Limoges CSP
Limoges CSP | |||
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French Basketball Supercup | |||
Retired numbers | 3 (4, 7, 8) | ||
Website | limogescsp.com | ||
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Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges.
History
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
In the 2013–14 season, Limoges returned to its old glory, as the team captured its 10th French League national championship, by beating
.The club thus qualified for the
Arena
Limoges plays its home games at the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, which has a seating capacity of 6,500 people.
Roster
Retired numbers
Limoges CSP retired numbers | ||||||
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No. | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Date Retired | |
#4 | Frédéric Forte | PG | 1988–1989, 1991–1997 | 2020 | ||
#7 | Richard Dacoury | SG/SF | 1978–1996 | 2010 | ||
#8 | Ed Murphy | SG/SF | 1981–1985 | 2016 |
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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Updated: January 13, 2024 |
Honours
Domestic competitions
- French League
- Winners (11): 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2014–15
- Runners-up (4): 1986–87, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1997–98
- Winners (1): 1999–00
- Runners-up (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
- Leaders Cup
- 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
- 3rd place (1): 1991
- 4th place (1): 1993
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
Successive shirts
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1929–1992
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1992–2004
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2004–2011
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2011
Supporters and rivalries
The club has a large fan-base, with a dedicated ultras group called Ultras Green.
Their biggest rival is another legendary French club
Season by season
Season by season results of the club in national league, national cup and European-wide competitions.
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | French Cup | Leaders Cup
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European competitions
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1997–98 | 1 | Pro A
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2nd | 1 Euroleague |
GS | ||
1998–99 | 1 | Pro A
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7th | 2 Saporta Cup | R32 | ||
1999–00 | 1 | Pro A
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1st[a] | Champion | 3 Korać Cup | C | |
2000–01 | 2 | Pro B | 1st | ||||
2001–02 | 1 | Pro A
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11th | ||||
2002–03 | 1 | Pro A
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14th | ||||
2003–04 | 1 | Pro A
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18th[b] | ||||
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
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1 | Pro A
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16th | Runner-up | |||
2011–12 | 2 | Pro B | 1st | Runner-up | |||
2012–13
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1 | Pro A
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13th | Quarterfinalist | |||
2013–14
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1 | Pro A
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1st | Round of 32 | Quarterfinalist | ||
2014–15
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1 | Pro A
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1st | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist
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1 Euroleague | RS |
2015–16
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1 | Pro A
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10th | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | RS | |
2 Eurocup | R16 | ||||||
2016–17
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1 | Pro A
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10th | Round of 16 | |||
2017–18 | 1 | Pro A
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4th | Round of 64 | Quarterfinalist
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2 EuroCup | T16 |
2018–19
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1 | Pro A
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7th | Round of 16 | Semifinalist | 2 EuroCup | T16 |
International record
Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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EuroLeague | |||
1983–84 | Semi-final group stage | 6th place in a group with Bosna and Maccabi Tel Aviv
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1985–86 | Semi-final group stage | 6th place in a group with Simac Milano, Real Madrid and Maccabi Tel Aviv
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1988–89 | Quarter-finals | 5th place in a group with Nashua EBBC
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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 Sunair Oostende, Maccabi Rishon LeZion and Alba Berlin
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1995–96 | Quarter-finals | 3rd place in a group with Sunair Oostende
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FIBA Korać Cup | |||
1981–82 | Champions | defeated | |
1982–83 | Champions | defeated Šibenka, 94–86 in the final of Korać Cup in West Berlin
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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
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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
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4th | 4th place in 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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In European and worldwide competitions
The road to the European Cup victories
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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Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria |
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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
Head coaches
- 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)
References
- ^ "Basket : Limoges, retour d'un historique". Metronews.fr. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ a b "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.
External links
- Official website
- Encyclocsp.eu (in French)
- Beaublanc.com (in French)