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France women's national basketball team
Women's national basketball team representing France
Women's national basketball team representing France
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Women |
| country | France |
| logo | France Basketball.png |
| logo_width | 130px |
| coach | Jean-Aimé Toupane |
| fiba_ranking | |
| fiba_zone | FIBA Europe |
| national_fed | FFBB |
| nickname | *Les Bleues* (The Blues) |
| oly_appearances | 5 |
| oly_medals | *Silver:* (2012, 2024) |
| *Bronze:* (2020) | |
| wc_appearances | 11 |
| wc_medals | *Bronze:* ([1953](1953-fiba-world-championship-for-women)) |
| zone_championship | EuroBasket |
| zone_appearances | 35 |
| zone_medals | *Gold:* (2001, 2009) |
| *Silver:* (1970, 1993, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) | |
| *Bronze:* (2011, 2023) | |
| h_title | Home |
| h_pattern_b | _thindkbluesides |
| h_body | FFFFFF |
| h_shorts | FFFFFF |
| a_title | Away |
| a_pattern_b | _thinsidesonblue_2 |
| a_body | 0000CC |
| a_shorts | 0000CC |
| total | yes |
the women's team
Bronze: (2020) Silver: (1970, 1993, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) Bronze: (2011, 2023) |Olympic Games|0|2|1 |Women's World Cup|0|0|1 |EuroBasket Women|2|8|2 |Mediterranean Games|0|1|1 The France women's national basketball team () 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. France is the leading nation in terms of EuroBasket Women qualifications. (Alongside Italy)
Competitive record
| Olympic Games | Qualifying | Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Total | 35 | 23 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN 1976 | *Did not qualify* | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| URS 1980 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| USA 1984 | |||||||||||||||||
| KOR 1988 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| ESP 1992 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA 1996 | |||||||||||||||||
| AUS 2000 | 5th | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| GRE 2004 | *Did not qualify* | ||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
| UK 2012 | [[File:Silver medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| BRA 2016 | 4th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
| JPN 2020 | [[File:Bronze medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| FRA [2024](2024-summer-olympics) | [[File:Silver medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 6 | 4 | 2 |
FIBA Women's World Cup
| Women's World Cup | Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Total | 86 | 44 | 42 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile [1953](1953-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | [[File:Bronze medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| BRA [1957](1957-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | *Did not qualify* | |||||||||
| URS [1959](1959-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | ||||||||||
| PER [1964](1964-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | 10th | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| TCH [1967](1967-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | *Did not qualify* | |||||||||
| BRA [1971](1971-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | 6th | 9 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| COL [1975](1975-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | *Did not qualify* | |||||||||
| KOR [1979](1979-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | 7th | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| BRA [1983](1983-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | *Did not qualify* | |||||||||
| URS [1986](1986-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | ||||||||||
| MAS [1990](1990-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | ||||||||||
| AUS [1994](1994-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | 9th | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| GER [1998](1998-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | *Did not qualify* | |||||||||
| CHN [2002](2002-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | 8th | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| BRA [2006](2006-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | 5th | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| CZE [2010](2010-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | 6th | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| TUR [2014](2014-fiba-world-championship-for-women) | 7th | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| ESP [2018](2018-fiba-women-s-basketball-world-cup) | 5th | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| AUS [2022](2022-fiba-women-s-basketball-world-cup) | 7th | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| GER [2026](2026-fiba-women-s-basketball-world-cup) | *To be determined* |
EuroBasket Women
| EuroBasket Women | Qualification | Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | Total | 246 | 139 | 107 | 71 | 54 | 17 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA 1938 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| HUN 1950 | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| URS 1952 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| YUG 1954 | 6th | 8 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| TCH 1956 | 7th | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| POL 1958 | 6th | 7 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| BUL 1960 | *Did not qualify* | ||||||||||||||||
| FRA 1962 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| HUN 1964 | 10th | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| ROU 1966 | 11th | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| ITA 1968 | 11th | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| NED 1970 | [[File:Silver medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| BUL 1972 | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| ITA 1974 | 7th | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| FRA 1976 | 4th | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| POL 1978 | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| YUG 1980 | 11th | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| ITA 1981 | *Did not qualify* | ||||||||||||||||
| HUN 1983 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| ITA 1985 | 8th | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| ESP 1987 | 8th | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| BUL 1989 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| ISR 1991 | *Did not qualify* | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| ITA 1993 | [[File:Silver medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| CZE 1995 | 11th | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| HUN 1997 | *Did not qualify* | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| POL 1999 | [[File:Silver medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| FRA 2001 | [[File:Gold medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| GRE 2003 | 5th | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| TUR 2005 | 5th | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| ITA 2007 | 8th | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| LAT 2009 | [[File:Gold medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
| POL 2011 | [[File:Bronze medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| FRA 2013 | [[File:Silver medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| HUNROU 2015 | [[File:Silver medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 10 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| CZE 2017 | [[File:Silver medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| LATSRB 2019 | [[File:Silver medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| [[File:Silver medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 6 | 5 | 1 | *Qualified as co-host* | ||||||||||||
| ISRSVN 2023 | [[File:Bronze medal icon.svg | 16x16px]] | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| CZEGERITAGRE 2025 | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||
| BELFINSWELTU 2027 | *To be determined* | *To be determined* |
|}
Team
Current roster
Roster for EuroBasket Women 2025.
- FRA Jean-Aimé Toupane
- FRA David Gautier
- (C) Team captain
- Club – describes last club before the tournament
- Age – describes age on 18 June 2025
Notable players
- Nicole Antibe
- Isabelle Fijalkowski
- Jacky Chazalon
- Céline Dumerc
- Christine Gomis
- Irène Guidotti
- Marine Johannès
- Gabby Williams
- Edwige Lawson
- Catherine Melain
- Lætitia Moussard
- Élisabeth Riffiod
- Odile Santaniello
- Laure Savasta
- Yannick Souvré
Successive coaches
- Alain Jardel
- Jacques Commères
- Pierre Vincent
- Valérie Garnier
Media coverage
France's matches are currently broadcast by Canal+.
References
References
- SPORT, RMC. "Euro : dix choses à savoir sur les Braqueuses". RMC SPORT.
- "Les 12 joueuses pour l'Euro 2025". ffbb.com.
- "Team roster: France". fiba.basketball.
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