The Ligue 1 is the top tier men's basketball league in Guinea. The defending champion is SLAC, which won its sixth title in 2021. Most games of the league are played in the Palais des Sports next to the Stade du 28 Septembre in Conakry.
History
Since 2021, the league has not been organised because of a dispute between the Guinean Basketball Federation (FGBB) and Guinea's Ministry of Sport. In February 2023, President of the FGBB Sakoba Keita announced his plans to professionalize the league by allowing teams to have a corporate status and by introducing a minimum salary for players.[1]
In October 2023, instead of organising a league, the federation organised a qualification tournament to decide the country's representative in the Road to BAL. SLAC won the tournament.[2]
Current teams
In the 2021 season, the league featured six teams:[3]
- SLAC
- Horoya Athletic Club
- DRC
- ASD
- Asfo
- Free
Champions
- 2014–15: SLAC
- 2015–16: SLAC
- 2016–17: SLAC
- 2017–18: Magic Basket Club[4]
- 2018–19: SLAC[5]
- 2019–20: SLAC
- 2020–21: SLAC
List of finals
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | SLAC | Horoya Athletic Club | 86–44[6] |
In the Basketball Africa League
| Season | Representative | Road to BAL | Main competition | ||||||
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| W | L | Result | Qualified | W | L | Result | |||
| 2021 | SLAC | 1 | 2 | First phase | 
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DNQ | |||
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |  Silver
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3 | 3 | Quarter-finalist | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |  Gold
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TBA | ||||
| Total | 8 | 6 | 2/3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
References
- ^ Ibrahima, Fall El Hadji (2023-02-08). "Guinée : les enjeux de la professionnalisation du basket - A la une". Sport News Africa (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "SLAC return to BAL Elite 16 Round with eyes on the third BAL appearance". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "Basketball | Guinea: let's go for the new season in Ligue 1 (2020-21)". Archysport. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Championnat national de basketball Ligue 1 : le MBC (Magic Basket Club) aux anges !". ZIAMA INFO (in French). 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ "Les basketteuses du Horoya AC: 4 ans de règne sans partage en Guinée". www.nouvelledeguinee.com. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ Diallo, Ibrahima Sory. "Basketball : le SLAC sacré champion de Guinée pour la 3ème fois". www.gnakrylive.com (in French). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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This page was last edited on 10 October 2023, at 18:31