Orléans Loiret Basket, formerly known as Entente Orléanaise and Entente Orléanaise 45 Loiret, is a professional

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club that is based in the city of

Orléans Orléans (,"Orleans"
(US) and Loiret Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.

. The club plays in the French Pro B League.

History

Entente Orléanaise was founded in 1993. The club was the French Cup runner-up and the French Pro B League champion in 2006. Orléans Loiret Basket competed in the French Pro A League for the first time in the 2006-07 season. In 2009 and 2010, the club was the French La Semaine des As Cup runner-up. The following season, the club competed in the

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, Europe's most prestigious competition. At the end of the season, in 2010, OLB won the French Cup, against Gravelines-Dunkerque, which was the first national cup title win in their history. In 2017, the club was relegated to the second division, Pro B, before returning to Betclic Elite two years later, qualifying for the play-offs in 2021 and dropping back down to Pro B in 2022. Until the end of March 2023, they played games at the 3,222-capacity Palais des Sports, with the big games being played at the 5,500-capacity Zénith d'Orléans. 2023 was marked by their entry into their new major venue, the 10 134-capacity CO'Met Arena. In 2025, OLB won a new trophy, the Leaders Cup Pro B, beating Boulazac.

Arena

The club's home arena for Pro B national domestic games is the 10134 seat CO'Met Arena.

Honours and titles

Domestic

* Pro B **Champions (1): 2005–06 * French Cup **Winners (1): 2009–10 *Leaders Cup Pro B'' **Winners (1): 2024-25

European record

Season by season

Players

Current roster

Notable players

Head coaches

* Philippe Herve

External links

Official websiteEurobasket.com Team PageOfficial Fan Site
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