Étoile Charleville-Mézières (, "Charleville-Mézières Star") is a French professional

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Charleville-Mézières Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France and the prefecture of the Ardennes department, in the Grand Est region. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse. History Charleville and Mézières were ori ...

. The team currently plays in the

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(3rd division of the French basketball championship)

History

The club founded in 1921 in

. In 1958, the club moved to Charleville and after the merger of Charleville Mézières and in 1966, the association became ''Etoile of Charleville-Mézières''. Ardenne's club disappears from the top French level, then it rises in national 2 (NM2) in 1999, NM1 in 2004 and Pro B in 2005 before declining in NM1 after the season 2005- 2006. At the end of the 2007–2008 season, the Etoile of Charleville Mézières back in Pro B being second NM1 and during the 2008–2009 season, the Etoile of Charleville Mézières surprised everyone by integrating into the play- Pro B offs while back only 1 of the National. The club plays at the Salle Dubois-Crancé, but manages to negotiate to play matches at the Salle Bayard from 2011 onwards until a common facility with 2,903 seats is available in hall B of the exhibition center. This new hall, called Caisse d'Epargne Arena following a partnership agreement, was inaugurated in September 2015. Ending last Pro B in the 2010–11 season, the team is demoted in NM1 but there remains one season: it is promoted in Pro B at the end of the 2011–12 season NM1 winning the final of the playoffs against

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. The Etoile of Charleville Mézières is only one season in Pro B in NM1 and down for the 2013–14 season. But she did not stay long because for the 2014–15 season will be again in Pro B, despite the announcement of his late accession. After six wins for twenty-eight losses in the 2017-2018 French Pro B Basketball Championship, the Etoile is relegated to NM1 for the following season. In the summer of 2019, the club is administratively relegated to NM2. Six years after leaving it, the Charleroi club will return to National 1! A place that the FFBB granted it in relation to its excellent 2023/2024 season in National 2 (3rd, 18 wins / 8 losses) and the delicate financial situation experienced by many elite clubs, Pro B, National 1 and National 2.

Sports results

Awards

French League 2 * Winners (1): 1954–55

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* Winners (2): 1957–58, 1958–59

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* Winners (2): 1957–58, 1959–60 European Champion Clubs Cup * 1/4 finals (1): 1958-59 NM1 * Vice-champion (1): 2007-08 NM1 * Play-Off Champion (1): 2011-12 NM1 * Play-Off finalist (1): 2013-14

Report by season

Players and personalities

Current roster (2024-2025)

Notable players

Coaches

{{Columns-list, colwidth=20em, * 19??-1956: {{Flagicon, France Roland Marlet * 1956-1958: {{Flagicon, France

Jean-Paul Beugnot Jean-Paul Beugnot (25 June 1931 – 7 February 2001) was a French professional basketball player and coach. Standing at 2.07 m (6' 9 ") tall, Beugnot played at the power forward and center positions. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players ...

* 1958-1967: {{Flagicon, France Jean Perniceni * 2002-2006: {{Flagicon, USA Mike Gonsalves * March 2006-June 2006: {{Flagicon, France Youssou Cissé * 2007-2010: {{Flagicon, SER Nikola Antić * 2010-December 2010: {{Flagicon, France Rodrigue M'Baye * December 2010-2013: {{Flagicon, France Francis Charneux * 2013-2017: {{Flagicon, France Cédric Heitz * 2017-2019: {{Flagicon, France {{Flagicon, USA Alexandre Casimiri * 2019-2022: {{Flagicon, France Fabien Calvez * 2022-present: {{Flagicon, France Jimmy Ploegaerts Basketball teams in France Basketball teams established in 1921 1921 establishments in France Sport in Ardennes (department) Charleville-Mézières