Uruguayan Basketball Federation

Uruguayan Basketball Federation

The Federacion Uruguaya de Basketball (Uruguayan Basketball Federation) also known by the acronymun FUBB, is Uruguay's professional basketball 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, however, the Uruguayan National basketball team obtained a sixth place, which helped boost the sport's popularity in the Latin American 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. 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) 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 Basketbol Liga Uruguaya teams:

*Aguada
*Atenas
*Biguá
*Defensor Sporting
*Hebraica Macabi
*Malvín
*Olimpia
*Paysandú
*Sayago
*Soriano
*Trouville
*Unión Atlética
*Welcome
*Universitario

Torneo Metropolitano Teams

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

*Ateneo
*Bohemios
*Capurro
*Cordón
*Goes
*Larrañaga
*Larre Borges
*Nacional
*Olivol Mundial
*Stockolmo
*Tabaré
*Verdirrojo
*Urunday Universitario
*Yale

List of First Division Champions

Primera División Championship

Liga Uruguaya Championship

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 19
*Welcome 9
*Cordón 8
*Olimpia 8
*Aguada 7
*Atenas 6
*Peñarol 6
*Bohemios 5
*Tabaré 5
*Goes 4
*Biguá 4
*Hebraica y Macabi 3
*Trouville 2
*Nacional 2
*Malvín 1
*Unión Atlética 1
*Salto Uruguay 1
*Stockolmo 1
*ACJ 1
*A. U. de S. 1
*Plaza Nº 3 1

External links

* [http://www.fubb.org.uy/hhome2.cgi?,0,1 Official website] - in Spanish


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