2018–19 Pro A | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2018–19 | ||||||||||||
Dates | 21 September 2018 – 25 June 2019 | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 326 | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 18 | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Top seed | LDLC ASVEL | ||||||||||||
Basketball Champions League | JDA Dijon Élan Béarnais SIG Strasbourg | ||||||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Relegated | Provence Antibes Sharks | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | LDLC ASVEL (19th title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Monaco | ||||||||||||
Semifinalists | JDA Dijon Nanterre 92 | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The 2018–19 Pro A season, for sponsorships reasons the Jeep Élite, was the 97th season of the Pro A, the top basketball league in France organised by the Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB). It was the second season with Jeep as main sponsor. The season started on 21 September 2018 with the regular season and ended on 25 June 2019 with the last game of the finals.
LDLC ASVEL won its nineteenth French championship and its first one since 2016. In the finals, they defeated Monaco.
Teams
[edit]Promotion and relegation
[edit]Hyères-Toulon and Boulazac Basket Dordogne were relegated after the 2017–18 season after the teams ended in the last two places.
Blois promoted by finishing first in the regular season with a 27–7 record in the Pro B.[1] Fos Provence made its Pro A debut after promoting, as Fos defeated Roanne in the finals of the promotion play-offs.[2]
However, as ADA Blois did not meet the requirements for playing in Pro A, Boulazac remained in the league.
Locations and arenas
[edit]Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Antibes Sharks | Antibes | Azur Arena Antibes | 5,249
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AS Monaco | Fontvieille, Monaco | Salle Gaston Médecin | 3,700
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ASVEL | Lyon–Villeurbanne | Astroballe | 5,556
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BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | Gravelines | Sportica | 3,500
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Boulazac Dordogne | Boulazac | Le Palio | 5,200
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Champagne Châlons Reims | Reims | Complexe René-Tys | 3,000
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Cholet | Cholet | La Meilleraie | 5,191
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Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | Pau | Palais des Sports de Pau | 7,707
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Élan Chalon | Chalon-sur-Saône | Le Colisée | 5,000
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ESSM Le Portel | Le Portel | Le Chaudron | 3,500
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Fos Provence | Fos-sur-mer | Parsemain Sports Complex | 2,000
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JDA Dijon | Dijon | Palais des Sports de Dijon | 5,000
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JL Bourg | Bourg-en-Bresse | Ekinox | 3,548
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Le Mans Sarthe | Le Mans | Antarès | 6,003
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Levallois Metropolitans | Levallois | Palais des Sports Marcel Cerdan | 4,000
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Limoges CSP | Limoges | Beaublanc | 6,000
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Nanterre 92 | Nanterre | Palais des Sports de Nanterre | 3,000
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SIG Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Rhénus Sport | 6,200
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Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Antibes Sharks | ![]() |
Spalding | Mutuelles du Soleil |
AS Monaco | ![]() |
Erreà | - |
ASVEL | ![]() |
Peak | LDLC |
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | ![]() |
BIG Sports | Caisse d'Épargne |
Boulazac Dordogne | ![]() |
Kappa | E.Leclerc |
Champagne Châlons Reims | ![]() |
Kappa | E.Leclerc |
Cholet | ![]() |
Spalding | Système U |
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | ![]() |
Peak | DPD |
Élan Chalon | ![]() |
BIG Sports | Joker |
ESSM Le Portel | ![]() |
Kappa | Intersport |
Fos Provence | ![]() |
Vive | Eiffage Construction |
JDA Dijon | ![]() |
Erreà | Groupe Iserba |
JL Bourg | ![]() |
Spalding | Charles Réma |
Le Mans Sarthe | ![]() |
Kappa | Fermier de Loué |
Levallois Metropolitans | ![]() |
Li-Ning | IDEX |
Limoges CSP | ![]() |
BIG Sports | Intermarché |
Nanterre 92 | ![]() |
Nike | GTM Bâtiment |
SIG Strasbourg | ![]() |
Adidas | Suez |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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ASVEL | ![]() |
End of contract | 1 June 2018 | Pre-season | ![]() |
26 June 2018[3] |
AS Monaco | ![]() |
Signed with ASVEL | 26 June 2018[3] | ![]() |
28 June 2018[4] | |
AS Monaco | ![]() |
Fired | 1 February 2019 | During Season | ![]() |
1 February 2019 |
Budgets
[edit]On 3 October 2018, the LNB published the budgets and salary expenditures of the Pro A clubs.[5]
Club | Budget (in €) | Salary expenditures |
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AS Monaco | 8,089,000 | 2,995,000 |
SIG Strasbourg | 7,705,000 | 2,494,000 |
Le Mans Sarthe Basket | 6,589,000 | 2,010,000 |
Limoges CSP | 7,029,000 | 2,189,000 |
JDA Dijon | 4,488,000 | 1,300,000 |
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne | 9,158,000 | 2,949,000 |
Nanterre 92 | 4,877,000 | 1,617,000 |
Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 5,161,000 | 1,353,000 |
JL Bourg | 5,123,000 | 1,547,000 |
Levallois Metropolitans | 5,125,000 | 1,641,000 |
ESSM Le Portel | 3,546,000 | 1,219,000 |
Élan Chalon | 5,163,000 | 1,538,500 |
BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque | 5,837,000 | 1,833,000 |
Champagne Châlons Reims Basket | 4,129,000 | 1,395,000 |
Cholet Basket | 4,111,000 | 1,184,500 |
Olympique d'Antibes | 3,410,000 | 1,017,000 |
Boulazac Basket Dordogne | 3,483,000 | 1,267,000 |
Provence Basket | 3,179,000 | 1,105,500 |
Average | 5,342,000 | 1,704,000 |
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | LDLC ASVEL | 34 | 27 | 7 | 2859 | 2602 | +257 | Qualification for playoffs |
2 | Monaco | 34 | 24 | 10 | 2834 | 2586 | +248 | |
3 | JDA Dijon | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2761 | 2546 | +215 | |
4 | Nanterre 92 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 2870 | 2684 | +186 | |
5 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 34 | 21 | 13 | 2692 | 2614 | +78 | |
6 | SIG Strasbourg | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2765 | 2709 | +56 | |
7 | Limoges CSP | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2865 | 2778 | +87 | |
8 | Le Mans Sarthe | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2782 | 2637 | +145 | |
9 | JL Bourg | 34 | 19 | 15 | 2793 | 2778 | +15 | |
10 | Boulazac Basket Dordogne | 34 | 17 | 17 | 2708 | 2700 | +8 | |
11 | BCM Gravelines | 34 | 16 | 18 | 2775 | 2815 | −40 | |
12 | Levallois Metropolitans | 34 | 14 | 20 | 2692 | 2759 | −67 | |
13 | Champagne Châlons Reims | 34 | 13 | 21 | 2814 | 2931 | −117 | |
14 | Élan Chalon | 34 | 12 | 22 | 2902 | 2869 | +33 | |
15 | Cholet | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2669 | 2882 | −213 | |
16 | ESSM Le Portel | 34 | 10 | 24 | 2647 | 2889 | −242 | |
17 | Fos Provence Basket (R) | 34 | 9 | 25 | 2591 | 2913 | −322 | Relegation to Pro B |
18 | Antibes Sharks (R) | 34 | 7 | 27 | 2521 | 2848 | −327 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]Quarterfinals were played in a best-of-three games format, while the semifinals and the finals in a best-of-five (2–2–1) format.
Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | LDLC ASVEL | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Le Mans Sarthe | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | LDLC ASVEL | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Nanterre 92 | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Nanterre 92 | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | LDLC ASVEL | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Monaco | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Monaco | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Limoges | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Monaco | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | JDA Dijon | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | JDA Dijon | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | SIG Strasbourg | 0 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
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LDLC ASVEL | 2–0 | Le Mans Sarthe | 73–67 | 70–63 | |
Monaco | 2–0 | Limoges | 93–73 | 90–62 | |
JDA Dijon | 2–0 | SIG Strasbourg | 94–62 | 89–85 | |
Nanterre 92 | 2–1 | ÉB Pau-Lacq-Orthez | 101–65 | 64–76 | 84–69 |
Semifinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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LDLC ASVEL | 3–0 | Nanterre 92 | 91–72 | 82–70 | 99–56 | ||
Monaco | 3–0 | JDA Dijon | 82–77 | 84–75 | 81–78 |
Finals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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LDLC ASVEL | 3–2 | Monaco | 81–71 | 73–67 | 62–97 | 81–89 | 66–55 |
French clubs in European competitions
[edit]Team | Competition | Progress |
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LDLC ASVEL | EuroCup | Quarterfinals |
Limoges | Top 16 | |
Monaco | Top 16 | |
JDA Dijon | Champions League | Regular season |
Le Mans Sarthe | Round of 16 | |
Nanterre 92 | Round of 16 | |
SIG Strasbourg | Regular season |
Individual honours
[edit]Season awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Classement - Pro B – LNB.fr". www.lnb.fr.
- ^ "Fos s'offre les playoffs".
- ^ a b "Zvezdan MITROVIC nouveau coach de l'ASVEL Basket". 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Saso Filipovski named AS Monaco head coach". Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ "Budgets et masses salariales 2018/19 : L'ASVEL et Monaco tout en haut". BeBasket (in French). 3 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-04.