Leuven Bears
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| Leagues | Pro Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 1999 | ||
| History | List
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| Arena | Sportoase | ||
| Capacity | 3,400 | ||
| Location | Leuven, Belgium | ||
| Team colors | Black, Orange, White | ||
| Main sponsor | Stella Artois | ||
| President | Ben De Goignies | ||
| Head coach | Eddy Casteels | ||
| Championships | 1 Belgian Cup | ||
| Website | leuvenbears.be | ||
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Leuven Bears, for sponsorship reasons also called Stella Artois Leuven Bears, is a Belgian professional basketball club from Leuven. The club competes in the Pro Basketball League (PBL), the highest tier in Belgian basketball.
History
The team has played in the Belgian First Division since 1999 and has participated in the Belgian Cup since 1954, winning the tournament in 2005. The Belgian Cup victory earned the team a place in the 2005–06 FIBA EuroCup where it finished fourth in its opening-round group and was eliminated.
Honours and titles
- Belgian Cup
- Winners (1): 2004–05
Season by season
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belgian Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2002–03 | 1 | BLB | 5th | |||
| 2003–04 | 1 | BLB | 9th | |||
| 2004–05 | 1 | BLB | 6th | |||
| 2005–06 | 1 | BLB | 8th | 3 FIBA EuroCup | ||
| 2006–07 | 1 | BLB | 10th | |||
| 2007–08 | 1 | BLB | 9th | |||
| 2008–09 | 1 | BLB | 6th | |||
| 2009–10 | 1 | BLB | 9th | |||
| 2010–11 | 1 | BLB | 6th | |||
| 2011–12 | 1 | BLB | 6th | Semifinalist | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | BLB | 6th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | BLB | 7th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2014–15 | 1 | BLB | 11th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2015–16 | 1 | BLB | 11th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | BLB | 9th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2017–18 | 1 | BLB | 10th | Round of 16 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | BLB | 9th | Quarterfinalist | ||
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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List of head coaches
| Period | Coach | Nationality |
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| 2005–2007 | Peter van Noord | 
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| 2008–2010 | Ivica Skelin | 
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| 2016–2018 | Ferried Naciri | 
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| 2018–present | Eddy Casteels |
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External links
- Official site (in Dutch)
- Eurobasket.com team page
