Asociación Hebraica y Macabi del Uruguay, commonly known as Hebraica Macabi, is a Uruguayan

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based in

Montevideo Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

. Founded in 1944 by members of the local

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, it is widely regarded as one of its main institutional representatives in the country. The club is known of its professional

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team which plays in the

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, the nation's top-tier league. During the first cycle, the name used by the club was Macabi Hacoaj, later changing its name to the current one. Hebraica has won four national championships, in 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2023.

History

Macabi was promoted to the Second Division of Uruguay Basketball in 1972 and to the First Division in 1973, winning three federal tournaments (Uruguay's most important tournament until 2000). The team retired from Uruguayan basketball in 1997, but then returned in 2004 to the Third Division. Obtaining two promotions over three years, Hebraica y Macabi played in 2007–08 on the

, Uruguay's most important tournament, obtaining second place. Macabi won its first national championship during the 2011–12 edition of the

Honours

**Winners (4): 2011–12, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022-23 *Liga Metropolitana **Winners (1): 2006

International

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** Fourth Place (1): 2023–24

Current roster

References

External links

Official website
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