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Wikipedia - 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.

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. 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. Ousmane Camara was named Finals MVP.

Limoges CSP (Cercle Saint-Pierre de Limoges) er en fransk basketballklub med base i byen Limoges. Klubben blev etableret i 1929 og har spillet i den øverste franske liga, LNB Pro A, i næsten alle sæsoner siden dets grundlæggelse.

Limoges er en af de mest succesfulde basketballklubber i Frankrig og har vundet 11 nationale mesterskaber, 10 franske pokaler og en europæisk mestertitel (EuroLeague) i 1993. Klubben har også været i finalen i EuroLeague ved fire andre lejligheder (1990, 1994, 1995 og 2000).

Nogle af de mest berømte spillere, der har spillet for Limoges, omfatter:

* Richard Dacoury
* Stéphane Ostrowski
* Gregor Beugnot
* Jim Bilba
* Michael Young
* Ron Curry
* Predrag Drobnjak
* Frédéric Fauthoux
* Ali Traoré
* Jure Zdovc

Limoges spiller sine hjemmekampe i Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, som har en kapacitet på over 5.500 tilskuere. Klubbens farver er grønt og hvidt.