The Lions de Genève are a professional

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club based in the city of

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. The Lions currently play in the Swiss top-tier

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(SBL). The team is based in the 2,000 capacity Pavillon des Sports. The women's team plays in the Swiss

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History

Founded as the Genève Devils in the summer of 2000, the club rebranded itself as Les Lions de Genève in 2010 after merging with Meyrin Grand-Saconnex. Les «Lions de Genève» sont nés, 20min.ch, June 10 2010
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Trophies

Total trophies: 11 *

(3): :2012–13, 2014–15, 2024–25 *

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(4): :2003–04, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2020–21 * SBL Cup (5): :2003–04, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019, 2021

Current roster

Notable players

:To appear in this section a player must have played at least two seasons for the club AND either: – Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
– Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

Head coaches

* Rodrigue M'Baye *

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* Jean-Marc Jaumin: (2016–2017) * Vedran Bosnić: (2017–2019) * Andrej Štimac: (2020–2022) * Alain Attalah: (2022–2023) * Dragan Andrejevic (2022-Present

References

External links

Official Lions de Genève websiteProfile
- Eurobasket.com
Profile
- Facebook.com
Profile (fans)
- Facebook.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Lions de Geneve Basketball teams established in 2000 Basketball teams in Switzerland Sport in Geneva