| Malagasy N1A | |
| Organiser: | Madagascar Basketball Federation |
| Confed: | FIBA Africa |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Levels: | 1 |
| Domest Cup: | Coupe du President |
| Confed Cup: | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
| Champions: | GNBC (3rd title) |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Most Champs: | ASCUT (6 titles) |
The N1A[1] [2] is the premier basketball league for men' s teams in Madagascar. Currently, 12 teams play in the competition to determine the national champions of Madagascar.[3]
The defending champions are COSPN, who have won the 2023 season. ASCUT holds the record for most titles with six championships.
The winners of each N1A season play in the Road to BAL, the qualifying rounds of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
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]
These were the 12 teams of the 2022 season:
| Team | Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Western Conference | ||
| Cosmos | Atsimo Andrefana | |
| SEBAM | Boeny | |
| GNBC | Vakinankaratra | |
| TGBC | Boeny | |
| MB2ALL | Antananarivo | |
| SBC | Vakinankaratra | |
| MCB | Antsinanana | |
| Eastern Conference | ||
| Boeny | ||
| Analamanga | ||
| COSPN 2 | ||
| Toamasina | ||
| Boeny | ||
| AS Fanalamanga | Alaotra-Mangoro | |
| width=50 | Year | width=150 | Winner | width=150 | Runners-up | width=150 | Third place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SEBAM Boeny (1) | [5] | ||||||
| 2008 | ASCUT (1) | |||||||
| 2010 | SEBAM Boeny (2) | [6] | ||||||
| 2011 | ASCUT (2) | [7] | ||||||
| 2012 | ASCUT (3) | [8] | ||||||
| 2013 | ASCUT (4) | COSFA | [9] | |||||
| 2014 | ASCUT (5) | COSFA | COSPN | [10] | ||||
| 2015 | SEBAM Boeny (3) | [11] | ||||||
| 2016 | GNBC (1) | |||||||
| 2017 | ASCB Boeny (1) | |||||||
| 2018 | COSPN (1) | Cosmos | ||||||
| 2019 | GNBC (2) | |||||||
| 2020–21 | ASCUT (6) | SEBAM Boeny | ||||||
| 2021 | COSPN (2) | SEBAM Boeny | GNBC | |||||
| 2022 | COSPN (3) | ASCUT | [12] | |||||
| 2023 | GNBC (3) | ASCUT | ||||||
| 2024 | GNBC (4) | ASCUT | [13] [14] |
| Club | Wins | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCUT | 6 | 3 | 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| GNBC | 4 | 1 | 2016, 2019, 2023, 2024 | 2021 |
| COSPN | 3 | 2 | 2018, 2021, 2022 | 2016, 2019 |
| SEBAM Boeny | 3 | 1 | 2007, 2010, 2015 | 2021 |
| ASCB Boeny | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2018 |
| SBBC Boeny | 0 | 1 | – | 2017 |
| COSFA | 0 | 2 | – | 2013, 2014 |
In Madagascar, the national federation also organises a cup competition called the Coupe du President (English: President's Cup).
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | Third place | MVP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ASCUT | COSFA | 80–75 | GNBC | [15] | ||
| 2016 | GNBC | COSPN | 79–72 | ASCUT | Ndranto Marosata | [16] | |
| 2017 | ASCB Boeny | TMBB Analamanga | |||||
| 2018 | GNBC | ASCUT | 98–92 | MB2ALL | Fabrice Constantinides | [17] | |
| 2022 | GNBC | COSPN | ASCUT | [18] |