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Basketball was introduced in Argentina in 1912 by the "Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes" (YMCA), with the first Federation created in 1921 to organise the competitions. In 1929, the Argentine Basketball Confederation ("Confederación Argentina de Basketball") was established. The body currently controls the Argentina national basketball team, Argentina national team.
The Campeonato Argentino de Clubes was the top clubs competition of Argentina until 1984 when the Liga Nacional de Básquet, Liga Nacional was created as the request of León Najnudel. The league is controlled by the "Asociación de Clubes de Básquetbol"
Regarding the Argentina national basketball team, national team, Argentina is the only national team in the FIBA Americas zone that has won the quintuplet crown: FIBA World Cup (they won the first edition, in 1950 FIBA World Championship, 1950), Basketball at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Gold Medal (Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004) (the higher honor and most important title in the history of the national team), FIBA Diamond Ball (2008 FIBA Diamond Ball, 2008), FIBA AmeriCup (2001 Tournament of the Americas, 2001, FIBA Americas Championship 2011, 2011 and 2022 FIBA AmeriCup, 2022) and Basketball at the Pan American Games, Pan American Gold Medal (Basketball at the 1995 Pan American Games, 1995 and Basketball_at_the_2019_Pan_American_Games, 2019). They have also won 13 South American Basketball Championships, as well as many youth championships.
The Argentine representative was also the first to defeat a United States men's national basketball team, United States national team with a full squad of National Basketball Association, NBA players. They did so by 87–80 in the 2002 FIBA World Championship held in Indianapolis.
The first basketball clubs in Argentina were YMCA, Hindú Club, Hindú and Club Atlético Independiente, Independiente. By 1912 the first basketball games were held by YMCA headquarters in Buenos Aires. In 1913 the first games between Argentine and Uruguayan YMCA are played. One year later, the YMCA organised the first internal championship. In 1919 the Uruguay national basketball team, Uruguay national team played a game v. local team Nacional, in Buenos Aires.Linea de Tiempo del Básquet Argentino
by Ricardo Orcasitas, CABB website In 1921 the "Argentine Basketball Federation" (original name: "Federación Argentina de Basket-Ball" – FABB) was established to organise competitions not only in Buenos Aires but in several cities around Argentina, such as Bahía Blanca and Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba where basketball would develop significantly in successive years. Argentina played its first international game (representing the FABB) against Uruguay national basketball team, Uruguay in 1921. The players chosen to play that match were: S.G. Romero, J.C. Rodríguez Quiroga (captain), A. Birba, M. Hernandorena, J. Barbier. The first "big" of Argentine basketball was Hindú, winning 5 consecutive titles (1922–26). In 1926 the team toured on Europe to play a series of friendly matches. Hindú played a total of 6 games, remaining unbeaten.
In successive years, other clubs such as Ñaró, Estudiantes de La Plata, Estudiantes (LP), Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires, Gimnasia y Esgrima, Club Universitario de Buenos Aires, Universitario and Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing) registered their teams to the Federation. In 1928, the "Campeonato Argentino de Básquet" was created
The competition was established in 1928 with the purpose of organising a competition for provinces of Argentina, provincial representatives."100 años de básquetbol"
El Gráfico, by Osvaldo Orcasitas, 7 Feb 2012 Until then, there was only local leagues such as Torneo Metropolitano, where teams of Buenos Aires took part."Historia del básquet en la Argentina"
/ref> The first edition of Campeonato Argentino was held in the clay court field of YMCA of Buenos Aires. Santa Fe, Córdoba and two teams from FABB took part of the tournament. Córdoba was the first team outside Buenos Aires to win a championship, in 1932 and 1933. Other provincial sides such as Santa Fe (1934-1935) and Santiago del Estero (1937, with Rafael Lledó as notable player) would win their first national titles also. Buenos Aires Province was the most winning team between 1966 and 1978, with Bahía Blanca, Bahiense players Alberto Pedro Cabrera, Atilio Fruet and José De Lizaso, plus other players from La Plata, Gehrmann, Galliadi, Sfeir, Carlos González. Buenos Aires played 13 consecutive finals, winning 10 of them. On August 30, 1929, the Argentine Basketball Federation (current "Confederación Argentina") was established, with founder members from Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Rioja, North Federation and Bahía Blanca. The Federación Argentina focused on the spread of basketball in Buenos Aires as in the rest of the provinces of Argentina.
The Campeonato Argentino de Clubes, Campeonato Argentino was the first club competition in Argentina, where the champions of each region took part. The first edition was held in 1936, being won by Huracán (Rosario). The last edition of Campeonato Argentino was held in 1984 and won by Club Deportivo San Andrés Basquet, Deportivo San Andrés, a club from General San Martín Partido, after defeating Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate at the finals. Obras Sanitarias was the most winning team with 3 championships (1975, 1976, 1982).
Some of the most notable players during those years were Atilio Fruet, José De Lizaso and Alberto Pedro Cabrera, Alberto Cabrera, who played for Bahía Blanca, "Bahiense" teams Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Olimpo and Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca, Estudiantes respectively. They were nicknamed ''The Three Musketeers of basketball'' in the 1960s. Because of their contributions, Bahía Blanca was regarded as "the capital city of Argentine basketball".
In 1984 the competition was replaced by the Liga Nacional de Básquet.
The Liga Nacional de Básquet was created through the efforts of basketball coach León Najnudel, and sports journalist Osvaldo Orcasitas, in the 1980s, to make Argentine men's sports club, club basketball more competitive, through the merging of the many existing local leagues. It is designed like the NBA, with a regular season, all-star game, and playoffs. However, unlike the NBA, the LNB has a promotion and relegation system, with the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (TNA), the league level that is immediately below the LNB.
Before the league was established, the regular tournament was Campeonato Argentino de Clubes where teams from all the provinces took part. The league had a regional format and playoffs.
For the 1984 edition there was 64 teams. The association decided to retire 10 teams, moving them to "Primera Nacional A". Of those teams, 4 were from city of Buenos Aires, and the provinces of Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba and Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe were represented by 2 teams each.
Club Ferro Carril Oeste (basketball), Ferro Carril Oeste was the first LNB champion after defeating Atenas de Córdoba in 3 games. The next season (1986), Ferro Carril Oeste won its second consecutive title, beating Olimpo de Bahía Blanca in 5 games (3-1 on aggregate). The ''Verdolaga'' played its third consecutive final series in 1987, but was finally defeated by Atenas, that won the first of 9 titles, being the most winning LNB team to date.
In 1988 Atenas won a second championship beating Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate and the next year Ferro won another title, being the only title won by León Najnudel as coach. Atenas won a total of 9 LNB titles, being the most winning team since the inception of the league in 1985.
In the 2011–12 season a third level of competition, the "Torneo Federal de Básquetbol", was created.Torneo Federal de Básquetbol
, Official site. The Federal encompassed a wide array of teams from all over the country, being organized by the Argentine Basketball Confederation.
Confederación Argentina
Liga Nacional de Básquet
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History
Beginning and consolidation
The practice of basketball in Argentina was started by ''Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (YMCA)'' in 1912. Canadian Professor Paul Phillip was in charge to teach basketball at YMCA headquarters in Paseo Colón Avenue, Buenos Aires.
The first basketball clubs in Argentina were YMCA, Hindú Club, Hindú and Club Atlético Independiente, Independiente. By 1912 the first basketball games were held by YMCA headquarters in Buenos Aires. In 1913 the first games between Argentine and Uruguayan YMCA are played. One year later, the YMCA organised the first internal championship. In 1919 the Uruguay national basketball team, Uruguay national team played a game v. local team Nacional, in Buenos Aires.Linea de Tiempo del Básquet Argentinoby Ricardo Orcasitas, CABB website In 1921 the "Argentine Basketball Federation" (original name: "Federación Argentina de Basket-Ball" – FABB) was established to organise competitions not only in Buenos Aires but in several cities around Argentina, such as Bahía Blanca and Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba where basketball would develop significantly in successive years. Argentina played its first international game (representing the FABB) against Uruguay national basketball team, Uruguay in 1921. The players chosen to play that match were: S.G. Romero, J.C. Rodríguez Quiroga (captain), A. Birba, M. Hernandorena, J. Barbier. The first "big" of Argentine basketball was Hindú, winning 5 consecutive titles (1922–26). In 1926 the team toured on Europe to play a series of friendly matches. Hindú played a total of 6 games, remaining unbeaten.
In successive years, other clubs such as Ñaró, Estudiantes de La Plata, Estudiantes (LP), Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate, Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires, Gimnasia y Esgrima, Club Universitario de Buenos Aires, Universitario and Racing Club de Avellaneda, Racing) registered their teams to the Federation. In 1928, the "Campeonato Argentino de Básquet" was created
The competition was established in 1928 with the purpose of organising a competition for provinces of Argentina, provincial representatives."100 años de básquetbol"El Gráfico, by Osvaldo Orcasitas, 7 Feb 2012 Until then, there was only local leagues such as Torneo Metropolitano, where teams of Buenos Aires took part."Historia del básquet en la Argentina"
/ref> The first edition of Campeonato Argentino was held in the clay court field of YMCA of Buenos Aires. Santa Fe, Córdoba and two teams from FABB took part of the tournament. Córdoba was the first team outside Buenos Aires to win a championship, in 1932 and 1933. Other provincial sides such as Santa Fe (1934-1935) and Santiago del Estero (1937, with Rafael Lledó as notable player) would win their first national titles also. Buenos Aires Province was the most winning team between 1966 and 1978, with Bahía Blanca, Bahiense players Alberto Pedro Cabrera, Atilio Fruet and José De Lizaso, plus other players from La Plata, Gehrmann, Galliadi, Sfeir, Carlos González. Buenos Aires played 13 consecutive finals, winning 10 of them. On August 30, 1929, the Argentine Basketball Federation (current "Confederación Argentina") was established, with founder members from Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Santa Fe, La Rioja, North Federation and Bahía Blanca. The Federación Argentina focused on the spread of basketball in Buenos Aires as in the rest of the provinces of Argentina.
Club competitions, 1936-1984
The Campeonato Argentino de Clubes, Campeonato Argentino was the first club competition in Argentina, where the champions of each region took part. The first edition was held in 1936, being won by Huracán (Rosario). The last edition of Campeonato Argentino was held in 1984 and won by Club Deportivo San Andrés Basquet, Deportivo San Andrés, a club from General San Martín Partido, after defeating Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate at the finals. Obras Sanitarias was the most winning team with 3 championships (1975, 1976, 1982).
Some of the most notable players during those years were Atilio Fruet, José De Lizaso and Alberto Pedro Cabrera, Alberto Cabrera, who played for Bahía Blanca, "Bahiense" teams Olimpo de Bahía Blanca, Olimpo and Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca, Estudiantes respectively. They were nicknamed ''The Three Musketeers of basketball'' in the 1960s. Because of their contributions, Bahía Blanca was regarded as "the capital city of Argentine basketball".
In 1984 the competition was replaced by the Liga Nacional de Básquet.
Inception of Liga Nacional
The Liga Nacional de Básquet was created through the efforts of basketball coach León Najnudel, and sports journalist Osvaldo Orcasitas, in the 1980s, to make Argentine men's sports club, club basketball more competitive, through the merging of the many existing local leagues. It is designed like the NBA, with a regular season, all-star game, and playoffs. However, unlike the NBA, the LNB has a promotion and relegation system, with the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (TNA), the league level that is immediately below the LNB.
Before the league was established, the regular tournament was Campeonato Argentino de Clubes where teams from all the provinces took part. The league had a regional format and playoffs.
For the 1984 edition there was 64 teams. The association decided to retire 10 teams, moving them to "Primera Nacional A". Of those teams, 4 were from city of Buenos Aires, and the provinces of Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba and Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe were represented by 2 teams each.
Club Ferro Carril Oeste (basketball), Ferro Carril Oeste was the first LNB champion after defeating Atenas de Córdoba in 3 games. The next season (1986), Ferro Carril Oeste won its second consecutive title, beating Olimpo de Bahía Blanca in 5 games (3-1 on aggregate). The ''Verdolaga'' played its third consecutive final series in 1987, but was finally defeated by Atenas, that won the first of 9 titles, being the most winning LNB team to date.
In 1988 Atenas won a second championship beating Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate and the next year Ferro won another title, being the only title won by León Najnudel as coach. Atenas won a total of 9 LNB titles, being the most winning team since the inception of the league in 1985.
In the 2011–12 season a third level of competition, the "Torneo Federal de Básquetbol", was created., Official site.
League system
Following a system similar to the European basketball leagues, there are two levels of competition: the Liga Nacional de Básquet, Liga Nacional (LNB, first division) and La Liga Argentina de Básquet, Liga Argentina (formerly, "Torneo Nacional de Ascenso" – TNA, "National Promotion Tournament" in English, the second division). Both tournaments feature promotions and relegations and are organized by the "Asociación Argentina de Clubes" (Argentine Clubs Association).Competitions
Since the first tournament held in 1921, many competitions have been held in Argentine basketball. The list includes the following championships:Current tournaments
;NotesPast tournaments
Awards
Statistical leaders
References
External links
Confederación Argentina
Liga Nacional de Básquet
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