Étoile Charleville-Mézières

Étoile Charleville-Mézières
Étoile Charleville-Mézières
Leagues	Nationale Masculine 1
Founded	1921
Arena	L'Arena
Capacity	2960
Location	Charleville-Mézières, France
Team colors	Blue and White;
President	Luc Torres
Head coach	Jimmy Ploegaerts
Championships	2 French League; 2 French Cups; 1 French Second League
Website	Official website
Home	Away

Étoile Charleville-Mézières (in English: Charleville-Mézières Star) is a French professional basketball club, that is based in Charleville-Mézières. The team currently plays in the Nationale Masculine 1 (3rd division of the French basketball championship)

History

The club founded in 1921 in Charleville-Mézières. 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 Blois. 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

French Cup

Winners (2): 1957–58, 1958–59

French League

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

Season	Div.	Rank.	%Vic	Vic	Def	Playoffs	French Cup	Leaders Cup	Coach
2002-2003	NM2	1st	-	-	-	-	-	-	Mike Gonsalves
2003-2004	NM1	3rd	66,6%	20	10	-	-	-	Mike Gonsalves
2004-2005	Pro B	16th	21,8%	7	25	-	First phase	-	Mike Gonsalves
2005-2006	Pro B	18th	32,3%	11	23	-	Second phase	-	Mike Gonsalves - Youssou Cissé
2006-2007	NM1	3rd	76,4%	26	8	-	First phase	-	Nikola Antić
2007-2008	NM1	2nd	76,4%	26	8	-	Second phase	-	Nikola Antić
2008-2009	Pro B	6th	38,2%	13	21	Quarter finals	-	-	Nikola Antić
2009-2010	Pro B	12th	38,2%	13	21	-	First phase	-	Nikola Antić
2010-2011	Pro B	18th	17,6%	6	28	-	First phase	-	Rodrigue M'Baye - Francis Charneux
2011-2012	NM1	4th	70,5%	24	10	Winner	First phase	-	Francis Charneux
2012-2013	Pro B	18th	14,7%	5	29	-	First phase	-	Francis Charneux
2013-2014	NM1	3rd	70,5%	24	10	Finalist	First phase	-	Cédric Heitz
2014-2015	Pro B	16th	35,2%	12	22		Round of 16	Pro B : Group phase	Cédric Heitz
2015-2016	Pro B	11th	50%	17	17		Quarter finals	Quarter finals	Cédric Heitz
2016-2017	Pro B	5th	55,8%	19	15	Quarter finals	Round of 32	Pro B : Group phase	Cédric Heitz
2017-2018	Pro B	18th	17,6%	6	28	-	Round of 16	Pro B : Group phase	Alexandre Casimiri
2018-2019	NM1	8th	46,1%	12	14	-	Round of 64	-	Alexandre Casimiri
2019-2020	NM2	5th	63,1%	12	7	-	-	-	Fabien Calvez
2020-2021	NM2	4th	80%	4	1	-	-	-	Fabien Calvez
2021-2022	NM2	4th	61,5%	16	10	-	-	-	Fabien Calvez
2022-2023	NM2	8th	42,3%	11	15	-	-	-	Jimmy Ploegaerts
2023-2024	NM2	3rd	69,2%	18	8	-	-	-	Jimmy Ploegaerts

Players and personalities

Current roster (2024-2025)

Étoile de Charleville-Mézières roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Age
PG	4	Clet, Johan	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	185 lb (84 kg)	28 – (1996-01-24)24 January 1996
PG	5	Depaix, Lucas	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)		23 – (2001-01-20)20 January 2001
PG	6	Malonga, Rosaire	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)		29 – (1995-09-28)28 September 1995
SF	7	Davidson, Frank	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	207 lb (94 kg)	24 – (2000-07-19)19 July 2000
SG	8	Courtois, Martin	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)		26 – (1997-12-04)4 December 1997
SF	9	Kieger, Pierre-Baptiste	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	213 lb (97 kg)	32 – (1992-04-02)2 April 1992
SG	10	Boyer, Hugo	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)		32 – (1992-10-30)30 October 1992
PF	11	Mkamba, Jonathan (C)	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	235 lb (107 kg)	25 – (1999-07-12)12 July 1999
PF	12	Auburtin, Alexis	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)		30 – (1994-07-06)6 July 1994
SF	13	Mikeladze, Revaz	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)		19 – (2005-01-26)26 January 2005
SF	14	Depaix, Loïc	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)		26 – (1998-03-25)25 March 1998
C	15	Kovanusic, Nemanja	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	259 lb (117 kg)	31 – (1993-03-19)19 March 1993