| LDLC ASVEL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leagues | LNB Élite EuroLeague | |||
| Founded | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) | |||
| Arena | OL Arena Astroballe | |||
| Capacity | 12,523 (OL Arena) 5,560 (Astroballe) | |||
| Location | Villeurbanne,Metropolis of Lyon,France | |||
| Main sponsor | Groupe LDLC | |||
| President | Tony Parker | |||
| Head coach | Pierric Poupet | |||
| Championships | 21French Championships 10French Cup 2French Supercup 1French Federation Cup 1French Leaders Cup | |||
| Retired numbers | 3 (4,4,5) | |||
| Website | ldlcasvel | |||
ASVEL Basket, currently known asLDLC ASVEL forsponsorship reasons,[1] is a French professionalbasketball team located in the commune ofVilleurbanne, a suburb ofLyon,France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVELmulti-sports club, competes at thehighest level of French basketball, theLNB Élite. The club's home games are played in both theOL Arena and theAstroballe which have a seated capacities of 12,523 and 5,560 respectively.[2]
Founded in 1948, the team is the most successful in French basketball with 21LNB Élite championships and 10French Cup titles.
In 2014,Tony Parker became the president of the club. In 2017,Nicolas Batum became the club's director of basketball operations. In June 2019,football clubOlympique Lyonnais's holding companyOL Groupe purchased a 25% stake in the ASVEL men's team, plus a 10% stake in the ASVEL women's team, in a deal worth around €3.7 million.[3] The deal also included a plan for a new EuroLeague-standard arena.[4]
The parent club was founded in 1948, with the merger of two multi-sport clubs in Lyon and vicinity; ASVEL is an acronym combining the names of the predecessor clubs—AssociationSportiveVilleurbanne andÉveilLyonnais. In its history, ASVEL has won 21French Pro A League championships, 10French Cups, twoFrench Supercups, oneFrench Federation Cup, and oneSemaine des As Cup (French Pro A Leaders Cup), which makes it the most titled basketball club in France.
In 2014, formerSan Antonio Spurs star andFrance national team player,Tony Parker, became the club's president.
In theFrench Pro A League 2015–16 season, ASVEL won its 18th French League title, after beatingStrasbourg IG 3 games to 2 in the French Pro A League Finals. ASVEL was down 2–0 in the series, but won three games in a row to take the championship.[5]
In March 2017,NBA player,Nicolas Batum, became a shareholder in Infinity Nine Sports, the main investment company behind the club, and took over the position as director of basketball operations. Tony Parker remained majority owner, and ASVEL President.[6] In 2018, the club signed a 10-year name sponsorship agreement withGroupe LDLC. The club also changed its main team colors from the original white and green to white and black, and changed its main logo design.[1]
In 2019, ASVEL returned to theEuroLeague after the organisation decided to give the team awild card for two years.[7]
In the 2021–22 season, ASVEL won its third Pro A championship in a row, its first three-peat in 32 years after beatingMonaco in the Finals.[8]
In July 2016, ASVEL announced that it would build a new multi-functional arena, with a projected seating capacity between 12,000 and 16,000 people, depending on the configuration.[9] The arena is projected to cost €60 million.[10] The new arena will be named theLDLC Arena, and its design and construction were given to architectural firm Populous and Citinea.[11] Construction began in January 2022 and was opened in November 2023.[12][9]
On September 11, 2018, the club changed its name toLDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons. Along with this change, the club changed its main colors from green to black and white.[13] The decision was made with the explanation that, "when you are European, green is a colour that does not make you dream", and was followed by criticism from fans.[14] The new logo, used since 2018, consists of the number four, which refers to ASVEL legendAlain Gilles, while also keeping the V that was used in the previous logo.

Season by season results of the club in national, cup, and European competitions.
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | French Cup | A Leaders Cup | European competitions | |
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| 2008–09 | 1 | Pro A | 1st | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | 2Eurocup | RS |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Pro A | 9th | Round of 16 | Champion | 1Euroleague | RS |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Pro A | 11th | Semifinalist | Semifinalist | 1Euroleague | QR2 |
| 2Eurocup | RS | ||||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | Pro A | 12th | Round of 16 | 1Euroleague | QR2 | |
| 2Eurocup | L16 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | Pro A | 3rd | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | ||
| 2013–14 | 1 | Pro A | 7th | Round of 32 | 2Eurocup | RS | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Pro A | 6th | Quarterfinalist | 1Euroleague | QR3 | |
| 2Eurocup | RS | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | Pro A | 1st | Runner-up | Semifinalist | 3FIBA Europe Cup | L16 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Pro A | 4th | Round of 32 | Runner-up | 3Champions League | QF |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Pro A | 6th | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | 2EuroCup | T16 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Pro A | 1st | Champion | Quarterfinalist | 2EuroCup | QF |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Pro A | –1 | –1 | Runner-up | 1EuroLeague | RS1 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Pro A | 1st | Champion | 1EuroLeague | RS | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | Pro A | 1st | Quarterfinalist | 1EuroLeague | RS | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | Pro A | 3rd | Runner-up | Champion | 1EuroLeague | RS |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Pro A | 3rd | Round of 16 | Quarterfinalist | 1EuroLeague | RS |
| 2024–25 | 1 | Pro A | 3rd | Quarterfinalist | Semifinalist | 1EuroLeague | RS |
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | |||
| 1964–65 | Quarter-finals | eliminated byReal Madrid, 65–83 (L) inVilleurbanne and 65–84 (L) inMadrid | |
| 1966–67 | Quarter-finals | 4th place in a group withSimmenthal Milano,AŠK Olimpija andRacing Mechelen | |
| 1969–70 | Quarter-finals | 3rd place in a group withCSKA Moscow,Ignis Varese andCrvena zvezda | |
| 1975–76 | Semi-finals | eliminated byReal Madrid, 77–113 (L) inMadrid and 101–99 (W) inVilleurbanne | |
| 1977–78 | Semi-final group stage | 3rd place in a group withReal Madrid,Mobilgirgi Varese,Maccabi Tel Aviv,Jugoplastika andAlvik | |
| 1996–97 | Final Four | 4th place in Rome, lost toFC Barcelona 70–77 in the semi-final, lost toSmelt Olimpija 79–86 in the 3rd place game | |
| 1998–99 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–0 byOlympiacos, 57–70 (L) inPiraeus and 77–81 (L) inVilleurbanne | |
| 1999–00 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–1 byEfes Pilsen, 85–93 (L) inIstanbul, 77–60 (W) inVilleurbanne and 66-68 (L) inIstanbul | |
| 2000–01 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–0 byCSKA Moscow, 63–78 (L) in Moscow and 76–82 (L) inVilleurbanne | |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
| 1967–68 | Quarter-finals | eliminated byIgnis Varese, 88–73 (W) inVilleurbanne and 51–70 (L) inVarese | |
| 1976–77 | Quarter-finals | 4th place in a group withForst Cantù,Juventud Schweppes andSteaua București | |
| 1978–79 | Quarter-finals | 3rd place in a group withEBBC,Gabetti Cantù andŚląsk Wrocław | |
| 1982–83 | Final | lost toScavolini Pesaro 99–111 in the final (Palma de Mallorca) | |
| 1984–85 | Semi-finals | eliminated byŽalgiris, 78–84 (L) inKaunas and 93–88 (W) inVilleurbanne | |
| 1986–87 | Semi-finals | eliminated byCibona, 82–98 (L) inVilleurbanne and 93–109 (L) inZagreb | |
| 1997–98 | Quarter-finals | eliminated byStefanel Milano, 58–67 (L) inVilleurbanne and 70–62 (W) inMilan | |
| FIBA Korać Cup | |||
| 1973–74 | Semi-finals | eliminated byForst Cantù, 68–99 (L) inCantù and 94–76 (W) inVilleurbanne | |
| 1995–96 | Semi-finals | eliminated byStefanel Milano, 69–73 (L) inMilan and 72–81 (L) inVilleurbanne | |
| EuroCup | |||
| 2005–06 | Quarter-finals | eliminated byAris TT Bank, 60–67 (L) inVilleurbanne and 67–77 (L) inThessaloniki | |
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| LDLC ASVEL retired numbers | |||
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure |
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| 4 | Alain Gilles | G | 1965–1986 |
| 4 | Delaney Rudd | G | 1993–1999 |
| 5 | Amara Sy | G | 1999–2002, 2005–2007, 2008–2009, 2012–2015 |




Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility atFIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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| Tenure | Club President |
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| 1948–1963 | |
| 1963–1988 | |
| 1988–1990 | |
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| 1992–2001 | |
| 2001–2014 | |
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Individual club record holders, while players of ASVEL.
| Category | Player | Club Tenure | Record |
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| Total Points Scored | 1965–86 | 6,141 | |
| Points Per Game | 1984–88 | 21.8 | |
| Total Assists | 1993–99 | 1,208 | |
| Assists Per Game | 1993–99 | 7.3 | |
| Total Rebounds | 1983–92 | 1,472 | |
| Rebounds Per Game | 1983–92 | 8.5 | |
| Games Played | 1965–86 | 372 |
ASVEL players with the mostFrench League championships won, while members of the club.
| Player | French Championships | Club Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1965–86 | |
| 7 | 1955–69 | |
| 6 | 1948–57 | |
| 5 | 1963–72 | |
| 1949–60 | ||
| 1968–77 | ||
| 1959–71 | ||
| 1967–75 | ||
| 4 | 1948–55 | |
| 1967–73 | ||
| 1951–60 | ||
| 1963–69 | ||
| 1967–75 |