Uruguayan Basketball Federation


The Uruguayan Basketball Federation is the governing body of basketball in Uruguay. It was founded in 1915, and is in charge of the senior Uruguayan national basketball team and the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol.

History

Under the presidency of Federico Crocker. Basketball languished in Uruguay under the effects of Association football's popularity; at the 1936 Olympic Games, however, the Uruguayan National basketball team obtained a sixth place, which helped boost the sport's popularity in the Latin American country. That same year, the "FUBB" became a member of FIBA. After, the Uruguayan Basketball team won two bronze medals, in the olympic games of Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne 1956, both times after USA and USSR.
Later on, basketball in Uruguay also confronted a rivalry in the form of rugby. Basketball has, however, enjoyed steady popularity in the country, a fact which has helped the Federación Uruguaya de Básquetbol in Spanish) to survive for more than 90 years.
Federico Slinger took over presidency of the federation in 1981; he remained in office for sixteen years, holding the record for the longest tenure as president of the Uruguayan Basketball Federation.
After the 2005 season, the "FUBB" announced that Uruguayan police had become considered an important ally in order to prevent violence among fans during or after professional basketball games in Uruguay.

Presidents

A list of presidents of the Uruguayan Basketball Federation:
PeriodName
1915Federico Crocker
1916Orestes Volpe
1917José Pigni
1918José Rodríguez Pacios
1919Héctor Danero
1922Juan Lagomarsino
1930Pablo Luis Perazzo
1934Carlos Rivieri Podestá
1937Héctor Paysse Reyes
1938Raúl Blengio Salvo
1939José Martinelli Gómez
1940Hugo Méndez Schiaffino
1942Ruano Fournier
1946Juan Aldo Siccardi
1948Hugo Méndez Schiaffino
1950Francisco Figueroa Serantes
1951José Chávez Miranda
1952Francisco Figueroa Serantes
1955Pablo Pesce Barceló
1957Washington Fradiletti
1960Justo J. Orozco
1964Omar Freire
1965Alberto Casal
1966Alberto Rossello
1981Federico Slinger
1997Ernesto Pereyra
1998Germán Paz
2002Luis A. Castillo
2016Ricardo Vairo

Tournaments organized

Uruguayan Basketball League

The professional era Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol competition began in 2003.

Torneo Metropolitano

A list of Federación Torneo Metropolitano teams :
A list of Federacion Uruguaya de Basketball Tercera de Ascenso teams :
The Campeonato Uruguayo Federal de Básquetbol was founded in 1915, making it among the oldest basketball competitions on the South American continent. Until the Uruguayan Basketball League was created in 2003, the Montevideo 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.

List of first division Uruguayan champions by season