L'AS Lyon-Duchère

Full name	Association Sportive Lyon la Duchère
Founded	1964
Ground	Stade de Balmont Lyon (Capacity: 5,600)
Chairman	Mohamed Tria
Manager	Karim Bounouara
League	CFA, Group B
2008-09	CFA, Group B, 14th
Home colours

L'Association Sportive Lyon la Duchère is a French association football team founded in 1964. They are based in Lyon, France and are currently playing in the Championnat de France Amateurs Group B, the fourth tier in the French football league system. They play at the Stade de Balmont in Lyon, which has a capacity of 5,600.

[edit] Coupe de France success

For such a relatively small club, Lyon-Duchère have achieved success is France's most prestigious cup competition, the Coupe de France. They reached the Round of 16 once back in 2006 defeating two Ligue 1 sides in the process. They have also reached the Round of 32 on three occasions, in 1995, 2007, and 2008.

[edit] Notable players

• Éric Abidal
• Sabri Lamouchi
• Khaled Lemmouchia
• Slavoljub Nikolić
• Christian Payan

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