France women's national basketball team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see France men's national basketball team.
France
FIBA ranking 7 Decrease 1 (21 August 2023)
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation FFBB
Coach Jean-Aimé Toupane
Nickname(s) Les Bleues (The Blues)
Olympic Games
Appearances 4
Medals Silver Silver: (2012)
Bronze Bronze: (2020)
World Cup
Appearances 11
Medals Bronze Bronze: (1953)
EuroBasket
Appearances 34
Medals Gold 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

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. France is the leading nation in terms of EuroBasket Women qualifications. (Alongside Italy)

Competitive record

Olympic Games

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 39 19 10 22 13 9

FIBA Women's World Cup

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

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

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2023.

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 – 28 January 1998 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Tarbes GB
PG 4 Marine Fauthoux 22 – 23 January 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Basket Landes
PF 6 Alexia Chartereau 24 – 5 September 1998 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) ASVEL Féminin
C 7 Sandrine Gruda 35 – 25 June 1987 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) ASVEL Féminin
SG 10 Sarah Michel (C) 34 – 10 January 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bourges Basket
SF 11 Valériane Vukosavljević 29 – 29 April 1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) USK Praha
C 12 Iliana Rupert 21 – 12 July 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Virtus Bologna
F 13 Janelle Salaun 21 – 5 September 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Villeneuve d'Ascq
C 22 Marième Badiane 28 – 24 November 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) BLMA
SG 28 Mamignan Touré 28 – 19 December 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) BLMA
G 42 Leila Lacan 19 – 2 June 2004 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Angers UFAB 49
PG 47 Romane Bernies 29 – 27 June 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) BLMA
Head coach
  • 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