Stade Olympique Maritime Boulonnais, commonly known as SOMB, is a French professional
basketball
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club based in
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the ...
,
France
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. The team currently plays in the French third division, the
Nationale Masculine 1
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The ...
.
History
SOMB was founded on 5 September 1935. In the first years, basketball remained dormant in the club; the first games were played in the 1939–40 season. After a stop of activities during
World War II
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, the team became an official FFBB team in 1945. In 1953 the club started its bigger development: youth teams were added and the first team played in the national Second Division.
In the 2013–14 season, SOMB won the
Pro B, and promoted to the
Pro A for the first time.
Eurobasket.com – History
/ref> They were relegated back to Pro B after the season.
Honours
* Pro B
:Champions (1): 2013–14
Season by season
Players
Current roster
Notable players
References
External links
Official website
{{Pro B basket-ball
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, Bonen; la, Gesoriacum or ''Bononia''), often called just Boulogne (, ), is a coastal city in Northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department of Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne lies on the ...
Basketball teams established in 1935