Deportivo San José is a Paraguayan

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club based in

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. They play in the

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, the premier basketball league in the country. San José has won the Metropolitan League twelve times, its last title being the Clausura 2022. San José trails only Olimpia in league titles, as the team has won a record 32.

History

The club was founded for students of the Colegio San José. In 1965, San José won its first title when they won the Paraguayan 6th-level league. In 1966, they entered the main league and never left the top flight again. In 1968, a basketball court was opened.

Honours

* Champions (12): 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2018 C, 2019 C, 2021, 2022 A, 2022 C

References

Basketball teams in Paraguay {{DEFAULTSORT:San_Jose, Deportivo