Berck Basketball Club is a French professional basketball team that is located in the commune of Berck, in the north of France.
The club was founded in 1929, as A.S. Berck (French: Association Sportive de Berck), but its peak was during the 1970s, when they became back-to-back French League champions, and reached the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) semifinals twice in a row.
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1973–74 | Semifinals, third place, | eliminated by Real Madrid, 67–99 (L) in Madrid and 81–95 (L) in Berck | |
1974–75 | Semifinals, third place, | eliminated by Ignis Varèse, 85–86 (L) in Berck and 79–98 (L) in Varese | |
Korać Cup | |||
1976–77 | Semifinals | eliminated by Alco Bologna, 68–81 (L) in Bologna and 95–88 (W) in Berck |
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