Ligue 1 (Guinea)

Ligue 1
Organising body	FGB
Country	Guinea
Number of teams	6 ; (2021)
Current champions	SLAC (6th title) ; (2021)
Most championships	SLAC (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]

SLAC
Horoya Athletic Club
DRC
ASD
Asfo
Free

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
Season	Representative	W	L	Result	Qualified	W	L	Result

2021	SLAC	1	2	First phase		DNQ
2022		3	3	Silver		3	3	Quarter-finalist
2023		4	1	Gold		TBA
Total		8	6	2/3		3	3

References

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.
"SLAC return to BAL Elite 16 Round with eyes on the third BAL appearance". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
"Basketball | Guinea: let's go for the new season in Ligue 1 (2020-21)". Archysport. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
"Championnat national de basketball Ligue 1 : le MBC (Magic Basket Club) aux anges !". ZIAMA INFO (in French). 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
"Les basketteuses du Horoya AC: 4 ans de règne sans partage en Guinée". www.nouvelledeguinee.com. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
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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[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.