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.

This article is about the provincial sides tournament. For the clubs tournament, see Campeonato Argentino de Clubes de Básquet.
Campeonato Argentino de Básquet
Country Argentina
Number of teams12
Level on pyramidFirst Division
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
The first game of the inaugural season, Santa Fe v. Córdoba at YCMA, 1928

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

Titles by team
Team N° titles
Capital Federal19
Buenos Aires14
Santa Fe13
Córdoba12
Entre Ríos7
Santiago del Estero6
Tucumán6
Neuquén2
Chaco2
Corrientes1
San Luis1
Mendoza1

References
  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, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
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