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.

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)

France

FIBA ranking	3 (9 February 2025)[1]
FIBA zone	FIBA Europe
National federation	FFBB
Coach	Jean-Aimé Toupane
Nickname(s)	Les Bleues (The Blues)
Olympic Games
Appearances	5
Medals	Silver: (2012, 2024) 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 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 2 1 Women's World Cup 0 0 1 EuroBasket Women 2 8 2 Mediterranean Games 0 1 1 Total 2 11 5

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 6 4 2 Total 35 23 12 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 Qualified 6 6 0 2027 To be determined To be determined Total 240 135 105 71 54 17

Team

Current roster

Roster for EuroBasket Women 2025 qualifers.^[3]

France women's national basketball roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 2 Marie-Paule Foppossi 26 – (1998-01-28)28 January 1998 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq PG 4 Marine Fauthoux 23 – (2001-01-23)23 January 2001 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Çukurova Basketbol SG 7 Camille Droguet 25 – (1999-01-15)15 January 1999 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre G 8 Lou Lopez Sénéchal 26 – (1998-05-12)12 May 1998 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Hozono Global Jairis SG 10 Sarah Michel (C) 35 – (1989-01-10)10 January 1989 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bourges Basket SF 11 Valériane Ayayi 30 – (1994-04-29)29 April 1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) USK Praha C 12 Iliana Rupert 23 – (2001-07-12)12 July 2001 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Çukurova Basketbol F 13 Janelle Salaün 23 – (2001-09-05)5 September 2001 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) PF Schio C 14 Dominique Malonga 19 – (2005-11-16)16 November 2005 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) ASVEL Féminin F 15 Gabby Williams 28 – (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Fenerbahçe C 22 Marième Badiane 30 – (1994-11-24)24 November 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Fenerbahçe SG 28 Mamignan Touré 30 – (1994-12-19)19 December 1994 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Spar Girona F 30 Kadi Sissoko 25 – (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) OGM Ormanspor PF 31 Maïa Hirsch 21 – (2003-11-13)13 November 2003 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq C 37 Ana Tadić 26 – (1998-09-21)21 September 1998 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) DVTK HUNTHERM G 42 Leïla Lacan 20 – (2004-06-02)2 June 2004 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Basket Landes PG 47 Romane Bernies 31 – (1993-06-27)27 June 1993 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) BLMA SG 98 Pauline Astier 22 – (2002-02-15)15 February 2002 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Bourges Basket C 99 Jess-Mine Zodia 20 – (2004-12-22)22 December 2004 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Tarbes Gespe Bigorre	Head coach Jean-Aimé Toupane[4] Assistant coach(es) David Gautier[5] Grégory Halin Legend (C) Captain Date – 23 December 2024

Notable players

• Nicole Antibe
• Isabelle Fijalkowski
• Jacky Chazalon
• Céline Dumerc
• Christine Gomis
• Irène Guidotti
• Marine Johannès
• Edwige Lawson
• Catherine Melain
• Lætitia Moussard
• Élisabeth Riffiod
• Odile Santaniello
• Laure Savasta
• Yannick Souvré

Successive coaches

• Alain Jardel
• Jacques Commères
• Pierre Vincent
• Valérie Garnier

Media coverage

France's matches are currently broadcast by Canal+.

See also

• 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