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Limoges CSP
Limoges CSP
Leagues	Pro A; Champions League
Founded	1929; 95 years ago
History	Limoges CSP; (1929–present)
Arena	Beaublanc
Capacity	6,506
Location	Limoges, France
Team colors	Green, white, gold;
Head coach	Jean-Marc Dupraz
Championships	1 EuroLeague; 1 Saporta Cup; 3 Korać Cup; 11 French Championships; 6 French Cup; 2 French League Cup; 1 French Basketball Supercup
Retired numbers	3 (4, 7, 8)
Website	limogescsp.com
Home	Away

Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP or CSP, is a French professional basketball club based in the city of Limoges.

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 1993.

In the 1999–2000 season, Limoges won its 9th top-tier level French League title, but it was relegated to the French second division LNB Pro B, 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 after finishing dead last. Starting with the 2004–05 season, Limoges played in the NM1, the French third division, due to continued financial problems. 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 Strasbourg IG 0–3 in the French League Finals.^[1] Alex Acker was named Finals MVP.

The club thus qualified for the 2014–15 EuroLeague 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 Cedevita, before being relegated to the European-wide second tier level EuroCup. In the EuroCup Round of 32, Limoges was eliminated, after finishing 3rd in Group J. In the French Pro A, Limoges once again had a successful season. In the regular season, Limoges finished in 3rd place behind JSF Nanterre 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.^[2] Ousmane Camara was named Finals MVP.^[3]

Arena

Limoges plays its home games at the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, which has a seating capacity of 6,500 people.

Roster

Retired numbers

Limoges CSP retired numbers
No.	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure	Date Retired
#4		Frédéric Forte	PG	1988–1989, 1991–1997	2020
#7		Richard Dacoury	SG/SF	1978–1996	2010
#8		Ed Murphy	SG/SF	1981–1985	2016

Current roster

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Limoges CSP roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PG	0	Boum, Souley	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	25 – (1999-01-26)26 January 1999
PG	1	Terry, Tyrell	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	24 – (2000-09-28)28 September 2000
G	2	Beaufort, Lucas	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	22 – (2002-05-24)24 May 2002
G/F	5	Bluiett, Trevon	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	30 – (1994-11-05)5 November 1994
F/C	10	Osborne, Malik	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	26 – (1998-03-09)9 March 1998
PF	11	Chassang, Alexandre	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	30 – (1994-11-22)22 November 1994
G/F	15	Lang, Nicolas	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	34 – (1990-05-01)1 May 1990
PG	17	Amsellem, Vincent	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	22 – (2002-03-11)11 March 2002
G	21	Bouzidi, Alexandre	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	23 – (2001-06-18)18 June 2001
F	32	Guisse, Mamadou	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	23 – (2001-12-15)15 December 2001
PF	39	Baptiste, Kenny	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	22 – (2002-06-03)3 June 2002
F/C	93	Diarra, Mohamed	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	23 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001

Head coach

Jean-Marc Dupraz

Assistant coach(es)

Romain Leroy
Mikko Larkas

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: December 2, 2024

Honours

Domestic competitions

French League

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

French Cup

Winners (1): 1999–00

Runners-up (2): 2010–11, 2011–12

Leaders Cup

Winners (2): 1988, 1990

Runners-up (2): 1991, 1992

French Super Cup

Winners (1): 2012

Federation Cup (defunct)

Winners (3): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85

League Cup (defunct)

Winners (2): 1993–94, 1994–95

French League Pro B

Winners (2): 2000–01, 2011–12

European competitions

EuroLeague

Winners (1): 1992–93

3rd place (1): 1989–90

4th place (1): 1994–95

Final Four (3): 1990, 1993, 1995

FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct)

Winners (1): 1987–88

FIBA Korać Cup (defunct)

Winners (3): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1999–00

Runners-up (1): 1986–87

European Basketball Club Super Cup (semi-official, defunct)

Runners-up (1): 1985

Worldwide competitions

McDonald's Championship

3rd place (1): 1991

4th place (1): 1993

Other competitions

FIBA International Christmas Tournament (defunct)

4th place (1): 1990

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

1929–1992
1992–2004
2004–2011
2011

Supporters and rivalries

The club has a large fan-base, with a dedicated ultras 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.^{[citation needed]}

Season by season

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

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	French Cup	Leaders Cup	European competitions
1997–98	1	Pro A	2nd			1 Euroleague	GS
1998–99	1	Pro A	7th			2 Saporta Cup	R32
1999–00	1	Pro A	1st^[a]	Champion		3 Korać Cup	C
2000–01	2	Pro B	1st
2001–02	1	Pro A	11th
2002–03	1	Pro A	14th
2003–04	1	Pro A	18th^[b]
2004–05	3	NM 1	3rd
2005–06	3	NM 1	2nd	Round of 32
2006–07	2	Pro B	7th	Round of 32
2007–08	2	Pro B	5th	Round of 32
2008–09	2	Pro B	3rd	Quarterfinalist
2009–10	2	Pro B	2nd	Semifinalist
2010–11	1	Pro A	16th	Runner-up
2011–12	2	Pro B	1st	Runner-up
2012–13	1	Pro A	13th	Quarterfinalist
2013–14	1	Pro A	1st	Round of 32	Quarterfinalist
2014–15	1	Pro A	1st	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist	1 Euroleague	RS
2015–16	1	Pro A	10th	Quarterfinalist		1 Euroleague	RS
2015–16	1	Pro A	10th	Quarterfinalist		2 Eurocup	R16
2016–17	1	Pro A	10th	Round of 16
2017–18	1	Pro A	4th	Round of 64	Quarterfinalist	2 EuroCup	T16
2018–19	1	Pro A	7th	Round of 16	Semifinalist	2 EuroCup	T16

^ Relegated to Pro B due to financial problems.
^ Relegated one more league, until NM1, due to financial problems.

International record

Season	Achievement	Notes
EuroLeague
1983–84	Semi-final group stage	6th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Banco di Roma Virtus, Jollycolombani Cantù, Bosna and Maccabi Tel Aviv
1985–86	Semi-final group stage	6th place in a group with Cibona, Žalgiris, Simac Milano, Real Madrid and Maccabi Tel Aviv
1988–89	Quarter-finals	5th place in a group with Maccabi Tel Aviv, FC Barcelona, Jugoplastika, Aris, Scavolini Pesaro, CSKA Moscow and Nashua EBBC
1989–90	Final Four	3rd place in Zaragoza, lost to Jugoplastika 83–101 in the semi-final, defeated Aris 103–91 in the 3rd place game
1990–91	Quarter-finals	8th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Pop 84, Scavolini Pesaro, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Aris, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Kingston Kings
1992–93	Champions	defeated Real Madrid Teka 62–52 in the semi-final, defeated Benetton Treviso 59–55 in the final of the Final Four in Athens
1993–94	Quarter-finals	eliminated 2–1 by Panathinaikos, 75–68 (W) in Limoges, 48–59 (L) and 73–87 (L) in Athens
1994–95	Final Four	4th place in Zaragoza, lost to Real Madrid Teka 49–62 in the semi-final, lost to Panathinaikos 77–91 in the 3rd place game
FIBA Saporta Cup
1987–88	Champions	defeated Ram Joventut 96–89 in the final of European Cup Winners' Cup in Grenoble
1991–92	Quarter-finals	3rd place in a group with PAOK, Glaxo Verona, Sunair Oostende, Maccabi Rishon LeZion and Alba Berlin
1995–96	Quarter-finals	3rd place in a group with Taugrés, Žalgiris, Partizan, Bnei Herzliya and Sunair Oostende
FIBA Korać Cup
1981–82	Champions	defeated Šibenka, 90–84 in the final of Korać Cup in Padua
1982–83	Champions	defeated Šibenka, 94–86 in the final of Korać Cup in West Berlin
1986–87	Final	lost to FC Barcelona, 86–106 (L) in Barcelona and 86–97 (L) in Limoges
1999–00	Champions	defeated Unicaja, 80–58 (W) in Limoges and 51–60 (L) in Málaga in the double finals of Korać Cup
McDonald's Championship
1991	3rd	3rd place in Paris, lost to Los Angeles Lakers 101–132 in the semi-final, defeated Slobodna Dalmacija 105–91 in the 3rd place game
1993	4th	4th place in Munich, lost to Buckler Beer Bologna 85–101 in the semi-final, lost to Real Madrid Teka 119–123 in the 3rd place game

In European and worldwide competitions

The road to the European Cup victories

1981–82 FIBA Korać Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
1st round	T71 Dudelange	108–56	92–83
2nd round	Aris	106–77	77–88
Top 16	Spartak Leningrad	76–69	106–89
	Cotonificio	101–90	89–93
	Carrera Venezia	105–101	84–107
Semi-finals	Zadar	99–78	84–92
Final	Šibenka	90–84

1982–83 FIBA Korać Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
2nd round	Bye as title holder
Top 16	Crvena zvezda	80–78	83–93
	Nová huť Ostrava	90–82	89–76
	Banco di Roma	87–80	74–73
Semi-finals	Dynamo Moscow	92–79	86–93
Final	Šibenka	94–86

1987–88 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
2nd round	UU	108–104	123–94
Quarter-finals	Polycell Kingston	122–109	108–106
	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	93–86	111–92
	IMT	114–103	102–93
Semi-finals	Scavolini Pesaro	102–86	91–93
Final	Ram Joventut	96–89

1992–93 FIBA European League

Round	Team	Home	Away
2nd round	Guildford Kings	71–57	72–72
Top 16	Partizan	Bye
	PAOK	60–58	57–67
	Knorr Bologna	63–76	67–70
	Marbella Joventut	65–73	78–62
	Cibona	83–52	62–58
	Scavolini Pesaro	61–47	76–61
	Maccabi Tel Aviv	75–63	69–70
Quarter-finals	Olympiacos	59–53	67–70
Quarter-finals	Olympiacos	60–58	67–70
Semi-final	Real Madrid Teka	62–52
Final	Benetton Treviso	59–55

1999–00 FIBA Korać Cup

Round	Team	Home	Away
1st round	Bye
2nd round	Ovarense Aerosoles	93–84	80–66
	Telindus Racing Antwerpen	81–75	56–59
	Jabones Pardo Fuenlabrada	90–77	73–63
Top 32	UNICS	93–69	86–64
Top 16	CSKA Kyiv	86–73	100–71
Quarter-finals	Türk Telekom	71–57	67–75
Semi-finals	Casademont Girona	69–57	77–77
Finals	Unicaja	80–58	51–60

Notable players

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Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.