The Uruguayan Basketball Federation (, FUBB) is the governing body of basketball in Uruguay. It was founded in 1915, and is in charge of the senior Uruguayan national basketball team and the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB).
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 Federación Uruguaya de Básquetbol 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:
Period Name 1915 Federico Crocker 1916 Orestes Volpe 1917 José Pigni 1918 José Rodríguez Pacios 1919 Héctor Danero 1922 Juan Lagomarsino 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 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 2016 Ricardo Vairo (current president)
Tournaments organized
Uruguayan Basketball League
The professional era Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB; Uruguayan Basketball League) competition began in 2003.Campeones Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol .
Torneo Metropolitano A list of Federación Torneo Metropolitano teams (2018):
Bohemios Unión Atlética Tabaré
Auriblanco Larrañaga Olivol Mundial Colón Stockolmo
Third division teams (DTA – Divisional Tercera de Ascenso) A list of Federacion Uruguaya de Basketball Tercera de Ascenso (3rd division) teams (2018):
Marne Yale Reducto Capurro Montevideo Peñarol Danubio Fútbol Club San Telmo Rápido Sport Urupan Albatros Deportivo Paysandú
Other teams (2018) Cutcsa Cader Romis Romis Nelimar Guruyú Waston Anastasia Juventus Paysandú Wanderers Allavena Pelotaris Universitario Flores BBC Lagomar Lavalleja Maldonado Plaza NH Remeros
Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship
The Campeonato Uruguayo Federal de Básquetbol (Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship) was founded in 1915, making it among the oldest basketball competitions on the South American continent. Until the Uruguayan Basketball League was created in 2003, the Montevideo clubs were playing in the Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship, while the rest of the country's clubs played in regional tournaments. The Uruguayan basketball championships were only local, and no competition brought all of the clubs in the country together.
List of first division Uruguayan champions by season
See also FUBB All-Star Game
References
External links Uruguayan Basketball League at Latinbasket.com