Leuven_Bears
Leuven Bears
Basketball team in Leuven, Belgium
Leuven Bears, for sponsorship reasons also called Stella Artois Leuven Bears, is a Belgian professional basketball club from Leuven. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier in Belgian basketball.
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| Leagues | BNXT League | ||
| Founded | 1999; 25 years ago (1999) | ||
| History | List
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| Arena | Sportoase | ||
| Capacity | 3,400 | ||
| Location | Leuven, Belgium | ||
| Team colors | Black, Orange, White | ||
| Main sponsor | Stella Artois | ||
| President | Ben De Goignies | ||
| Head coach | Eddy Casteels | ||
| Championships | 1 Belgian Cup | ||
| Website | leuvenbears.be | ||
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The team has played in the Belgian First Division since 1999 and has participated in the Belgian Cup since 1954, winning the tournament in 2005. The Belgian Cup victory earned the team a place in the 2005–06 FIBA EuroCup where it finished fourth in its opening-round group and was eliminated.
Since the 2021–22 season, Leuven plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[1]
- Belgian Cup
- Winners (1): 2004–05
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belgian Cup | European competitions |
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| 2002–03 | 1 | BLB | 5th | ||
| 2003–04 | 1 | BLB | 9th | ||
| 2004–05 | 1 | BLB | 6th | ||
| 2005–06 | 1 | BLB | 8th | 3 FIBA EuroCup | |
| 2006–07 | 1 | BLB | 10th | ||
| 2007–08 | 1 | BLB | 9th | ||
| 2008–09 | 1 | BLB | 6th | ||
| 2009–10 | 1 | BLB | 9th | ||
| 2010–11 | 1 | BLB | 6th | ||
| 2011–12 | 1 | BLB | 6th | Semifinalist | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | BLB | 6th | Quarterfinalist | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | BLB | 7th | Quarterfinalist | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | BLB | 11th | Quarterfinalist | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | BLB | 11th | Quarterfinalist | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | BLB | 9th | Quarterfinalist | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | BLB | 10th | Round of 16 | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | BLB | 9th | Quarterfinalist | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | BLB | 6th | Quarterfinalist | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | BLB | 6th | Semifinalist | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | BNXT League |
Current roster
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Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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| Period | Coach | Nat. |
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| 2005–2007 | Peter van Noord |  |
| 2008–2010 | Ivica Skelin |  |
| 2016–2018 | Ferried Naciri |  |
| 2018–present | Eddy Casteels | |
- "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- Official site (in Dutch)
- Eurobasket.com team page