Cercle Saint-Pierre de Limoges
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| Founded in | 1929 |
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| Team Colors | Black and white |
| President | Frédéric Forte |
| Home arena | Palais des Sports de Beaublanc (6,000 seats) |
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| Website | http://www.limogescsp.fr |
Cercle Saint-Pierre de Limoges or CSP Limoges is a basketball club based in Limoges
Limoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
, France. The club was created in 1929, but its peak was during the 1980s and 90s when they became the first French team to win a major European title in a team sport by winning the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
in 1993
FIBA European Championship 1992-93
The FIBA European Championship 1992–93 featured 41 competing teams from 33 different countries. The final of the competition was held on April 15, 1993 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Athens, Greece, with CSP Limoges defeating Benetton Treviso 59-55....
. In 2004, CSP were relegated from the top division of the Ligue Nationale de Basketball
Ligue Nationale de Basketball
The Ligue National de Basket is the top men's French professional basketball league. There are two divisions: French Pro A League and French Pro B League .-Pro A:...
due to financial problems.
Limoges reintegrated the Pro A for the 2010-11 season after finishing at the 2nd seed of the 2009-10 Pro B (2nd division) season and being finalist. The team is returning to Pro B for the 2011-12 season after finishing last of the 2010-11 Pro A season.
Honours
- EuroleagueEuroleagueEuroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
– 1993FIBA European Championship 1992-93The FIBA European Championship 1992–93 featured 41 competing teams from 33 different countries. The final of the competition was held on April 15, 1993 at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Athens, Greece, with CSP Limoges defeating Benetton Treviso 59-55.... - European Cup Winners' Cup – 1988
- Korać CupKorac CupThe Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA between the 1971-72 and 2001-02 seasons. It was the third-tier level club competition in European basketball, after the European Champions' Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup...
– 1982, 1983, 2000 - French Champions – 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2000
- French Cup – 1994, 1995, 2000
Notable players
- Gregor Beugnot
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- Franck Butter
- Richard DacouryRichard DacouryRichard Dacoury is a former French basketball player, and the French sportsman to have won the most trophies.-Career in clubs:*CRO Lyon *CSP Limoges *Paris BR -Club honours:...
- Ed Murphy
- Frédéric Forté
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- Jacques Monclar
- Hugues OccanseyHugues OccanseyHugues Occansey is a French basketball player who played 83 times for the men's French national basketball team between 1985 and 1995 .-References:...
- Stéphane OstrowskiStéphane OstrowskiStéphane Ostrowski is a retired French basketball player. A 6 ft 8.75 in power forward, he is widely considered one of the major figures of French basketball and was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors list. He led CSP Limoges to the Saporta Cup title in...
- Jean-Michel Sénégal
- Jimmy Vérove
- Yves-Marie Vérove
- Ryan BellRyan BellRyan Bell is a Canadian basketball player from Orleans, Ontario. He lifts man weight at Varsity and goes by the name of 'crumbly burgers'.He is a guard and most recently played for Espoon Honka in Finland....
- Frédéric WeisFrédéric WeisFrédéric Weis is a retired French professional basketball player.-Pro career:Weis has played for Unicaja Málaga and Iurbentia Bilbao of the Spanish ACB League, PAOK Thessaloniki in the Greek League, and Limoges in the French League...
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- Trevor Ruffin
- Ed O'bannon
- Mickael Brooks
Cercle Saint-Pierre de Limoges, French basketball club from Limoges
Limoges
Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
created in 1929. It is the most titled team of French championship. They play their home games at the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc.
Palmares
- European Champions Cup : 1993
- Korać Cup : 1982, 1983, 2000 (finalist in 1987)
- Cup Winners' Cup : 1988
- Tournoi des As : 1988, 1990
- France Championship (Pro A) : 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2000
- France Championship (Pro B) : 2001
- Federation cup : 1982, 1983, 1985
- Coupe Robert Busnel : 1994, 1995, 2000, 2003