C.F. Os Belenenses (basketball) explained

Belenenses
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Leagues:Campeonato Nacional de Basquetebol 1ª Divisão
Arena:Pavilhão Acácio Rosa
(Capacity: 1,683[1])
Location:Lisbon, Portugal
Colors:Blue, White
Coach:Sérgio Ramos
Championships:2
Website:osbelenenses.com
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Os Belenenses Basquetebol is the professional basketball team of Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, based in Lisbon, Portugal. The team plays in the Proliga.Established in 1919, at the same time as the Belenenses football team, its greatest achievements occurred between the late 1930s and 1950s, where it won two league championships and two cup competitions, among several other competitions.[2] It was the first Portugueses Women´s League champion in 1954.

In 2004 the team played in FIBA CUP making the European competitions debut, playing the FIBA EuroCup Challenge, ending the participation with 2 wins and 4 losses, in a group with Alba Fehérvár, BC Boncourt and also BC Brno, which was actually the opponent in the first european match. In 2007, the team reached the Portuguese Cup Final against FC Porto, losing by 86-77. In the 2008–09 season, Belenenses suspended the Basketball team due to financial problems.[3] [4] The club was reinstated a season later in the lower divisions, making its way back to the professional league. Playing in the Proliga for the fifth consecutive season, the team is coached by the well-known Portuguese ex-player Sérgio Ramos.

Curiosity

In 2008, the Belenenses basketball player Paulo Simão ended his international career, being at that moment, the Portuguese player with the most caps ever (113).

Main Honours

Domestic competitions

Current roster

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PGAlexandre Catarino28 November 19925 ft 11 in (1.80 m)Física Torres Vedras
SFBruno Roxo7 July 19856 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
PFEneyde Ferreira18 March 19906 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
SFGonçalo Carvalho18 September 19906 ft 1 in (1.84 m)
SGHelder Oliveira25 November 19915 ft 11 in (1.81 m)
PGIdrissa Silá20 May 19996 ft 0 in (1.82 m)
PGJoão Carvalho21 November 19856 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
PFMarcelo Pires21 November 19926 ft 7 in (2.00 m)Física Torres Vedras
CRicardo Alpuim28 October 19916 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
SGRicardo Ferreira3 October 19926 ft 0 in (1.82 m)Física Torres Vedras
Rui Mendes28 April 19876 ft 8 in (2.02 m)Algés
Tomás Machado28 November 1993

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pavilhão Acácio Rosa. FootballZZ. 5 May 2014.
  2. Web site: Palmarés. Honours. Os Belenenses. Portuguese. 5 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Belenenses - Basquetebol profissional suspenso. Belenenses - Professional basketball suspended. Planeta Basket. Portuguese. 15 August 2008. 5 May 2014.
  4. Web site: Basquetebol profissional suspenso. Professional basketball suspended. Record. Portuguese. 14 August 2008. 5 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141230023559/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/liga_honra/Belenenses/interior.aspx?content_id=353914. 30 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Plantel Belenenses. Squad Belenenses – House of Lock. Os Belenenses. Portuguese. 5 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140514025134/http://www.osbelenenses.com/home/basquetebol/plantel-belenenses-casa-da-sorte/. 14 May 2014. dead.
  6. Web site: CF BELENENSES basketball team. Euro Basket. 5 May 2014.