Spirou Basket, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome which can host 6,300 people.
Established in 1989, the team is named after the long-running Belgian comics magazine Spirou, the publisher of which, Dupuis, is based in Marcinelle, Charleroi.
History Spirou Charleroi has won the Belgian League championship ten times (1996–99, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), the Belgian Cup 5 times (1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2009), and the Belgian Supercup 7 times (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010).
In the 1996–97 season, Spirou made its debut in the Euroleague, the highest continental league of Europe. The club participated in the regular phase of the tournament in four other seasons (2000–01, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2011–12).
During the 2004–05 season, Spirou reached the quarter-finals of the EuroCup, its best result on the European stage to date.
On July 29, 2014, Jacques Stas became the new head coach of the club while his predecessor Giovanni Bozzi replaced him as team president.
Since the 2021–22 season, Spirou plays in the BNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.
Sponsorship names
Partly due to sponsorship reasons, the club has known several names: Spirou Monceau (1989–1990) Spirou Charleroi (1990–2011) Belgacom Spirou (2011–2014) Proximus Spirou (2014–2018) Val-Dieu Spirou (2025–present)
Current roster
Honours Belgian League Champions (10): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 Runners-up (7): 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2004–05, 2011–12 Belgian Cup Winners (5): 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09 Runners-up (7): 1996-97, 2000-01, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10, 2019-20, 2023-24 Belgian Supercup Winners (7): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2010 Charleroi, Belgium Invitational Game Winners (1): 2008
Season by season SeasonTierLeagueBelgian CupSupercup European competitions2006–07 1 First Division 3rd 3 FIBA EuroCup 2007–08 1 First Division 1st 2 ULEB Cup 2008–09 1 First Division 1st Champion 2 Eurocup 2009–10 1 First Division 1st Runner-up Runner-up 2 Eurocup 2010–11 1 First Division 1st Semifinalist Winner 1 Euroleague 2011–12 1 First Division 2nd Runner-up 1 Euroleague 2012–13 1 First Division3rd Last 16 2 Eurocup 2013–14 1 First Division 5th Semifinalist 2 Eurocup 2014–15 1 First Division 5th Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup 2015–16 1 First Division 5th Quarterfinalist 2 Eurocup 2016–17 1 First Division 4th Quarterfinalist 3 Champions League 2017–18 1 First Division 3rd Semifinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2018–19 1 First Division 5thSemifinalist 3 Champions League 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2019–20 1 First Division 5thRunner-up 4 FIBA Europe Cup 2020–21 1 First Division 8th Quarterfinalist2021–22 1BNXT BE 6thLast 16 BNXT 11th2022–23 1BNXT BE 5thSemifinalist BNXT 4th2023–24 1BNXT BE 5th Runner-up BNXT 6th2024–25 1BNXT BE 9th Quarterfinalist 4 FIBA Europe Cup BNXT 11th2025–26 1BNXT BE 8th Semifinalist BNXT 11th
Notable players
References
External links
Eurocup – Team profile Eurobasket.com – Team page