Ferro Carril Oeste (basketball)

Ferro Carril Oeste
Nickname	Ferro, Verdolaga
Leagues	LNB
Founded	1933;89 years ago (1933) (basketball section)
Arena	Héctor Etchart
Location	Caballito, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Team colors
President	Daniel Pandolfi
Head coach	José Franzi
Website	Ferro Basquet
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Club Ferro Carril Oeste Basquet, or Ferro Basquet, is a professional basketball team based in Caballito, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a part of the sports club Club Ferro Carril Oeste.

The club currently plays in Liga Nacional de Básquet, the top division of the Argentine basketball system. Ferro was the competition's first winner in 1985, with a total of 3 league titles won to date. It was also the first team to win two consecutive titles (1985–86), and the first Argentine team to become South American champion (in 1981). Besides, Ferro Carril Oeste is one of the three Argentine clubs to have played a final of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup (1986).

History

The club affiliated to Federación Argentina in 1921, playing in youth divisions. The first senior squad was formed in 1933, playing its first international v Uruguayan side Atenas de Montevideo. Ferro disaffiliated from the FAB in 1941, switching to recently founded "Asociación Argentina de Básquet" (AAB). Under the AAB, Ferro was runner-up in the 1956 Metropolitano, playing the final at Estadio Luna Park-

In 1968, Ferro was promoted to the first division of the Buenos Aires Basketball Association. In 1971 the club inaugurated its arena, "Estadio Héctor Etchart". In 1974, the two federations operating in Buenos Aires merged to form "Federación Única". By those times Ferro developed a strong rivalry with Obras Sanitarias. Coach León Najnudel arrived to the club in 1976. Under his leading and helped by notable players such as Miguel Cortijo, Ferro Carril Oeste achieved its first professional success, winning Torneo Metropolitano, Torneo Apertura and Torneo Oficial. The team also won the Campeonato Argentino de Clubes in 1981.

Ferro players posing with an old locomotive for El Gráfico , after winning their first LNB title in 1985

Ferro also became the first Argentine team to win the Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (South American Club Championship) in 1981 and 1982, with the second title after beating Obras Sanitarias in the final. Najnudel left the club to coach Spanish team CB Zaragoza, being replaced by former player Luis Martínez. The international success continued in 1987, with Ferro winning another edition of the Sudamericano.

When the top Liga Nacional de Básquet began in 1985, Ferro's main rival became Atenas de Córdoba. Ferro won the Argentine League championship in 1985 and 1986, finished 2nd in 1987, and also won it 1989. They also competed at the Club World Cup in 1981, 1986, and 1987, and they were that competition's runner-up in 1986.

At the end of 2003–04 season, Ferro was relegated to the Argentine second division, the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (TNA). The team played there until 2015, when Ferro returned to LNB after Ciclista Juninense was relegated to TNA. ^{[1] [2]}

Players

Current roster

Ferro Carril Oeste roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PF 4 Thomas, Erik 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 SF 7 Massarelli, Luciano 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 29 – (1993-07-23)23 July 1993 PG 8 Orresta, Sebastián 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 29 – (1993-05-06)6 May 1993 PG 11 Mayer, Nicolás 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1996-04-15)15 April 1996 PF 12 Delfino, Lucio 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1997-02-27)27 February 1997 SF 13 Harper, Aaron 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 41 – (1981-03-12)12 March 1981 C 14 Jerez, Facundo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 27 – (1995-09-26)26 September 1995 F 22 Ramos, Ariel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1995-03-23)23 March 1995 SF 30 Cosolito, Mauro 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 SF 35 Marin, Federico 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 40 – (1982-04-02)2 April 1982 SF 91 Hernandez, Kevin 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1991-03-28)28 March 1991	Head coach José Franzi Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2020-01-01

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Miguel Cortijo (1976–92)
• Diego Maggi (1985–89)
• Rory White (1991–92)
• Gabriel Fernández (1995–96)
• Luis Scola (1995–98)
• Martín Leiva (1997–2001)
• Diego Lo Grippo (1998–2001)
• Federico Kammerichs (1998–2001)
• Luis Oroño
• Sebastián Uranga (1981–85) ^{[3] [4]}
• Javier Maretto
• Daniel Aréjula
• Horacio López
• Erron Maxey (2001)

Head coaches

• León Najnudel (1976–82, 1989–90, 1996)

Titles

Domestic

• Torneo Metropolitano (1): 1980
• Torneo Oficial de la Federación de Buenos Aires (3): 1980, 1982, 1983
• Torneo de Apertura de la Federación de Buenos Aires (3): 1980, 1981, 1982
• Campeonato Argentino de Clubes (1): 1981
• Liga Nacional de Básquet (3): 1985, 1986, 1989

International

• Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (3): 1981, 1982, 1987

References

1. "Ferro vuelve a la Liga luego de 11 años", LNB website, 22 Jul 2015
2. "Ferro jugará la LNB" on Ferro official web, 30 Jul 2015
3. "Uranga será homenajeado en Ferro" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , El Diario, 30 Ago 2013
4. "Uranga, el caudillo entrerriano" Archived 2016-06-11 at the Wayback Machine , Diario Uno, 11 Ago 2013

External links

• Official website
• Club page on LNB website