Limoges CSP

Limoges CSP
Leagues	LNB Pro A Eurocup
Founded	1929
History	Limoges CSP (1929–present)
Arena	Beaublanc
Arena Capacity	5,516
Location	Limoges, France
Team colors	Green, White, Gold
President	Frédéric Forte
Head coach	Duško Vujošević
Championships	1 Euroleague 1 Saporta Cup 3 Korać Cups 11 French Leagues 2 French Leagues (Pro B) 6 French Cups 2 Tournoi des As 1 Match des Champions
Retired numbers	1 (7)
Website	limogescsp.com
Uniforms
Home Away Euroleague

Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP, is a French professional basketball club that is based in the city of Limoges. They currently participate in the LNB Pro A.

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 title in a team sport, by winning the Euroleague in 1993.

The Palais des Sports Beaublanc (Bosc White in Occitan) is located in the sports park of the city of Limoges. It was made in 1981 thanks to Mr Xavier Popelier and Mr Albert Chaminade for the roof design. Albert Chaminade working together his project asked the Mayor Louis Longequeue it can confirm to cover the Sports Palace with this wave form that gives it to other rooms and hosts a style from the club Basketball CSP Limoges, but also various sporting events (Davis Cup, Fed Cup tennis, basketball matches and female handball).

In the 1999–2000 season Limoges won its 9th title, but was relegated to the 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 relegated again in 2004. Starting the 2004–05 season Limoges played in the NM1, the French third division. 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 national championship, by beating Strasbourg IG 0–3 in the Finals. Alex Acker was named Finals MVP.

Limoges fans celebrating on the home floor after winning the 2015 LNB Pro A

The club also qualified for the 2014–15 Euroleague by winning the championship, what would be their first appearance in the top league in 17 seasons. In the Euroleague, Limoges lost 8 out of 10 games, but did manage to win from Unics Kazan and Cedevita, before being relegated to the Eurocup. In the Round of 32, Limoges was eliminated after finishing 3rd in Group J. In the Pro A, Limoges had once again a successful season. In the regular season, Limoges was 3rd behind JSF Nanterre and Strasbourg, but in the Playoffs they made up for that. In the Finals, Limoges beat Strasbourg 1–3, to win back-to-back French titles. Ousmane Camara was named Finals MVP.

Roster

Retired numbers

Limoges CSP retired numbers
N°	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure
7		Richard Dacoury	SG	1978–1996

Current roster

Limoges CSP roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age G 0 Schaffartzik, Heiko 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) – (1984-01-03)3 January 1984 PG 4 McCalebb, Bo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 83 kg (183 lb) – (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 F 5 Wojciechowski, Mathieu 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) – (1992-10-20)20 October 1992 PF 6 Daniels, Will 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) – (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 G/F 8 Gatens, Matt 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) – (1989-06-13)13 June 1989 PG 9 Westermann, Leo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 86 kg (190 lb) – (1992-07-24)24 July 1992 G/F 11 Payne, Mark 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 104 kg (229 lb) – (1988-06-17)17 June 1988 F/C 12 Camara, Ousmane 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) – (1989-05-12)12 May 1989 C 14 Zerbo, Fréjus 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 122 kg (269 lb) – (1989-04-02)2 April 1989 SF 16 Boungou Colo, Nobel 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 90 kg (198 lb) – (1988-04-26)26 April 1988 C 18 Traore, Ali 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 113 kg (249 lb) – (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 SF 29 Diawara, Yakhouba 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb) – (1982-08-29)29 August 1982	Head coach Duško Vujošević Assistant coach(es) Bertrand Parvaud Jim Bilba Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: October 1, 2015

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2	Bench 3
C	Ali Traoré	Fréjus Zerbo
PF	Will Daniels	Yakhouba Diawara	Ousmane Camara
SF	Nobel Boungou Colo	Mark Payne	Mathieu Wojciechowski
SG	Heiko Schaffartzik	Matt Gatens
PG	Leo Westermann	Bo McCalebb

Honours

200pxPalais des Sports de Beaublanc

The city hall of Limoges in the colours of the team

Total titles: 27

European Competitions

FIBA European League / Euroleague

• Winners (1): 1992–93
• Final Four (3): 1990, 1993, 1995

FIBA Saporta Cup

• Winners (1): 1987–88

FIBA Korać Cup

• Winners (3): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1999-00
• Runners-up (1): 1986–87

Unofficial competitions

Small Triple Crown

• Winners (3): 1982-83, 1987–88, 1999–00

Domestic competitions

French League

• Winners (11): 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2013–14, 2014–15

Coupe de France

• Winners (6): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1999–00

Leaders Cup

• Winners (2): 1987–88, 1989–90

Match des Champions

• Winners (1): 2012

French League (Pro B)

• Winners (2): 2000–01, 2011–12

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 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 championships, and multiple games between the two teams resulted in fights amongst the players, including one that ended in a brawl between Élan supporters and Limoges players at their old Orthez venue, La Moutète.

Season by season

Season by season results of the club in national, cup and European competitions.

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Postseason	French Cup	Leaders Cup	European competitions
1997–98	1	LNB Pro A	4	Finalist		–	1 Euroleague	GS
1998–99	1	LNB Pro A	7	Quarter-finalist		–	2 Saporta Cup	R32
1999–00	1	LNB Pro A	2	Champion	Champion	–	3 Korać Cup	C
2000–01	2	LNB Pro B	1	Promoted		–	–	–
2001–02	1	LNB Pro A	11	–		–	–	–
2002–03	1	LNB Pro A	14	–		–	–	–
2003–04	1	LNB Pro A	18	Relegated		–	–	–
2004–05	3	NM 1	3	–		–	–	–
2005–06	3	NM 1	2	Promoted		–	–	–
2006–07	2	LNB Pro B	4	Quarter-finalist	Round of 32	–	–	–
2007–08	2	LNB Pro B	4	Quarter-finalist	Round of 32	–	–	–
2008–09	2	LNB Pro B	5	Finalist	Quarter-finalist	–	–	–
2009–10	2	LNB Pro B	2	PromotedRunner-up	Semi-finalist	–	–	–
2010–11	1	LNB Pro A	16	Relegated	Runner-up	–	–	–
2011–12	2	LNB Pro B	1	PromotedChampion	Runner-up	–	–	–
2012–13	1	LNB Pro A	13	–	Quarter-finalist	–	–	–
2013–14	1	LNB Pro A	2	Champion	Round of 32	Quarter-finalist	–	–
2014–15	1	LNB Pro A	3	Champion	Semi-finalist	–	Euroelague	RS

International record

Season	Achievement	Notes
Euroleague
1983–84	Semi-final group stage	6th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Banco di Roma Virtus, Jollycolombani Cantù, Bosna and Maccabi Elite
1985–86	Semi-final group stage	6th place in a group with Cibona, Žalgiris, Simac Milano, Real Madrid and Maccabi Elite
1988–89	Quarter-finals	5th place in a group with Maccabi Elite, FC Barcelona, Jugoplastika Split, Aris, Scavolini Pesaro, CSKA Moscow and Nashua Den Bosch
1989–90	Final Four	3rd place in Zaragoza, lost to Jugoplastika Split 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 Split, Scavolini Pesaro, Maccabi Elite, Aris, Bayer Leverkusen and Kingston Kings
1992–93	Champions	defeated Real Madrid 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 49–62 in the semi-final, lost to Panathinaikos 77–91 in the 3rd place game
Saporta Cup
1987–88	Champions	defeated Ram Joventut 96–89 in the final of European Cup Winner's 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
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 Málaga, 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 Split 105–91 in the 3rd place game
1993	4th	4th place in Munich, lost to Buckler Bologna 85–101 in the semi-final, lost to Real Madrid 119–123 in the 3rd place game

The road to the European Cup victories

1981-82 FIBA Korać Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
1st round	T71 Dudelange	108–56	92–83
2nd round	Aris	106–77	77–88
Top 16	Spartak Leningrad	76–69	106–89
	Cotonificio	101–90	89–93
	Carrera Venezia	105–101	84–107
Semi-finals	Zadar	99–78	84–92
Final	Šibenka	90–84

1982-83 FIBA Korać Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
2nd round	Bye as title holder
Top 16	Crvena Zvezda	80–78	83–93
	Nová huť Ostrava	90–82	89–76
	Banco di Roma Virtus	87–80	74–73
Semi-finals	Dynamo Moscow	92–79	86–93
Final	Šibenka	94–86

1987-88 FIBA European Cup Winner's Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
2nd round	UU	108–104	123–94
Quarter-finals	Polycell Kingston	122–109	108–106
	Bayer Leverkusen	93–86	111–92
	IMT	114–103	102–93
Semi-finals	Scavolini Pesaro	102–86	91–93
Final	Ram Joventut	96–89

1992-93 FIBA European League

Round	Team	Home	Away
2nd round	Guildford Kings	71–57	72–72
Top 16	Partizan	Bye
	PAOK	60–58	57–67
	Knorr Bologna	63–76	67–70
	Marbella Joventut	65–73	78–62
	Cibona	83–52	62–58
	Scavolini Pesaro	61–47	76–61
	Maccabi Elite	75–63	69–70
Quarter-finals	Olympiacos	59–53	67–70
		60–58
Semi-final	Real Madrid	62–52
Final	Benetton Treviso	59–55

1999-00 FIBA Korać Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
1st round	Bye
2nd round	Ovarense Aerosoles	93–84	80–66
	Telindus Antwerpen	81–75	56–59
	Jabones Pardo	90–77	73–63
Top 32	UNICS	93–69	86–64
Top 16	CSKA Kyiv	86–73	100–71
Quarter-finals	Türk Telekom	71–57	67–75
Semi-finals	Casademont Girona	69–57	77–77
Finals	Unicaja Málaga	80–58	51–60

Notable players

Dacoury's retired number 7

• Richard Dacoury
• Hugues Occansey
• Jean-Michel Sénégal
• Gregor Beugnot
• Jim Bilba
• Yann Bonato
• Apollo Faye
• Jimmy Vérove
• Georges Vestris
• Jacques Wampfler
• Frédéric Forte
• Jacques Monclar
• Stéphane Ostrowski
• David Thévenon
• Frédéric Weis
• Thierry Rupert
• Heiko Schaffartzik
• John McCord
• Jure Zdovc
• Michael Brooks
• Marcus Brown
• Dawan Robinson
• Don Collins
• Jermaine Bucknor
• JR Patrick
• Clarence Kea
• George Montgomery
• Dragan Lukovski
• Branko Milisavljevic
• Branko Sinđelić
• Ognjen Vukićević
• Mileta Lisica
• Billy Knight
• Steffon Bradford
• Joah Tucker
• Alex Acker
• Taurean Green
• Ronnie Taylor
• Zack Wright
• Carl Thomas
• R.T. Guinn
• J.K. Edwards
• Spencer Dunkley
• John Amaechi
• Ville Kaunisto
• Radoslav Rančík
• Oscar Yebra
• Lionel Moltimore
• Alex Oriakhi
• Harper Williams
• Michael Young
• Tommy Adams
• Cedrick Banks
• Travarus Bennett
• J.R. Koch
• J. R. Reynolds
• Clinton Smith
• Glenn Mosley
• Leon Douglas
• Willie Redden
• Kevin Braswell
• Kevin McGee
• Grant Gondrezick
• Edin Bavčić
• Marin Prskalo
• Andrius Ragauskas
• Angelos Tsamis

Notable 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–present)

External links

• Official website (French)
• Encyclocsp.eu (French)
• Beaublanc.com (French)