Asociación Deportiva Atenas, mostly known as Atenas de Córdoba, is a

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based in

Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to: * Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain * Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province Córdoba or Cord ...

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. It was founded in 1938, and is mostly known for its achievements in

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

. The club is the most successful team in Argentina holding 20 titles. The club's home arena is Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti. Until 2020, Atenas hosted some high attendance games at the

Orfeo Superdomo The Orfeo Superdomo is an indoor arena located in the city of Córdoba in the homonymous province of Argentina. The arena was primarily used to host sporting events such as basketball, volleyball, boxing, and tennis matches. It was also the host ...

.Por primera vez, Bugliotti reveló por qué cerró el Orfeo
on ElDoceTV, 25 Apr 2023Los herederos del Orfeo
by Diego Caniglia, 15 Feb 2024 Apart from basketball, other sports practised at Atenas are

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and

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History

The club was founded on March 7, 1938, mainly by former members of the ''New Tennis Club''. Before the creation of the

Liga Nacional de Básquet Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to: Sports Basketball * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain Football Latin Amer ...

(first Argentine nationwide professional league), Atenas was successful at the Cordobese basketball league, winning the championship consecutively between 1948 and 1957 (exception made of 1953). Since the creation of the Liga Nacional in 1984, Atenas has become the most successful team in the league, winning the championship 9 times: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2008–09. Moreover, the Córdoba outfit has won the

Liga Sudamericana The Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto (LSB), or FIBA Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto ( Portuguese: ''Liga Sul-Americana de Basquete'', English: ''South American Basketball League''), also commonly known as FIBA South American League, is the secon ...

(South American League) in 1997, 1998 and 2004, and the former Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (South American Clubs Championship) in 1993, 1994, and 1996. Many Argentine internationals have played in Atenas, namely

Fabricio Oberto Fabricio Raúl Jesús Oberto (; born March 21, 1975) is an Argentine-Italian color analyst and former professional basketball player. At , he played as a center and power forward. With the LNB club Atenas, in his native Argentina, Oberto began ...

Walter Herrmann Walter Herrmann Heinrich (born 26 June 1979) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. He is listed at 6'9" and 225 lbs. He was a key member of the senior men's Argentine national basketball team that won the gold medal durin ...

Marcelo Milanesio Marcelo Gustavo Milanesio (born February 11, 1965, in Hernando, Córdoba) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. A significant figure in Argentine basketball, he defended Argentina for 2 titles, and Atenas for 14 club titles. He ...

Héctor Campana Héctor Oscar "Pichi" Campana Marcomini (born November 10, 1964) is an Argentine former professional basketball player, and the former Vice Governor of his native Córdoba Province, in Argentina, serving for the Justicialist Party, from 2007 t ...

Patricio Prato Patricio Prato (born November 24, 1979, in Buenos Aires) is a 194 cm tall Argentine basketballer. His father Fernando was a player as well. Currently he plays for NGC Cantu. He played his college ball in the United States for St. Bonaventur ...

, Gabriel Mikulas,

Diego Lo Grippo Diego Fernando Lo Grippo (born January 22, 1978) is an Argentine-Italian professional basketball player. He is tall, and he plays the positions of small forward and power forward. He also holds Italian nationality. Professional career Lo Grippo ...

, Fernando Prato,

Bruno Lábaque Bruno Lábaque (born November 11, 1977, in Córdoba) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. His position on the field was point guard. Lábaque spent most of his career at Atenas, where he won 12 titles with the team. Lábaque pl ...

Leonardo Gutiérrez Leonardo "Leo" Martín Gutiérrez (born May 16, 1978) is an Argentine former professional basketball coach and former player. He played as a power forward.

, Juan Manuel Locatelli, Diego Osella,

Carlos Cerutti Carlos Alberto Cerutti (Morteros, February 12, 1969 – Córdoba, May 3, 1990) was an Argentine professional basketball player. He was a tall center. One of the most promising basketball players of his era,Juan Espil Juan Alberto Espil Vanotti (born 5 January 1968) is a retired Argentine-Italian professional basketball player, who played as a shooting guard-small forward. Professional career Espil's last pro club was Bahía Basket (successor of Estudiantes ...

, among others. In May 2023, Atenas was relegated to La Liga Argentina, the second division of Argentine basketball, for the first time in their history. Atenas lost to

San Lorenzo San Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish name for Saint Lawrence, the 3rd-century Christian martyr, and may refer to: Places Argentina * San Lorenzo, Santa Fe * San Lorenzo Department, Chaco * Villa San Lorenzo, town and municipality in Salta P ...

73–61 in the 5th. game of promotion/relegation playoffs.Atenas perdió con San Lorenzo y descendió de la Liga Nacional de básquet por primera vez en su historia
at Infobae, 17 May 2023

Players

Current roster (2024)

Retired numbers

Atenas has retired a total of four numbers, being

's n° 9 the first number to be retired in the history of LNB, when the club put it out of circulation in 2002.

Titles

National

* Liga Nacional (9): 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2008–09 * Copa de Campeones (2): 1998, 1999 *

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(1): 2010–11 *

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4 (1): 2003–04 *

Copa Argentina The Copa Argentina (English: ''Argentine Cup''), officially known as the "Copa Argentina AXION energy" due to sponsorship reasons, is an official football cup competition organized by the Argentine Football Association (AFA). The first editions ...

(1): 2008

International

(3): 1997, 1998, 2004 * Campeonato Sudamericano (2): 1993, 1994 * Campeonato Panamericano (1): 1996

Records and facts

* Largest win: 140–81 to Independiente de Tucumán (1985-08-29) * Worst defeat: 49–83 to Gimnasia y Esgrima LP (2004-01-06) * The Argentine team with most national (14) and international (6) titles * All-time topscorer:

(10,835) * Most games played: Marcelo Milanesio (848)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Asociacion Deportiva Atenas Basketball teams in Argentina Basketball teams established in 1938 Volleyball clubs in Argentina