Campeonato Argentino de Básquet

The Campeonato Argentino de Básquet ("Argentine Basketball Championship" in English) is the oldest basketball competition still running in Argentina. The first edition of the tournament was held in 1928, having been played (with some interruptions) to present days. The Campeonato Argentino is played by teams representing Argentine's provincial sides.

Campeonato Argentino de Básquet
First season1928; 96 years ago (1928)
CountryArgentina Argentina
Number of teams12
Level on pyramidFirst Division
Current championsCórdoba (2018)
Most championshipsCapital Federal (19)

Due to being contested by provinces all over Argentina, his competition has been called "The most Argentine championship of all".[1]

History

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The first game of the inaugural season, Santa Fe v. Córdoba at YMCA, 1928

The first edition of Campeonato Argentino was held in the clay court field of YMCA of Buenos Aires. Santa Fe, Córdoba and two teams from FABB took part of the tournament. Córdoba was the first team outside Buenos Aires to win a championship, in 1932 and 1933. Other provincial sides such as Santa Fe (1934-1935) and Santiago del Estero (1937, with Rafael Lledó as notable player) would win their first national titles also.[2][3]

Buenos Aires Province was the most winning team between 1966 and 1978, with Bahiense players Alberto Pedro Cabrera, Atilio Fruet and José De Lizaso, plus other players from La Plata, Gehrmann, Galliadi, Sfeir, Carlos González. Buenos Aires played 13 consecutive finals, winning 10 of them.[4]

Champions

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Year Champion
1928 Cap Federal
1929 Buenos Aires
1930 Capital Federal
1931 Capital Federal
1932 Córdoba
1933 Córdoba
1934
(Not held)
1935 Santa Fe
1936 Santa Fe
1937 Santiago del Estero
1938
(Not held)
1939 Capital Fed
1940 Santa Fe
1941 Capital Fed
1942 Santa Fe
1943 Santa Fe
1944 Santa Fe
1945 Santa Fe
1946
(Not held)
1947 Capital Fed
1948 Santiago del Estero
1949 Santa Fe
1950
(Not held)
1951
(Not held)
1952
(Not held)
1953 Cap Federal
1954 Córdoba
1955 Tucumán
1956
(Not held)
1957 Buenos Aires
1958 Cap Federal
1959 Mendoza
1960 Santa Fe
1961 Córdoba
1962 Santiago del Estero
1963 Córdoba
1964 Cap Federal
1965 Santiago del Estero
1966 Buenos Aires
1967 Buenos Aires
1968 Santiago del Estero
1969 Buenos Aires
1970 Buenos Aires
1971 Buenos Aires
1972 Buenos Aires
1973 Buenos Aires
1974 Buenos Aires
1975 Cap Federal
1976 Buenos Aires
1977 Santa Fe
1978 Buenos Aires
1979 Cap Federal
1980 Cap Federal
1981 Buenos Aires
1982 Cap Federal
1983 Cap Federal
1984 Cap Federal
1985 Cap Federal
1986 Buenos Aires
1987 Córdoba
1988 Córdoba
1989 Entre Ríos
1990
(Not held)
1991 Santiago del Estero
1992 San Luis
1993 Tucumán
1994 Cap Federal
1995 Neuquén
1996 Chaco
1997 Santa Fe
1998 Tucumán
1999 Entre Ríos
2000 Córdoba
2001 Córdoba
2002 Entre Ríos
2003 Entre Ríos
2004 Santa Fe
2005 Entre Ríos
2006 Cap Federal
2007 Santa Fe
2008 Entre Ríos
2009 Córdoba
2010 Córdoba
2011 Santiago del Estero
2012 Chaco
2013 Entre Ríos
2014 Corrientes
2015 Tucumán
2016 Tucumán
2017 Neuquén
2018 Córdoba

Titles by team

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Team N° titles
Capital Federal 19
Buenos Aires 14
Santa Fe 13
Córdoba 12
Entre Ríos 7
Santiago del Estero 6
Tucumán 6
Neuquén 2
Chaco 2
Corrientes 1
San Luis 1
Mendoza 1

References

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  1. ^ El más Argentino de los campeonatos festeja 80 ediciones on CABB, 5 May 2014
  2. ^ 100 años de básquetbol by Ricardo Orcasitas, El Gráfico, 7 Feb 2012
  3. ^ Linea de Tiempo del Básquet Argentino on CABB website
  4. ^ Origen, crecimiento y evolución del básquetbol en Argentina Archived 2016-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, Universidad Nacional de La Plata