France women's national basketball team

France
FIBA ranking	7 1 (21 August 2023)
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	FFBB
Coach	Jean-Aimé Toupane
Nickname(s)	Les Bleues (The Blues)
Olympic Games
Appearances	4
Medals	Silver: (2012); Bronze: (2020)
World Cup
Appearances	11
Medals	Bronze: (1953)
EuroBasket
Appearances	34
Medals	Gold: (2001, 2009); Silver: (1970, 1993, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021); Bronze: (2011, 2023)
Home	Away

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

Olympic Games

Olympic Games					Qualifying
Year	Position	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L
1976	Did not qualify				3	1	2
1980					8	3	5
1984
1988					5	3	2
1992
1996
2000	5th	7	5	2
2004	Did not qualify
2008	Did not qualify
2012		8	7	1	3	3	0
2016	4th	8	4	4	3	3	0
2020		6	3	3
2024	Qualified as host
Total		39	19	10	22	13	9

FIBA Women's World Cup

Women's World Cup
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1953		6	4	2
1957	Did not qualify
1959	Did not qualify
1964	10th	8	3	5
1967	Did not qualify
1971	6th	9	3	6
1975	Did not qualify
1979	7th	8	2	6
1983	Did not qualify
1986
1990
1994	9th	8	6	2
1998	Did not qualify
2002	8th	9	4	5
2006	5th	9	5	4
2010	6th	9	5	4
2014	7th	7	4	3
2018	5th	7	5	2
2022	7th	6	3	3
2026	To be determined
Total		86	44	42

EuroBasket Women

EuroBasket Women					Qualification
Year	Position	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L
1938	4th	4	1	3
1950	4th	7	4	3
1952	7th	5	3	2
1954	6th	8	2	6
1956	7th	8	4	4
1958	6th	7	1	6
1960	Did not qualify
1962	8th	5	1	4	7	5	2
1964	10th	5	0	5
1966	11th	7	2	5
1968	11th	8	2	6	3	2	1
1970		7	5	2
1972	4th	8	5	3
1974	7th	8	3	5
1976	4th	6	3	3
1978	4th	8	5	3
1980	11th	7	3	4
1981	Did not qualify
1983	Did not qualify				4	3	1
1985	8th	7	3	4
1987	8th	7	2	5
1989	8th	5	1	4	5	3	2
1991	Did not qualify				5	1	4
1993		5	3	2	5	4	1
1995	11th	6	2	4
1997	Did not qualify				5	3	2
1999		8	6	2	5	4	1
2001		8	8	0
2003	5th	8	5	3
2005	5th	8	6	2	6	5	1
2007	8th	9	4	5
2009		9	9	0	8	7	1
2011		9	6	3
2013		9	8	1
2015		10	8	2
2017		6	5	1	6	6	0
2019		6	5	1
2021		6	5	1	Qualified as co-host
2023		6	5	1	6	5	1
2025	To be determined
2027	To be determined
Total		240	135	105	65	48	17

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2023.^[3]^[4]

France women's national basketball team roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
SF	2	Marie-Paule Foppossi	25 – (1998-01-28)28 January 1998	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	Tarbes GB
PG	4	Marine Fauthoux	22 – (2001-01-23)23 January 2001	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Basket Landes
PF	6	Alexia Chartereau	24 – (1998-09-05)5 September 1998	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	ASVEL Féminin
C	7	Sandrine Gruda	35 – (1987-06-25)25 June 1987	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	ASVEL Féminin
SG	10	Sarah Michel (C)	34 – (1989-01-10)10 January 1989	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Bourges Basket
SF	11	Valériane Vukosavljević	29 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	USK Praha
C	12	Iliana Rupert	21 – (2001-07-12)12 July 2001	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	Virtus Bologna
F	13	Janelle Salaun	21 – (2001-09-05)5 September 2001	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Villeneuve d'Ascq
C	22	Marième Badiane	28 – (1994-11-24)24 November 1994	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	BLMA
SG	28	Mamignan Touré	28 – (1994-12-19)19 December 1994	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	BLMA
G	42	Leila Lacan	19 – (2004-06-02)2 June 2004	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Angers UFAB 49
PG	47	Romane Bernies	29 – (1993-06-27)27 June 1993	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	BLMA

Head coach

Jean-Aimé Toupane

Assistant coach(es)

David Gautier
Catherine Melain

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 15 June 2023

Notable players

Successive coaches

Alain Jardel
Jacques Commères
Pierre Vincent

Media coverage

France's matches are currently broadcast by Canal+.

References

↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
↑ SPORT, RMC. "Euro : dix choses à savoir sur les Braqueuses". RMC SPORT (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
↑ "Les 12 joueuses retenues pour l'Euro" (in French). ffbb.com. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
↑ "Team Roster: France" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 15 June 2023. p. 3. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

External links

Official website
FIBA profile
France National Team – Women at Eurobasket.com

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[FIBA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[2] SPORT, RMC. "Euro : dix choses à savoir sur les Braqueuses". RMC SPORT (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2017.

[3] "Les 12 joueuses retenues pour l'Euro" (in French). ffbb.com. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.

[4] "Team Roster: France" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 15 June 2023. p. 3. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

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