The Club Deportivo Thomas Bata is a

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an amateur

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based in Peñaflor. It was founded in 1940 by employees of the local

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factory, and its name is a tribute to

Tomáš Baťa Tomáš Baťa () (3 April 1876 – 12 July 1932) was a Czech entrepreneur and founder of the Bata shoe company. His career was cut short when he died in a plane accident due to bad weather. His half-brother Jan Antonín Baťa took over his compa ...

, the company's founder. The club had many sport branches, being the most famous the basketball branch. Today only the

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and the Roller hockey branches are still active.

Association football

In 1953, the team won the Segunda Division league, but the club could not be promoted to top level because the company decided to withdraw its financial support. Currently, Thomas Bata only plays in its local

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league.

National honours

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: 1 ::1953 * Cuarta División: 1 ::1988

Minor titles

*Regional Zona Central: 12 ::1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1978

Basketball

Thomas Bata's basketball was a successful team; being the only Chilean team to have won the South American Club tournament, (back in 1967). In 1979 the team joins the Chilean professional league being its first champion (1979), participating until 1986, when they retired.

National honours

División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile The División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile, DIMAYOR (officially the ''Copa Club Kino'' for sponsorship reasons), was one of the national professional basketball leagues in Chile, along with the Liga Nacional Movistar. The league was created in 19 ...

: 1 ::1979 *Torneos de Clubes Campeones de Chile: 2 ::1967, 1974

International honours

* Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes: 1 ::1967 Thomas Bata Thomas Bata Thomas Bata Thomas Bata 1940 establishments in Chile {{SouthAm-basketball-team-stub