JDA Dijon Basket
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| JDA Dijon | |||
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| Nickname | La Jeanne | ||
| Leagues | Pro A FIBA Europe Cup | ||
| Founded | 1880 | ||
| Arena | Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Location | Dijon, France | ||
| President | Thierry Degorce | ||
| Team manager | Jean-Louis Borg | ||
| Head coach | Laurent Legname | ||
| Championships | 3 French Cups 1 French Supercup | ||
| Website | jdadijon.com | ||
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Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Basket, commonly known as JDA Dijon Basket or simply Dijon, is a professional basketball club from the city of Dijon, France. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the French first tier division. The club has won the French Federation Cup three times: in 1993, 2006 and 2024.
The club is named after Joan of Arc, a heroine in French history.
History
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The club, named after Joan of Arc, was founded in 1880, as a sports club active in gymnastics, football, as well as cultural activities such as theatre.
In the 2003–04 season, JDA reached the finals of the FIBA EuroCup Challenge, the continent's fourth tier level. In its first European final ever, Dijon lost to German club Mitteldeutscher BC, by a score of 68–84.[1]
Dijon played in the 2019–20 FIBA Champions League, marking its return to European-wide competitions for the first time since 2014. The team won the bronze medal after defeating Zaragoza in the third place game.[2]
In the 2020–21 season, Dijon reached the Finals of the LNB Pro A for the first time in club history, after defeating Monaco in the semi-final. In the single-game Finals, Dijon lost to ASVEL.[3]
On April 27, 2024, Dijon won their third French Cup after they defeated Strasbourg in the final in the Accor Arena.[4]
Arena
[edit]JDA Dijon Basket plays its home games at the Palais des Sports Jean-Michel Geoffroy, which has a seating capacity of 5,000.
Honors and titles
[edit]Domestic competitions
[edit]- LNB Pro A
- Runners-up (1): 2020–21
- French Federation Cup
- Champions (3): 1993, 2006, 2024
- French League Cup
- Champions (1): 2020
- French Supercup
- Champions (1): 2006
European competitions
[edit]- FIBA Champions League
- Third place (1): 2019–20
- FIBA Europe Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2003–04
Season by season
[edit]| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | French Cup | Leaders Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 2010–11 | 2 | LNB Pro B | 2nd | Second round | ||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | LNB Pro A | 9th | Second round | ||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | LNB Pro A | 7th | Second round | 3 EuroChallenge | RS | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | LNB Pro A | 5th | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | 3 EuroChallenge | L16 | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | LNB Pro A | 10th | Semifinalist | ||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | LNB Pro A | 9th | Quarterfinalist | ||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | LNB Pro A | 12th | |||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | LNB Pro A | 5th | |||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | LNB Pro A | 3rd | |||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | LNB Pro A | 2nd[a] | 3 Champions League | 3rd | |||
| 2020–21 | 1 | LNB Pro A | 2nd | 3 Champions League | RS | |||
| 2021–22 | 1 | LNB Pro A | 3rd | 3 Champions League | R16 | |||
- ^ The 2019–20 season was declared void due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dijon was 2nd in the standings at the time.
Players
[edit]Current roster
[edit]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
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References
[edit]- ^ "Mitteldeutscher 84 SAOS JDA Dijon 68". FIBA Europe. 28 March 2004. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "JDA Dijon survive Casademont Zaragoza's late comeback, win third spot". Basketball Champions League. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Jeep Elite : Dijon s'incline en finale face à l'ASVEL (74-87)". France Bleu (in French). 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Jeanne, La (2024-04-27). "La JDA remporte la Coupe de France 2024 !!". JDA Dijon Basket (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-17.