Semaine des As
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The Semaine des As is an annual cup competition for French
basketball
teams. Created in 2003, it is organized by the Ligue Nationale de Basketball
(LNB), the top French basketball league.
Inspired by the Spanish
Copa del Rey
, the Final Eight format has always been used. At the end of half season, the top eight teams (or the top seven teams and the receiving team) from the French League qualify. The eight teams play-off at one venue over four days, eventually producing a winner. The Final Eight is one of the highlights of the French basketball calendar. The winner of the competition is entitled to a spot at the FIBA Europe
EuroChallenge
.
Copa del Rey
format. The first edition was organised in Pau, France
. The competition is tradtionnally organized in February and the top eight teams at the end of half-season play-off over four days. The competition has often been highly disputed, producing a different winner every year except in 2009 when Le Mans
wins its second title after the 2006 edition in 9 editions. The current title holder (2011) is Gravelines Dunkerque.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
teams. Created in 2003, it is organized by the Ligue Nationale de Basketball
Ligue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
(LNB), the top French basketball league.
Inspired by the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The Copa del Rey de Baloncesto is an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spain's top professional league, Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. It was originally known as the Copa de España de Baloncesto and was first played in 1933. It was the first nationwide...
, the Final Eight format has always been used. At the end of half season, the top eight teams (or the top seven teams and the receiving team) from the French League qualify. The eight teams play-off at one venue over four days, eventually producing a winner. The Final Eight is one of the highlights of the French basketball calendar. The winner of the competition is entitled to a spot at the FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...
EuroChallenge
EuroChallenge
The EuroChallenge is the 3rd tier level transnational men's professional club basketball competition in Europe. It is organized and run by FIBA Europe...
.
Tournoi des As (1988 - 1993)
The Tournoi des As (Tournament of Aces) is the ancestor competition of the current Semaine des As from 1988 to 1993. At the end of the season, the 4 top teams from the French League qualified. Over 2 days competition, the first of the regular season was opposed to the fourth and the second to the third through semi-finals games. The 2 losing teams of the first day would meet for the third place spot while the two semi-finals winner would compete for the title.Semaine des As (since 2003)
Interrupted for ten years, the cup is returning in 2003 and is largely inspired from the SpanishSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Copa del Rey
Copa del Rey de Baloncesto
The Copa del Rey de Baloncesto is an annual cup competition for Spanish basketball teams organized by Spain's top professional league, Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto. It was originally known as the Copa de España de Baloncesto and was first played in 1933. It was the first nationwide...
format. The first edition was organised in Pau, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The competition is tradtionnally organized in February and the top eight teams at the end of half-season play-off over four days. The competition has often been highly disputed, producing a different winner every year except in 2009 when Le Mans
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006...
wins its second title after the 2006 edition in 9 editions. The current title holder (2011) is Gravelines Dunkerque.
Results
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Location | MVP |
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| 1987-88 | CSP Limoges | 88–85 | Cholet Basket Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :... |
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| 1988-89 | FC Mulhouse Basket | 82–80 | Cholet Basket Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :... |
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| 1989-90 | CSP Limoges | 87–84 | Cholet Basket Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :... |
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| 1990-91 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez The Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They play their home games at the Palais des Sports de Pau.- History :... |
68–65 | CSP Limoges | |||
| 1991-92 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez The Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They play their home games at the Palais des Sports de Pau.- History :... |
83–75 | CSP Limoges | |||
| 1992-93 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez The Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They play their home games at the Palais des Sports de Pau.- History :... |
71–58 | Cholet Basket Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :... |
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| 2002-03 | Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez The Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez is a French professional basketball club that is based in Pau. They play their home games at the Palais des Sports de Pau.- History :... |
101–80 | STB Le Havre | Palais des Sports de Pau Palais des Sports de Pau Palais de Sports de Pau is an indoor sporting arena located in Pau, France. The capacity of the arena is 7,856 people. It is currently home to the Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez basketball team.-External links:*... |
Pau | |
| 2003-04 | JDA Dijon | 62–60 | Le Mans Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006... |
Palais des Sports de Mulhouse | Mulhouse Mulhouse Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after... |
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| 2004-05 | SLUC Nancy | 112–76 | BCM Gravelines | Maison des Sports de Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall Clermont-Ferrand Sports Hall is an indoor arena, in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It has a seating capacity for 5,000 spectators.It is used primarily for basketball, and is the home venue of Stade Clermontois BA from the Pro A.... |
Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department... |
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| 2005-06 | Le Mans Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006... |
78–60 | JL Bourg-en-Bresse | Palais des Sports de Dijon | Dijon Dijon Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area.... |
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| 2006-07 | Roanne Chorale Roanne Basket Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Roanne, France. The club plays in the Pro A. Their coach is Jean-Denys Choulet. Their home arena is Halle André Vacheresse... |
87–82 | Le Mans Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006... |
Palais des Sports Jean Weille Palais des Sports Jean Weille Palais de Sports Jean Weille is an indoor sporting arena located in Nancy, France. The seating capacity of the arena is 6,027 people. It is currently home to the SLUC Nancy professional basketball team.... |
Nancy | Marc Salyers Marc Salyers Marc Douglas Salyers is a professional basketball player. He is a small forward-power forward.-College career:Salyers played college basketball at Samford University with the Samford Bulldogs from 1997–01.... |
| 2007-08 | Cholet Basket Cholet Basket Cholet Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in Cholet, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League. Their home arena is La Meilleraie.- Establishment :... |
67–40 | JA Vichy JA Vichy Jeanne d’Arc de Vichy Val d’Allier Auvergne Basket is a basketball club based in Vichy, France that plays in the LNB. Their home games are played at Gymnase Pierre Coulon.- Former Player:* Ime Udoka* Martynas Andriukaitis* Kareem Reid* Mike Smith... |
Palais des Sports de Toulon | Toulon Toulon Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence.... |
 Nando de ColoNando de Colo Nando de Colo is a French professional basketball player. His parents are from Portugal.-Pro career:... |
| 2008-09 | Le Mans Le Mans Sarthe Basket Le Mans Sarthe Basket is a professional basketball club that is based in the city of Le Mans, France. The club plays in the French Pro A League.-History:Le Mans was founded in the year 1939. The club won the French Championship in 1978, 1979, 1982, and 2006... |
74–64 | Orléans | Salle des Docks Océane | Le Havre Le Havre Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total... |
 David BluthenthalDavid Bluthenthal David Blu is a 6' 7" American-Israeli professional basketball player who plays for the Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball club.He was born as David Bluthenthal. In 2010 he changed his name to David Blu .-Early life:... |
| 2009-10 | ASVEL | 70–69 | Orléans | Astroballe Astroballe The Astroballe is an indoor sporting arena located in Villeurbanne, France. The capacity of the arena is 5,800 people. It is currently home to the Adecco ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne basketball team.... |
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 Mindaugas LukauskisMindaugas Lukauskis Mindaugas Lukauskis is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.-Basketball career:Lukauskis began his basketball career in the Panevežys youth basketball clubs, being the leader there. He got attention from the LKL, and in 2001, he joined Sakalai... |
| 2010-11 | Gravelines Dunkerque | 79–71 | Chalon-sur-Saône | Palais des Sports de Pau Palais des Sports de Pau Palais de Sports de Pau is an indoor sporting arena located in Pau, France. The capacity of the arena is 7,856 people. It is currently home to the Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez basketball team.-External links:*... |
Pau | Yannick Bokolo Yannick Bokolo Yannick Bokolo is a French professional basketball player.- Biography :Born in Zaïre in 1985, Bokolo left the country aged 3 to move to Belgrade, Yugoslavia. At the age of 5, he moved to Strasbourg, France. Later, he joined the National basketball academy , alongside Johan Petro and Terence Parker... |
| 2011-12 | Team Team A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team... |
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Halle André-Vacheresse | Roanne Roanne Roanne is a commune in the Loire department in central France.It is located northwest of Lyon on the Loire River.-Economy:... |
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