| Filou Oostende | |||
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| Nickname | BCO | ||
| Leagues | BNXT League | ||
| Founded | 25 May 1970; 54 years ago (1970-05-25) | ||
| History | List
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| Arena | COREtec Dôme | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Location | Ostend,Belgium | ||
| Main sponsor | Van Honsebrouck Brewery | ||
| President | Johan Verborgh | ||
| Head coach | Dario Gjergja | ||
| Championships | 25Belgian Championships 21Belgian Cups 12Belgian Supercups 3BNXT Supercup 1BeNeLux Cup | ||
| Retired numbers | 2 (10), (20) | ||
| Website | www | ||
Basketball Club Oostende, for sponsorship reasonsFilou Oostende, is aBelgian professionalbasketball team. The club is based inOstend and was founded in 1970. The club competes domestically in theBNXT League and internationally in theBasketball Champions League. Oostende is the most successful basketball club in Belgian history, as the club's honour list includes a record twenty-fiveBelgian League championships, a record nineteenBelgian Cups and elevenBelgian Supercups.
The club was founded on 25 May 1970 and started playing asSunair 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 theFirst 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 inEurope, when it played 10 games in theKorać Cup. In 1979 the first trophy was won by Oostende: theBelgian 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 onlyBeNeLux Cup.
Before the 1999–2000 season the club got its first name change, as the name of the club becameTelindus 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 theSea'rena – that was named the Sleuyter Arena after one season[1] and had a capacity of 5,000 people – in 2005.
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Before the start of the 2010–11 season the club name was changed inTelenet (BC) Oostende. In the second Telenet seasonJean-Marc Jaumin was fired by the club and the Croatian coachDario Gjergja took over his tasks.[2][3] After that the club won the national title, by beatingSpirou Charleroi 3–2 in the Finals, Game 5 ended in 75–74 afterovertime.[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 wasMatt Lojeski, who was namedLeague MVP.[6]
In 2013–14, the club won the double once again, as BCO beatOkapi Aalstar 3–2 in the Finals.[7] Oostende earlier beatAntwerp Giants in the Cup Final.[8] The Serbian point guardDušan Đorđević shined for Oostende, as he was theBelgian Cup MVP and the league MVP.[9][10]
On September 23 (2014), the club retiredVeselin 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 sponsorAntwerp Giants instead.[13]
In 2018, the club set a new record by winning its seventh consecutive championship.[1] In the 2018–19 season, the team was named Filou Oostende after a sponsorship agreement with beer brand Filou, brewed byVan 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 theCOVID-19 pandemic. They were leading the standings at that time.[15] On July 2, 2020, head coachDario 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 beatMechelen in the cupfinal earlier in the season.
Since the2021–22 season, Oostende plays in theBNXT League, in which the national leagues of Belgium and the Netherlands have been merged.[18]
On May 8 (2024) the club retiredDusan Djordjevic's shirt number 20. He won 12 consecutive national championships with the team.
For sponsorship reasons, the name of the club has been frequently changed.
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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| BC Oostende retired numbers | |||||
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| No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Ref. |
| 10 |  | Veselin Petrović | SF | 2005–2014 | |
| 20 | | Dušan Đorđević | G | 2011–2023 | [19] |
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Belgian Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2000–01 | 1 | BLB | 1st | Champion | 1SuproLeague | EF |
| 2001–02 | 1 | BLB | 1st | 1Euroleague | RS | |
| 2002–03 | 1 | BLB | 3rd | 2ULEB Cup | RS | |
| 2003–04 | 1 | BLB | 4th | Runner–up | 3Europe League | EF |
| 2004–05 | 1 | BLB | 4th | 2ULEB Cup | RS | |
| 2005–06 | 1 | BLB | 1st | |||
| 2006–07 | 1 | BLB | 1st | 2ULEB Cup | RS | |
| 2007–08 | 1 | BLB | 5th | Champion | 2ULEB Cup | RS |
| 2008–09 | 1 | BLB | 7th | 3EuroChallenge | RS | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | BLB | 3rd | Champion | ||
| 2010–11 | 1 | BLB | 4th | Runner-up | 3EuroChallenge | 3rd |
| 2011–12 | 1 | BLB | 1st | 2Eurocup | RS | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | BLB | 1st | Champion | 2Eurocup | RS |
| 2013–14 | 1 | BLB | 1st | Champion | 2Eurocup | L32 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | BLB | 1st | Champion | 2Eurocup | L32 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | BLB | 1st | Champion | 3Europe Cup | R16 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | BLB | 1st | Champion | 3Champions League | RS |
| 4Europe Cup | SF | |||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | BLB | 1st | Champion | 3Champions League | RS |
| 4Europe Cup | R16 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | BLB | 1st | Runner-up | 3Champions League | RS |
| 4Europe Cup | QF | |||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | BLB | 1st | Semifinalist | 3Champions League | R16 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | BLB | 1st | Champion | 3Champions League | RS |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Ronny BayerJean-Marc JauminSam Van RossomTomas Van Den SpiegelMatt LojeskiRik Samaey
Braian AngolaVeselin Petrović
Gert Kullamäe
Mikael Jantunen
Marijonas PetravičiusRimantas KaukėnasVirginijus PraškevičiusAndrius Giedraitis
Mirza TeletovićElvir OvčinaDušan KecmanIvan Paunić
Teo Čizmić
Denis Wucherer
Jon Robert Holden
Tre KelleyBarry MitchellCarl NicksHenry JamesQuinton RossVincent YarbroughLavor PostellEd CotaJason GardnerToby BaileyRalph BiggsRashad WrightJimmy BaxterNick FazekasEddie GillBracey WrightDwight BuycksKennedy WinstonEd RainsDusan Djordjevic
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