ASVEL Basket, commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne, and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons,[1] is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne, which is a suburb of Lyon, France. The club, which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi-sports club, competes in the top-tier levelFrench Pro A League. The club's home games are played at L'Astroballe, which seats 5,556 people.[2]
Founded in 1948, the team is the most successful in French basketball with 21 Pro A 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]
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 20 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 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 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.[7]
In 2019, ASVEL returned to the EuroLeague after the organisation decided to give the team a wild card for two years.[8]
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.[9]
Arenasedit
L'Astroballe, with a seating capacity of 5,556 has been used as the long-time home arena of ASVEL.
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.[10] The arena is projected to cost €60 million.[11] The new arena will be named the LDLC Arena, and its design and construction were given to architectural firm Populous and Citinea.[12] Construction began in January 2022 and is expected to be finished by the end of 2023.[13][14]
Logos and brandingedit
(The official logo of the club, 2011–2018)
(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.[15] 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.[16] 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.
^"Le triplé pour Lyon-Villeurbanne !". Betclic ELITE (in French). 25 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^"First seat put in place at ASVEL's new arena! | Euroleague Basketball". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^"Villeurbanne: la future Arena de l'Asvel sera réalisée par le groupe Floriot et DCB International". Lemoniteur.fr. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
^"New Lyon venue to be named LDLC Arena". The Stadium Business. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^Chabas, Gwendal (13 January 2022). "OL - Asvel : les travaux pour l'Arena ont débuté". Olympique & Lyonnais (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^"First seat put in place at ASVEL's new arena! | Euroleague Basketball". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^. LDLC ASVEL. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^"Basket. LDLC Asvel : "Quand on est européen, le vert n'est pas une couleur qui fait rêver"" (in French). Ouest-France. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
External linksedit
Official website
Euroleague.net Team Page
French League Profile (in French)
Eurobasket.com Team Page
October 27, 2023
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ASVEL Basket commonly known as ASVEL or sometimes as ASVEL Lyon Villeurbanne and also known as LDLC ASVEL for sponsorship reasons 1 is a French professional basketball team that is located in the city of Villeurbanne which is a suburb of Lyon France The club which is the basketball section of the ASVEL multi sports club competes in the top tier level French Pro A League The club s home games are played at L Astroballe which seats 5 556 people 2 LDLC ASVELLeaguesLNB Pro AEuroLeagueFounded1948 75 years ago 1948 ArenaAstroballeCapacity5 556LocationVilleurbanne Lyon FranceMain sponsorTeam LDLCPresidentTony ParkerHead coachVacantChampionships21 French Championships10 French Cups2 French Supercups1 French Federation Cup1 French Leaders CupRetired numbers2 4 4 Websiteldlcasvel comHomeAwayThirdFounded in 1948 the team is the most successful in French basketball with 21 Pro A 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 Contents 1 History 2 Arenas 3 Logos and branding 4 Honours 4 1 Domestic competitions 4 2 European competitions 4 3 Other competitions 5 Season by season 6 International record 7 Players 7 1 Current roster 7 2 Depth chart 7 3 Retired numbers 7 4 Notable players 8 Head coaches 9 Club Presidents 10 Individual club records 11 ASVEL players with the most French League championships 12 Sponsors 13 References 14 External linksHistory editThe 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 Eveil Lyonnais In its history ASVEL has won 20 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 French 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 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 7 In 2019 ASVEL returned to the EuroLeague after the organisation decided to give the team a wild card for two years 8 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 9 Arenas edit nbsp Interior view of L Astroballe in 2017L Astroballe with a seating capacity of 5 556 has been used as the long time home arena of ASVEL 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 10 The arena is projected to cost 60 million 11 The new arena will be named the LDLC Arena and its design and construction were given to architectural firm Populous and Citinea 12 Construction began in January 2022 and is expected to be finished by the end of 2023 13 14 Logos and branding edit nbsp The official logo of the club 2011 2018 nbsp 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 15 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 16 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 editDomestic competitions edit French LeagueWinners 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 03French CupWinners 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 16A Leaders CupWinners 2 2010 2023 Runners up 2 2017 2020French Super CupWinners 2 2009 2016 Runners up 1 2008Federation Cup defunct Winners 1 1983 84 Runners up 1 1981 82European competitions edit EuroLeagueSemifinalists 1 1975 76 3rd place 1 1977 78 4th place 1 1996 97 Final Four 1 1997FIBA Saporta CupRunners up 1 1982 83 Semifinalists 2 1984 85 1986 87FIBA Korac CupSemifinalists 1 1995 96Latin Cup3rd place 2 1953 1966Other competitions edit Villeurbanne France Invitational GameWinners 1 2020Season by season edit nbsp The ASVEL team during the 2008 09 seasonSeason by season results of the club in national cup and European competitions Season Tier League Pos French Cup A Leaders Cup European competitions2008 09 1 Pro A 1st Quarterfinalist Semifinalist 2 Eurocup RS2009 10 1 Pro A 9th Round of 16 Champion 1 Euroleague RS2010 11 1 Pro A 11th Semifinalist Semifinalist 1 Euroleague QR22 Eurocup RS2011 12 1 Pro A 12th Round of 16 1 Euroleague QR22 Eurocup L162012 13 1 Pro A 3rd Semifinalist Quarterfinalist2013 14 1 Pro A 7th Round of 32 2 Eurocup RS2014 15 1 Pro A 6th Quarterfinalist 1 Euroleague QR32 Eurocup RS2015 16 1 Pro A 1st Runner up Semifinalist 3 FIBA Europe Cup L162016 17 1 Pro A 4th Round of 32 Runner up 3 Champions League QF2017 18 1 Pro A 6th Quarterfinals Semifinalist 2 EuroCup T162018 19 1 Pro A 1st Champion Quarterfinalist 2 EuroCup QF2019 20 1 Pro A 1 1 Runner up 1 EuroLeague RS 12020 21 1 Pro A 1st Champion 1 EuroLeague RS 1 Cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic in Europe International record editSeason Achievement NotesEuroLeague1964 65 Quarter finals eliminated by Real Madrid 65 83 L in Villeurbanne and 65 84 L in Madrid1966 67 Quarter finals 4th place in a group with Simmenthal Milano ASK Olimpija and Racing Mechelen1969 70 Quarter finals 3rd place in a group with CSKA Moscow Ignis Varese and Crvena zvezda1975 76 Semi finals eliminated by Real Madrid 77 113 L in Madrid and 101 99 W in Villeurbanne1977 78 Semi final group stage 3rd place in a group with Real Madrid Mobilgirgi Varese Maccabi Tel Aviv Jugoplastika and Alvik1996 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 game1998 99 Quarter finals eliminated 2 0 by Olympiacos 57 70 L in Piraeus and 77 81 L in Villeurbanne1999 00 Quarter finals eliminated 2 1 by Efes Pilsen 85 93 L in Istanbul 77 60 W in Villeurbanne and 66 68 L in Istanbul2000 01 Quarter finals eliminated 2 0 by CSKA Moscow 63 78 L in Moscow and 76 82 L in VilleurbanneFIBA Saporta Cup1967 68 Quarter finals eliminated by Ignis Varese 88 73 W in Villeurbanne and 51 70 L in Varese1976 77 Quarter finals 4th place in a group with Forst Cantu Juventud Schweppes and Steaua București1978 79 Quarter finals 3rd place in a group with EBBC Gabetti Cantu and Slask Wroclaw1982 83 Final lost to Scavolini Pesaro 99 111 in the final Palma de Mallorca 1984 85 Semi finals eliminated by Zalgiris 78 84 L in Kaunas and 93 88 W in Villeurbanne1986 87 Semi finals eliminated by Cibona 82 98 L in Villeurbanne and 93 109 L in Zagreb1997 98 Quarter finals eliminated by Stefanel Milano 58 67 L in Villeurbanne and 70 62 W in MilanFIBA Korac Cup1973 74 Semi finals eliminated by Forst Cantu 68 99 L in Cantu and 94 76 W in Villeurbanne1995 96 Semi finals eliminated by Stefanel Milano 69 73 L in Milan and 72 81 L in VilleurbanneEuroCup2005 06 Quarter finals eliminated by Aris TT Bank 60 67 L in Villeurbanne and 67 77 L in ThessalonikiPlayers editCurrent roster edit LDLC ASVEL rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Nat Name Ht Wt AgePF 00 nbsp Scott Mike 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 108 kg 238 lb 35 1988 07 16 16 July 1988PG 3 nbsp nbsp Lee Paris 1 83 m 6 ft 0 in 84 kg 185 lb 28 1995 04 20 20 April 1995SF 5 nbsp Kahudi Charles 1 99 m 6 ft 6 in 100 kg 220 lb 37 1986 07 19 19 July 1986F C 7 nbsp Lauvergne Joffrey 2 11 m 6 ft 11 in 118 kg 260 lb 32 1991 09 30 30 September 1991G F 9 nbsp Luwawu Cabarrot Timothe 2 01 m 6 ft 7 in 98 kg 216 lb 28 1995 05 09 9 May 1995G F 10 nbsp Dallo Boris 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 95 kg 209 lb 29 1994 03 12 12 March 1994SG 11 nbsp Jackson Edwin 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 91 kg 201 lb 34 1989 09 18 18 September 1989G 12 nbsp de Colo Nando 1 96 m 6 ft 5 in 91 kg 201 lb 36 1987 06 23 23 June 1987C 15 nbsp nbsp Egbunu John 2 08 m 6 ft 10 in 114 kg 251 lb 28 1994 10 31 31 October 1994C 19 nbsp nbsp Fall Youssoupha 2 23 m 7 ft 4 in 100 kg 220 lb 28 1995 01 12 12 January 1995G F 23 nbsp Lighty David 1 98 m 6 ft 6 in 98 kg 216 lb 35 1988 05 27 27 May 1988PF 24 nbsp N Diaye Mbaye 2 03 m 6 ft 8 in 92 kg 203 lb 24 1999 01 04 4 January 1999PG 31 nbsp nbsp Yaacov Noam 1 85 m 6 ft 1 in 19 2004 10 20 20 October 2004SG 33 nbsp Jackson Frank 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 93 kg 205 lb 25 1998 05 04 4 May 1998 Head coach nbsp T J ParkerAssistant coach es nbsp Pierric Poupet nbsp Jean Christophe PratLegend C Team captain nbsp Injured RosterTransactions Updated September 28 2023Depth chart edit Pos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2C Joffrey Lauvergne Youssoupha Fall John EgbunuPF Mike Scott Charles Kahudi Mbaye N DiayeSF Tim Luwawu Cabarrot David Lighty Boris DalloSG Frank Jackson Nando de Colo Edwin JacksonPG Paris Lee Noam YaacovRetired numbers edit LDLC ASVEL retired numbersNo Player Position Tenure4 Alain Gilles G 1965 19864 Delaney Rudd G 1993 19995 Amara Sy G 1999 2002 2005 2007 2008 2009 2012 2015Notable players edit nbsp Alain Gilles played 21 years with the club and coached the team for 9 years Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed CriteriaTo appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time nbsp Eric Beugnot nbsp Jim Bilba nbsp Yann Bonato nbsp Andre Buffiere nbsp Alain Digbeu nbsp Alain Gilles nbsp Henri Grange nbsp Charles Lombahe Kahudi nbsp Theo Maledon nbsp Jacques Monclar nbsp Amine Noua nbsp Tony Parker nbsp Yves Pons nbsp Henri Rey nbsp Gerard Sturla nbsp Philip Szanyiel nbsp Victor Wembanyama nbsp nbsp Arthur Rozenfeld nbsp Noam Yaacov nbsp Nikola Radulovic nbsp Nikola Vujcic nbsp Francois Nemeth nbsp Kristjan Kangur nbsp Rolandas Alijevas nbsp Mantas Kalnietis nbsp Mindaugas Lukauskis nbsp Huseyin Besok nbsp Bobby Dixon nbsp Steve Bucknall nbsp David Andersen nbsp Adrian Uter nbsp Corey Crowder nbsp Brian Howard nbsp Scott Machado nbsp Delaney Rudd nbsp Casper WareHead coaches editTenure Head Coach1948 1955 nbsp Andre Buffiere1955 1956 nbsp Raymond Sahy1956 1959 nbsp Georges Darcy1959 1960 nbsp Raymond Sahy1960 1963 nbsp Gerard Sturla1963 nbsp Raymond Sahy1963 1964 nbsp Henri Rey1964 1967 nbsp Jesus Mercader1967 1970 nbsp Maurice Buffiere1970 nbsp Michel Le Ray1970 1972 nbsp Jacques Caballe Tenure Head Coach1972 1973 nbsp Jesus Mercader1973 1980 nbsp Andre Buffiere1980 1989 nbsp Alain Gilles1989 1990 nbsp Pierre Galle1990 1991 nbsp Dominique Richard1991 1992 nbsp Jean Paul Rebatet1992 2001 nbsp Gregor Beugnot2001 2002 nbsp Bogdan Tanjevic2002 2004 nbsp Philippe Herve2004 2005 nbsp Erman Kunter2005 2006 nbsp Claude Bergeaud Tenure Head Coach2006 2008 nbsp Yves Baratet2008 2010 nbsp Vincent Collet2010 2011 nbsp Nordine Ghrib2011 2014 nbsp Pierre Vincent2014 nbsp Nordine Ghrib interim head coach 2014 2018 nbsp nbsp J D Jackson2018 nbsp T J Parker2018 2020 nbsp Zvezdan Mitrovic2020 present nbsp T J ParkerClub Presidents editTenure Club President1948 1963 nbsp Pierre Millet1963 1988 nbsp Raphael de Barros1988 1990 nbsp Charles Hernu1990 nbsp Philippe Charvieux1990 1992 nbsp Gaston Charvieux1992 2001 nbsp Marc Lefebvre2001 2014 nbsp Gilles Moretton2014 present nbsp Tony ParkerIndividual club records editIndividual club record holders while players of ASVEL Category Player Club Tenure RecordTotal Points Scored nbsp Alain Gilles 1965 86 6 141Points Per Game nbsp Norris Bell 1984 88 21 8Total Assists nbsp Delaney Rudd 1993 99 1 208Assists Per Game nbsp Delaney Rudd 1993 99 7 3Total Rebounds nbsp nbsp Willie Redden 1983 92 1 472Rebounds Per Game nbsp nbsp Willie Redden 1983 92 8 5Games Played nbsp Alain Gilles 1965 86 372ASVEL players with the most French League championships editASVEL players with the most French League championships won while members of the club Player French Championships Club Tenure nbsp Alain Gilles 8 1965 86 nbsp Henri Grange 7 1955 69 nbsp Raymond Sahy 6 1948 57 nbsp Alain Durand 5 1963 72 nbsp Henri Rey 1949 60 nbsp Michel Duprez 1968 77 nbsp Gilbert Lamothe 1959 71 nbsp Bruno Recoura 1967 75 nbsp Andre Buffiere 4 1948 55 nbsp Michel Le Ray 1967 73 nbsp Gerard Sturla 1951 60 nbsp Jean Pierre Castellier 1963 69 nbsp Gerard Moroze 1967 75Sponsors editLDLCReferences edit New logo and record contract for the naming rights of LCDC ASVEL Archived from the original on 12 September 2018 Retrieved 11 September 2018 0 ME Astroballe 5556 places in French Archived from the original on 30 June 2017 Retrieved 30 September 2016 Lyon seal 3 7m Asvel investment deal SportsPro 24 June 2019 Retrieved 15 September 2019 Lyon invests in Euroleague club reveals arena plans SportBusiness 24 June 2019 Retrieved 24 March 2020 Villeurbanne completes extraordinary series comeback to win the championship Nicolas Batum becomes shareholder of Tony Parker s ASVEL and director of basketball operations Sportando Retrieved 31 March 2017 New logo and record contract for the naming rights of LCDC ASVEL Archived from the original on 12 September 2018 Retrieved 11 September 2018 EuroLeague amp EuroCup clubs domestic leagues shape 2018 19 season Euroleague Basketball 5 July 2018 Retrieved 11 July 2019 permanent dead link Le triple pour Lyon Villeurbanne Betclic ELITE in French 25 June 2022 Retrieved 26 June 2022 First seat put in place at ASVEL s new arena Euroleague Basketball Euroleague Basketball Retrieved 4 November 2022 Villeurbanne la future Arena de l Asvel sera realisee par le groupe Floriot et DCB International Lemoniteur fr 12 July 2016 Retrieved 23 February 2017 New Lyon venue to be named LDLC Arena The Stadium Business 7 December 2021 Retrieved 26 June 2022 Chabas Gwendal 13 January 2022 OL Asvel les travaux pour l Arena ont debute Olympique amp Lyonnais in French Retrieved 26 June 2022 First seat put in place at ASVEL s new arena Euroleague Basketball Euroleague Basketball Retrieved 4 November 2022 Un Naming unique et innovant LDLC ASVEL Archived from the original on 12 September 2018 Retrieved 12 September 2018 Basket LDLC Asvel Quand on est europeen le vert n est pas une couleur qui fait rever in French Ouest France 11 September 2018 Retrieved 12 September 2018 External links editOfficial website Euroleague net Team Page French League Profile in French Eurobasket com Team Page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ASVEL Basket amp oldid 1181178843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,