ASVEL Basket
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox basketball club ASVEL Basket, currently known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons,[1] is a French professional basketball team located in the commune of Villeurbanne, a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sports club, competes at the highest level of French basketball, the LNB Élite. The club's home games are played in both the OL Arena and the Astroballe 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 21 LNB Élite championships and 10 French 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 club Olympique Lyonnais's holding company OL 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]
History
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—Association Sportive Villeurbanne and Éveil Lyonnais. In its history, ASVEL has won 21 French Pro A League championships, 10 French Cups, two French Supercups, one French Federation Cup, and one Semaine des As Cup (French Pro A Leaders Cup), which makes it the most titled basketball club in France.
In 2014, former San Antonio Spurs star and France national team player, Tony Parker, became the club's president.
In the French Pro A League 2015–16 season, ASVEL won its 18th French League title, after beating Strasbourg 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 with Groupe 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 the EuroLeague after the organisation decided to give the team a wild 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 beating Monaco in the Finals.[8]
Arenas
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 the LDLC 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]
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Logos and branding
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(The official logo of the club, 2011–2018)
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(The official logo of the club, 2018–present)
On September 11, 2018, the club changed its name to LDLC 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 legend Alain Gilles, while also keeping the V that was used in the previous logo.
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Winners (21): 1948–49, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1980–81, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Runners-up (7): 1953–54, 1958–59, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2002–03
- Winners (10): 1952–53, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2018-19, 2020–21
- Runners-up (5): 1953–54, 1954–55, 1958–59, 2001–02, 2015–16
- Winners (2): 2010, 2023
- Runners-up (2): 2017, 2020
- Winners (2): 2009, 2016
- Runners-up (1): 2008
- Federation Cup (defunct)
- Winners (1): 1983–84
- Runners-up (1): 1981–82
European competitions
- Semifinalists (1): 1975–76
- 3rd place (1): 1977–78
- 4th place (1): 1996–97
- Final Four (1): 1997
- Semifinalists (1): 1995–96
Other competitions
- Villeurbanne, France Invitational Game
- Winners (1): 2020
Season by season
Season by season results of the club in national, cup, and European competitions.
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International record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | |||
| 1964–65 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Real Madrid, 65–83 (L) in Villeurbanne and 65–84 (L) in Madrid | |
| 1966–67 | Quarter-finals | 4th place in a group with Simmenthal Milano, AŠK Olimpija and Racing Mechelen | |
| 1969–70 | Quarter-finals | 3rd place in a group with CSKA Moscow, Ignis Varese and Crvena zvezda | |
| 1975–76 | Semi-finals | eliminated by Real Madrid, 77–113 (L) in Madrid and 101–99 (W) in Villeurbanne | |
| 1977–78 | Semi-final group stage | 3rd place in a group with Real Madrid, Mobilgirgi Varese, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Jugoplastika and Alvik | |
| 1996–97 | Final Four | 4th place in Rome, lost to FC Barcelona 70–77 in the semi-final, lost to Smelt Olimpija 79–86 in the 3rd place game | |
| 1998–99 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–0 by Olympiacos, 57–70 (L) in Piraeus and 77–81 (L) in Villeurbanne | |
| 1999–00 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–1 by Efes Pilsen, 85–93 (L) in Istanbul, 77–60 (W) in Villeurbanne and 66-68 (L) in Istanbul | |
| 2000–01 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–0 by CSKA Moscow, 63–78 (L) in Moscow and 76–82 (L) in Villeurbanne | |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
| 1967–68 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Ignis Varese, 88–73 (W) in Villeurbanne and 51–70 (L) in Varese | |
| 1976–77 | Quarter-finals | 4th place in a group with Forst Cantù, Juventud Schweppes and Steaua București | |
| 1978–79 | Quarter-finals | 3rd place in a group with EBBC, Gabetti Cantù and Śląsk Wrocław | |
| 1982–83 | Final | lost to Scavolini Pesaro 99–111 in the final (Palma de Mallorca) | |
| 1984–85 | Semi-finals | eliminated by Žalgiris, 78–84 (L) in Kaunas and 93–88 (W) in Villeurbanne | |
| 1986–87 | Semi-finals | eliminated by Cibona, 82–98 (L) in Villeurbanne and 93–109 (L) in Zagreb | |
| 1997–98 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Stefanel Milano, 58–67 (L) in Villeurbanne and 70–62 (W) in Milan | |
| FIBA Korać Cup | |||
| 1973–74 | Semi-finals | eliminated by Forst Cantù, 68–99 (L) in Cantù and 94–76 (W) in Villeurbanne | |
| 1995–96 | Semi-finals | eliminated by Stefanel Milano, 69–73 (L) in Milan and 72–81 (L) in Villeurbanne | |
| EuroCup | |||
| 2005–06 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Aris TT Bank, 60–67 (L) in Villeurbanne and 67–77 (L) in Thessaloniki | |
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
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Retired numbers
| LDLC ASVEL retired numbers | |||
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Alain Gilles | G | 1965–1986 |
| 4 | Delaney Rudd | G | 1993–1999 |
| 5 | Amara Sy | G | 1999–2002, 2005–2007, 2008–2009, 2012–2015 |
Notable players
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Head coaches
Club Presidents
| Tenure | Club President |
|---|---|
| 1948–1963 | Template:Flagicon Pierre Millet |
| 1963–1988 | Template:Flagicon Raphaël de Barros |
| 1988–1990 | Template:Flagicon Charles Hernu |
| 1990 | Template:Flagicon Philippe Charvieux |
| 1990–1992 | Template:Flagicon Gaston Charvieux |
| 1992–2001 | Template:Flagicon Marc Lefebvre |
| 2001–2014 | Template:Flagicon Gilles Moretton |
| 2014–present | Template:Flagicon Tony Parker |
Individual club records
Individual club record holders, while players of ASVEL.
| Category | Player | Club Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Points Scored | Template:Flagicon Alain Gilles | 1965–86 | 6,141 |
| Points Per Game | Template:Flagicon Norris Bell | 1984–88 | 21.8 |
| Total Assists | Template:Flagicon Delaney Rudd | 1993–99 | 1,208 |
| Assists Per Game | Template:Flagicon Delaney Rudd | 1993–99 | 7.3 |
| Total Rebounds | Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Willie Redden | 1983–92 | 1,472 |
| Rebounds Per Game | Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Willie Redden | 1983–92 | 8.5 |
| Games Played | Template:Flagicon Alain Gilles | 1965–86 | 372 |
ASVEL players with the most French League championships
ASVEL players with the most French League championships won, while members of the club.
| Player | French Championships | Club Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Alain Gilles | 8 | 1965–86 |
| Template:Flagicon Henri Grange | 7 | 1955–69 |
| Template:Flagicon Raymond Sahy | 6 | 1948–57 |
| Template:Flagicon Alain Durand | 5 | 1963–72 |
| Template:Flagicon Henri Rey | 1949–60 | |
| Template:Flagicon Michel Duprez | 1968–77 | |
| Template:Flagicon Gilbert Lamothe | 1959–71 | |
| Template:Flagicon Bruno Recoura | 1967–75 | |
| Template:Flagicon André Buffière | 4 | 1948–55 |
| Template:Flagicon Michel Le Ray | 1967–73 | |
| Template:Flagicon Gérard Sturla | 1951–60 | |
| Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Castellier | 1963–69 | |
| Template:Flagicon Gérard Moroze | 1967–75 |
Sponsors
References
External links
- Template:Official website Template:In lang
- Euroleague.net Team Page
- French League Profile Template:In lang
- Eurobasket.com Team Page
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