Élan Chalon

Élan Chalon
Leagues	LNB Pro A
Founded	1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Arena	Le Colisée
Capacity	4,540
Location	Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Team colors	Red, White, Silver
President	Vincent Bergeret
Head coach	Savo Vučević
Championships	2 French Championship 2 French Cups 1 Semaine des As Cup
Website	elanchalon.com
Home Away Third

Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called Le Colisée, which seats 4,540 spectators.

Founded in 1927, the club has traditionally been playing in the Pro C. In 2012, the club captured its first domestic championship by winning the Pro A Final over Le Mans. In 2013, Élan won its second domestic title. The club has also been a regular in European competitions, as the team has been runners-up in three different FIBA competitions.

The club was founded in 1955, after the merger of Association Sportive Chalonnaise and Élan de Saint-Jean des Vignes. The club then merged with the football club Bourgneuf Val d'Or Mercurey of Bourgneuf Mercurey in 1970. The club reached full professional status in 1994.

In the 2011–12 season, Chalon won the LNB Pro A title which meant they had won their first ever French championship.^[1] Élan Chalon won the Final of the league 95–76 over Le Mans Sarthe Basket. Billy Ouattara and Clint Capela, respectively 24 points and 22 points, led the team to the win in the Final.

In the 2012–13 season, Élan played its first Euroleague season in history: the club was eliminated after the regular seasons in which the club recorded 3 wins and 7 losses.^[2]

In the 2016, Chalon reached the Final Four of the FIBA Europe Cup.^[3] The club hosted the Final Four at Le Colisée and ended on the third place after beating Russian side Enisey in the third-place game.

The following 2016–17 season was another successful one for the club. Élan reached one further stage of the FIBA Europe Cup Final this time, by reaching the Final. In the double-legged Final, Chalon lost to other French side Nanterre 92. In the Pro, A the club captured its second national title after defeating SIG Strasbourg 3–2 in the Finals.^[4]

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  2007–2013
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  2013–2018

Élan Chalon roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age SG 1 Morris, Jamel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1992-11-14)14 November 1992 PF 4 Šakić, Željko 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 36 – (1988-04-14)14 April 1988 PG 5 Vigneault, Mateo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 15 – (2008-12-14)14 December 2008 SG 6 Choupas, Yohan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (2000-03-11)11 March 2000 F/C 7 Cortale, Olivier 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 27 – (1997-03-16)16 March 1997 SG 8 Hill, Jeremiah 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1995-09-04)4 September 1995 PF 13 Gaudoux, Lionel 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 29 – (1995-05-30)30 May 1995 C 14 Ristić, Dušan 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 28 – (1995-11-27)27 November 1995 SF 20 Nenadić, Nemanja 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 30 – (1994-01-02)2 January 1994 C 21 Mendy, Sohann 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 18 – (2006-06-12)12 June 2006 F 40 Cuthbertson, Zac 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1996-12-27)27 December 1996	Head coach Savo Vučević Assistant coach(es) Maxime Pacquaut Romain Chenaud Emmanuel Coeuret Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: August 9, 2024

Total titles: 6

• French League

Winners (2): 2011–12, 2016–17

• French Cup

Winners (2): 2011, 2012

• Leaders Cup

Winners (1): 2012

Runners-up (2): 2011, 2016

• French Super Cup

Runners-up (3): 2011, 2012, 2017

• FIBA Saporta Cup

Runners-up (1): 2000–01

• FIBA EuroChallenge

Runners-up (1): 2011–12

• FIBA Europe Cup

Runners-up (1): 2016–17

3rd place (1): 2015–16

• Bourg, France Basketball Tournament

Winners (1): 2008

• Philippe Hervé
• Gregor Beugnot
• Jean-Denys Choulet

• Official website (in French)
• Eurobasket.com Team Page