Club Nacional de Football, commonly known as simply Nacional, is the

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section of the

Club Nacional de Football Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'' or simply as Nacional) is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in Montevideo. The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Mon ...

club, based in Montevideo,

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. The men's first team plays professionally in the

Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol The Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (abbreviated as LUB; English: ''Uruguayan Basketball League'') is the most important professional club basketball league in Uruguay. It is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). The Uruguayan Ba ...

. Home games of the team are played in the Polideportivo Gran Parque Central, where there is capacity for 400 people. Nacional participates in the tournaments organised by the Uruguayan basketball federation Federación Uruguaya de Basketball (known as FUBB) since 1932. The club won the championships of 1935 and 1937. Nowadays, Nacional takes part in the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, Uruguayan basketball first division.

Honours

* Uruguay Federal Championship **Champions (2): 1935, 1937 *

**Runners-up (1): 2021 * Liguilla **Champions (2): 1982, 1983

Players

Current roster

Notable players

* Quincy Miller (1 season: 2021–present) * Johndre Jefferson (1 season: 2021–present)

References

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