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 fans celebrating on their home floor, after winning the 2015 LNB Pro A championship[2]The city hall of Limoges, decorated in the colours of the team
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 seasonedit
Season by season results of the club in national league, national cup and European-wide competitions.
^"Basket : Limoges, retour d'un historique". Metronews.fr. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ ab. 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.
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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 Limoges CSPLeaguesPro AChampions LeagueFounded1929 95 years ago 1929 HistoryLimoges CSP 1929 present ArenaBeaublancCapacity6 506LocationLimoges FranceTeam colorsGreen white gold Head coachJean Marc DuprazChampionships1 EuroLeague1 Saporta Cup3 Korac Cup 11 French Championships6 French Cup2 French League Cup1 French Basketball SupercupRetired numbers3 4 7 8 Websitelimogescsp comHomeAway Contents 1 History 2 Arena 3 Roster 3 1 Retired numbers 3 2 Current roster 4 Honours 4 1 Domestic competitions 4 2 European competitions 4 3 Worldwide competitions 4 4 Other competitions 4 5 Individual club awards 5 Successive shirts 6 Supporters and rivalries 7 Season by season 8 International record 9 In European and worldwide competitions 10 The road to the European Cup victories 11 Notable players 12 Head coaches 13 References 14 External linksHistory editThe 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 Arena edit nbsp Palais des Sports de Beaublanc the home arena of Limoges Limoges plays its home games at the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc which has a seating capacity of 6 500 people Roster edit nbsp Dacoury s retired number 7 jerseyRetired numbers edit Limoges CSP retired numbersNo Nat Player Position Tenure Date Retired 4 nbsp Frederic Forte PG 1988 1989 1991 1997 2020 7 nbsp Richard Dacoury SG SF 1978 1996 2010 8 nbsp Ed Murphy SG SF 1981 1985 2016Current roster edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Limoges CSP rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht Wt AgePG 1 nbsp Appleby Tyree 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 79 kg 174 lb 25 1998 09 30 30 September 1998G 2 nbsp Beaufort Lucas 1 92 m 6 ft 4 in 21 2002 05 24 24 May 2002PF 11 nbsp Chassang Alexandre 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in 101 kg 223 lb 29 1994 11 22 22 November 1994G F 15 nbsp Lang Nicolas 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 90 kg 198 lb 33 1990 05 01 1 May 1990SF 20 nbsp Nenadic Nemanja 1 97 m 6 ft 6 in 88 kg 194 lb 30 1994 01 02 2 January 1994SG 23 nbsp McGusty Kameron 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 86 kg 190 lb 26 1997 09 09 9 September 1997F 25 nbsp Goins Kenny 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 104 kg 229 lb 27 1996 09 11 11 September 1996F 32 nbsp Ugolin Lucas 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 21 2002 04 23 23 April 2002PF 34 nbsp Nikolic Danilo 2 06 m 6 ft 9 in 93 kg 205 lb 31 1993 04 08 8 April 1993PF 77 nbsp Udanoh Ike 2 02 m 6 ft 8 in 107 kg 236 lb 34 1989 08 02 2 August 1989 Head coach nbsp Jean Marc DuprazAssistant coach es nbsp Romain Leroy nbsp Dominik GunthnerLegend C Team captain nbsp Injured Roster Updated January 13 2024Honours edit nbsp Limoges fans celebrating on their home floor after winning the 2015 LNB Pro A championship 2 nbsp The city hall of Limoges decorated in the colours of the teamDomestic competitions edit French LeagueWinners 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 98French CupWinners 1 1999 00 Runners up 2 2010 11 2011 12Leaders CupWinners 2 1988 1990 Runners up 2 1991 1992French Super CupWinners 1 2012Federation Cup defunct Winners 3 1981 82 1982 83 1984 85League Cup defunct Winners 2 1993 94 1994 95French League Pro BWinners 2 2000 01 2011 12European competitions edit EuroLeagueWinners 1 1992 93 3rd place 1 1989 90 4th place 1 1994 95 Final Four 3 1990 1993 1995FIBA Saporta Cup defunct Winners 1 1987 88FIBA Korac Cup defunct Winners 3 1981 82 1982 83 1999 00 Runners up 1 1986 87European Basketball Club Super Cup semi official defunct Runners up 1 1985Worldwide competitions edit McDonald s Championship3rd place 1 1991 4th place 1 1993Other competitions edit FIBA International Christmas Tournament defunct 4th place 1 1990Tournoi de BeaublancWinners 1 2014Tournoi de BourgeWinners 1 2014Tarere France Invitational GameWinners 1 2015St Chamond amp St Etienne France Invitational GameWinners 1 2015Individual club awards edit Small Triple CrownWinners 3 1982 83 1987 88 1999 00Successive shirts edit nbsp 1929 1992 nbsp 1992 2004 nbsp 2004 2011 nbsp 2011Supporters and rivalries editThe 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 Elan supporters and Limoges players at the old Orthez venue La Moutete citation needed Season by season editSeason by season results of the club in national league national cup and European wide competitions Season Tier League Pos French Cup Leaders Cup European competitions1997 98 1 Pro A 2nd 1 Euroleague GS1998 99 1 Pro A 7th 2 Saporta Cup R321999 00 1 Pro A 1st a Champion 3 Korac Cup C2000 01 2 Pro B 1st2001 02 1 Pro A 11th2002 03 1 Pro A 14th2003 04 1 Pro A 18th b 2004 05 3 NM 1 3rd2005 06 3 NM 1 2nd Round of 322006 07 2 Pro B 7th Round of 322007 08 2 Pro B 5th Round of 322008 09 2 Pro B 3rd Quarterfinalist2009 10 2 Pro B 2nd Semifinalist2010 11 1 Pro A 16th Runner up2011 12 2 Pro B 1st Runner up2012 13 1 Pro A 13th Quarterfinalist2013 14 1 Pro A 1st Round of 32 Quarterfinalist2014 15 1 Pro A 1st Semifinalist Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague RS2015 16 1 Pro A 10th Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague RS2 Eurocup R162016 17 1 Pro A 10th Round of 162017 18 1 Pro A 4th Round of 64 Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup T162018 19 1 Pro A 7th Round of 16 Semifinalist 2 EuroCup T16 Relegated to Pro B due to financial problems Relegated one more league until NM1 due to financial problems International record editSeason Achievement NotesEuroLeague1983 84 Semi final group stage 6th place in a group with FC Barcelona Banco di Roma Virtus Jollycolombani Cantu Bosna and Maccabi Tel Aviv1985 86 Semi final group stage 6th place in a group with Cibona Zalgiris Simac Milano Real Madrid and Maccabi Tel Aviv1988 89 Quarter finals 5th place in a group with Maccabi Tel Aviv FC Barcelona Jugoplastika Aris Scavolini Pesaro CSKA Moscow and Nashua EBBC1989 90 Final Four 3rd place in Zaragoza lost to Jugoplastika 83 101 in the semi final defeated Aris 103 91 in the 3rd place game1990 91 Quarter finals 8th place in a group with FC Barcelona Pop 84 Scavolini Pesaro Maccabi Tel Aviv Aris Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Kingston Kings1992 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 Athens1993 94 Quarter finals eliminated 2 1 by Panathinaikos 75 68 W in Limoges 48 59 L and 73 87 L in Athens1994 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 gameFIBA Saporta Cup1987 88 Champions defeated Ram Joventut 96 89 in the final of European Cup Winners Cup in Grenoble1991 92 Quarter finals 3rd place in a group with PAOK Glaxo Verona Sunair Oostende Maccabi Rishon LeZion and Alba Berlin1995 96 Quarter finals 3rd place in a group with Taugres Zalgiris Partizan Bnei Herzliya and Sunair OostendeFIBA Korac Cup1981 82 Champions defeated Sibenka 90 84 in the final of Korac Cup in Padua1982 83 Champions defeated Sibenka 94 86 in the final of Korac Cup in West Berlin1986 87 Final lost to FC Barcelona 86 106 L in Barcelona and 86 97 L in Limoges1999 00 Champions defeated Unicaja 80 58 W in Limoges and 51 60 L in Malaga in the double finals of Korac CupMcDonald s Championship1991 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 game1993 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 gameIn European and worldwide competitions editMain article Limoges CSP in international competitionsThe road to the European Cup victories edit1981 82 FIBA Korac Cup Round Team Home Away 1st round nbsp T71 Dudelange 108 56 92 832nd round nbsp Aris 106 77 77 88Top 16 nbsp Spartak Leningrad 76 69 106 89 nbsp Cotonificio 101 90 89 93 nbsp Carrera Venezia 105 101 84 107Semi finals nbsp Zadar 99 78 84 92Final nbsp Sibenka 90 84 1982 83 FIBA Korac Cup Round Team Home Away 2nd round Bye as title holderTop 16 nbsp Crvena zvezda 80 78 83 93 nbsp Nova hut Ostrava 90 82 89 76 nbsp Banco di Roma 87 80 74 73Semi finals nbsp Dynamo Moscow 92 79 86 93Final nbsp Sibenka 94 86 1987 88 FIBA European Cup Winners Cup Round Team Home Away 2nd round nbsp UU 108 104 123 94Quarter finals nbsp Polycell Kingston 122 109 108 106 nbsp Bayer 04 Leverkusen 93 86 111 92 nbsp IMT 114 103 102 93Semi finals nbsp Scavolini Pesaro 102 86 91 93Final nbsp Ram Joventut 96 89 1992 93 FIBA European League Round Team Home Away 2nd round nbsp Guildford Kings 71 57 72 72Top 16 nbsp Partizan Bye nbsp PAOK 60 58 57 67 nbsp Knorr Bologna 63 76 67 70 nbsp Marbella Joventut 65 73 78 62 nbsp Cibona 83 52 62 58 nbsp Scavolini Pesaro 61 47 76 61 nbsp Maccabi Tel Aviv 75 63 69 70Quarter finals nbsp Olympiacos 59 53 67 7060 58Semi final nbsp Real Madrid Teka 62 52Final nbsp Benetton Treviso 59 55 1999 00 FIBA Korac Cup Round Team Home Away 1st round Bye2nd round nbsp Ovarense Aerosoles 93 84 80 66 nbsp Telindus Racing Antwerpen 81 75 56 59 nbsp Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada 90 77 73 63Top 32 nbsp UNICS 93 69 86 64Top 16 nbsp CSKA Kyiv 86 73 100 71Quarter finals nbsp Turk Telekom 71 57 67 75Semi finals nbsp Casademont Girona 69 57 77 77Finals nbsp Unicaja 80 58 51 60Notable players editNote Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time nbsp Gregor Beugnot nbsp Jim Bilba nbsp Yann Bonato nbsp Nobel Boungou Colo nbsp Axel Bouteille nbsp Ousmane Camara nbsp Richard Dacoury nbsp Yakhouba Diawara nbsp Sekou Doumbouya nbsp Stephane Dumas nbsp Vasco Evtimov nbsp Apollo Faye nbsp Mickael Gelabale nbsp Joseph Gomis nbsp William Howard nbsp Damien Inglis nbsp Mouhammadou Jaiteh nbsp Adrien Moerman nbsp Jacques Monclar nbsp Hugues Occansey nbsp Stephane Ostrowski nbsp Johan Petro nbsp Jonathan Rousselle nbsp Thierry Rupert nbsp Jean Michel Senegal nbsp Steed Tchicamboud nbsp Ali Traore nbsp Georges Vestris nbsp Frederic Weis nbsp Leo Westermann nbsp Edin Bavcic nbsp Zack Wright nbsp Joao Paulo Batista nbsp Dwight Hardy nbsp John Amaechi nbsp Spencer Dunkley nbsp Ville Kaunisto nbsp Taurean Green nbsp Yassin Idbihi nbsp Heiko Schaffartzik nbsp Angelos Tsamis nbsp Jermaine Bucknor nbsp Pape Philippe Amagou nbsp Frejus Zerbo nbsp Samardo Samuels nbsp Siim Sander Vene nbsp Bo McCalebb nbsp J R Reynolds nbsp Mathieu Wojciechowski nbsp Klemen Prepelic nbsp Jure Zdovc nbsp Radoslav Rancik nbsp Mileta Lisica nbsp Dragan Lukovski nbsp Branko Milisavljevic nbsp oscar Yebra nbsp Eugene Jeter nbsp Jerome Randle nbsp Alex Acker nbsp Tommy Adams nbsp Cedrick Banks nbsp Travarus Bennett nbsp Steffon Bradford nbsp Kevin Braswell nbsp Michael Brooks nbsp Anthony Brown nbsp Marcus Brown nbsp Don Collins nbsp Brian Conklin nbsp Randy Culpepper nbsp Ramel Curry nbsp Will Daniels nbsp Leon Douglas nbsp Grant Gondrezick nbsp R T Guinn nbsp Kenny Hayes nbsp Dru Joyce nbsp Clarence Kea nbsp Billy Knight nbsp J R Koch nbsp Kyle McAlarney nbsp Kevin McGee nbsp George Montgomery nbsp Glenn Mosley nbsp Ed Murphy nbsp Zamal Nixon nbsp Mark Payne nbsp London Perrantes nbsp Dawan Robinson nbsp Clinton Smith nbsp Jamar Smith nbsp Jordan Taylor nbsp Ronnie Taylor nbsp Carl Thomas nbsp Kelly Tripucka nbsp Joah Tucker nbsp Ty Walker nbsp Brad Wanamaker nbsp Harper Williams nbsp DaShaun Wood nbsp Michael YoungHead coaches edit nbsp Andre Buffiere 1980 83 nbsp Pierre Dao 1983 86 nbsp Michel Gomez 1986 90 nbsp Bozidar Maljkovic 1992 95 nbsp Zvi Sherf 1995 96 nbsp Bogdan Tanjevic 1996 97 nbsp Dusko Ivanovic 1999 00 nbsp Panagiotis Giannakis 2012 13 nbsp Jean Marc Dupraz 2013 2015 nbsp Philippe Herve 2015 2016 nbsp Dusko Vujosevic 2016 2017 nbsp Kyle Milling 2017 2018 nbsp Francois Peronnet 2018 2019 nbsp Alfred Julbe 2019 nbsp Mehdy Mary 2019 2021 nbsp Massimo Cancellieri 2021 2023 nbsp Ilias Kantzouris 2023 2024 nbsp Jean Marc Dupraz 2024 present References edit 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 soiree www lepopulaire fr Archived from the original on 13 November 2015 Retrieved 25 August 2016 Ousmane Camara Limoges elu MVP de la finale de Pro A Lequipe fr Retrieved 25 August 2016 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Limoges CSP Official website Encyclocsp eu in French Beaublanc com in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Limoges CSP amp oldid 1218132846, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
