Basketball: French Federation Rejects Monaco's Registration in National 1
After being excluded from professional championships for financial reasons, the reigning French champion from Monaco faces worsening circumstances and is now fighting for its survival, according to Le Monde.
Monaco's basketball club, the reigning French champion, is going through a profound crisis, reports Le Monde in its September 12, 2026 edition.
According to the newspaper, the Principality's team had already been excluded from professional championships for financial reasons. The French Basketball Federation has now rejected its registration in National 1, the lower tier, further worsening the club's situation.
Le Monde describes a true "downward spiral" for a club that recently occupied the pinnacle of French basketball. The article emphasizes that Monaco is now fighting for its very survival.
The specific details regarding the financial reasons cited by the Federation, as well as the next steps being considered by the club, were not clarified in the available excerpt from the article.
Sources
- Basket : la descente aux enfers se poursuit pour Monaco, interdite de Nationale 1 par la Fédération française — Le Monde — Une
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