Limoges_CSP
Limoges CSP
French professional basketball club
Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges.
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| Leagues | Pro A Champions League | ||
| Founded | 1929; 95 years ago (1929) | ||
| History | Limoges CSP (1929–present) | ||
| Arena | Beaublanc | ||
| Capacity | 6,506 | ||
| Location | Limoges, France | ||
| Team colors | Green, white, gold | ||
| Head coach | Jean-Marc Dupraz | ||
| Championships | 1 EuroLeague 1 Saporta Cup 3 Korać Cup 11 French Championships 6 French Cup 2 French League Cup 1 French Basketball Supercup | ||
| Retired numbers | 3 (4, 7, 8) | ||
| Website | limogescsp.com | ||
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The club was founded in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 1990s, when they became the first French club to win a major European-wide title in a team sport, by winning the FIBA European League (EuroLeague) in 1993.
In the 1999–2000 season, Limoges won its 9th top-tier level French League title, but it was relegated to the French second division LNB Pro B, after winning it, because of financial problems. The club didn't get back to its old state for a long time, as it spent the next 3 years in the Pro A, but was relegated again in 2004 after finishing dead last. Starting with the 2004–05 season, Limoges played in the NM1, the French third division, due to continued financial problems. It took the club six seasons to eventually return to the Pro A.
In the 2013–14 season, Limoges returned to its old glory, as the team captured its 10th French League national championship, by beating Strasbourg IG 0–3 in the French League Finals.[1] Alex Acker was named Finals MVP.
The club thus qualified for the 2014–15 EuroLeague by winning the French League championship, which would be their first appearance in the top European-wide league in 17 seasons. In the EuroLeague, Limoges lost 8 out of 10 games, managing to win against UNICS and Cedevita, before being relegated to the European-wide second tier level EuroCup. In the EuroCup Round of 32, Limoges was eliminated, after finishing 3rd in Group J. In the French Pro A, Limoges once again had a successful season. In the regular season, Limoges finished in 3rd place behind JSF Nanterre and Strasbourg IG, but in the French League playoffs, they made up for that. In the French League Finals, Limoges beat Strasbourg 1–3, to win back-to-back French League titles.[2] Ousmane Camara was named Finals MVP.[3]
Limoges plays its home games at the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, which has a seating capacity of 6,500 people.
Retired numbers
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Domestic competitions
- Winners (11): 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2013–14, 2014–15
- Runners-up (4): 1986–87, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1997–98
- Winners (1): 1999–00
- Runners-up (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
- Winners (2): 1988, 1990
- Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992
- Winners (1): 2012
- Federation Cup (defunct)
- Winners (3): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85
- League Cup (defunct)
- Winners (2): 1993–94, 1994–95
- Winners (2): 2000–01, 2011–12
European competitions
- FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)
- Winners (1): 1987–88
- FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)
- European Basketball Club Super Cup (semi-official, defunct)
- Runners-up (1): 1985
Worldwide competitions
Other competitions
- FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct)
- 4th place (1): 1990
- Tournoi de Beaublanc
- Winners (1): 2014
- Tournoi de Bourge
- Winners (1): 2014
- Tarere, France Invitational Game
- Winners (1): 2015
- St. Chamond & St. Étienne, France Invitational Game
- Winners (1): 2015
Individual club awards
- Winners (3): 1982–83, 1987–88, 1999–00
- 1929–1992
- 1992–2004
- 2004–2011
- 2011
The club has a large fan-base, with a dedicated ultras group called Ultras Green.
Their biggest rival is another legendary French club Pau-Orthez, and they have been trading blows with one another for national supremacy on the hardwood, both figuratively and literally, since the early 1980s. In the 22 seasons between 1983 and 2004, the two clubs combined for 18 French League championships, and multiple games between the two teams resulted in fights among the players, including one that ended in a brawl between Élan supporters and Limoges players, at the old Orthez venue, La Moutète.[citation needed]
Season by season results of the club in national league, national cup and European-wide competitions.
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | French Cup | Leaders Cup | European competitions | |
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| 1997–98 | 1 | Pro A | 2nd | 1 Euroleague | GS | ||
| 1998–99 | 1 | Pro A | 7th | 2 Saporta Cup | R32 | ||
| 1999–00 | 1 | Pro A | 1st[lower-alpha 1] | Champion | 3 Korać Cup | C | |
| 2000–01 | 2 | Pro B | 1st | ||||
| 2001–02 | 1 | Pro A | 11th | ||||
| 2002–03 | 1 | Pro A | 14th | ||||
| 2003–04 | 1 | Pro A | 18th[lower-alpha 2] | ||||
| 2004–05 | 3 | NM 1 | 3rd | ||||
| 2005–06 | 3 | NM 1 | 2nd | Round of 32 | |||
| 2006–07 | 2 | Pro B | 7th | Round of 32 | |||
| 2007–08 | 2 | Pro B | 5th | Round of 32 | |||
| 2008–09 | 2 | Pro B | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2009–10 | 2 | Pro B | 2nd | Semifinalist | |||
| 2010–11 | 1 | Pro A | 16th | Runner-up | |||
| 2011–12 | 2 | Pro B | 1st | Runner-up | |||
| 2012–13 | 1 | Pro A | 13th | Quarterfinalist | |||
| 2013–14 | 1 | Pro A | 1st | Round of 32 | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | Pro A | 1st | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | RS |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Pro A | 10th | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | RS | |
| 2 Eurocup | R16 | ||||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | Pro A | 10th | Round of 16 | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | Pro A | 4th | Round of 64 | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup | T16 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Pro A | 7th | Round of 16 | Semifinalist | 2 EuroCup | T16 |
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| 1983–84 | Semi-final group stage | 6th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Banco di Roma Virtus, Jollycolombani Cantù, Bosna and Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1985–86 | Semi-final group stage | 6th place in a group with Cibona, Žalgiris, Simac Milano, Real Madrid and Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
| 1988–89 | Quarter-finals | 5th place in a group with Maccabi Tel Aviv, FC Barcelona, Jugoplastika, Aris, Scavolini Pesaro, CSKA Moscow and Nashua EBBC | |
| 1989–90 | Final Four | 3rd place in Zaragoza, lost to Jugoplastika 83–101 in the semi-final, defeated Aris 103–91 in the 3rd place game | |
| 1990–91 | Quarter-finals | 8th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Pop 84, Scavolini Pesaro, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Aris, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Kingston Kings | |
| 1992–93 | Champions | defeated Real Madrid Teka 62–52 in the semi-final, defeated Benetton Treviso 59–55 in the final of the Final Four in Athens | |
| 1993–94 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–1 by Panathinaikos, 75–68 (W) in Limoges, 48–59 (L) and 73–87 (L) in Athens | |
| 1994–95 | Final Four | 4th place in Zaragoza, lost to Real Madrid Teka 49–62 in the semi-final, lost to Panathinaikos 77–91 in the 3rd place game | |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
| 1987–88 | Champions | defeated Ram Joventut 96–89 in the final of European Cup Winners' Cup in Grenoble | |
| 1991–92 | Quarter-finals | 3rd place in a group with PAOK, Glaxo Verona, Sunair Oostende, Maccabi Rishon LeZion and Alba Berlin | |
| 1995–96 | Quarter-finals | 3rd place in a group with Taugrés, Žalgiris, Partizan, Bnei Herzliya and Sunair Oostende | |
| FIBA Korać Cup | |||
| 1981–82 | Champions | defeated Šibenka, 90–84 in the final of Korać Cup in Padua | |
| 1982–83 | Champions | defeated Šibenka, 94–86 in the final of Korać Cup in West Berlin | |
| 1986–87 | Final | lost to FC Barcelona, 86–106 (L) in Barcelona and 86–97 (L) in Limoges | |
| 1999–00 | Champions | defeated Unicaja, 80–58 (W) in Limoges and 51–60 (L) in Málaga in the double finals of Korać Cup | |
| McDonald's Championship | |||
| 1991 | 3rd | 3rd place in Paris, lost to Los Angeles Lakers 101–132 in the semi-final, defeated Slobodna Dalmacija 105–91 in the 3rd place game | |
| 1993 | 4th | 4th place in Munich, lost to Buckler Beer Bologna 85–101 in the semi-final, lost to Real Madrid Teka 119–123 in the 3rd place game | |
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1981–82 FIBA Korać Cup
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1982–83 FIBA Korać Cup
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1987–88 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup
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1992–93 FIBA European League
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1999–00 FIBA Korać Cup
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Gregor Beugnot- Jim Bilba
- Yann Bonato
- Nobel Boungou Colo
- Axel Bouteille
- Ousmane Camara
- Richard Dacoury
- Yakhouba Diawara
- Sekou Doumbouya
- Stéphane Dumas
- Vasco Evtimov
- Apollo Faye
- Mickaël Gelabale
- Joseph Gomis
- William Howard
- Damien Inglis
- Mouhammadou Jaiteh
- Adrien Moerman
- Jacques Monclar
- Hugues Occansey
- Stéphane Ostrowski
- Johan Petro
- Jonathan Rousselle
- Thierry Rupert
- Jean-Michel Sénégal
- Steed Tchicamboud
- Ali Traoré
- Georges Vestris
- Frédéric Weis
- Léo Westermann
Edin Bavčić- Zack Wright
João Paulo Batista
Dwight Hardy
John Amaechi- Spencer Dunkley
Ville Kaunisto
Taurean Green
Yassin Idbihi- Heiko Schaffartzik
Angelos Tsamis
Jermaine Bucknor
Pape-Philippe Amagou- Fréjus Zerbo
Samardo Samuels
Siim-Sander Vene
Bo McCalebb
J. R. Reynolds
Mathieu Wojciechowski
Klemen Prepelič- Jure Zdovc
Radoslav Rančík
Mileta Lisica- Dragan Lukovski
- Branko Milisavljević
Óscar Yebra
Eugene Jeter- Jerome Randle
Alex Acker- Tommy Adams
- Cedrick Banks
- Travarus Bennett
- Steffon Bradford
- Kevin Braswell
- Michael Brooks
- Anthony Brown
- Marcus Brown
- Don Collins
- Brian Conklin
- Randy Culpepper
- Ramel Curry
- Will Daniels
- Leon Douglas
- Grant Gondrezick
- R.T. Guinn
- Kenny Hayes
- Dru Joyce
- Clarence Kea
- Billy Knight
- J. R. Koch
- Kyle McAlarney
- Kevin McGee
- George Montgomery
- Glenn Mosley
- Ed Murphy
- Zamal Nixon
- Mark Payne
- London Perrantes
- Dawan Robinson
- Clinton Smith
- Jamar Smith
- Jordan Taylor
- Ronnie Taylor
- Carl Thomas
- Kelly Tripucka
- Joah Tucker
- Ty Walker
- Brad Wanamaker
- Harper Williams
- DaShaun Wood
- Michael Young
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- André Buffière: (1980–83)
- Pierre Dao: (1983–86)
- Michel Gomez: (1986–90)
Božidar Maljković: (1992–95)
Zvi Sherf: (1995–96)- Bogdan Tanjević: (1996–97)
- Duško Ivanović: (1999–00)
- Panagiotis Giannakis: (2012–13)
- Jean-Marc Dupraz: (2013–2015)
- Philippe Hervé: (2015–2016)
- Duško Vujošević: (2016–2017)
- Kyle Milling: (2017–2018)
- François Peronnet: (2018–2019)
- Alfred Julbe: (2019)
- Mehdy Mary: (2019–2021)
Massimo Cancellieri: (2021–2023)- Ilias Kantzouris: (2023–2024)
- Jean-Marc Dupraz: (2024–present)
- "Basket : Limoges, retour d'un historique". Metronews.fr. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- "Limoges CSP champion de France 2015 : le film de la soirée". www.lepopulaire.fr. Archived from the original on 13 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- "Ousmane Camara (Limoges) élu MVP de la finale de Pro A". Lequipe.fr. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- Official website
- Encyclocsp.eu (in French)
- Beaublanc.com (in French)