History:Founded: 1916
The club was founded in 1916 as Union Sportive Berliet, when the automoticve company founder Mr. Marius Berliet wanted his employees to practice sport. In 1944 during WW2, the club was renamed Stade Berliet and the next year changed it''''s name to Stade Auto Lyon.
League achievements:
French League Finalist -1960, 61, 68French Cup Winner -1961 |
League positions:
| Season | Tier | Division | W-L | Position + PlayOff | Cup | European competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 2 | Excellence Ligue | ||||
| 1955-56 | 2 | Excellence Ligue | ||||
| 1956-57 | 2 | Excellence Ligue | 3-11 | 8th (Group B)  | ||
| 1957-58 | 1 | Nationale | 4-10 | 8th (Group B)  | ||
| 1958-59 | 2 | Excellence Ligue | | |||
| 1959-60 | 1 | Nationale | 9-5 | 1st (Group B)  lost in Final 57-61 to Charleville | ||
| 1960-60 | 1 | Nationale | 2-1 | 2nd (Final Group) | Winner | |
| 1960-61 | 1 | Nationale | 11-3 | 2nd (Group B) | Winner | |
| 1961-62 | 1 | Nationale | 9-9 | 5th (Group A) | ||
| 1962-63 | 1 | Nationale | 8-10 | 6th (Group B) | ||
| 1963-64 | 1 | Premiere | 7-15 | 11th | ||
| 1964-65 | 2 | Nationale 2 | | |||
| 1965-66 | 1 | Nationale 1 | 8-6 | 5th (Group B) | ||
| 1966-67 | 2 | Nationale 2 | | |||
| 1967-68 | 1 | Nationale 1 | 16-6 | 2nd | ||
| 1968-69 | 1 | Nationale 1 | 12-10 | 6th | ||
| 1969-70 | 2 | Nationale 2 |
