Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional

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club based in the city of

Limoges Limoges (, , ; oc, Lemòtges, locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region ...

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

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. In the 1999–2000 season, Limoges won its 9th top-tier level

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title, but it was

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to the French second division

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, 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. Starting with 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 French League national championship, by beating

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0–3 in the French League Finals.

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was named Finals MVP. The club thus qualified for the

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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

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, before being relegated to the European-wide second tier level EuroCup. In the EuroCup Round of 32, Limoges was eliminated, after finishing 3rd in

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. In the French Pro A, Limoges once again had a successful season. In the regular season, Limoges finished in 3rd place behind

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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. Ousmane Camara was named Finals MVP.

Arena

Limoges plays its home games at the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, which has a

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of 6,500 people.

Roster

Retired numbers

Current roster

Honours

Domestic competitions

: Winners (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, 1997–98 *

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: Winners (1): 1999–00 : Runners-up (2): 2010–11, 2011–12 *

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: Winners (2): 1988, 1990 : Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992 * French Super Cup : Winners (1):

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* Federation Cup (defunct) : Winners (3): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85 *

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(defunct) : Winners (2): 1993–94, 1994–95 * French League Pro B : Winners (2): 2000–01, 2011–12

European competitions

* EuroLeague : Winners (1):

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: 3rd place (1): 1989–90 : 4th place (1): 1994–95 : Final Four (3):

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(defunct) : Winners (1): 1987–88 *

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

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(semi-official, defunct) : Runners-up (1):

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Worldwide competitions

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: 3rd place (1):

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: 4th place (1):

Other competitions

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(defunct) : 4th place (1):

* 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

* Small Triple Crown : Winners (3): 1982–83, 1987–88, 1999–00

Successive shirts

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Supporters and rivalries

The club has a large fan-base, with a dedicated

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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.

Season by season

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

International record

In European and worldwide competitions

The road to the European Cup victories

1981–82 FIBA Korać Cup 1982–83 FIBA Korać Cup 1987–88 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup 1992–93 FIBA European League 1999–00 FIBA Korać Cup

Notable players

* Gregor Beugnot *

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* Johan Petro *

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* J. R. Reynolds *

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* Branko Milisavljević * Óscar Yebra * Eugene "Pooh" Jeter *

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* Tommy Adams *

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* Will Daniels *

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* Grant Gondrezick * R.T. Guinn *

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* Billy Knight * J. R. Koch * Kyle McAlarney *

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* Dawan Robinson * Clinton Smith * Jamar Smith * Jordan Taylor *

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* Michael Young

Head coaches

References

External links

Official website

Encyclocsp.eu

Beaublanc.com
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