Elite Messieurs

The Elite Messieurs (translated to English: Elite Men), also known as Cameroon Basketball League, is the premier basketball league for clubs in Cameroon. The league consisted out of 8 teams in the 2022–23 season.

Elite Messieurs
Organising bodyFECABASKET
CountryCameroon
Number of teams8
(2022–23)
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toDivision 2
Domestic cup(s)Cameroonian Basketball Cup
International cup(s)Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current championsFAP (4th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsBEAC (5 titles)
WebsiteLink

Currently, the most successful team in the league is FAP, who have won four consecutive titles between 2020 and 2023.

The champions of the Elite Messieurs qualify for the Road to BAL, the qualification tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

In the most recent format, eight teams participated in the regular season where they face each other tea one time. The top four teams advance to the Final Four, where they play in a round-robin to determine the final standings.

Current teams

The following were the 12 teams for the 2022 season:[1][2]

Team City Established
FAP Yaoundé 1972
Condor Yaoundé
Ecole de Basket Douala 1991
Étoile Sportif de Douala Douala
Volcanic Warriors Buea
Nzui-Manto Bangangté 2014
Onyx Yaoundé 2001
Université de Douala Douala
Overdose Up Station Yaoundé
Douala Firebirds Douala
Le Nkam Nkam
BEAC Yaoundé

Champions
Season Champions Runners-up Third place Ref.
1971 Yaoundé Université Club [3]
1972–1984 Unknown
1985 Zenith BBC [4]
1986
1987 Zenith BBC
1988
1989
1990 BBC Challenger
1991 BBC Challenger
1992 BBC Challenger
1993 Dreamstore BBC
1994 Dreamstore BBC
1995
1996
1997 Athletic Warriors
1998 Athletic Warriors
1999 Athletic Warriors
2000
2001
2002 BEAC [5]
2003 BEAC
2005 Phoenix de Douala Ecole de Basket [6]
2006 Phoenix de Douala BEAC Noga Air Force [7][8]
2007 Condor [9]
2008 Condor BEAC [10]
2009 BEAC Condor [11]
2010 Far Compet de Yaoundé Ecole de Basket [12]
2011 Condor INJS Yaoundé Montagne Bafoussam [13]
2012 INJS [14]
2013 Ecole de Basket All Stars de Bamenda INJS Yaoundé [14]
2014 All Stars de Bamenda [15]
2015 INJS BEAC Nzui-Manto [16]
2015–16 Nzui-Manto INJS Yaoundé BEAC [17]
2016–17 BEAC Nzui-Manto [18]
2017–18 BEAC [19]
2018–19 Condor FAP Ecole de Basket [18]
2019–20 FAP Université de Douala Le Nkam [20]
2020–21 FAP Onyx Le Nkam [21]
2021–22 FAP Ecole de Basket BEAC [22]
2022–23 FAP [23]

By team
Team Titles Winning seasons Last season title
BEAC 5 2002, 2003, 2009, 2017, 2018 2018
Condor 4 2007, 2008, 2011, 2019 2019
FAP 4 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 2022
BBC Challenger† 3 1990, 1991, 1992 1992
Zenith† 2 1985, 1987 1985, 1987
Phoenix de Douala* 2 2005, 2006 2006
INJS 2 2012, 2015 2015
Yaoundé Université Club 1 1971 1971
Nzui-Manto 1 2016 2016
Ecole de Basket 1 2013 2013
All Stars de Bamenda* 1 2014 2014
Far Compet de Yaoundé† 1 2010 2010
† Defunct club.* Former club, now plays in the Division 2.

In African competitions

Each year, the champions of the league are placed for the qualifiers of the FIBA Africa Basketball League, the premiere pan-African competition. Since 2020, this league is replaced by the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The following list shows Cameroonian teams which played in a main tournament:

FIBA Africa Basketball League
Cameroon participants in the FIBA Africa Basketball League
Club Participations Last participation Best result
BEAC
1
 2016 7th place
Condor
1
 2010 Silver Runners-up
Nzui Manto
1
 2015 10th place
CAMAIR
1
ONCBP
1

Basketball Africa League
Team 2021 2022
FAP
Quarterfinals
 4th place

Most Valuable Player
Season Player Team Ref.
2021–22Étienne Tametong FAP [24]

References
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