France women's national basketball team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see France men's national basketball team.

France

FIBA ranking	3 4 (26 August 2024)
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	33
Medals	Gold: (2001, 2009) Silver: (1970, 1993, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021) Bronze: (2011)
Home Away
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 Women's World Cup 0 0 1 EuroBasket Women 2 8 1 Mediterranean Games 0 1 1 Total 2 10 4

The France women's national basketball team (Template:Lang-fr) 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 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 2012 8 7 1 3 3 0 2016 4th 8 4 4 3 3 0 2020 6 3 3 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 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 6 3 2014 7th 7 4 3 2018 5th 7 5 2 2022 Qualified Total 80 42 38

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 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 To be determined Total 234 130 104 59 43 16

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.

France women's national basketball team - 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup squads roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club SG 1 Lisa Berkani 25 – (1997-05-19)19 May 1997 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Flammes Carolo PG 4 Marine Fauthoux 21 – (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 SG 10 Sarah Michel (C) 33 – (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bourges C 12 Iliana Rupert 21 – (2001-07-12)12 July 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Las Vegas Aces C 14 Ana Tadic 24 – (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre F 15 Gabby Williams 26 – (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Seattle Storm C 16 Héléna Ciak 32 – (1989-12-15)15 December 1989 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) ASVEL Féminin C 22 Marieme Badiane 27 – (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) BLMA SG 28 Mamignan Touré 27 – (1994-12-19)19 December 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) BLMA PG 74 Marie-Eve Paget 27 – (1994-11-28)28 November 1994 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Basket Landes SF 97 Kendra Chery 21 – (2001-07-16)16 July 2001 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Basket Landes	Head coach Jean-Aimé Toupane Assistant coach(es) David Gauthier Catherine Melain Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 22 September 2022

Notable players

• Nicole Antibe
• Isabelle Fijalkowski
• Jacky Chazalon
• Céline Dumerc
• Christine Gomis
• Irène Guidotti
• Edwige Lawson
• Catherine Melain
• Lætitia Moussard
• Élisabeth Riffiod
• Odile Santaniello
• Laure Savasta
• Yannick Souvré

Successive coaches

• Alain Jardel
• Jacques Commères
• Pierre Vincent

Media coverage

France's matches are currently broadcast by Canal+.

See also

• France women's national under-19 basketball team
• France women's national under-17 basketball team
• France women's national 3x3 team

External links

Media related to France women's national basketball team at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• FIBA profile