Spirou | ||||
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Nickname | Karolo's | |||
Leagues | BNXT League | |||
Founded | 1989; 35 years ago (1989) | |||
History | Spirou Monceau 1989β1990 Spirou Basket de Charleroi 1990βpresent | |||
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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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, theββhighest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome which can host 6,300 people.
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."
Historyβ»
Spirou Charleroi has won the Belgian League championship ten times (1996β99, "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 2010β11 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.
Since the 2021β22 season, Spirou plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium. And the Netherlands have been merged.
Sponsorship namesβ»
Partly dueββto sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:
- Spirou Monceau (1989β1990)
- Spirou Charleroi (1990β2011)
- Belgacom Spirou (2011β2014)
- Proximus Spirou (2014β2018)
Current rosterβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Updated: October 7, 2022 |
Honoursβ»
- Belgian League
- Belgian Cup
- Winners (5): 1995β96, 1998β99, 2001β02, 2002β03, 2008β09
- Belgian Supercup
- Winners (7): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010
- Charleroi, Belgium Invitational Game
- Winners (1): 2008
Season by, seasonβ»
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belgian Cup | Supercup | European competitions | |
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2006β07 | 1 | First Division | 3rd | 3 FIBA EuroCup | RS | ||
2007β08 | 1 | First Division | 1st | 2 ULEB Cup | RS | ||
2008β09 | 1 | First Division | 1st | Champion | 2 Eurocup | T16 | |
2009β10 | 1 | First Division | 1st | Runner-up | Runner-up | 2 Eurocup | RS |
2010β11 | 1 | First Division | 1st | Semifinalist | Winner | 1 Euroleague | RS |
2011β12 | 1 | First Division | 2nd | Runner-up | 1 Euroleague | RS | |
2012β13 | 1 | First Division | 3rd | Last 16 | 2 Eurocup | RS | |
2013β14 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS | |
2014β15 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS | |
2015β16 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | RS | |
2016β17 | 1 | First Division | 4th | Quarterfinalist | 3 Champions League | RS | |
2017β18 | 1 | First Division | 3rd | Semifinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | |
2018β19 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Semifinalist | 3 Champions League | QR3 | |
4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | ||||||
2019β20 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Runner-up | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | R2 |
- ^ The 2019β20 season was cancelled prematurely. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Notable playersβ»
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "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.