Liège Basket
Liège Basket is a Belgian professional basketball club from Liège. The club competes in the BNXT League. Founded in 1967, the team plays at 5,600 seat Country Hall Ethias Liège.[1]
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Leagues | BNXT League | ||
Founded | 1967 | ||
History | Fléron Basket Club 1967–2000 Liège Basket 2000–present | ||
Arena | Country Hall Liège | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Location | Liège, Belgium | ||
Team colors | Black, White, Red | ||
Main sponsor | VOO | ||
Head coach | Lionel Bosco | ||
Championships | 1 Belgian Cup 2 Belgian Supercups | ||
Website | liegebasket.be | ||
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History
The club was founded in Fléron as the Fléron Basket Club in 1967. After being an amateur league for its first years, the team hired its first professional coach in 1975. In 1977 and 1981, the Fléron promoted to the first regional league. In 1983, the club made its debut on the national level as it promoted to the Fourth National Division. In 2000, the club decided to merge with BC Hannut and Essor Hannut, relocating to the city of Liège.
After the move to Lìege, the club quickly promoted to the First National League. In 2001, the club's debut in Europe was made after it qualified as 7th in the previous season. In the 2001–02 FIBA Korać Cup, the team lost to French side Racing Paris in the first round. Three years later, in 2004, the team wins its first silverware when it captures the Belgian Basketball Cup for the first time.
In the 2008–09 season, the team had its best European campaign when it reached the Top 16 of the 2008–09 FIBA EuroChallenge. In 2010, Liège played in the championship playoffs for the first time, but loses to Spirou Charleroi.
Since the 2021–22 season, Liège plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[2]
Logos and names
- Sponsored logo (2014–2017)
- The Liège Basket logo used until 2018
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: 29 September 2021 |
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belgian Cup | Other cups | European competitions | |||
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2009–10 | 1 | BLB | 2nd | Supercup | C | 3 EuroChallenge | T16 | ||
2010–11 | 1 | BLB | 8th | 3 EuroChallenge | RS | ||||
2011–12 | 1 | BLB | 8th | ||||||
2012–13 | 1 | BLB | 7th | Quarterfinalist | |||||
2013–14 | 1 | BLB | 5th | Semifinalist | |||||
2014–15 | 1 | BLB | 7th | Runner-up | |||||
2015–16 | 1 | BLB | 8th | Round of 16 | |||||
2016–17 | 1 | BLB | 10th | Round of 16 | |||||
2017–18 | 1 | BLB | 9th | Quarterfinalist | |||||
2018–19 | 1 | BLB | 10th | Round of 16 | |||||
2019–20 | 1 | PBL | 10th | ||||||
2020–21 | 1 | PBL | 9th | Play-in Round | |||||
2021–22 | 1 | BNXT | 17th | – |
European record
Season | Tier | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
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2001–02 | FIBA Korać Cup | First Round | ![]() | |||
2004–05 | ULEB Cup | |||||
2006–07 | 3 | FIBA EuroCup | First Round | ![]() | ? | ? |
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Second Round | ![]() | ? | ? | |||
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2008–09 | 3 | FIBA EuroChallenge | First Qualifying Round | ![]() | 97–64 | 67–55 |
Second Qualifying Round | ![]() | 74–67 | 80-70 | |||
Regular Season | ![]() | 69–62 | 79–78 | |||
![]() | 89–84 | 73–54 | ||||
![]() | 89–64 | 93–91 | ||||
Top 16 | ![]() | 81–68 | 58–67 | |||
![]() | 59–67 | 64–79 | ||||
![]() | 70–80 | 78–71 | ||||
2009–10 | FIBA EuroChallenge |
Players
Individual awards
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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References
- "La Salle" (in French). Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend". Basketball League (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 July 2021.