Ivorian Basketball Championship
Organising body | Ivorian Basketball Federation |
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Country | Ivory Coast |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
International cup(s) | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
Current champions | ABC Fighters (21st title) (2023) |
Most championships | ABC Fighters (21 titles) |
Website | Link |
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:
Club | Location |
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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. |
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2018–19 | ABC | Azur | 2–1 |
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2019–20 | ABC | CSA Treichville | 78–60 | |
2020–21 | SOA | ABC Fighters | 2–0 | |
2021–22 | ABC Fighters | Azur | 2–0
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2022-23 | ‘’’ABC Fighters’’’ | JCA | 2-0
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- ^ 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
- Final MVP
- 2021: Asshe Kokoun (SOA)
- 2023: L. J. Westbrook (ABC Fighters)
- Regular Season MVP:
- 2020: Stéphane Konaté (ABC Fighters)
- 2021: Lionel Kouadio (Azur)