Proximus Spirou | |
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Leagues |
Belgian League Champions League |
Founded | 1989 |
History |
Spirou Monceau (1989–1990) Spirou Charleroi (1990–present) |
Arena | Spiroudome |
Capacity | 6,300 |
Location | Charleroi, Belgium |
Team colors | Red, White |
President | Jean-Jacques Cloquet |
Head coach | Brian Lynch |
Championships |
10 Belgian Championships 5 Belgian Cups 3 Belgian Supercups |
Website | www |
Uniforms | |
Spirou Charleroi, for sponsorship reasons Proximus Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the top Belgian League. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome.
The team is named after the long-running Belgian comics magazine Spirou.
Spirou Charleroi has won the Belgian League championship ten times (1996–99, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), the Belgian Cup 5 times (1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009), and the Belgian Supercup 3 times (2001, 2002, 2008).
On July 29, 2014, Jacques Stas became the new head coach of the club while his predecessor Giovanni Bozzi replaced him as team president.
Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:
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- 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.