Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional

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club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône,

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. The team's main colors are red and white, and their

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is a

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. The team's home arena is called

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, 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. 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

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competitions.

History

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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 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 title which meant they had won their first ever French championship. Élan Chalon won the Final of the league 95–76 over

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. Billy Ouattara and

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, 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

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. The club hosted the Final Four at

and ended on the third place after beating Russian side

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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

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. In the Pro, A the club captured its second national title after defeating

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3–2 in the Finals.

Logos

Elan Chalon Official Logo.jpg , 2007–2013 Elan Chalon 2014 Logo.png, 2013–2018

Players

Current roster

Notable players

Honours

Titre de Champion de France de basket-ball 2017 Elan Chalon

Total titles: 6

Domestic competitions

* French League : Winners (2): 2011–12, 2016–17 *

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: Winners (2): 2011, 2012 *

Leaders Cup The LNB Pro A Leaders Cup, or French Basketball League Cup, is the annual national league cup competition for teams from the top-tier level of French professional basketball, the LNB Pro A. It was created in its current form in 2003 (after origin ...

: Winners (1): 2012 : ''Runners-up (2)'': 2011,

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* French Super Cup : ''Runners-up (3)'': 2011,

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, 2017

European competitions

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: ''Runners-up (1)'': 2000–01 *

FIBA EuroChallenge FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier level transnational men's professional continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run ...

: ''Runners-up (1)'': 2011–12 *

: ''Runners-up (1)'': 2016–17 : ''3rd place (1)'': 2015–16

Other competitions

* Bourg, France Basketball Tournament : Winners (1): 2008

Season by season

Head coaches

* Philippe Hervé * Gregor Beugnot * Jean-Denys Choulet

References

External links

*
Eurobasket.com Team Page
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