Spirou Charleroi, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a

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professional basketball club that is located in

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. The club competes in the

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, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome which can host 6,300 people. Established in 1989, the team is named after the long-running

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magazine '' Spirou''.

History

Spirou Charleroi has won the

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championship ten times (1996–99, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), the

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5 times (1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009), and the Belgian Supercup 7 times (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010). In the 2010–11 season, Spirou made its debut in the Euroleague, the highest continental league of Europe. The following season, Spirou played in the regular season for the second time in a row. On July 29, 2014,

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became the new head coach of the club while his predecessor Giovanni Bozzi replaced him as team president. Since the 2021–22 season, Spirou plays in the

, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.

Sponsorship names

Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names: *Spirou Monceau (1989–1990) *Spirou Charleroi (1990–2011) *

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Spirou (2011–2014) *

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Spirou (2014–2018)

Current roster

Honours

**Champions (10): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 ***Runners-up (2): 2004–05, 2011–12 *

**Winners (5): 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09 * Belgian Supercup **Winners (7): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010 *Charleroi, Belgium Invitational Game **Winners (1): 2008

Season by season

Notable players

References

External links

*
Eurocup – Team profileEurobasket.com – Team page
{{BNXT League Basketball teams in Belgium Sport in Charleroi Basketball teams established in 1989 Dupuis Pro Basketball League