The Nationale 1 Hommes, officially named the Luxembourgish Basketball League (formerly known as the Total League), is the highest men's basketball league in

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. The league's governing body is Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Basketball (FLBB).Présentation de la FLBB
Prior to the 2012–13 season, the league was known as the Diekirch League.

About

As the league is semi-professional, all clubs are run as not-for-profit. Each team in the league is allowed to have two American players on the roster. While most local players do not receive a salary, American players are paid.19 von 20 Profis kommen aus den USA
There are two player statuses: JICL (French acronym for "player registered with a Luxembourgian club") and non-JICL. To be classified as JICL, a player has to have obtained a license from a FLBB club before their 16th birthday, or have one for at least three seasons between their 16th and 21st birthday. Prior to the 2013–14 season, each team was only allowed two non-JICL players, no exceptions. In July 2013, the

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adjudged the ruling was contrary to the

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. Following that decision, the rule was scrapped and replaced by a gentlemen's agreement to keep the number at two, though some have signed a third non-JICL player, arguing they were part-time players.

Format

During the regular season, each team plays the other nine teams twice, one at home and one away (10 teams, 18 games, 18 rounds). After this, the top six teams move on to the second stage, where they play a further 10 games against each other. The top four teams at the conclusion of the second stage move on to the playoffs. In the semi-finals, the No. 1 seed plays the No. 4 seed, and the No. 2 seed plays the No. 3 seed. The winner of each best-of-three semi-final moves on to the Finals series to decide the title (also best-of-three). Meanwhile, the bottom four teams after the regular season join the best four teams from the second-tier Nationale 2 to play for relegation and promotion respectively. The two worst ranked Total League teams are relegated whilst the two best Nationale 2 teams are promoted.

Current clubs

Title holders

* 1933–34: Nitia * 1934–35: Nitia * 1935–36: Nitia * 1936–37: Nitia * 1937–38: Nitia * 1938–39: Nitia * 1939–40: Nitia * 1940–44: Not held * 1944–45: Nitia * 1945–46: Nitia * 1946–47: Nitia * 1947–48: Nitia * 1948–49: Nitia * 1949–50: Nitia * 1950–51: Nitia * 1951–52: Black Boys Kayl * 1952–53: Nitia * 1953–54: Nitia * 1954–55: Etzella * 1955–56: Etzella * 1956–57: Etzella * 1957–58: Sparta Bertrange * 1958–59: Rou'de Le'w Kayl * 1959–60: Sparta Bertrange * 1960–61: Etzella * 1961–62: Etzella * 1962–63: Etzella * 1963–64: Etzella * 1964–65: Etzella * 1965–66: Black Star Mersch * 1966–67: Racing Luxembourg * 1967–68: Black Star Mersch * 1968–69: Sparta Bertrange * 1969–70: Etzella * 1970–71: Amicale Steesel * 1971–72: Etzella * 1972–73: Amicale Steesel * 1973–74: Sparta Bertrange * 1974–75:

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* 1975–76:

* 1976–77:

* 1977–78: Amicale Steesel * 1978–79: Sparta Bertrange * 1979–80: Amicale Steesel * 1980–81: Amicale Steesel * 1981–82:

* 1982–83:

* 1983–84:

* 1984–85:

* 1985–86: Sparta Bertrange * 1986–87: Sparta Bertrange * 1987–88:

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* 1988–89: Union Sportive Hiefenech * 1989–90: Union Sportive Hiefenech * 1990–91: Union Sportive Hiefenech * 1991–92: Etzella * 1992–93: Résidence * 1993–94: Résidence * 1994–95: Résidence * 1995–96: Union Sportive Hiefenech * 1996–97: Résidence * 1997–98: Racing Luxembourg * 1998–99: Etzella * 1999–00: Racing Luxembourg * 2000–01:

* 2001–02: AS Soleuvre, Soleuvre * 2002–03: Etzella * 2003–04:

* 2004–05: Sparta Bertrange * 2005–06: Etzella * 2006–07: Sparta Bertrange * 2007–08: Sparta Bertrange * 2008–09:

* 2009–10:

* 2010–11:

* 2011–12: Sparta Bertrange * 2012–13:

* 2013–14:

* 2014–15:

* 2015–16: Amicale Steesel * 2016–17: Amicale Steesel * 2017–18: Amicale Steesel * 2018–19: Etzella * 2019–20: None * 2020–21:

* 2021–22: Amicale Steesel Source:

Finals 2003-2021

Performance by club

European competition

Luxembourgian clubs have not participated in European competition since 2002, the last year

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organised the

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, with the FLBB bemoaning the separation between FIBA Europe and

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that restrict their participation are: a €5,000 registration fee notwithstanding other costs, an arena that seats at least 2000 without non-basketball lines, and games played on weekdays.T71 will not play in a European competition
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Highlights

Notes

References

External links

Luxembourg Basketball
at eurobasket.com
Luxembourg Basketball news
at basketnews.lu {{Men's professional basketball leagues Basketball in Luxembourg Lux Sports leagues established in 1933 1933 establishments in Luxembourg