France women's national basketball team

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)

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

France
FIBA ranking7 Decrease 1 (21 August 2023)[1]
FIBA zoneFIBA Europe
National federationFFBB
CoachJean-Aimé Toupane
Nickname(s)Les Bleues (The Blues)
Olympic Games
Appearances4
MedalsSilver Silver: (2012)
Bronze Bronze: (2020)
World Cup
Appearances11
MedalsBronze Bronze: (1953)
EuroBasket
Appearances34
MedalsGold Gold: (2001, 2009)
Silver Silver: (1970, 1993, 1999, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Bronze Bronze: (2011, 2023)
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
Women's World Cup 0 0 1
EuroBasket Women 2 8 2
Mediterranean Games 0 1 1
Total 2 10 5

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games Qualifying
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Canada 1976 Did not qualify 3 1 2
Soviet Union 1980 8 3 5
United States 1984
South Korea 1988 5 3 2
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000 5th 7 5 2
Greece 2004 Did not qualify
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012 8 7 1 3 3 0
Brazil 2016 4th 8 4 4 3 3 0
Japan 2020 6 3 3
France 2024Qualified as host
Total 39 19 10 22 13 9

FIBA Women's World Cup

Women's World Cup
Year Position Pld W L
Chile 1953 6 4 2
Brazil 1957 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1959
Peru 1964 10th 8 3 5
Czechoslovakia 1967 Did not qualify
Brazil 1971 6th 9 3 6
Colombia 1975 Did not qualify
South Korea 1979 7th 8 2 6
Brazil 1983 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1986
Malaysia 1990
Australia 1994 9th 8 6 2
Germany 1998 Did not qualify
China 2002 8th 9 4 5
Brazil 2006 5th 9 5 4
Czech Republic 2010 6th 9 5 4
Turkey 2014 7th 7 4 3
Spain 2018 5th 7 5 2
Australia 2022 7th 6 3 3
Germany 2026 To be determined
Total 86 44 42

EuroBasket Women

EuroBasket Women Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Italy 1938 4th 4 1 3
Hungary 1950 4th 7 4 3
Soviet Union 1952 7th 5 3 2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1954 6th 8 2 6
Czechoslovakia 1956 7th 8 4 4
Poland 1958 6th 7 1 6
Bulgaria 1960 Did not qualify
France 1962 8th 5 1 4 7 5 2
Hungary 1964 10th 5 0 5
Romania 1966 11th 7 2 5
Italy 1968 11th 8 2 6 3 2 1
Netherlands 1970 7 5 2
Bulgaria 1972 4th 8 5 3
Italy 1974 7th 8 3 5
France 1976 4th 6 3 3
Poland 1978 4th 8 5 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1980 11th 7 3 4
Italy 1981 Did not qualify
Hungary 1983 4 3 1
Italy 1985 8th 7 3 4
Spain 1987 8th 7 2 5
Bulgaria 1989 8th 5 1 4 5 3 2
Israel 1991 Did not qualify 5 1 4
Italy 1993 5 3 2 5 4 1
Czech Republic 1995 11th 6 2 4
Hungary 1997 Did not qualify 5 3 2
Poland 1999 8 6 2 5 4 1
France 2001 8 8 0
Greece 2003 5th 8 5 3
Turkey 2005 5th 8 6 2 6 5 1
Italy 2007 8th 9 4 5
Latvia 2009 9 9 0 8 7 1
Poland 2011 9 6 3
France 2013 9 8 1
HungaryRomania 2015 10 8 2
Czech Republic 2017 6 5 1 6 6 0
LatviaSerbia 2019 6 5 1
FranceSpain 2021 6 5 1 Qualified as co-host
IsraelSlovenia 2023 6 5 1 6 5 1
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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SF 2 Marie-Paule Foppossi 25 – (1998-01-28)28 January 1998 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Tarbes GB France
PG 4 Marine Fauthoux 22 – (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Basket Landes France
PF 6 Alexia Chartereau 24 – (1998-09-05)5 September 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ASVEL Féminin France
C 7 Sandrine Gruda 35 – (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) ASVEL Féminin France
SG 10 Sarah Michel (C) 34 – (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bourges Basket France
SF 11 Valériane Vukosavljević 29 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) USK Praha Czech Republic
C 12 Iliana Rupert 21 – (2001-07-12)12 July 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Virtus Bologna Italy
F 13 Janelle Salaun 21 – (2001-09-05)5 September 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Villeneuve d'Ascq France
C 22 Marième Badiane 28 – (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) BLMA France
SG 28 Mamignan Touré 28 – (1994-12-19)19 December 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) BLMA France
G 42 Leila Lacan 19 – (2004-06-02)2 June 2004 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Angers UFAB 49 France
PG 47 Romane Bernies 29 – (1993-06-27)27 June 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) BLMA France
Head coach
  • France Jean-Aimé Toupane
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 June 2023

Notable players

Successive coaches

Media coverage

France's matches are currently broadcast by Canal+.

See also

References
  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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