# 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.

## 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. | 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

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

## 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
* 1992–2004
* 2004–2011
* 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.

## Season by season

Season by season results of the club in national league, national cup and European-wide competitions.
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | French Cup | Leaders Cup | European competitions | European competitions |
| 1997–98 | 1 | Pro A | 2nd | | | 1 Euroleague | GS |
| 1998–99 | 1 | Pro A | 7th | | | 2 Saporta Cup | R32 |
| 1999–00 | 1 | Pro A | 1st | Champion | | 3 Korać Cup | C |
| 2000–01 | 2 | Pro B | 1st | | | | |
| 2001–02 | 1 | Pro A | 11th | | | | |
| 2002–03 | 1 | Pro A | 14th | | | | |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Pro A | 18th | | | | |
| 2004–05 | 3 | NM 1 | 3rd | | | | |
| 2005–06 | 3 | NM 1 | 2nd | Round of 32 | | | |
| 2006–07 | 2 | Pro B | 7th | Round of 32 | | | |
| 2007–08 | 2 | Pro B | 5th | Round of 32 | | | |
| 2008–09 | 2 | Pro B | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | | | |
| 2009–10 | 2 | Pro B | 2nd | Semifinalist | | | |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Pro A | 16th | Runner-up | | | |
| 2011–12 | 2 | Pro B | 1st | Runner-up | | | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Pro A | 13th | Quarterfinalist | | | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Pro A | 1st | Round of 32 | Quarterfinalist | | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Pro A | 1st | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | RS |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Pro A | 10th | Quarterfinalist | | 1 Euroleague | RS |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Pro A | 10th | Quarterfinalist | | 2 Eurocup | R16 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Pro A | 10th | Round of 16 | | | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Pro A | 4th | Round of 64 | Quarterfinalist | 2 EuroCup | T16 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Pro A | 7th | Round of 16 | Semifinalist | 2 EuroCup | T16 |
* ↑ Relegated to Pro B due to financial problems.
* ↑ Relegated one more league, until NM1, due to financial problems.

## The road to the European Cup victories

| 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 |
| Top 16 | Cotonificio | 101–90 | 89–93 |
| Top 16 | Carrera Venezia | 105–101 | 84–107 |
| Semi-finals | Zadar | 99–78 | 84–92 |
| Final | Šibenka | 90–84 | 90–84 |
| Round | Team | Home | Away |
| 2nd round | Bye as title holder | Bye as title holder | Bye as title holder |
| Top 16 | Crvena zvezda | 80–78 | 83–93 |
| Top 16 | Nová huť Ostrava | 90–82 | 89–76 |
| Top 16 | Banco di Roma | 87–80 | 74–73 |
| Semi-finals | Dynamo Moscow | 92–79 | 86–93 |
| Final | Šibenka | 94–86 | 94–86 |
| Round | Team | Home | Away |
| 2nd round | UU | 108–104 | 123–94 |
| Quarter-finals | Polycell Kingston | 122–109 | 108–106 |
| Quarter-finals | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 93–86 | 111–92 |
| Quarter-finals | IMT | 114–103 | 102–93 |
| Semi-finals | Scavolini Pesaro | 102–86 | 91–93 |
| Final | Ram Joventut | 96–89 | 96–89 |
| Round | Team | Home | Away |
| 2nd round | Guildford Kings | 71–57 | 72–72 |
| Top 16 | Partizan | Bye | Bye |
| Top 16 | PAOK | 60–58 | 57–67 |
| Top 16 | Knorr Bologna | 63–76 | 67–70 |
| Top 16 | Marbella Joventut | 65–73 | 78–62 |
| Top 16 | Cibona | 83–52 | 62–58 |
| Top 16 | Scavolini Pesaro | 61–47 | 76–61 |
| Top 16 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 75–63 | 69–70 |
| Quarter-finals | Olympiacos | 59–53 | 67–70 |
| Quarter-finals | Olympiacos | 60–58 | 67–70 |
| Semi-final | Real Madrid Teka | 62–52 | 62–52 |
| Final | Benetton Treviso | 59–55 | 59–55 |
| Round | Team | Home | Away |
| 1st round | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2nd round | Ovarense Aerosoles | 93–84 | 80–66 |
| 2nd round | Telindus Racing Antwerpen | 81–75 | 56–59 |
| 2nd round | 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

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
* Criteria
* To appear in this section a player must have either:
* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
* Gregor Beugnot
* Jim Bilba
* Yann Bonato
* Nobel Boungou Colo
* Axel Bouteille
* Ousmane Camara
* Richard Dacoury
* Yakhouba Diawara
* Sekou Doumbouya
* Stéphane Dumas
* Vasco Evtimov
* Apollo Faye
* Mickaël Gelabale
* Joseph Gomis
* William Howard
* Damien Inglis
* Mouhammadou Jaiteh
* Adrien Moerman
* Jacques Monclar
* Hugues Occansey
* Stéphane Ostrowski
* Johan Petro
* Jonathan Rousselle
* Thierry Rupert
* Jean-Michel Sénégal
* Steed Tchicamboud
* Ali Traoré
* Georges Vestris
* Frédéric Weis
* Léo Westermann
* Edin Bavčić
* Zack Wright
* João Paulo Batista
* Bruno Caboclo
* Dwight Hardy
* John Amaechi
* Spencer Dunkley
* Ville Kaunisto
* Taurean Green
* Yassin Idbihi
* Heiko Schaffartzik
* Angelos Tsamis
* Jermaine Bucknor
* Pape-Philippe Amagou
* Fréjus Zerbo
* Samardo Samuels
* Siim-Sander Vene
* Bo McCalebb
* J. R. Reynolds
* Mathieu Wojciechowski
* Klemen Prepelič
* Jure Zdovc
* Radoslav Rančík
* Mileta Lisica
* Dragan Lukovski
* Branko Milisavljević
* Óscar Yebra
* Eugene Jeter
* Jerome Randle
* Alex Acker
* Tommy Adams
* Cedrick Banks
* Travarus Bennett
* Steffon Bradford
* Kevin Braswell
* Michael Brooks
* Anthony Brown
* Marcus Brown
* Don Collins
* Brian Conklin
* Randy Culpepper
* Ramel Curry
* Will Daniels
* Leon Douglas
* Grant Gondrezick
* R.T. Guinn
* Kenny Hayes
* Dru Joyce
* Clarence Kea
* Billy Knight
* J. R. Koch
* Kyle McAlarney
* Kevin McGee
* George Montgomery
* Glenn Mosley
* Ed Murphy
* Zamal Nixon
* Mark Payne
* London Perrantes
* Dawan Robinson
* Clinton Smith
* Jamar Smith
* Jordan Taylor
* Ronnie Taylor
* Carl Thomas
* Kelly Tripucka
* Joah Tucker
* Ty Walker
* Brad Wanamaker
* Harper Williams
* DaShaun Wood
* Michael Young

## Head coaches

* André Buffière: (1980–83)
* Pierre Dao: (1983–86)
* Michel Gomez: (1986–90)
* Božidar Maljković: (1992–95)
* Zvi Sherf: (1995–96)
* Bogdan Tanjević: (1996–97)
* Duško Ivanović: (1999–00)
* Panagiotis Giannakis: (2012–13)
* Jean-Marc Dupraz: (2013–2015)
* Philippe Hervé: (2015–2016)
* Duško Vujošević: (2016–2017)
* Kyle Milling: (2017–2018)
* François Peronnet: (2018–2019)
* Alfred Julbe: (2019)
* Mehdy Mary: (2019–2021)
* Massimo Cancellieri: (2021–2023)
* Ilias Kantzouris: (2023–2024)
* Jean-Marc Dupraz: (2024–2025)
* Mikko Larkas: (2025–present)