France

FIBA ranking	7 (15 February 2024) [1]
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	FFBB
Coach	Jean-Aime 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	34
Medals	Gold: ( 2001 , 2009 ) Silver: ( 1970 , 1993 , 1999 , 2013 , 2015 , 2017 , 2019 , 2021 ) Bronze: ( 2011 , 2023 )
Home Away
Medal record Event 1 st 2 nd 3 rd 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

The France women's national basketball team ( French : Equipe de France feminine 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 )

Competitive record [ edit ]

Olympic Games [ edit ] 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 2024 Qualified as host Total 29 19 10 22 13 9 FIBA Women's World Cup [ edit ] 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 5 4 2014 7th 7 4 3 2018 5th 7 5 2 2022 7th 6 3 3 2026 To be determined Total 86 44 42

EuroBasket Women [ edit ] 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 6 5 1 6 5 1 2025 To be determined 2027 Total 240 135 105 65 48 17

Team [ edit ]

Current roster [ edit ]

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2023 . ^{[3] [4]}

France women's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age ? Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 2 Marie-Paule Foppossi 25 ? ( 1998-01-28 ) 28 January 1998 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Tarbes GB PG 4 Marine Fauthoux 22 ? ( 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 Feminin C 7 Sandrine Gruda 35 ? ( 1987-06-25 ) 25 June 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) ASVEL Feminin SG 10 Sarah Michel  (C) 34 ? ( 1989-01-10 ) 10 January 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bourges Basket SF 11 Valeriane Vukosavljevi? 29 ? ( 1994-04-29 ) 29 April 1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) USK Praha C 12 Iliana Rupert 21 ? ( 2001-07-12 ) 12 July 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Virtus Bologna F 13 Janelle Salaun 21 ? ( 2001-09-05 ) 5 September 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Villeneuve d'Ascq C 22 Marieme Badiane 28 ? ( 1994-11-24 ) 24 November 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) BLMA SG 28 Mamignan Toure 28 ? ( 1994-12-19 ) 19 December 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) BLMA G 42 Leila Lacan 19 ? ( 2004-06-02 ) 2 June 2004 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Angers UFAB 49 PG 47 Romane Bernies 29 ? ( 1993-06-27 ) 27 June 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) BLMA	Head coach Jean-Aime Toupane Assistant coach(es) David Gautier Catherine Melain Legend (C) Team captain Club ? describes last club before the tournament Age ? describes age on 15 June 2023

Notable players [ edit ]

• Nicole Antibe
• Isabelle Fijalkowski
• Jacky Chazalon
• Celine Dumerc
• Christine Gomis
• Irene Guidotti
• Marine Johannes
• Edwige Lawson
• Catherine Melain
• Lætitia Moussard
• Elisabeth Riffiod
• Odile Santaniello
• Laure Savasta
• Yannick Souvre

Successive coaches [ edit ]

• Alain Jardel
• Jacques Commeres
• Pierre Vincent

Media coverage [ edit ]

France's matches are currently broadcast by Canal+ .

See also [ edit ]

• France women's national under-20 basketball team
• France women's national under-19 basketball team
• France women's national under-17 basketball team
• France women's national 3x3 team

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to France women's national basketball team .

• Official website
• FIBA profile
• France National Team ? Women at Eurobasket.com