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Most important basketball league in Uruguay From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol[1][2] (abbreviated as LUB; English: Uruguayan Basketball League) is the most important professional club basketball league in Uruguay. It is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (FUBB). The Uruguayan Basketball League competition began in 2003. Before that time, the Uruguayan basketball championships were only local metropolitan, and no competitions brought together all the clubs in the country. Until the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol was created, the capital clubs participated in the Campeonato Uruguayo Federal de Básquetbol (Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship), while the clubs of the rest of the country competed in regional tournaments. The Uruguayan Federal Basketball Championship was founded in 1915, making it among the oldest on the continent.
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Founded | 2003 |
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First season | 2003 |
Country | ![]() |
Confederation | FIBA Americas |
Number of teams | 14 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Liga de Ascenso |
International cup(s) | BCL Americas Liga Sudamericana de Baloncesto |
Current champions | Hebraica Macabi (4th title) (2022-23) |
Most championships | Malvín (5 titles) |
TV partners | Tenfield |
Website | www |
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The first LUB competition had a dramatic end, with a win in the last second, that brought the Uruguayan League title to Defensor Sporting, whom also repeated in the 2009–10 season. Some of the other League champions were: Salto Uruguay in 2004, Trouville in 2005–06, Malvín in 2006–07 and 2010–11, Biguá in 2007–08 and 2008–09, Hebraica Macabi in 2011–12, and Aguada in 2012–13. So far, there are only two teams that have appeared in all of the league's seasons; they are: Defensor Sporting and Trouville.
The LUB is currently played in four stages: Torneo Clasificatorio (Qualifying Tournament), Ronda Título (Title Round) or Reclasificatorio (Requalifier), play-in and play-off.
Defensor Sporting and Trouville are the teams with the most league appearances, having so far competed in every season of the LUB.
Notes: All statistics are only for the Uruguayan Basketball League (Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol), which is organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation (Federación Uruguaya de Basketball). Uruguayan Federal tournaments are not included. The "arena" column reflects the arena where the team plays most of its home games, but does not indicate that the team in question is the owner.
Club | City | Arena | Capacity | Foundation | Seasons | Championships |
Aguada | ![]() |
Estadio Propio Aguatero | 3,738 | 1922 | 19 | 3 |
Biguá | Gimnasio Biguá de Villa Biarritz[3] | 1,200 | 1931 | 19 | 4 | |
Cordón | Gimnasio Julio C. Zito Barrella | 710 | 1944 | 14 | 0 | |
Defensor Sporting | Estadio Óscar Magurno[4] | 800 | 1910 | 20 | 2 | |
Hebraica Macabi | Gimnasio Unión Atlética[3][5] | 750 | 1939 | 16 | 4 | |
Goes | Estadio Plaza de las Misiones | 1,800 | 1934 | 12 | 0 | |
Larre Borges | Estadio Romeo Schinca | 900 | 1927 | 9 | 0 | |
Malvín | Gimnasio Juan Francisco Canil | 900 | 1938 | 19 | 5 | |
Nacional | Polideportivo del Gran Parque Central | 800 | 1899 | 8 | 0 | |
Peñarol | Estadio Cr. Gastón Güelfi | 4700 | 1891 | 4 | 0 | |
Racing | ![]() |
Gimnasio Agrimensor Mario Eduardo Bellini[6] | 400 | 1937 | 1 | 0 |
Remeros de Mercedes | Gimnasio Agrimensor Mario Eduardo Bellini | 400 | 1916 | 1 | 0 | |
Trouville | ![]() |
Estadio Club Trouville[3] | 780 | 1922 | 20 | 1 |
Urupan | ![]() |
Gimnasio Santiago A. Cigliuti | 700 | 1924 | 4 | 0 |
The Uruguayan Basketball League competition began in 2003. Before that time, the Uruguayan Federal Championships were only local, and no competition brought together all the clubs in the country.
Season | Champion | Result | Runner-up | Champion Coach |
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2003 | Defensor Sporting | 3–2 | Paysandú | ![]() |
2004–05 | Salto Uruguay | 3–1 | Paysandú | ![]() |
2005–06 | Trouville | 3–0 | Aguada | ![]() |
2006–07 | Malvín | 3–1 | Biguá | ![]() |
2007–08 | Biguá | 3–0 | Hebraica Macabi | ![]() |
2008–09 | Biguá | 3–0 | Defensor Sporting | ![]() |
2009–10 | Defensor Sporting | 3–0 | Malvín | ![]() |
2010–11 | Malvín | 3–1 | Biguá | ![]() |
2011–12 | Hebraica Macabi | 3–2 | Malvín | ![]() |
2012–13 | Aguada | 4–3 | Defensor Sporting | ![]() |
2013–14 | Malvín | 4–1 | Defensor Sporting | ![]() |
2014–15 | Malvín | 4–1 | Trouville | ![]() |
2015–16 | Hebraica Macabi | 4–2 | Defensor Sporting | ![]() |
2016–17 | Hebraica Macabi | 4–3 | Aguada | ![]() |
2017–18 | Malvín | 4–3 | Aguada | ![]() |
2018–19 | Aguada | 4–3 | Malvín | ![]() |
2019–20 | Aguada | 3–1 | Trouville | ![]() |
2021 | Biguá | 3–2 | Nacional | ![]() |
Biguá | 4–1 |
Peñarol | ![]() | |
2022–23 |
Hebraica Macabi | 4–2 |
Nacional | ![]() |
Aguada | 4–1 |
Peñarol | ![]() |
Club | Championships | Runners-up | Year(s) won |
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Malvín | 5 | 3 | 2007, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 |
Aguada | 4 | 3 | 2013, 2019, 2020, 2024 |
Biguá | 4 | 2 | 2008, 2009, 2021, 2022 |
Hebraica Macabi | 4 | 1 | 2012, 2016, 2017, 2023 |
Defensor Sporting | 2 | 4 | 2003, 2010 |
Trouville | 1 | 2 | 2006 |
Salto Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 2005 |
Peñarol | 0 | 2 | |
Nacional | 0 | 2 | |
Paysandú | 0 | 2 |
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