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Chorale Roanne Basket is a professional
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club that is based in
Roanne Roanne (; ; ) is a commune in the Loire department, central France. It is located northwest of Lyon on the river Loire. It has an important Museum, the ''Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette'' (French), with many Egypt ...
,
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. The club plays in the first division
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. Their home arena is
Halle André Vacheresse Halle André Vacheresse is an indoor sporting arena located in Roanne, France. The capacity of the arena is 5,020 people, and is currently home to the Chorale Roanne Basket basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most c ...
. The club was founded in 1937 and the team's colors are blue and white.


History

In Chorale's history, the team won two national titles; in 1959 and most recent in 2007. The teams honour list also includes a
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(in 2007) and multiple European campaigns. In the 2007–08 season, the club even played in the top level
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. In the 2013–14 season, the club was relegated to the
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. In the 2018–19 season, Roanne won the
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championship and promoted back to the Pro A after a five-year absence.


Current roster


Season by season


Achievements

*
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**Champions (2): 1958–59, 2006–07 *
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**Runner-up (1): 1963–64 *
La Semaine des As Cup The Leaders Cup, sometimes referred to as the French Basketball League Cup and previously known as the Tourney des As Cup and Semaine des As Cup, is the annual national league cup competition for teams from the top-tier level of French profession ...
**Winners (1): 2007 *
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**Winners (2): 2017, 2019


Players


Individual awards

; Pro A Foreign MVP *
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– 2007 *
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– 2008


Notable players


Head coaches

* 2011-14 :
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* 2000-11 : Jean-Denys Choulet * 1998-00 : Mike Gonsalves * 1996-98 : Patrick Macazaga * 1993-96 : Gilles Versier * 1988-93 : Alain Thinet * 1985-88 : André Jacquemot * 1984-85 : Yvon Leca * 1983-84 : Alain Monestier * 1982-83 : Jacky Odin * 1980-82 : Jean-Paul Pupunat * 1977-80 : André Vacheresse * 1975-77 : Jeff Dubreuil * 1974-75 : Dick Smith * 1972-74 : Ludvick Luttna * 1971-72 : Gérard Sturla * 1970-71 : Lucien Piegad * 1961-69 : Maurice Marcelot * 1945-61 : André Vacheresse


References


External links


Official website
{{LNB Pro B
Roanne Roanne (; ; ) is a commune in the Loire department, central France. It is located northwest of Lyon on the river Loire. It has an important Museum, the ''Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette'' (French), with many Egypt ...
Sport in Roanne Basketball teams established in 1937 1937 establishments in France