Limoges CSP
| Limoges CSP | ||||
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| Leagues | LNB Pro A | |||
| Founded | 1929 | |||
| History |
Limoges CSP (1929–present) |
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| Arena | Beaublanc | |||
| Capacity | 5,516 | |||
| Location | Limoges, France | |||
| Team colors | Green, White, Gold | |||
| President | Frédéric Forte | |||
| Head coach | Duško Vujošević | |||
| Championships |
1 Euroleague 1 Saporta Cup 3 Korać Cups 11 French Leagues 2 French Leagues (Pro B) 6 French Cups 2 Tournoi des As 1 Match des Champions |
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| Retired numbers | 1 (7) | |||
| Website | limogescsp.com | |||
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Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre, commonly referred to as Limoges CSP, is a French professional basketball club that is based in the city of Limoges.
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 title in a team sport, by winning the Euroleague in 1993.
In February 1948, at the initiative of Albert Chaminade (1912-2009), resistant during World War marked by the war he had a cousin who was killed in the Oradour-sur-Glane, dean of the Medal of Youth, Sports and associative commitment of the Haute-Vienne, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour which was abdicated to it by the President of the Republic Jacques Chirac in 1999, former national and international referee, Politician, Basketball player whose originating CSP the region, a meeting was organized by basketball player and politician is promoting a little basketball: she opposed a selection of Limousin to Hungarian training, which history has not given me the name, but this to me nevertheless given the anecdotal score of the game (47-28 for selection Limousine).
The Palais des Sports Beaublanc (Bosc White in Occitan) is located in the sports park of the city of Limoges. It was made in 1981 thanks to Mr Xavier Popelier and Mr Albert Chaminade for the roof design. Albert Chaminade working together his project asked the Mayor Louis Longequeue it can confirm to cover the Sports Palace with this wave form that gives it to other rooms and hosts a style from the club Basketball CSP Limoges, but also various sporting events (Davis Cup, Fed Cup tennis, basketball matches and female handball).
In the 1999–2000 season Limoges won its 9th title, but was relegated to the 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 relegated again in 2004. Starting the 2004–05 season Limoges played in the NM1, the French third division. 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 national championship, by beating Strasbourg IG 0–3 in the Finals.Alex Acker was named Finals MVP.
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