Limoges CSP

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

Limoges CSP
Leagues	Pro A Champions League
Founded	1929; 96 years ago (1929)
History	Limoges CSP (1929–present)
Arena	Beaublanc
Capacity	6,506
Location	Limoges, France
Team colors	Green, white, gold
Head coach	Mikko Larkas
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

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

Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, the home arena of Limoges.

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

Roster

Dacoury's retired number 7 jersey

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

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Limoges CSP roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 0 Boum, Souley 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1999-01-26)26 January 1999 G 2 Beaufort, Lucas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (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 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) 35 – (1990-05-01)1 May 1990 PG 17 Amsellem, Vincent 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 23 – (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) 24 – (2001-01-01)1 January 2001	Head coach Mikko Larkas Assistant coach(es) Romain Leroy Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: January 24, 205

Honours

Limoges fans celebrating on their home floor, after winning the 2015 LNB Pro A championship^[2]

The city hall of Limoges, decorated in the colours of the team

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

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  1929–1992
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  1992–2004
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  2004–2011
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  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
						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

1. Relegated to Pro B due to financial problems.
2. 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

Main article: Limoges CSP in international 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 60–58 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.

• Gregor Beugnot
• Jim Bilba
• Yann Bonato
• Nobel Boungou Colo
• Axel Bouteille
• Ousmane Camara
• Richard Dacoury
• Yakhouba Diawara
• Sekou Doumbouya
• Stéphane Dumas
• Vasco Evtimov
• Apollo Faye
• Mickaël Gelabale
• Joseph Gomis
• William Howard
• Damien Inglis
• Mouhammadou Jaiteh
• Adrien Moerman
• Jacques Monclar
• Hugues Occansey
• Stéphane Ostrowski
• Johan Petro
• Jonathan Rousselle
• Thierry Rupert
• Jean-Michel Sénégal
• Steed Tchicamboud
• Ali Traoré
• Georges Vestris
• Frédéric Weis
• Léo Westermann
• Edin Bavčić
• Zack Wright
• João Paulo Batista
• Bruno Caboclo
• Dwight Hardy
• John Amaechi
• Spencer Dunkley
• Ville Kaunisto
• Taurean Green
• Yassin Idbihi
• Heiko Schaffartzik
• Angelos Tsamis
• Jermaine Bucknor
• Pape-Philippe Amagou
• Fréjus Zerbo
• Samardo Samuels
• Siim-Sander Vene
• Bo McCalebb
• J. R. Reynolds
• Mathieu Wojciechowski
• Klemen Prepelič
• Jure Zdovc
• Radoslav Rančík
• Mileta Lisica
• Dragan Lukovski
• Branko Milisavljević
• Óscar Yebra
• Eugene Jeter
• Jerome Randle
• Alex Acker
• Tommy Adams
• Cedrick Banks
• Travarus Bennett
• Steffon Bradford
• Kevin Braswell
• Michael Brooks
• Anthony Brown
• Marcus Brown
• Don Collins
• Brian Conklin
• Randy Culpepper
• Ramel Curry
• Will Daniels
• Leon Douglas
• Grant Gondrezick
• R.T. Guinn
• Kenny Hayes
• Dru Joyce
• Clarence Kea
• Billy Knight
• J. R. Koch
• Kyle McAlarney
• Kevin McGee
• George Montgomery
• Glenn Mosley
• Ed Murphy
• Zamal Nixon
• Mark Payne
• London Perrantes
• Dawan Robinson
• Clinton Smith
• Jamar Smith
• Jordan Taylor
• Ronnie Taylor
• Carl Thomas
• Kelly Tripucka
• Joah Tucker
• Ty Walker
• Brad Wanamaker
• Harper Williams
• DaShaun Wood
• Michael Young

Head coaches

• André Buffière: (1980–83)
• Pierre Dao: (1983–86)
• Michel Gomez: (1986–90)
• Božidar Maljković: (1992–95)
• Zvi Sherf: (1995–96)
• Bogdan Tanjević: (1996–97)
• Duško Ivanović: (1999–00)
• Panagiotis Giannakis: (2012–13)
• Jean-Marc Dupraz: (2013–2015)
• Philippe Hervé: (2015–2016)
• Duško Vujošević: (2016–2017)
• Kyle Milling: (2017–2018)
• François Peronnet: (2018–2019)
• Alfred Julbe: (2019)
• Mehdy Mary: (2019–2021)
• Massimo Cancellieri: (2021–2023)
• Ilias Kantzouris: (2023–2024)
• Jean-Marc Dupraz: (2024–2025)
• Mikko Larkas: (2025–present)