The Campeonato Uruguayo Federal de Básquetbol (CFB) (English: Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship) was the top-tier level men's basketball national club competition in Uruguay. It was organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). It existed from 1915 to 2003, when it was replaced by the newly formed Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB) (Uruguayan Basketball League). The worst performing teams of each season of the competition were relegated down to the second-tier level Segunda de Ascenso (Second of Ascent), which itself was replaced by the Torneo Metropolitano (Metropolitan Tournament), in 2004.
History 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.
Names of the competition Campeonato Uruguayo de 1a. División de Básquetbol (Uruguayan Championship of 1a. Basketball Division): (1915–1918) Campeonato Uruguayo Nacional de Básquetbol (Uruguayan National Basketball Championship): (1918–1926) Campeonato Uruguayo Federal de Básquetbol (Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship): (1927–2003)
Uruguayan Basketball League
The Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB; Uruguayan Basketball League) competition replaced the Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship, when it began in 2003.Campeones Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol .
Uruguayan Federal champions CAMPEONATOS DE PRIMERA DIVISION .LA HISTORIA DE LOS CAMPEONES TORNEOS FEDERALES .
Campeonato 1a. División (Division 1. Championship)SeasonChampion1915 ACJ (YMCA)1916 Plaza N° 31917 A. U. de S.1918* Sporting Campeonato Nacional (National Championship)1918* Atenas1919 Atenas1920 Atenas1921 Atenas1922 Sporting1923 Olimpia1924 Sporting1925 Unión Atlética1926 Sporting Campeonato Federal (Federal Championship)1927 Sporting1928 Olimpia1929 Olimpia1930 Sporting1931 Atenas1932 Sporting1933 Sporting1934 Sporting1935 Nacional1936 Sporting1937 Nacional1938 Sporting1939 Goes1940 Aguada1941 Aguada1942 Aguada1943 Aguada1944 Peñarol1945 Trouville1946 Olimpia1947 Goes1948 Aguada1949 Sporting1950 Sporting1951 Sporting1952 Peñarol1953 Welcome1954 Stockolmo1955 Sporting1956 Welcome1957 Welcome1958 Goes1959 Goes1960 Tabaré1961 Tabaré1962 Tabaré1963 Bohemios1964 Tabaré1965 Olimpia1966 Welcome1967 Welcome1968 Tabaré1969 Atenas1970 Olimpia1971 Olimpia1972 Olimpia1973 Peñarol1974 Aguada1975 Hebraica Macabi1976 Aguada1977 Hebraica Macabi1978 Peñarol1979 Peñarol1980 Sporting1981 Bohemios1982 Peñarol1983 Bohemios1984 Bohemios1985 Sporting1986 Cordón1987 Bohemios1988 Biguá1989 Biguá1990 Biguá1991 Cordón1992 Cordón1993 Cordón1994 Hebraica Macabi1995 Cordón1996 Cordón1997 Welcome1998 Welcome1999 Welcome2000 Welcome2001 Cordón2002 Cordón2003 Defensor Sporting
There were two tournaments held in 1918.
Titles by club ClubChampionships wonYears won Defensor Sporting181918, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1980, 1985, 2003 Welcome91953, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Cordón81986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002 Olimpia81923, 1928, 1929, 1946, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1972 Aguada71940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1948, 1974, 1976 Atenas61918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1931, 1969 Peñarol61944, 1952, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1982 Bohemios51963, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987 Tabaré51960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1968 Goes41939, 1947, 1958, 1959 Biguá31988, 1989, 1990 Hebraica Macabi31975, 1977, 1994 Nacional21935, 1937 Trouville11945 Stockolmo11954 Unión Atlética11925 ACJ (YMCA)11915 Plaza Nº 311916 A. U. de S.11917
All-time leading scorers RankPlayerTotal points scored 1 Wilfredo "Fefo" Ruiz 18,512 2 Oscar Moglia 11,374 3 Omar Arrestia 10,250 4 Luis Silveira 8,689 5 Horacio López 8,338 6 Marcelo Capalbo 7,820 7 Adesio Lombardo 7,630 8 Fernando Martínez 7,168
See also Uruguayan Basketball League (2003–present) Uruguayan Basketball Champions Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB)
References
Sources Greatest teams
External links CAMPEONATOS DE PRIMERA DIVISION Uruguayan Basketball Federation FUBB official website Uruguayan Basketball League at Latinbasket.com