# ESSMG Lyon

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'''Éveil sportif Sainte-Marie de la Guillotière de Lyon''' or '''Éveil Lyon''' was a French basketball club that was based in [Lyon](/source/Lyon). The club's name was commonly abbreviated to '''ESSMG Lyon'''. The club is now dissolved. 

== History ==
The club, affiliated to the parish patronage of France's Gymnastics and Sports Sponsorships Federation, and then to the Sports Federation of France, is best known for its good performance in the [top-tier](/source/French_basketball_league_system) level [basketball championship of France](/source/LNB_Pro_A), in the decade of 1940s. The club included several renowned players, including [Robert Busnel](/source/Robert_Busnel) and [André Buffière](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Buffi%C3%A8re).

The club was formed in 1946, following the demise of [FC Grenoble](/source/FC_Grenoble_(basketball)) (French champion in 1943 and 1944), and the move of most of its staff to ESSMG Lyon. Robert Busnel led the club to win the championship title in France, against [Championnet](/source/Championnet_Sports_(basketball)), which was led by Henri Lesmayoux; in the French championship finals, on May 25, 1946, at the Palais des sports.<ref>{{cite journal
| language = fr
| first = Gilbert
| last = Bideaux
| title = La valse des titres de Champions de France 
| journal = Basket-Ball
| publisher=[Fédération Française de Basket-Ball](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Fran%C3%A7aise_de_Basket-Ball)
| number = 156  
| date = 1946-06-15  
| issn = 
| url = http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5813661w.image.langFR.r=ffbb
| access-date = December 23, 2012
}}</ref> Éveil sportif also played in the league's finals in 1947, where they lost to [Paris Université](/source/PUC_(basketball)) (PUC).<ref>
{{cite journal
| language = fr
| first = Gilbert  
| last = Bideaux
| title  = Le P.U.C. causant la plus grande surprise de tous les temps a ravi le titre de Champion de France d'Excellence à Sainte Marie de la Guillotière
| journal = Basket-Ball
| publisher=[Fédération Française de Basket-Ball](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Fran%C3%A7aise_de_Basket-Ball)
| volume =  
| number = 168
| date = 1947-04-26
| issn = 
| url = http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5814355f.image.langFR.r=ffbb
| access-date = December 23, 2012}}</ref> The departure of Robert Busnel for [Marseille](/source/Union_athl%C3%A9tique_de_Marseille) the next season, marked the end of the ambitions of the club, which then merged with ''Association sportive de Villeurbanne'' in 1948, to found [ASVEL](/source/ASVEL_Basket).

== Honours ==

'''[French League](/source/LNB_Pro_A)'''
* '''Winners (1)''': 1945–46

== Notable players ==
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [Robert Busnel](/source/Robert_Busnel)
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [André Buffière](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Buffi%C3%A8re)

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Category:Sport in Lyon
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Category:1948 disestablishments in France
Category:Basketball teams established in 1946
Category:Basketball teams disestablished in 1948

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