Basket Club Mazembe, sometimes known as ASB Mazembe, is a Congolese

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club based in the city of

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. Founded in 1958, the team is active on a domestic and pan-African level. The team has participated in the

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multiple times, with its best performances finishing fourth in 2009 and 2010.

Honours

Cup of Congo *Winners (9): 1993, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 202

*Fourth place:

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In African competitions

(7 appearances) ::

– 4th Place (6–3) ::

– 4th Place (3–4) ::

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– 5th Place (4–4) ::

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– 5th Place (1–4) ::

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– 7th Place (3–5) ::

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

– Classification Round (2–5) :: 2018–19 – Group Stage (1–2)

Players

Current roster

The following is the ASB Mazembe roster for the 2020 BAL Qualifying Tournaments:

Notable players

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References

Basketball teams in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sport in Lubumbashi Basketball teams established in 1958 Road to BAL teams {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazembe, BC