Stade Français Genève is a
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
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basketball club part of the homonymous
multi-sport
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s club that is based in
Geneva
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.
History
The club was founded in 1942 and won its first
Ligue Nationale A in 1951. The golden era of the club came one decade later when Stade Français won its second league title and managed to be one of the powerhouses of the Swiss League at least until the 1972–73 season (last trophy until today). The club still has six titles in the 1961-1973 era, it has only two participations in the
FIBA European Champions Cup
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in the
1962–63 and
1971–72 seasons.
Honours
*
Swiss League
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: Winners (7): 1950–51, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73
* Swiss Cup
: Winners (1):
1961–62
References
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Basketball teams in Switzerland
Sport in Geneva
1942 establishments in Switzerland