Malagasy N1A

The Malagasy N1A[1][2] is the top basketball league in Madagascar. Currently, twelve teams play in the competition to determine who is the national champion of Madagascar.[3] The defending champion is GNBC.

Malagasy N1A
Organising bodyMadagascar Basketball Federation
Country Madagascar
ConfederationFIBA Africa
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Coupe du President
International cup(s)Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current championsCOSPN Analamanga (2nd title)
(2020–21)

The winners of each N1A season play in the qualifiers of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Format

The season begins with 12 teams in two conferences (West and East), the top four qualify for the Elite 8. The bottom team from each group is relegated to the N1B (the national second level). The top four teams from the Elite 8 advance to the Final Four that are played in a best-of-three series to determine the N1A champion.[4]

Teams

These were the 12 teams of the 2022 season:[4]

Team Location
Western Conference
Cosmos
SEBAM Boeny
GNBC Vakinankaratra
TGBC
MB2ALL
2BC
Eastern Conference
ASCB BoenyBoeny
COSPNAnalamanga
COSPN 2
ASCUTToamasina
ASCB BoenyBoeny
AS Fanalamanga

Winners
Year Winner Runner Up Third
2016GNBCCOSPNASCUT
2017ASCB BoenySBBC BoenyASCUT
2018COSPNASCB BoenyCosmos
2019GNBCCOSPNASCB Boeny
2020–21ASCUTGNBCSEBAM Boeny
2021COSPNSEBAM BoenyGNBC

Performance by club
Club Wins Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runners-up
GNBC 2 1 2016, 2019 2021
COSPN 2 2 2018, 2021 2016, 2019
ASCUT 1 – 2020–21 –
ASCB Boeny 1 1 2017 2018
SBBC Boeny – 1 – 2017

Coupe du President

In Madagascar, the national federation also organises a cup competition called the Coupe du President (English: President's Cup).

Year Winners Runners-up Third place
2017ASCB BoenyTMBB Analamanga
2018CosmosCOSPNMB2ALL
2022[5] GNBC COSPN ASCUT

References
  1. "Basketball –Madagascar N1A: la première phase à Antsiranana - NewsMada". www.newsmada.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. "Basketball : le COSPN et le MB2ALL vont défendre leurs titres". L'actualité de Madagascar en continu. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. "Madagascar Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - afrobasket".
  4. "SPORTS – La Fédération malgache de basketball change de formule pour le championnat national N1A hommes". 2424.mg - L'actualité quotidienne en temps réel (in French). 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  5. "Madagascar Matin » Basket-ball – Coupe du président – La Gnbc au firmament" (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-06.


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