Étoile Charleville-Mézières (, "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 played at the Salle Dubois-Crancé before negotiating to host its matches at the Salle Bayard from 2011 onward, until a shared facility with 2,903 seats became available in Hall B of the exhibition center. This new hall, named the 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 was administratively relegated to NM2.
Six years after leaving it, the Charleroi club returned to National 1. A place that the FFBB granted it following its 2023/2024 season in National 2 (3rd position with 18 wins and 8 losses) and the precaurious 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
SeasonDiv.Rank.%VicVicDefPlayoffsFrench CupLeaders CupCoach2002–2003NM21st – – – – – – Mike Gonsalves2003–2004NM13rd66,6%2010 – – – Mike Gonsalves2004–2005Pro B16th21,8%725 –First phase – Mike Gonsalves2005–2006Pro B18th32,3%1123 –Second phase – Mike Gonsalves – Youssou Cissé2006–2007NM13rd76,4%268 –First phase – Nikola Antić2007–2008NM12nd76,4%268 –Second phase – Nikola Antić2008–2009Pro B6th38,2%1321Quarter finals – – Nikola Antić2009–2010Pro B12th38,2%1321 –First phase – Nikola Antić2010–2011Pro B18th17,6%628 –First phase – Rodrigue M'Baye – Francis Charneux2011–2012NM14th70,5%2410WinnerFirst phase – Francis Charneux2012–2013Pro B18th14,7%529 –First phase – Francis Charneux2013–2014NM13rd70,5%2410FinalistFirst phase – Cédric Heitz2014–2015Pro B16th35,2%1222Round of 16Pro B : Group phase Cédric Heitz2015–2016Pro B11th50%1717Quarter finalsQuarter finals Cédric Heitz2016–2017Pro B5th55,8%1915Quarter finalsRound of 32Pro B : Group phase Cédric Heitz2017–2018Pro B18th17,6%628 –Round of 16Pro B : Group phase Alexandre Casimiri2018–2019NM18th – Phase 1 (Group A) 50%1818Round of 16Round of 64 – Alexandre Casimiri3th – Phase 2 (Group B)2019–2020NM25th 63,1%127 – – – Fabien Calvez2020–2021NM24th 80%41 – – – Fabien Calvez2021–2022NM24th61,5%1610 – – – Fabien Calvez2022–2023NM28th42,3%1115 – – – Jimmy Ploegaerts2023–2024NM23rd69,2%188 – – – Jimmy Ploegaerts2024–2025NM112th – Phase 1 (Group B)40%1624 –Round of 64 – Jimmy Ploegaerts9th – Phase 2 (Group B)2025–2026NM112th - Phase 1 (Group B)50%2020-Round of 64 - Jimmy Ploegaerts3rd - Phase 2 (Groupe B)
Players and personalities
Current roster (2026–2027)
Notable players
Coaches