The　composites　of　V2O3-ordered　mesoporous　carbon　(V2O3-OMC)　were　synthesized　and　used　as　anode　materials　for　Li-ion　intercalation.　These　materials　exhibited　large　reversible　capacity,　high　rate　performance　and　excellent　cycling　stability.　For　instance,　a　reversible　capacity　of　V2O3-OMC　composites　was　536　mA　h　g-1　after　180　cycles　at　a　current　density　of　0.1　A　g-1.　The　high　electrochemical　performance　of　the　V2O3-OMC　composites　is　attributed　to　the　anchoring　of　nanoparticles　on　mesoporous　carbon　for　improving　the　electrochemical　active　of　V2O3　particles　for　energy　storage　applications　in　high　performance　lithium-ion　batteries.　©　2013　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.