The Campeonato Uruguayo Federal de Básquetbol (CFB) ( English: Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship) was the top-tier level men's

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national club competition in

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. It was organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). It existed from 1915 to 2003, when it was replaced by the newly formed Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (LUB) (Uruguayan Basketball League). The worst performing teams of each season of the competition were

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down to the second-tier level Segunda de Ascenso (Second of Ascent), which itself was replaced by the Torneo Metropolitano (Metropolitan Tournament), in 2004.

History

The Campeonato Uruguayo Federal de Básquetbol (Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship) was founded in 1915, making it among the oldest basketball competitions on the

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continent. Until the Uruguayan Basketball League was created in 2003, the

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clubs were playing in the Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship, while the rest of the country's clubs played in regional tournaments. The Uruguayan basketball championships were only local, and no competition brought all of the clubs in the country together.

Names of the competition

*Campeonato Uruguayo de 1a. División de Básquetbol (Uruguayan Championship of 1a. Basketball Division): (1915–1918) *Campeonato Uruguayo Nacional de Básquetbol (Uruguayan National Basketball Championship): (1918–1926) *Campeonato Uruguayo Federal de Básquetbol (Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship): (1927–2003)

Uruguayan Basketball League

The

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(LUB; Uruguayan Basketball League) competition replaced the Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship, when it began in 2003.

Uruguayan Federal champions

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Titles by club

All-time leading scorers

References

Sources

Greatest teams

External links

Uruguyan Basketball Federation FUBB official website

Uruguayan Basketball League
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