The new OL Vallée hall will be inaugurated by the ASVEL-Bayern basketball match

The hall, with a capacity of 12.000 seats in basketball configuration, will be able to accommodate up to 16.000 people for concerts and shows, such as that of Florence Foresti, which will be held on November 28.

Parker also confided "working with the NBA, the North American championship, and his former club San Antonio, to organize a friendly match with Asvel", during a site visit to the multi-purpose enclosure. functions which will therefore be delivered a little ahead of schedule.

“I have an agreement in principle with the Spurs but I also dream of being able to host the Final Four of the men's or women's Euroleague,” said Tony Parker, specifying that “eleven to thirteen Euroleague matches” would be played this season at the Arena.

"The championship matches will remain at the Astroballe in Villeurbanne (5.600 seats, Editor's note), including the play-offs. This is the agreement that we have with OL and the city of Villeurbanne," he said. side Gaëtan Müller, deputy president of the Rhone club, affirming that the club's budget would increase "this season from 16 to 22 million euros" in particular thanks to this new room.

The project was 100% financed by a subsidiary of OL Groupe.

“We relied on our own funds and on a fifteen-year real estate lease for a total cost of 141 million euros which represents construction, project management and land costs included,” explained Xavier. Pierrot, director of the stadium and Arena.

This season, 58 events, basketball and concerts combined, are scheduled. “For next (season), we have 68 and we plan, in principle, between 80 and 120 dates,” Mr. Pierrot further clarified.

OL Groupe is a minority shareholder in Asvel, which will be the resident club, with approximately 33% of capital shares and 10% in Asvel women's.