4 | 2008 |
| Élan Chalon | 1 | 2 | 2012 |
| Mulhouse | 1 | 0 | 1989 |
| SLUC Nancy | 1 | 0 | 2005 |
| Chorale Roanne | 1 | 0 | 2007 |
| Paris | 1 | 0 | 2024 |
| JL Bourg-en-Bresse | 0 | 3 | |
| Orléans | 0 | 2 | |
| Nanterre 92 | 0 | 2 | |
| Le Havre | 0 | 1 | |
| JA Vichy | 0 | 1 |
