The Uruguayan Basketball Championship is the season by season national club championship of the top-tier level men's professional basketball competition in Uruguay.
Campeonato Federal (Federal Championship) | ||
Club | Championships won | Years won |
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Defensor Sporting | 18 | 1918, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1980, 1985, 2003 |
Welcome | 9 | 1953, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Cordón | 8 | 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002 |
Olimpia | 8 | 1923, 1928, 1929, 1946, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
Aguada | 7 | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1948, 1974, 1976 |
Atenas | 6 | 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1931, 1969 |
Peñarol | 6 | 1944, 1952, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1982 |
Bohemios | 5 | 1963, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987 |
Tabaré | 5 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1968 |
Goes | 4 | 1939, 1947, 1958, 1959 |
Biguá | 3 | 1988, 1989, 1990 |
Hebraica Macabi | 3 | 1975, 1977, 1994 |
Nacional | 2 | 1935, 1937 |
Trouville | 1 | 1945 |
Stockolmo | 1 | 1954 |
Unión Atlética | 1 | 1925 |
ACJ (YMCA) | 1 | 1915 |
Plaza Nº 3 | 1 | 1916 |
A. U. de S. | 1 | 1917 |
Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol (Uruguayan Basketball League) | |||
Club | Championships | Years won | |
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Malvín | 5 | 2007, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 | |
Aguada | 4 | 2013, 2019, 2020, 2024 | |
Hebraica Macabi | 4 | 2012, 2016, 2017, 2023 | |
Biguá | 4 | 2008, 2009, 2021, 2022 | |
Defensor Sporting | 2 | 2003, 2010 | |
Trouville | 1 | 2006 | |
Salto Uruguay | 1 | 2005 |
Club | Number of titles won | Years won |
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Defensor Sporting | 20 | 1918, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1980, 1985, 2003, 2003, 2010 |
Aguada | 11 | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1948, 1974, 1976, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2024 |
Welcome | 9 | 1953, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Cordón | 8 | 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002 |
Olimpia | 8 | 1923, 1928, 1929, 1946, 1965, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
Hebraica y Macabi | 7 | 1975, 1977, 1994, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2023 |
Biguá | 7 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 2008, 2009, 2021, 2022 |
Peñarol | 6 | 1944, 1952, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1982 |
Atenas | 6 | 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1931, 1969 |
Malvín | 5 | 2007, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018 |
Bohemios | 5 | 1963, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987 |
Tabaré | 5 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1968 |
Goes | 4 | 1939, 1947, 1958, 1959 |
Trouville | 2 | 1945, 2006 |
Nacional | 2 | 1935, 1937 |
Salto Uruguay | 1 | 2005 |
Stockolmo | 1 | 1954 |
Unión Atlética | 1 | 1925 |
A. U. de S. | 1 | 1917 |
Plaza Nº 3 | 1 | 1916 |
Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (ACJ) (YMCA) | 1 | 1915 |
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