Sparta Bertrange & Arantia Larochette Triumph in Basketball Cup Finals

On Saturday 7 February 2026, the Lalux Ladies Cup and the men’s Loterie Nationale Coupe de Luxembourg finals took place at the Coque in Luxembourg-Kirchberg, with Sparta Bertrange and Arantia Larochette crowned the women’s and men’s winners respectively.

The event attracted a total of 5,250 spectators, marking the highest attendance for the finals in the past 20 years, according to the Luxembourg Basketball Federation (FLBB).

The evening opened with the women’s final, which saw season leaders T71 Dudelange face their closest challengers Sparta Bertrange. The team coached by Mathieu Pierre Fivet made the stronger start, winning the first quarter by five points. By half-time, however, Sparta had levelled the score and went into the break holding a four-point advantage.

Bertrange extended that lead in the third quarter, driven by Jordan King, who scored nine points in the period, and Adryana Quezada, who added eight. Early in the final quarter, T71 suffered a setback when their main playmaker Catherine Mreches was forced off with a hand injury. With four minutes remaining, Dudelange trailed by twelve points, but a late surge led by Shalonda Winton reduced the deficit to just two points (61-63) with fourteen seconds left on the clock. Sparta Bertrange held their nerve, and a final free throw from Jordan King sealed a 64-61 victory. The US forward finished as the game’s top scorer with 22 points, while Adryana Quezada recorded a double-double with 16 points and 16 rebounds.

Speaking to Chronicle.lu, Sparta Bertrange coach Mike Feyder highlighted the importance of the middle stages of the game and his team’s composure under pressure: “I think the second and the third quarter we started playing our normal basketball. The first quarter was really bad, but the atmosphere of the event kind of paralysed us. Afterwards, we managed to play our normal basketball, and those two quarters were crucial. The way we handled the pressure at the end was also very good.”

He added that the victory carried special historical significance for the club: “When you look back at the history of the club, the last cup we won was in 1989, so you can imagine how much this means for us. It’s really, really important. We are so happy about the win. I’ve been here for four years and we slowly worked our way up, and now we have a title. It’s really satisfying.”

The men’s final also featured teams from the league’s top three. Current champions Etzella Ettelbruck, as in last year’s final, fell short in their bid to retain the trophy, this time losing 83-87 to Arantia Larochette, after having been beaten by Basket Esch twelve months earlier. Etzella, coached by Garvin Love, held a narrow 42-39 lead at half-time, but the third quarter proved decisive. Arantia exploded for 30 points in the period, led by forward Vic Heuschling, who scored sixteen points in ten minutes, including four three-pointers.

As in the women’s final, Etzella mounted a late comeback in the final quarter and trailed by just two points with seven seconds remaining. However, the last word belonged to Arantia Larochette, with Tyrell Sturdivant calmly converting two free throws to seal the win. The Larochette centre finished with a double-double of fourteen points and ten rebounds, while Kewon Godwin topped the scoring for the winners with 25 points. 

The victory marked Arantia Larochette’s first Cup triumph in 56 years.