Basketball Club Oostende, for sponsorship reasons Filou Oostende, is a Belgian professional basketball team. The club is based in Ostend and was founded in 1970. The club competes domestically in the BNXT League and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. Oostende is the most successful basketball club in Belgian history, as the club's honour list includes a record twenty-six Belgian League championships, a record nineteen Belgian Cups and eleven Belgian Supercups.
History The club was founded on 25 May 1970 and started playing as Sunair Oostende. The team colors were blue and yellow. BCO – a nickname of the club – started in the Belgian Second Division but promoted in its first season after it took the title. But in the First Division the team relegated immediately. But BCO bounced back and promoted once again and got its final spot in the First Division, as they never relegated since.
In the 1974–75 season the club made its first appearance in Europe, when it played 10 games in the Korać Cup. In 1979 the first trophy was won by Oostende: the Belgian Basketball Cup with Ron Adams as head coach. In 1981 the first national title became a fact for BC Oostende, Roger Dutremble was head coach. The club eventually won 6th straight titles in a row in Belgium. In 1988 the club won the first and only BeNeLux Cup.
Before the 1999–2000 season the club got its first name change, as the name of the club became Telindus Oostende, which referred to the new main sponsor. After the club won some more trophies to add to its honour list, the club got a new arena in the Sea'rena – that was named the Sleuyter Arena after one season and had a capacity of 5,000 people – in 2005.
Fourteen consecutive championships (2011–2025)
Before the start of the 2010–11 season the club name was changed in Telenet (BC) Oostende. In the second Telenet season Jean-Marc Jaumin was fired by the club and the Croatian coach Dario Gjergja took over his tasks. After that the club won the national title, by beating Spirou Charleroi 3–2 in the Finals, Game 5 ended in 75–74 after overtime.
The championship in 2011 was the start of a nice streak for Gjergja, as BCO won the double in 2012–13. Star player of the team was Matt Lojeski, who was named League MVP.
In 2013–14, the club won the double once again, as BCO beat Okapi Aalstar 3–2 in the Finals. Oostende earlier beat Antwerp Giants in the Cup Final. The Serbian point guard Dušan Đorđević shined for Oostende, as he was the Belgian Cup MVP and the league MVP.
On September 23 (2014), the club retired Veselin Petrović's number 10.
In 2017, the club won its sixth-consecutive championship.Telenet Oostende is voor zesde keer op rij kampioen in het basketbal After the 2016–17 season, main sponsor Telenet left the club in order to sponsor Antwerp Giants instead.TELENET SPONSORT VOORTAAN ANTWERP GIANTS IN PLAATS VAN OOSTENDE
In 2018, the club set a new record by winning its seventh consecutive championship. In the 2018–19 season, the team was named Filou Oostende after a sponsorship agreement with beer brand Filou, brewed by Van Honsebrouck Brewery.
In 2019 Ostend became champions again, for the eighth time in a row. They beat Antwerp in the finals.
In 2020 Ostend was declared champions when the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were leading the standings at that time. On July 2, 2020, head coach Dario Gjergja extended his contract for five more year. On July 7, team captain Đorđević extended his contract for two more years until 2022.
On 9 June 2021, Ostend secured their 10th consecutive domestic title. By beating Mons-Hainaut in the final series (3-1) Ostend brought home the 7th double in 10 years, as they beat Mechelen in the cupfinal earlier in the season.
Since the 2021–22 season, Oostende plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.
On May 8, 2024 the club retired Dusan Djordjevic's shirt number 20. He won 12 consecutive national championships with the team.
Sponsorship names For sponsorship reasons, the name of the club has been frequently changed. Sunair Oostende: (1970–1999) Orange Oostende: (1999–2000) Telindus Oostende: (2000–2008) Base Oostende: (2008–2010) Telenet Oostende: (2010–2017) Filou Oostende: (2018–2026) Coretec Oostende: (2026–present)
Honours Domestic competitions Belgian League Champions (26): 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018-19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Belgian Cup Winners (21): 1961–62, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2024–25 Belgian Supercup Winners (12): 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021 Second division : Winners (3): 1958–59, 1970-71, 1972-73
Regional competitions BNXT League Winners (1): 2023–24 Runners-up (2): 2021-2022, 2022–23 BNXT Supercup Winners (4): 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025 BeNeLux Cup Winners (1): 1987–88
European competitions EuroChallenge Third place (1): 2010–11
Players Current roster
Retired numbers BC Oostende retired numbersNoPlayerPositionTenureRef. 10 Veselin Petrović SF 2005–2014 20 Dušan Đorđević G 2011–2023
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueBelgian CupEuropean competitions 2000–01 1 BLB 1st Champion 1 SuproLeague 2001–02 1 BLB 1st 1 Euroleague 2002–03 1 BLB 3rd 2 ULEB Cup 2003–04 1 BLB 4th Runner–up 3 Europe League 2004–05 1 BLB 4th 2 ULEB Cup 2005–06 1 BLB 1st 2006–07 1 BLB 1st 2 ULEB Cup 2007–08 1 BLB 5th Champion 2 ULEB Cup 2008–09 1 BLB 7th 3 EuroChallenge 2009–10 1 BLB 3rd Champion2010–11 1 BLB 4th Runner-up 3 EuroChallenge 3rd2011–12 1 BLB 1st 2 Eurocup 2012–13 1 BLB 1st Champion 2 Eurocup 2013–14 1 BLB 1st Champion 2 Eurocup 2014–15 1 BLB 1st Champion 2 Eurocup 2015–16 1 BLB 1st Champion 3 Europe Cup 2016–17 1 BLB 1st Champion 3 Champions League 4 Europe Cup 2017–18 1BLB 1stChampion 3 Champions League 4 Europe Cup 2018–19 1BLB 1stRunner-up 3 Champions League 4 Europe Cup 2019–20 1BLB 1st Semifinalist 3 Champions League 2020–21 1 BLB 1st Champion 3 Champions League 2021–22 1BNXT 1st Runner-up 3 Champions League BNXT 2nd2022–23 1 BNXT 1st Runner-up 3 Champions League BNXT 2nd2023–24 1BNXT BE 1stQuarterfinalist 3 Champions League BNXT 1st2024–25 1BNXT BE 1st Champion 3 Champions League BNXT 3rd2025–26 1BNXT BE 2nd Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League BNXT 2nd
Notable players
Ronny Bayer Jean-Marc Jaumin Sam Van Rossom Tomas Van Den Spiegel Matt Lojeski Rik Samaey Pierre-Antoine Gillet Noah Meeusen Elvir Ovčina Mirza Teletović Braian Angola Teo Čizmić Gert Kullamäe Andre Gustavson Mikael Jantunen Denis Wucherer Noam Yaacov Andrius Giedraitis Rimantas Kaukėnas Marijonas Petravičius Virginijus Praškevičius Jon Robert Holden Dusan Djordjevic Dušan Kecman Ivan Paunić Veselin Petrović Timmy Allen Toby Bailey Jimmy Baxter Ralph Biggs Dwight Buycks Ed Cota Nick Fazekas Jason Gardner Eddie Gill Henry James Damien Jefferson Tre Kelley Barry Mitchell Carl Nicks Lavor Postell Ed Rains Quinton Ross Kennedy Winston Bracey Wright Rashad Wright Vincent Yarbrough
References
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External links
Eurobasket.com profile EuroCup profile Basketball Champions League 2019-20 profile