Associação Académica de Coimbra B.C. is a Portuguese professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

club. The club competes in the

Portuguese Basketball League The Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol ( en, Portuguese Basketball League), also known as Liga Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional club basketball league in Portugal. History From the 2008–09 season onward, the competi ...

. It is part of the Associação Académica de Coimbra which also is the originating body of several other sports teams. AAC Basquetebol won the Portuguese national basketball championship for the first time in 1949.Alberto Sousa Lamy ''A Academia de Coimbra, 1537-1990: história, praxe, boémia e ... '' 1990 Page 860 "A Associação Académica vence o campeonato nacional de basquetebol (2/7/1949)."

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External links

Associação Académica de Coimbra basquetebol Team Site

Eurobasket.com Associação Académica de Coimbra – basketballscoresway.com Académica de Coimbra – basketball
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