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France women's national basketball team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see France men's national basketball team.

France
FIBA ranking7 Steady (15 February 2024)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationFFBB
CoachJean-Aimé Toupane
Nickname(s)Les Bleues (The Blues)
Olympic Games
Appearances5
MedalsSilver Silver: (2012)
Bronze Bronze: (2020)
World Cup
Appearances11
MedalsBronze Bronze: (1953)
EuroBasket
Appearances34
MedalsGold Gold: (2001, 2009)
Silver Silver: (1970, 1993, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Bronze Bronze: (2011, 2023)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
Women's World Cup 0 0 1
EuroBasket Women 2 8 2
Mediterranean Games 0 1 1
Total 2 10 5

The France women's national basketball team (French: Équipe de France féminine de basketball) represents France in international women's basketball and is administered by the French Federation of Basketball. The team is nicknamed Les Bleues {The Blues}. However, after their unexpected triumph at the 2009 EuroBasket the team earned the name Les Braqueuses (The Robbers) due their spectacular play.[2] France is the leading nation in terms of EuroBasket Women qualifications. (Alongside Italy)

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Olympic Games Qualifying
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Canada 1976 Did not qualify 3 1 2
Soviet Union 1980 8 3 5
United States 1984
South Korea 1988 5 3 2
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000 5th 7 5 2
Greece 2004 Did not qualify
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 8 7 1 3 3 0
Brazil 2016 4th 8 4 4 3 3 0
Japan 2020 6 3 3
France 2024 Qualified as host
Total 29 19 10 22 13 9

FIBA Women's World Cup

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Women's World Cup
Year Position Pld W L
Chile 1953 6 4 2
Brazil 1957 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1959
Peru 1964 10th 8 3 5
Czechoslovakia 1967 Did not qualify
Brazil 1971 6th 9 3 6
Colombia 1975 Did not qualify
South Korea 1979 7th 8 2 6
Brazil 1983 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1986
Malaysia 1990
Australia 1994 9th 8 6 2
Germany 1998 Did not qualify
China 2002 8th 9 4 5
Brazil 2006 5th 9 5 4
Czech Republic 2010 6th 9 5 4
Turkey 2014 7th 7 4 3
Spain 2018 5th 7 5 2
Australia 2022 7th 6 3 3
Germany 2026 To be determined
Total 86 44 42

EuroBasket Women

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EuroBasket Women Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Italy 1938 4th 4 1 3
Hungary 1950 4th 7 4 3
Soviet Union 1952 7th 5 3 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1954 6th 8 2 6
Czechoslovakia 1956 7th 8 4 4
Poland 1958 6th 7 1 6
Bulgaria 1960 Did not qualify
France 1962 8th 5 1 4 7 5 2
Hungary 1964 10th 5 0 5
Romania 1966 11th 7 2 5
Italy 1968 11th 8 2 6 3 2 1
Netherlands 1970 7 5 2
Bulgaria 1972 4th 8 5 3
Italy 1974 7th 8 3 5
France 1976 4th 6 3 3
Poland 1978 4th 8 5 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1980 11th 7 3 4
Italy 1981 Did not qualify
Hungary 1983 4 3 1
Italy 1985 8th 7 3 4
Spain 1987 8th 7 2 5
Bulgaria 1989 8th 5 1 4 5 3 2
Israel 1991 Did not qualify 5 1 4
Italy 1993 5 3 2 5 4 1
Czech Republic 1995 11th 6 2 4
Hungary 1997 Did not qualify 5 3 2
Poland 1999 8 6 2 5 4 1
France 2001 8 8 0
Greece 2003 5th 8 5 3
Turkey 2005 5th 8 6 2 6 5 1
Italy 2007 8th 9 4 5
Latvia 2009 9 9 0 8 7 1
Poland 2011 9 6 3
France 2013 9 8 1
HungaryRomania 2015 10 8 2
Czech Republic 2017 6 5 1 6 6 0
LatviaSerbia 2019 6 5 1
FranceSpain 2021 6 5 1 Qualified as co-host
IsraelSlovenia 2023 6 5 1 6 5 1
Czech RepublicGermanyItalyGreece 2025 To be determined
FinlandLithuania 2027
Total 240 135 105 65 48 17

Team

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Current roster

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. An 18-player roster was announced on 16 May 2024.[3] The final roster was announced on 8 June 2024.[4]

France women's national basketball team – 2024 Summer Olympics roster roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
PG 4 Marine Fauthoux 23 – (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Çukurova Basketbol Turkey
PF 6 Alexia Chery 25 – (1998-09-05)5 September 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ASVEL Féminin France
SG 10 Sarah Michel (C) 35 – (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bourges Basket France
SF 11 Valériane Ayayi 30 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) USK Praha Czech Republic
C 12 Iliana Rupert 23 – (2001-07-12)12 July 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Çukurova Basketbol Turkey
F 13 Janelle Salaun 22 – (2001-09-05)5 September 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) PF Schio Italy
C 14 Dominique Malonga 18 – (2005-11-16)16 November 2005 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ASVEL Féminin France
F 15 Gabby Williams 27 – (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
C 22 Marième Badiane 29 – (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Fenerbahçe Turkey
SG 23 Marine Johannès 29 – (1995-01-21)21 January 1995 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) ASVEL Féminin France
G 42 Leila Lacan 20 – (2004-06-02)2 June 2004 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Basket Landes France
PG 47 Romane Bernies 31 – (1993-06-27)27 June 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) BLMA France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 28 July 2024

Notable players

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Successive coaches

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Media coverage

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France's matches are currently broadcast by Canal .

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  2. ^ SPORT, RMC. "Euro : dix choses à savoir sur les Braqueuses". RMC SPORT (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ "La présélection des Bleues pour l'été 2024". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Les 12 Bleus retenus pour Paris 2024". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Team roster: France" (PDF). fiba.basketball. p. 4. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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