The Federacion Uruguaya de Basketball (Uruguayan Basketball Federation) also known by the acronymun FUBB, is Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

's professional basketball

Basketball

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 league's federation.

History

under the presidency of Federico Crocker. Basketball languished in Uruguay under the effects of Association football's popularity; at the 1936 Olympic Games

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, however, the Uruguayan National basketball team obtained a sixth place, which helped boost the sport's popularity in the Latin America

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n country. That same year, the "FUBB" became a member of FIBA. After, the Uruguayan Basketball team won two bronze medals, in the olympic games of Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956, both times after USA and USSR.

Later on, basketball in Uruguay also confronted a rivalry in the form of rugby

Rugby football

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. Basketball has, however, enjoyed steady popularity in the country, a fact which has helped the Federacion Uruguaya de Basketball (a sport also known as baloncesto in Spanish

Spanish language

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) to survive for more than 90 years.

Federico Slinger took over presidency of the federation in 1981; he remained in office for sixteen years, holding the record for the longest tenure as president of the Uruguayan Basketball Federation.

After the 2005 season, the "FUBB" announced that Uruguayan police had become considered an important ally in order to prevent violence among fans during or after professional basketball games in Uruguay.

Presidents

A list of presidents of the Uruguayan basketball federation:

• 1915-Federico Crocker
• 1916 - Orestes Volpe
• 1917 - José Pigni
• 1918 - José Rodríguez Pacios
• 1919 - Héctor Danero
• 1922 - Juan Lagomarsino
• 1924 - Guillermo Rondini
• 1930 - Pablo Luis Perazzo
• 1934 - Carlos Rivieri Podestá
• 1937 - Héctor Paysse Reyes
• 1938 - Raúl Blengio Salvo
• 1939 - José Martinelli Gómez
• 1940 - Hugo Méndez Schiaffino
• 1942 - Agustín Ruano Fournier
• 1946 - Juan Aldo Siccardi
• 1948 - Hugo Méndez Schiaffino
• 1950 - Francisco Figueroa Serantes
• 1951 - José Chávez Miranda
• 1952 - Francisco Figueroa Serantes
• 1955 - Pablo Pesce Barceló
• 1957 - Washington Fradiletti
• 1960 - Justo J. Orozco
• 1964 - Omar Freire
• 1965 - Alberto Casal
• 1966 - Alberto Rossello
• 1981 - Federico Slinger
• 1997 - Ernesto Pereyra
• 1998 - Germán Paz
• 2002 - Luis A. Castillo (current president)

Liga Uruguaya Teams

A list of Federacion Uruguaya de Basketball Liga Uruguaya (first division) teams:

• Atenas
• Biguá
• Defensor Sporting
• Hebraica y Macabi
  Hebraica y Macabi
  Asociación Hebraica y Macabi del Uruguay is a professional basketball team based in Montevideo, playing at the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, basketball league of Uruguay. Founded on 1944, it participated in most of the basketball tourneys in Uruguay. During the first cycle, the name used by the...
  
  
• Malvín
  Club Malvín
  Club Malvín is a sports club from Montevideo, Uruguay, established on January 28, 1938, in the residential neighbourhood of Malvín. The club engages in several sports: futsal, tennis, and handball, but basketball is by far the most important.-History:...
  
  
• Olimpia
• Sayago
  Sayago
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• Trouville
• Unión Atlética
• Bohemios
• Cordón
• Aguada
• Anastasia
• Ferrocarril
• Cader
• Montevideo
  Montevideo Basket Ball Club
  The Montevideo Basket Ball Club is a Uruguayan basketball team that plays in the Uruguayan Basketball Federation . Montevideo BBC was born in December 1933 in the La Comercial neighborhood of Montevideo, where the head office is still located.-History:...
  
  
• Welcome

Torneo Metropolitano Teams

A list of Federacion Uruguaya de Basketball Torneo Metropolitano (2nd Division) teams:

• Capurro
• Larrañaga
• Verdirrojo
• Yale
  Club Atletico Yale
  -History:Club Atlético Yale was founded on February 12, 1940, making it one of the oldest basketball teams in Uruguay. The Club is based in the neighbourhood Jacinto Vera, in Montevideo. The team holds one third division title and played one season in Federal Championship...
  
  
• 25 de Agosto
• Capitol
• Urunday Universitario
  Urunday Universitario
  The Urunday Universitariois an Uruguayan sports club located in the Prado. Its name comes from Astronium balansae. Its main sports are basketball and currently plays in the Second Division .- History :...
  
  
• Goes

Tercera de Ascenso Teams

A list of Federacion Uruguaya de Basketball Tercera de Ascenso (3rd division) teams:

• San Telmo
• Stockolmo
• Miramar
• Cutcsa
• Auriblanco
• Colón
• Romis Nelimar
• Reducto
• Marne
• Olivol Mundial

Primera División Championship

1915 ACJ (1) 1916 Plaza Nº 3 (2) 1917 A. U. de S.(3) 1918 Sporting (4)

Nacional Championship

1918 Atenas 1919 Atenas 1920 Atenas 1921 Atenas 1922 Sporting 1923 Olimpia 1924 Sporting 1925 Unión Atlética

Federal Championship

1926 Sporting 1927 Sporting 1928 Olimpia 1929 Olimpia 1930 Sporting 1931 Atenas 1932 Sporting 1933 Sporting 1934 Sporting 1935 Nacional 1936 Sporting 1937 Nacional 1938 Sporting 1939 Goes 1940 Aguada 1941 Aguada 1942 Aguada 1943 Aguada 1944 Peñarol (5) 1945 Trouville 1946 Olimpia 1947 Goes 1948 Aguada 1949 Sporting 1950 Sporting 1951 Sporting

1952 Peñarol 1953 Welcome 1954 Stockolmo 1955 Sporting 1956 Welcome 1957 Welcome 1958 Goes 1959 Goes 1960 Tabaré 1961 Tabaré 1962 Tabaré 1963 Bohemios 1964 Tabaré 1965 Olimpia 1966 Welcome 1967 Welcome 1968 Tabaré 1969 Atenas 1970 Olimpia 1971 Olimpia 1972 Olimpia 1973 Peñarol 1974 Aguada 1975 Hebraica y Macabi 1976 Aguada 1977 Hebraica y Macabi

1978 Peñarol 1979 Peñarol 1980 Sporting 1981 Bohemios 1982 Peñarol 1983 Bohemios 1984 Bohemios 1985 Sporting 1986 Cordón 1987 Bohemios 1988 Biguá 1989 Biguá 1990 Biguá 1991 Cordón 1992 Cordón 1993 Cordón 1994 Hebraica y Macabi 1995 Cordón 1996 Cordón 1997 Welcome 1998 Welcome 1999 Welcome 2000 Welcome 2001 Cordón 2002 Cordón 2003 Defensor Sporting

Liga Uruguaya Championship

2004 Defensor Sporting 2005 Salto Uruguay 2006 Trouville 2007 Malvín 2008 Biguá 2009 Biguá 2010 Defensor Sporting 2011 Malvín

Notes:

• (1) ACJ is not playing Federación Uruguaya de Basketball Championships anymore.
• (2) Plaza Nº 3 is not playing Federación Uruguaya de Basketball Championships anymore.
• (3) A. U. de S. is not playing Federación Uruguaya de Basketball Championships anymore.
• (4) In 1989 Sporting fusionated with Defensor and formed Defensor Sporting.
• (5) Peñarol is not playing Federación Uruguaya de Basketball Championships anymore.

Total First Division Champions

• Defensor Sporting 20
• Welcome 9
• Cordón 8
• Olimpia 8
• Aguada 7
• Atenas 6
• Peñarol 6
• Bohemios 5
• Tabaré 5
• Biguá 5
• Goes 4
• Hebraica y Macabi
  Hebraica y Macabi
  Asociación Hebraica y Macabi del Uruguay is a professional basketball team based in Montevideo, playing at the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, basketball league of Uruguay. Founded on 1944, it participated in most of the basketball tourneys in Uruguay. During the first cycle, the name used by the...
  
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• Malvín
  Club Malvín
  Club Malvín is a sports club from Montevideo, Uruguay, established on January 28, 1938, in the residential neighbourhood of Malvín. The club engages in several sports: futsal, tennis, and handball, but basketball is by far the most important.-History:...
  
   2
• Trouville 2
• Nacional
  Club Nacional de Football
  Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
  
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• Unión Atlética 1
• Salto Uruguay 1
• Stockolmo 1
• ACJ 1
• A. U. de S. 1
• Plaza Nº 3 1

External links

• Official website - in Spanish