BC Oostende explained

Filou Oostende
Nickname:BCO
Leagues:BNXT League
Arena:COREtec Dôme
Capacity:5,000
Location:Ostend, Belgium
Sponsor:Van Honsebrouck Brewery
President:Johan Verborgh
Coach:Dario Gjergja
Championships:25 Belgian Championships
20 Belgian Cups
12 Belgian Supercups
3 BNXT Supercup
1 BeNeLux Cup
Retired Numbers:1 (10)
H Body:FFCE39
H Shorts:FFCE39
A Body:E10000
A Shorts:E10000

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-five 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[1] and had a capacity of 5,000 people – in 2005.

Ten consecutive championships (2011–2021)

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.[2] [3] 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.[4] The championship in 2011 was the start of a nice streak for Gjergja, as BCO won the double in 2012–13.[4] [5] Star player of the team was Matt Lojeski, who was named League MVP.[6]

In 2013–14, the club won the double once again, as BCO beat Okapi Aalstar 3–2 in the Finals.[7] Oostende earlier beat Antwerp Giants in the Cup Final.[8] The Serbian point guard Dušan Đorđević shined for Oostende, as he was the Belgian Cup MVP and the league MVP.[9] [10]

On September 23 (2014), the club retired Veselin Petrović's number 10.[11]

In 2017, the club won its sixth-consecutive championship.[12] After the 2016–17 season, main sponsor Telenet left the club in order to sponsor Antwerp Giants instead.[13]

In 2018, the club set a new record by winning its seventh consecutive championship.https://sporza.be/nl/2018/06/13/oostende-verovert-voor-eigen-volk-7e-titel-op-een-rij/ In the 2018–19 season, the team was named Filou Oostende after a sponsorship agreement with beer brand Filou, brewed by Van Honsebrouck Brewery.[14]

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.[15] On July 2, 2020, head coach Dario Gjergja extended his contract for five more year.[16] On July 7, team captain Đorđević extended his contract for two more years until 2022.[17]

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.[18]

Sponsorship names

For sponsorship reasons, the name of the club has been frequently changed.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Champions (25): 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

Winners (20): 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

Winners (12): 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021

Winners (3): 1958–59, 1970-71, 1972-73

Regional competitions

Winners (3): 2021, 2022, 2023

Winners (1): 1987–88

European competitions

Third place (1): 2010–11

Players

Retired numbers

BC Oostende retired numbers
NoPlayerPositionTenureRef.
10 2005–2014
20 2011–2023 [19]

Season by season

SeasonTierLeagueBelgian CupEuropean competitions
2000–011BLB1stbgcolor=gold Champion
2001–021BLB1st
2002–031BLB3rd
2003–041BLB4thbgcolor=silver Runner–up
2004–051BLB4th
2005–061BLB1st
2006–071BLB1st
2007–081BLB5thChampion
2008–091BLB7th
2009–101BLB3rdChampion
2010–111BLB4thRunner-up3rd
2011–121BLB1st
2012–131BLB1stChampion
2013–141BLB1stChampion
2014–151BLB1stChampion
2015–161BLB1stChampion
2016–171BLB1stChampion
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2017–181BLB1stChampion
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2018–191BLB1stRunner-up
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2019–201BLB1stSemifinalist
2020–211BLB1stbgcolor=goldChampion

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sea'rena wordt omgedoopt tot Sleuyter Arena . Nieuwsblad.be . 2014-06-10.
  2. Web site: 13u04 . Basketclub Oostende ontslaat coach Jean-Marc Jaumin . Nieuwsblad.be . 2011-11-30 . 2014-06-10.
  3. Web site: Gjergja vervangt Jaumin als coach (Oostende) - Het Nieuwsblad . Nieuwsblad.be . 2011-12-01 . 2014-06-10.
  4. Web site: Justin Hamilton . Oostende is basketkampioen na bloedstollende finale . Sporza.be . 2014-06-10.
  5. Web site: BC Telenet Oostende wint Belgische beker basketbal | Snap! . nl . Snap.telenet.be . 2014-06-10.
  6. Web site: Amerikaan Lojeski (BC Oostende) MVP . HLN.be . 2013-02-16 . 2014-05-22.
  7. Web site: Oppermachtig Oostende verlengt zijn basketbaltitel . Sporza.be . 2014-06-10.
  8. Web site: BC Oostende bekerkampioen basket | Focus & WTV . nl . Focus-wtv.be . 2014-04-21 . 2014-06-10.
  9. Web site: Dusan Djordjevic verkozen tot MVP van de reguliere competitie . Bcoostende.be . 2014-05-18 . 2014-06-10.
  10. News: Telenet BC Oostende wins the Base Cup 2014 at the Heysel Palais 12 . . 2014-04-22 . 2014-04-22.
  11. Web site: 'BCO voelt aan als familie'. PETER. ROSSEL.
  12. http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20170614_02925753/telenet-oostende-is-voor-zesde-keer-op-rij-kampioen-in-het-basketbal Telenet Oostende is voor zesde keer op rij kampioen in het basketbal
  13. http://www.madeinmechelen.be/nieuws/telenet-sponsort-voortaan-antwerp-giants-in-plaats-van-oostende/ TELENET SPONSORT VOORTAAN ANTWERP GIANTS IN PLAATS VAN OOSTENDE
  14. Web site: Basketbalclub Oostende stelt nieuwe hoofdsponsor voor. . BC Oostende . 31 August 2018 . nl . 1 September 2018.
  15. Web site: EuroMillions Basketball League cancelled due to coronavirus . 2020-03-14 . 2020-03-14.
  16. Web site: Oostende keeps Dario Gjergja for five more years . 2 July 2020 . Eurohoops.net . 7 September 2020 .
  17. Web site: Dusan Djordjevic twee jaar langer bij kampioen Filou Oostende. 7 July 2020.
  18. Web site: Licenties BNXT League 2021-2022 toegekend . Basketball League . 10 July 2021 . nl.
  19. Web site: Number retirement Dusan. April 24, 2024. bcoostende.be. nl. May 20, 2024.