Leaders Cup

Leaders Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
2025 Pro A Leaders Cup
SportBasketball
FoundedFounded:
1988 (Tournoi des As Cup)
Re-founded:
2003 (Semaine des As Cup)
No. of teams8
Country France
Continent Europe
Most recent
champion(s)
Le Mans (4th title)
(2025)
Most titlesPau-Orthez
Le Mans
(4 titles each)
Broadcaster(s)Sport+
Related
competitions
LNB Élite
French Cup
(French Federation Cup)
Match des Champions
(French Supercup)
Official websiteLNB.fr (in French)

The Leaders Cup, sometimes referred to as the French Basketball League Cup and previously known as the Tourney des As Cup and Semaine des As Cup, is the annual national league cup competition for teams from the top-tier level of French professional basketball, the LNB Élite. It was created in its current form in 2003 (after originally being founded in 1988). It is organized by the Ligue Nationale de Basketball (LNB), which also organizes the top two leagues of French professional basketball (Pro A, and Pro B).

Inspired by the Spanish Copa del Rey (Spanish Basketball King's Cup), the Final Eight format has always been used. At the end of the first half of the regular season, the top eight teams (or the top seven teams and the tournament's host team) from the first division French LNB Élite League qualify. The eight teams compete in a playoff that is held at one venue over four days, which eventually produces a winner. The Final Eight is one of the highlights of the French basketball calendar. At one point in time, the winner of the competition was entitled to a place in the now defunct FIBA EuroChallenge competition.