Peñarol (basketball)

Peñarol
Nickname	Carbonero Manya Mirasoles
Leagues	LUB BCL Americas
Founded	1931; 93 years ago (1931)
Dissolved	1997 (reaffiliated in 2018)
History	Peñarol (1931–1997; 2018–present)
Arena	Palacio Peñarol[1]
Capacity	4,700
Location	Montevideo, Uruguay
Team colors
President	Gastón Diz
Head coach	Marcelo Signorelli
Championships	1 South American Club Championship 6 Uruguayan Championships 5 Winter Tournaments
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Club Atlético Peñarol Basketball, commonly known as simply Peñarol, is the senior men's basketball section of the Uruguayan sports club Peñarol, based in Montevideo. The team played in the Uruguayan Primera División, which was organized by the Uruguayan Basketball Federation, until the club was expelled in 1997.

After returning to official competitions in 2018,^[2] Peñarol currently plays in the LUB, the top division of Uruguayan basketball.^[3] Recently, Peñarol has also played in the Basketball Champions League Americas, the highest continental level. Over the club's history, they have won six Uruguayan Championships, as well as the South American Championship of Champions Clubs in 1983.

Peñarol's basketball section dates back to the late 1920s. When Club Piratas was formed; in 1931, it became Peñarol.^[4] The club's first league game, which was in the fourth division of Uruguayan basketball, was played in 1940. By 1943, the team was playing in the Uruguayan top-tier level Federal Championship. The following year, Peñarol won the Federal Championship, a tournament including the best basketball teams in Montevideo. In 2003, the league changed its name to the LUB.

In 1945, Peñarol left the Uruguayan Basketball Federation, to play in a new league;^[4] the club rejoined the federation in 1947, when the upstart league failed. In 1952, Peñarol again won the Uruguayan Federal Championship. After a down period for the team (with relegation in 1968), Peñarol won the Uruguayan Federal Championship in 1973, 1978, 1979, and 1982. In 1983, the club also won the South American Championship of Champions Clubs, and thus qualified to play at the 1983 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. In 1985, the club was relegated, beginning a downward spiral, which ended with its expulsion from the Uruguayan Federal Championship in 1997.

Peñarol rejoined the Uruguayan Basketball Federation in 2018, competing in Uruguay's third-tier league, the DTA.^[4] In 2019, Peñarol won the Metropolitano championship, promoting to the top division, Liga Uruguaya (LUB), after beating Club Cordón in the finals.^[3][5]

Peñarol's home games are played at the 4,700 seat "Palacio Peñarol".^[1]

• South American Championship of Champions Clubs
  • Champions (1): 1983
  • Runners-up (1): 1974

• Uruguayan Championship
  • Champions (6): 1944, 1952, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1982
• Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol
  • Runners-up (1): 2022
• First Division Winter Tournament
  • Champions (5): 1953, 1955, 1978, 1981, 1982

As of 31 December 2023.^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No. Pos. Nat. Player 1 C  SEN Malik Dime 3 PG  URU Juan Salvador Zanotta 6 SG  URU Ignacio Xavier 10 PF  URU Emiliano Serres 11 PG  URU Jayson Granger 18 PF  URU Roodvan Osores 20 F  URU Joaquín Rodríguez 23 C  URU Marcelo Rosas 41 C  URU Nicolas Borsellino 75 SG  URU Juan Hernandez

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