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Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in
The club was founded in 1955, after the merger of Association Sportive Chalonnaise and Élan de Saint-Jean des Vignes. The club then merged with the
Elan Chalon Official Logo.jpg , 2007–2013
Elan Chalon 2014 Logo.png, 2013–2018
Total titles: 6
Eurobasket.com Team Page
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Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally ''Chalon on Saône'') is a city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; h ...
, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called Le Colisée, which seats 4,540 spectators.
Founded in 1955, the club has traditionally been playing in the Pro A. In 2012, the club captured its first domestic championship by winning the Pro A Final over Le Mans
Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...
. In 2017, Élan won its second domestic title. The club has also been a regular in European competitions, as the team has been runners-up in three different FIBA competitions.
History
The club was founded in 1955, after the merger of Association Sportive Chalonnaise and Élan de Saint-Jean des Vignes. The club then merged with the football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club Bourgneuf Val d'Or Mercurey of Bourgneuf Mercurey in 1970. The club reached full professional status in 1994.
In the 2011–12 season, Chalon won the LNB Pro A
The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league. ...
title which meant they had won their first ever French championship. Élan Chalon won the Final of the league 95–76 over Le Mans Sarthe Basket. Billy Ouattara
Billy Yakuba Ouattara (born January 24, 1992, in Tepa, Ghana) is a Ghanaian-French professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the LNB Pro A and EuroLeague.
Professional career
Ouattara first began his professional career out in France with ...
and Clint Capela, respectively 24 points and 22 points, led the team to the win in the Final.
In the 2012–13 season, Élan played its first Euroleague season in history: the club was eliminated after the regular seasons in which the club recorded 3 wins and 7 losses.
In the 2016, Chalon reached the Final Four of the FIBA Europe Cup. The club hosted the Final Four at Le Colisée and ended on the third place after beating Russian side Enisey in the third-place game.
The following 2016–17 season was another successful one for the club. Élan reached one further stage of the FIBA Europe Cup Final this time, by reaching the Final. In the double-legged Final, Chalon lost to other French side Nanterre 92. In the Pro, A the club captured its second national title after defeating SIG Strasbourg 3–2 in the Finals.
Logos
Players
Current roster
Notable players
Honours
Total titles: 6
Domestic competitions
*French League The French League (: "French League for purging, mutual aid and European collaboration") was a collaborationist French movement founded by Pierre Costantini in September 1940. Its journal was entitled '' L'Appel''.
Bibliography
* Pierre Phi ...
: Winners (2): 2011–12, 2016–17
* French Cup
: Winners (2): 2011, 2012
* Leaders Cup
: Winners (1): 2012
: ''Runners-up (2)'': 2011, 2016
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* French Super Cup
: ''Runners-up (3)'': 2011, 2012
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, 2017
European competitions
* FIBA Saporta Cup : ''Runners-up (1)'': 2000–01 * FIBA EuroChallenge : ''Runners-up (1)'': 2011–12 * FIBA Europe Cup : ''Runners-up (1)'': 2016–17 : ''3rd place (1)'': 2015–16Other competitions
* Bourg, France Basketball Tournament : Winners (1): 2008Season by season
Head coaches
*Philippe Hervé
Philippe Hervé (born 16 April 1959) is a French water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as ...
* Gregor Beugnot
Gregor is a masculine given name. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
People
* Gregor Abel (born 1949), Scottish footballer
* Gregor Adlercreutz (1898–1944), Swedish equestrian
* Gregor Aichinger (c. 1565–1628), Germ ...
* Jean-Denys Choulet
References
External links
*Eurobasket.com Team Page
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