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	3 4 (26 August 2024)
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

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 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 2027 To be determined Total 240 135 105 65 48 17

Team

Current roster

Roster for EuroBasket Women 2025 qualifers.

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 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

External links

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