Spirou Basket, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome which can host 6,300 people.
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| Nickname | Karolo's | |||
| Leagues | BNXT League FIBA Europe Cup | |||
| Founded | 1989 | |||
| History | Spirou Monceau 1989–1990 Spirou Basket de Charleroi 1990–present | |||
| Arena | Spiroudome | |||
| Capacity | 6,300 | |||
| Location | Charleroi, Belgium | |||
| President | Jean-Jacques Cloquet | |||
| Head coach | Sam Rotsaert | |||
| Championships | 10 Belgian Championships 5 Belgian Cups 7 Belgian Supercups | |||
| Website | www | |||
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Established in 1989, the team is named after the long-running Belgian comics magazine Spirou, the publisher of which, Dupuis, is based in Marcinelle, Charleroi.
History
editSpirou 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 7 times (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010).
In the 2010–11 season, Spirou made its debut in the Euroleague, the highest continental league of Europe. The following season, Spirou played in the regular season for the second time in a row.
On July 29, 2014, Jacques Stas became the new head coach of the club while his predecessor Giovanni Bozzi replaced him as team president.[1]
Since the 2021–22 season, Spirou plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[2]
Sponsorship names
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Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:
Current roster
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Honours
edit- Belgian League
- Belgian Cup
- Winners (5): 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09
- Belgian Supercup
- Winners (7): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010
- Charleroi, Belgium Invitational Game
- Winners (1): 2008
Season by season
edit| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belgian Cup | Supercup | European competitions | |
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| 2006–07 | 1 | First Division | 3rd | 3 FIBA EuroCup | RS | ||
| 2007–08 | 1 | First Division | 1st | 2 ULEB Cup | RS | ||
| 2008–09 | 1 | First Division | 1st | Champion | 2 Eurocup | T16 | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | First Division | 1st | Runner-up | Runner-up | 2 Eurocup | RS |
| 2010–11 | 1 | First Division | 1st | Semifinalist | Winner | 1 Euroleague | RS |
| 2011–12 | 1 | First Division | 2nd | Runner-up | 1 Euroleague | RS | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | First Division | 3rd | Last 16 | 2 Eurocup | RS | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | First Division | 4th | Quarterfinalist | 3 Champions League | RS | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | First Division | 3rd | Semifinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Semifinalist | 3 Champions League | QR3 | |
| 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | First Division | 5th[a] | Runner-up | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R2 | |
- ^ The 2019–20 season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Notable players
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References
edit- ^ "Jacques Stas coach Belgacom Spirou Charleroi". Eurobasket.com. July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
External links
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