Étoile Sportive Saint-Michel Le Portel Côte d'Opale, commonly known as ESSM Le Portel or simply Le Portel, is a professional basketball team based in Le Portel, France. The team currently plays in the Élite 2, the second tier in France, following their relegation from LNB Élite at the end of the 2025–26 season.
History In the 2014–15 season, ESSM had a historic run to the Coupe de France Final. They beat Pro A teams Le Mans, Le Havre, ASVEL and reigning French champion Limoges CSP to qualify for their first cup final ever. In the Final they lost 74–87 to SIG Strasbourg.
In the 2015–16 season, Le Portel won the Pro B play-offs which gained the team promotion to the LNB Pro A.Basket : Le Portel en Pro A In the first Pro A season of the club, they reached the playoffs after they captured the eight-seed. In the following 2017–18 season, Le Portel made its European debut in the FIBA Europe Cup. In this competition, the team reached the quarter-finals, where it lost to Bakken Bears.
Arenas
Georges Carpentier (2003–2007) Salle Damrémont (2007–2013) Lycée Giraux-Sannier (2013–2015) Le Chaudron (2015–present)
Honours Coupe de France: Runners-up (1): 2014–15
European record Season Competition Round Club Home Away 2017–18FIBA Europe Cup QR2 Bnei Herzliya 74–55 74–74RS Donar 60–49 77–72 Bosna 101–51 66–86 Antwerp Giants 94–79 70–73SR İstanbul BB 86–49 80–83 Nizhny Novgorod 79–72 57–76 Kataja 90–68 77–82R16 Dinamo Sassari 100–81 72–55QF Bakken Bears 86–80 76–62 2024–25FIBA Europe CupRS Kalev/Cramo 54–77 63–66 Alba Fehérvár 104–73 104–80 Rilski Sportist 74–60 80–60SR Cholet 60–92 82–85 Surne Bilbao Basket 74–78 65–74 Banco di Sardegna Sassari 83–76 70–80
Season by season
SeasonTierLeagueFrench CupEuropean competitions2013–142 Pro B 5th Round of 322014–152 Pro B 9th Runner-up2015–162 Pro B2nd Round of 32 2016–171 Pro A8th Quarterfinalist 2017–181 Pro A 11th Round of 16 4 FIBA Europe Cup 14–1–3 2018–191 Pro A 16th Round of 16 2019–201 Pro A 18th Round of 64 2020–211 Pro A 13th Round of 32 2021–221 Pro A 14th Round of 64 2022–231 Pro A 12th Round of 16 2023–241 Pro A 8th Quarterfinalist 2024–251 Pro A 15th Round of 16 4 FIBA Europe Cup 5–7
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.
Players Current roster
Notable players
References
External links Official website