| Leuven Bears | |||
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| Leagues | BNXT League | ||
| Founded | 1999; 26 years ago (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 | Kristof Michiels | ||
| Championships | 1Belgian Cup | ||
| Website | leuvenbears.be | ||
Leuven Bears, for sponsorship reasons also calledStella Artois Leuven Bears, is aBelgian professionalbasketball club fromLeuven. The club competes in theBNXT League, the highest tier in Belgian basketball.
The team has played in theBelgian First Division since 1999 and has participated in theBelgian Cup since 1954, winning the tournament in 2005. The Belgian Cup victory earned the team a place in the2005–06 FIBA EuroCup where it finished fourth in its opening-round group and was eliminated.
Since the2021–22 season, Leuven plays in theBNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[1]
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| 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 | 3FIBA 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 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1 | BLB | 6th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2020–21 | 1 | BLB | 6th | Semifinalist | ||
| 2021–22 | 1 | BNXT League | BE 3rd | Quarterfinalist | ||
| BNXT 4th | ||||||
| 2022–23 | 1 | BNXT League | BE 6th | Quarterfinalist | ||
| BNXT 11th | ||||||
| 2023–24 | 1 | BNXT League | BE 8th | Semifinalist | ||
| BNXT 13th | ||||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | BNXT League | BE 7th | Runners-up | ||
| BNXT 7th | ||||||
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-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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| Period | Coach |
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| 2005–2007 |  Peter van Noord |
| 2008–2010 |  Ivica Skelin |
| 2016–2018 |  Ferried Naciri |
| 2018–2024 | Eddy Casteels |
| 2024–present | Kristof Michiels |
