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Club Malvín is a sports club from Montevideo,
Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
, established on January 28, 1938, in the residential
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of Malvín. The club engages in several sports:
futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
,
tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
, and handball, but
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 ...
is by far the most important.


History

Club Malvín first president was Alberto Nieto. In 1938, the foundation year, Malvín started its sports activity, playing in the Federal Basketball Championship of Fourth Division (organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation - Federacion Uruguaya de Basketball-), in the club's first court located in Amazonas street. The first headquarters of the club were located in the crossing of Río de la Plata and Orinoco streets. The second headquarters were ubicated in the crossing of Pilcomayo and Amazonas street. The third headquarters were located in the Orinoco and Amazonas streets. The fourth headquarters were ubicated in Michigan street, between Rambla and Orinoco. In this place, social events that the club organizes nowadays began to be organized, like dances and the Carnaval de Montevideo The development of the club in the institutional aspects was accompanied by a growth in sports. Malvín advanced in the Federal Basketball Championship very fast, gaining its right to play in the First Division in 1942, consolidating itself as one of the most important temas in Uruguayan basketball. In 1947, the construction of the club's stadium was initiated, mainly because the court in Amazonas street was not fit to the requirements of the time. The construction ended on August 30, 1952, with the grand opening of the stadium located in the crossing of the streets Avenida Legrand and Gallinal, with a capacity of 3,000. In 1975, Malvín began a process of renovation that included the passing from amateur to professional basketball and the construction of the tennis courts, the gym and the open pool. In the 90's, the club built its indoor gym, where the home games of the basketball championship are played nowadays.


Present situation

In the beginning of the 21st century, Club Malvín appears as one of the most important institutions in Uruguay's sports. After the experience of the Órbita Malvín project, the club returned to its members´ full control not only to satisfy the needs of physical activity of the population of one of the most important zones of Montevideo, but also to reach important achievements in
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 ...


Honours

* Liga Uruguaya de Basketball (1): 2006/2007 * Liga Uruguaya de Basketball (1): 2010/2011 * Liga Uruguaya de Basketball (1): 2013/2014 * Liga Uruguaya de Basketball (1): 2014/2015 * Liga Uruguaya de Basketball (1): 2017/2018 Club Malvín participated in 56 Uruguayan Basketball Championships of First Division, since 1942. Besides the league championship of 2006/2007, obtained with Pablo López as coach and important players like Fernando Martínez, Marcelo Pérez and Emilio Taboada, Malvín reached the second place in the 1971 tournament and also won several championships in the Second Division.


References


External links


Official siteSatellite view of Club Malvín installations, maps.google.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malvin Basketball teams in Uruguay Basketball teams established in 1938
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Club Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises ...
Basketball teams in Montevideo