Ligue Occitanie Basketball

What Ligue Occitanie Basketball does

Ligue Occitanie Basketball, legally Ligue Régionale d'Occitanie de Basketball and operating as Occitanie Basketball, is a non-profit regional sports association constituted under French law (Loi 1901) and operating as a déconcentré body of the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball (FFBB). It was formed on June 23, 2018 from the merger of the Ligue Régionale des Pyrénées and the Ligue du Languedoc-Roussillon, aligning regional governance with the new Occitanie administrative region created by the 2015 NOTRe law. The organization governs basketball across the entire Occitanie region of southern France through a hierarchical network of 10 territorial/departmental committees, 282 affiliated clubs, and 43,000+ licensees, with headquarters in Toulouse and a regional antenna in Maurin (Montpellier).

The league's core service surface spans three pillars: (1) competition organization for both 5x5 and 3x3 basketball across all age and gender categories, supported by the E-marque V2 electronic scoring system for officiating and statistical capture; (2) professional and federal training through IRFBB Occitanie, a Qualiopi-certified regional training institute offering BPJEPS (€6,600), TTBB (€8,000), DETB (€35-€295 modular), Brevet Fédéral (€175), and Micro Basket (€265) certifications; and (3) grassroots and elite development programs including two Pôles Espoirs (Toulouse and Montpellier), Micro Basket (ages 3-5), Basket Santé, Basket Inclusif, BaskeTonik, and a Démarche Citoyenne citizenship initiative covering seven thematic areas.

The business model is a federated non-profit structure. Revenue mechanics consist of: license fees across 43,000+ licensees, fee-for-service training income across the IRFBB certification catalog, partnership and subvention income from FFBB, regional/local authorities and sponsors, and event-related income from regional championships and finals. Pricing across training programs spans €35 to €8,000, with both bundled multi-year contracts (BPJEPS, TTBB) and modular pay-as-you-go formats (DETB, Brevet Fédéral, Micro Basket). Governance is exercised through a Comité Directeur elected for four-year olympiad periods; Jean-Jacques DESSAINT was elected president on June 22, 2024 for the 2024-2028 olympiad. No external investors, funding rounds, or equity ownership exist; the organization has no commercial ownership interests and operates as a non-profit federation under FFBB authority.

Name

Ligue Occitanie Basketball

Legal name

Ligue Régionale d'Occitanie de Basketball

Website

https://occitaniebasketball.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ligue Occitanie Basketball is the official FFBB regional federation governing basketball across the Occitanie region of southern France, formed in 2018 from the merger of two predecessor leagues and serving 282 clubs, 10 territorial committees, and 43,000+ licensees through competition management, professional training (IRFBB), elite youth development (Pôles Espoirs), and inclusive basketball programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Basketball Federation Services

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Spectator Sports (71121)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKAFAD

Regional/Continental Confederations & Associations

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Rights Holders & Governing Bodies (Federations, Associations, Sanctioning Bodies)

SECONDARYMPAKAFAE

Professional Sport Governing Bodies & League Sanctioning Authorities

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Sports Rights Holders & Governing Bodies (Federations, Associations, Sanctioning Bodies)

Keywords

• Regional basketball federation
• Basketball competition management
• Coach training certifications
• Youth basketball development
• Sports federation governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ligue Occitanie Basketball operates the official regional federation for basketball in the Occitanie region of southern France, organizing 5x5 and 3x3 competitions from youth to senior levels, managing licenses for clubs and players, and delivering professional and federal training certifications (BPJEPS, CDSSA, TTBB, DETB, Brevet Fédéral) through its IRFBB training institute. It also runs elite youth development (Pôles Espoirs), referee and table-official training (DAFAO), and inclusive basketball programs (Basket Santé, Micro Basket, Basket Inclusif, BaskeTonik) for over 43,000 licensees across 282 affiliated clubs.

Product overview

Ligue Occitanie Basketball operates as a unified platform combining competitive basketball management with comprehensive sports education services. The organization manages 5x5 and 3x3 basketball competitions across the region while providing professional and federal training through IRFBB Occitanie. Training offerings include BPJEPS, CDSSA, TTBB, DETB, and Brevet Fédéral certifications. Youth development spans Pôles Espoirs centers, Micro Basket (3-5 years), and inclusive programs. The organization also runs citizenship initiatives and community programs including Basket Santé, Basket Inclusif, and BaskeTonik.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IRFBB Occitanie: Institut Régional de Formation du Basketball d'Occitanie - regional training institute for basketball coaches and officials, certified Qualiopi.
• Académie du Basket Occitanie
• Chargé(e) de Développement & Promotion

Products and services

• IRFBB Occitanie (Institut Régional de Formation du Basketball d'Occitanie)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Fédération Française de Basket-Ball (FFBB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2018The FFBB is the national governing federation for basketball in France. Ligue Occitanie Basketball is a déconcentré body of FFBB, operating under its authority for the Occitanie region. The league follows FFBB regulations, competition rules, and training standards including the Parcours de Performance Fédéral (PPF).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ligue Régionale Nouvelle-Aquitaine de Basketball: Regional basketball federation serving the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region with an analogous governance, training, and competition structure, providing direct comparison on licensee growth and program delivery.
• Ligue Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes de Basketball: Peer regional basketball federation formed from a similar merger of predecessor leagues and covering a large multi-department territory with comparable club, training, and Pôles Espoirs programs under the same FFBB framework.
• Ligue Grand Est de Basketball: Regional basketball federation for the Grand Est region, structurally identical as a FFBB déconcentré body running IRFBB-equivalent training and territorial committee networks.
• Ligue Régionale Île-de-France de Basketball: Regional basketball federation covering the Île-de-France region, the largest regional federation by population and licensee base. Operates the same FFBB déconcentré mandate, IRFBB-equivalent training programs, and competition organization model in its territory.
• Ligue des Hauts-de-France de Basketball: Regional basketball federation created through the same merger-driven regional consolidation, offering direct comparability on program mix, training revenue, and amateur league operations.
• Ligue Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur de Basketball: Regional federation covering the PACA region with the same FFBB déconcentré status, club licensing, referee training, and 3x3 / 5x5 competition organization model.

Broad incumbents

• Fédération Française de Basket-Ball (FFBB): National governing body and parent federation of Ligue Occitanie Basketball. Sets national competition rules, training standards (PPF), and policy direction; distributes funding and serves as the overarching incumbent across all regional basketball activity.
• Ligue Nationale de Basket (LNB): Organizer of the professional French basketball leagues (Betclic Élite, Pro B). Operates at the commercial professional tier that sits above the amateur regional federation system, relevant for understanding the broader French basketball value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OccBasketball
• Facebookfacebook.com/occitaniebasketball
• Instagraminstagram.com/occitaniebasketball
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ligue-occitanie-basketball

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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