In　the　present　work,　the　nanocomposite　of　MoO2-ordered　mesoporous　carbon　(MoO2-OMC)　was　synthesized　for　the　first　time　using　a　carbon　thermal　reduction　route　and　the　mesoporous　carbon　as　the　nanoreactor.　The　synthesized　nanocomposite　was　characterized　by　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD),　thermogravimetric　analysis　(TGA),　N2　adsorption-desorption,　scanning　electron　microscopy　(SEM),　and　transmission　electron　microscopy　(TEM)　measurements.　Furthermore,　this　nanocomposite　was　used　as　an　anode　material　for　Li-ion　intercalation　and　exhibited　large　reversible　capacity,　high　rate　performance,　and　good　cycling　stability.　For　instance,　a　high　reversible　capacity　of　689　mAh　g-1　can　remain　after　50　cycles　at　a　current　density　of　50　mA　g-1.　It　is　worth　mentioning　that　the　MoO　2-OMC　nanocomposite　electrode　can　attain　a　high　reversible　capacity　of　401　mAh　g-1　at　a　current　density　as　high　as　2　A　g-1.　These　results　might　be　due　to　the　intrinsic　characteristics　of　nanocomposite,　which　offered　a　better　accommodation　of　the　strain　and　volume　changes　and　a　shorter　path　for　Li-ion　and　electron　transport,　leading　to　the　improved　capacity　and　enhanced　rate　capability.　©　2013　American　Chemical　Society.