Ligue 1
Organising bodyFGB
CountryGuinea
Number of teams6
(2021)
Current championsSLAC (6th title)
(2021)
Most championshipsSLAC (6 titles)

The Ligue 1 is the top tier men's basketball league in Guinea. The defending champion is SLAC, which won its sixth title in 2021. Most games of the league are played in the Palais des Sports next to the Stade du 28 Septembre in Conakry.

History

Since 2021, the league has not been organised because of a dispute between the Guinean Basketball Federation (FGBB) and Guinea's Ministry of Sport. In February 2023, President of the FGBB Sakoba Keita announced his plans to professionalize the league by allowing teams to have a corporate status and by introducing a minimum salary for players.[1]

In October 2023, instead of organising a league, the federation organised a qualification tournament to decide the country's representative in the Road to BAL. SLAC won the tournament.[2]

Current teams

In the 2021 season, the league featured six teams:[3]

Champions

  • 2014–15: SLAC
  • 2015–16: SLAC
  • 2016–17: SLAC
  • 2017–18: Magic Basket Club[4]
  • 2018–19: SLAC[5]
  • 2019–20: SLAC
  • 2020–21: SLAC

List of finals

Season Champions Runners-up Final score
2020–21 SLAC Horoya Athletic Club 86–44[6]

In the Basketball Africa League

Season Representative Road to BAL Main competition
W L Result Qualified W L Result
2021 SLAC 1 2 First phase No DNQ
2022 3 3  Silver Yes 3 3 Quarter-finalist
2023 4 1  Gold Yes TBA
Total 8 6 2/3 3 3


References

  1. ↑ Ibrahima, Fall El Hadji (2023-02-08). "Guinée : les enjeux de la professionnalisation du basket - A la une". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  2. ↑ "SLAC return to BAL Elite 16 Round with eyes on the third BAL appearance". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  3. ↑ "Basketball | Guinea: let's go for the new season in Ligue 1 (2020-21)". Archysport. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Championnat national de basketball Ligue 1 : le MBC (Magic Basket Club) aux anges !". ZIAMA INFO (in French). 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  5. ↑ "Les basketteuses du Horoya AC: 4 ans de règne sans partage en Guinée". www.nouvelledeguinee.com. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  6. ↑ Diallo, Ibrahima Sory. "Basketball : le SLAC sacré champion de Guinée pour la 3ème fois". www.gnakrylive.com (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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