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Spirou Charleroi
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Val-Dieu Spirou Basket |
| nickname | Karolo's |
| logo | Belgacom Spirou logo.png |
| leagues | BNXT League |
| founded | |
| history | Spirou Monceau |
| 1989–1990 | |
| Spirou Basket de Charleroi | |
| 1990–present | |
| arena | Spiroudome |
| capacity | 6,300 |
| location | Charleroi, Belgium |
| president | Jean-Jacques Cloquet |
| coach | Sam Rotsaert |
| championships | 10 Belgian Championships |
| 5 Belgian Cups | |
| 7 Belgian Supercups | |
| website | |
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1989–1990 Spirou Basket de Charleroi 1990–present 5 Belgian Cups 7 Belgian Supercups 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.
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
Spirou 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 1996–97 season, Spirou made its debut in the Euroleague, the highest continental league of Europe. The club participated in the regular phase of the tournament in four other seasons (2000–01, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2011–12).
During the 2004–05 season, Spirou reached the quarter-finals of the EuroCup, its best result on the European stage to date.
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 2021–22 season, Spirou plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.
Sponsorship names
Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names:
- Spirou Monceau (1989–1990)
- Spirou Charleroi (1990–2011)
- Belgacom Spirou (2011–2014)
- Proximus Spirou (2014–2018)
- Val-Dieu Spirou (2025–present)
Current roster
- BEL Sam Rotsaert
- BEL Frederic Wilmot
Honours
- Belgian League
- Belgian Cup
- Winners (5): 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09
- Runners-up (7): 1996-97, 2000-01, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2019-20, 2023-24
- 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
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belgian Cup | Supercup | European competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | 1 | First Division | 3rd | 3 FIBA EuroCup | ||
| 2007–08 | 1 | First Division | 1st | 2 ULEB Cup | ||
| 2008–09 | 1 | First Division | 1st | Champion | 2 Eurocup | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | First Division | 1st | Runner-up | Runner-up | 2 Eurocup |
| 2010–11 | 1 | First Division | 1st | Semifinalist | Winner | 1 Euroleague |
| 2011–12 | 1 | First Division | 2nd | Runner-up | 1 Euroleague | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | First Division | 3rd | Last 16 | 2 Eurocup | |
| 2013–14 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Semifinalist | 2 Eurocup | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Quarterfinalist | 2 Eurocup | |
| 2016–17 | 1 | First Division | 4th | Quarterfinalist | 3 Champions League | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | First Division | 3rd | Semifinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Semifinalist | 3 Champions League | |
| 4 FIBA Europe Cup | RS | |||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | First Division | 5th | Runner-up | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | First Division | 8th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | BNXT | BE 6th | Last 16 | ||
| BNXT 11th | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 1 | BNXT | BE 5th | Semifinalist | ||
| BNXT 4th | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 1 | BNXT | BE 5th | Runner-up | ||
| BNXT 6th | ||||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | BNXT | BE 9th | Quarterfinalist | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | |
| BNXT 11th |
Notable players
- BEL Christophe Beghin
- BEL Ralph Biggs
- BEL Marcus Faison
- BEL Niels Marnegrave
- BEL Sacha Massot
- BEL Didier Mbenga
- BEL Wen Mukubu
- BEL Jacques Stas
- BEL Eric Struelens
- BEL Kevin Tumba
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Krupalija
- GEO Tornike Shengelia
- POR Rafael Lisboa
- USA Mike Batiste
- USA Ron Ellis
- USA Justin Hamilton
- USA Dario Hunt
- USA Demond Mallet
- USA Andre Riddick
- USA Mitch Smith
- USA Matt Walsh
- SWE Alexander Lindqvist
References
References
- (July 29, 2014). "Jacques Stas coach Belgacom Spirou Charleroi". Eurobasket.com.
- "Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend".
- (December 19, 2025). "Chris Lykes leaves Charleroi, club opens new chapter as Val-Dieu Spirou Basket".
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