# French Basketball Cup

The French Basketball Cup, or French Federation Basketball Cup, (French: Coupe de France de Basket) is the annual national basketball federation cup competition of France. It is organized by the French Basketball Federation. It is also known as the Trophée Robert Busnel (Robert Busnel Trophy), named after the late basketball player Robert Busnel, who died in 1991.
A total of 54 amateur and professional teams from France, participate in the cup competition.

## History

* 1952–53 to 1968–69 French Cup (including professional clubs)*
* 1981–82 to 1984–85 Federation Cup
* 1992–93 to 1994–95 League Cup
* 1995–96 to present French Cup (including professional clubs)
    *From 1971 to 1995, the French Cup was not contested by professional clubs.

## Title holders

* 1952–53 ASVEL
* 1953–54 PUC
* 1954–55 PUC
* 1955–56 Auboué
* 1956–57 ASVEL
* 1957–58 Étoile Charleville-Mézières
* 1958–59 Étoile Charleville-Mézières
* 1959–60 Denain Voltaire
* 1960–61 Stade Auto Lyon
* 1961–62 PUC
* 1962–63 PUC
* 1963–64 Moderne
* 1964–65 ASVEL
* 1965–66 Nantes
* 1966–67 ASVEL
* 1967–68 Not held
* 1968–69 JA Vichy
* 1969–70 JA Vichy
* 1970–81 Not held
* 1981–82 Limoges CSP
* 1982–83 Limoges CSP
* 1983–84 ASVEL
* 1984–85 Limoges CSP
* 1985–92 Not held
* 1992–93 JDA Dijon
* 1993–94 Limoges CSP
* 1994–95 Limoges CSP
* 1995–96 ASVEL
* 1996–97 ASVEL
* 1997–98 Cholet
* 1998–99 Cholet
* 1999–00 Limoges CSP
* 2000–01 ASVEL
* 2001–02 Pau-Orthez
* 2002–03 Pau-Orthez
* 2003–04 Le Mans Sarthe
* 2004–05 BCM Gravelines
* 2005–06 JDA Dijon
* 2006–07 Pau-Orthez
* 2007–08 ASVEL
* 2008–09 Le Mans Sarthe
* 2009–10 Orléans
* 2010–11 Élan Chalon
* 2011–12 Élan Chalon
* 2012–13 Paris-Levallois
* 2013–14 JSF Nanterre
* 2014–15 SIG
* 2015–16 Le Mans Sarthe
* 2016–17 Nanterre 92
* 2017–18 SIG
* 2018–19 ASVEL
* 2019–20 Not held
* 2020–21 ASVEL
* 2021–22 Pau-Orthez
* 2022–23 Monaco
* 2023–24 JDA Dijon

## Finals

| Year | Winner | Finalist | Score | Venue |
| French Cup |||||
| 1953 | ASVEL | Mulhouse | 43–41 | Paris (Vel d'Hiv) |
| 1954 | PUC | ASVEL | 54–49 | Paris (Vel d'Hiv) |
| 1955 | PUC | ASVEL | 46–43 | Roanne |
| 1956 | Auboué | Racing Club de France | 63–52 | Paris (Coubertin) |
| 1957 | ASVEL | PUC | 61–55 | Tours |
| 1958 | Étoile Charleville-Mézières | Denain Voltaire | 79–42 | Mulhouse |
| 1959 | Étoile Charleville-Mézières | ASVEL | 72–65 | Paris (Coubertin) |
| 1960 | Denain Voltaire | Auboué | 67–66 | Tours |
| 1961 | Stade Auto Lyon | PUC | 64–55 | Nantes |
| 1962 | PUC | RCM Toulouse | 65–57 | Rennes |
| 1963 | PUC | Alsace Bagnolet | 75–64 | Paris (Coubertin) |
| 1964 | Moderne | Chorale Mulsant | 70–68 | Tours |
| 1965 | ASVEL | Alsace Bagnolet | 59–55 | Mulhouse |
| 1966 | Nantes | Denain Voltaire | 65–58 | Lyon |
| 1967 | ASVEL | Denain Voltaire | 88–82 | Cholet |
| 1968 | The French Cup was replaced by the Regions' Cup | The French Cup was replaced by the Regions' Cup | The French Cup was replaced by the Regions' Cup | The French Cup was replaced by the Regions' Cup |
| 1969 | JA Vichy | Alsace Bagnolet | 90–56 | Tours |
| 1970 | JA Vichy | Moderne | 78–74 | Saint-Nazaire |
| From 1971 to 1995, the French Cup was not contested by professional clubs. |||||
| Federation Cup |||||
| 1982 | Limoges CSP | ASVEL | 116–100 | |
| 1983 | Limoges CSP | Monaco | 96–81 | |
| 1984 | ASVEL | Stade Français | 88–87 | |
| 1985 | Limoges CSP | Stade Français | 88–87 | |
| League Cup |||||
| 1993 | JDA Dijon | Racing Paris | 101–66 | 85-87 |
| 1994 | Limoges CSP | SIG | 83-66 | |
| 1995 | Limoges CSP | Pau-Orthez | 84-83 (OT) | |
| French Cup |||||
| 1996 | ASVEL | Levallois | 72–69 | Marseille |
| 1997 | ASVEL | SLUC Nancy | 67–58 | Paris (Coubertin) |
| 1998 | Cholet | Levallois | 95–54 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 1999 | Cholet | SIG | 85–70 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2000 | Limoges CSP | Racing Paris | 79–73 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2001 | ASVEL | Pau-Orthez | 99–74 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2002 | Pau-Orthez | ASVEL | 80–73 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2003 | Pau-Orthez | BCM Gravelines | 82–74 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2004 | Le Mans Sarthe | Pau-Orthez | 83–80 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2005 | BCM Gravelines | Cholet | 91–79 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2006 | JDA Dijon | Orléans | 66–58 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2007 | Pau-Orthez | JSF Nanterre | 92–83 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2008 | ASVEL | Cholet | 86–76 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2009 | Le Mans Sarthe | SLUC Nancy | 79–65 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2010 | Orléans | BCM Gravelines | 73–69 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2011 | Élan Chalon | Limoges CSP | 79–71 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2012 | Élan Chalon | Limoges CSP | 83–75 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2013 | Paris-Levallois | JSF Nanterre | 77–74 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2014 | JSF Nanterre | SLUC Nancy | 55–50 | Paris (Coubertin) |
| 2015 | SIG | ESSM Le Portel | 87–74 | Paris (Carpentier) |
| 2016 | Le Mans Sarthe | ASVEL | 88–75 | Paris (Carpentier) |
| 2017 | Nanterre 92 | Le Mans Sarthe | 96–79 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2018 | SIG | Boulazac Dordogne | 82–62 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2019 | ASVEL | Le Mans Sarthe | 70–61 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2021 | ASVEL | JDA Dijon | 77–61 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2022 | Pau-Orthez | SIG Strasbourg | 95–86 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2023 | Monaco | ASVEL | 90–70 | Paris (Bercy) |
| 2024 | JDA Dijon | SIG Strasbourg | 83–70 | Paris (Bercy) |

## French Cup (1982–1995)

| Year | Winner | Finalist | Score |
| 1982 | CO Briochin | Denain Voltaire | 81–79 |
| 1983 | Challans | CRO Lyon | 114–98 |
| 1984 | Denain Voltaire | OS Hyères | 75–85 |
| 1985 | OS Hyères | Saint-Quentin | 66–63 |
| 1986 | RCM Toulouse | AS Tarare | 95–84 |
| 1987 | Saint-Quentin | Montpellier | 102–86 |
| 1988 | AS Esquennoy | Villeneuve-sur-Lot | 86–79 |
| 1989 | Nice BC | SIG | 86–85 |
| 1990 | Toulon | CRO Lyon | 89–84 |
| 1991 | EB Châlons-en-Champagne | USO Athis-Mons | 107–83 |
| 1992 | Anjou BC Angers | AS Poissy | 82–70 |
| 1993 | Besançon | Élan Chalon | 79–64 |
| 1994 | Anjou BC Angers | Gauloise Vitry le François | 82–74 |
| 1995 | Gauloise Vitry le François | Reims Champagne | 73–69 |