Campeonato Argentino de Clubes
Organising bodyCABB
Founded1936 (1936)
Folded1984 (1984)
Replaced byLiga Nacional de Básquet
Country Argentina
Divisions1
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toPrimera B
Most championshipsObras Sanitarias (3)

The Campeonato Argentino de Clubes de Básquet (English: Argentine Championship of Basketball Clubs) was the top-tier level division professional basketball championship in Argentina, until 1984, when it was replaced by the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB).[1]

History

Atilio Fruet, Alberto Cabrera and José De Lizaso, who played for the "Bahiense" teams Olimpo and Estudiantes respectively. They were nicknamed, The Three Musketeers of basketball, in the 1960s.

The competition was established in 1936, with the purpose of organizing a basketball competition for men's clubs.[2][3] Until then, there was only a tournament where provincial sides took part, as a part of local leagues, such as the Torneo Metropolitano, for teams of Buenos Aires.[4]

The Campeonato Argentino was organised by the Argentine Basketball Confederation (CABB), with the first two editions being played on the YMCA's clay courts, in Buenos Aires. After four editions were held in Buenos Aires, the Campeonato Argentino was also played in Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Tucumán, San Juan, Salta, and Jujuy. In 1939, the CA was held in Bahía Blanca (renamed "the capital of Argentine basketball"), with 15 teams taking part in it.[4]

The last edition of the competition was held in 1984, and was won by Deportivo San Andrés, a club from General San Martín Partido, after they defeated River Plate in the finals.

Boca Juniors, Obras Sanitarias,[5] Lanús, and San Lorenzo, are the only current LNB teams that won the CA championship at least once.

Champions

Year Team
1936Huracán (Rosario)
1938Gimnasia y Esgrima (Santa Fe) [6]
1939Gimnasia y Esgrima (Santa Fe)
1941Juventud BBC (SdE)
1943Unión (SF)
1958San Lorenzo
1959INTI
1960Juventud BBC (SdE)
1961Hindú (Resistencia)
1963Boca Juniors
1965Tomás de Rocamora (ER)
1968Almagro (Esperanza)
1969Unión (SF)
1974Olimpo (BB)
1975Obras Sanitarias
1976Obras Sanitarias
1977Lanús
1978Olimpo (BB)
1979Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
1980Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)
1981Ferro Carril Oeste
1982Obras Sanitarias
1983River Plate
1984Deportivo San Andrés

Titles by club

Titles Team Years won
3
Obras Sanitarias1975, 1976, 1982
2Gimnasia y Esgrima (SF)1938, 1939
Olimpo (BB)1974, 1978
Unión (SF)1943, 1969
Juventud BBC (SdE)1941, 1960
Gimnasia y Esgrima (LP)1979, 1980
1Huracán (Rosario)1936
San Lorenzo1958
INTI1959
Hindú (Resistencia)1961
Boca Juniors1963
Tomás de Rocamora1965
Almagro (Esperanza)1968
Lanús1977
Ferro Carril Oeste1981
River Plate1983
Deportivo San Andrés1984

References

  1. ↑ "Un quiebre en la historia del básquet" Archived 2018-03-03 at the Wayback Machine by Agustina Daró, Deportea Online
  2. ↑ "100 años de básquetbol", El Gráfico, by Osvaldo Orcasitas, 7 Feb 2012
  3. ↑ Timeline Archived 2018-03-03 at the Wayback Machine on CABB website, retrieved 3 Oct 2015
  4. 1 2 "Historia del básquet en la Argentina"
  5. ↑ "Hace treinta años Obras se consagraba campeón del mundo" Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine, Basquet Plus, 24 Sep 2003
  6. ↑ Historia on GYESF website
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