Os Belenenses Basquetebol is the professional basketball team of

Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Res ...

, based in

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, Portugal. The team plays in the

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. Established in 1919, at the same time as the Belenenses football team, its greatest achievements occurred between the late 1930s and 1950s, where it won two league championships and two cup competitions, among several other competitions. It was the first Portugueses Women´s League champion in 1954. In 2004 th
team played in FIBA CUP
making the European competitions debut, playing the FIBA EuroCup Challenge, ending the participation with 2 wins and 4 losses, in a group with Alba Fehérvár, BC Boncourt and also BC Brno, which was actually the opponent in the first european match. In 2007, the team reached the Portuguese Cup Final against FC Porto, losing by 86-77. In the 2008–09 season, Belenenses suspended the Basketball team due to financial problems. The club was reinstated a season later in the lower divisions, making its way back to the professional league. Playing in the Proliga for the fifth consecutive season, the team is coached by the well-known Portuguese ex-player

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Curiosity

In 2008, the Belenenses basketball player

Paulo Simão Paulo Simão (born April 27, 1976) is a Portuguese basketball player, who plays for CF Belenenses. He has played for the Portugal national basketball team.Profile 1976 births Sportspeople from Barreiro, Portugal Living people Portuguese me ...

ended his international career, being at that moment, the Portuguese player with the most caps ever (113).

Main Honours

Domestic competitions

* Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol: 2 ** 1938–39, 1944–45 * Taça de Portugal: 2 ** 1944–45, 1958–59

Current roster

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References

External links

Official website (Portuguese)
C.F. Os Belenenses Basketball teams in Portugal {{Europe-basketball-team-stub