Limoges CSP
Leagues	Pro A Champions League
Founded	1929; 95 years ago (1929)
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 Cups 11 French Leagues 2 French Leagues (Pro B) 6 French Cups 2 Tournoi des As 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

Limoges CSP roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 1 Appleby, Tyree 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb) 25 – (1998-09-30)30 September 1998 G 2 Beaufort, Lucas 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 21 – (2002-05-24)24 May 2002 PF 11 Chassang, Alexandre 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 101 kg (223 lb) 29 – (1994-11-22)22 November 1994 G/F 15 Lang, Nicolas 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 33 – (1990-05-01)1 May 1990 SF 20 Nenadić, Nemanja 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 30 – (1994-01-02)2 January 1994 SG 23 McGusty, Kameron 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1997-09-09)9 September 1997 F 25 Goins, Kenny 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 104 kg (229 lb) 27 – (1996-09-11)11 September 1996 F 32 Ugolin, Lucas 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 21 – (2002-04-23)23 April 2002 PF 34 Nikolić, Danilo 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 30 – (1993-04-08)8 April 1993 PF 77 Udanoh, Ike 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 107 kg (236 lb) 34 – (1989-08-02)2 August 1989	Head coach Jean-Marc Dupraz Assistant coach(es) Romain Leroy Dominik Gunthner Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: January 13, 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
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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.

International record

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 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

Head coaches