Deportivo San José Explained

City:	Asunción, Paraguay
Deportivo San José
Color1:	black
Color2:	77ace2
Color3:	navy
Colors:	Light blue and white.
League:	Men: Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Women: Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Femenino
Arena:	Polideportivo León Coundou
Capacity:	3,200

Deportivo San José is a Paraguayan basketball club based in Asunción. The men's team plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol while the women's one plays in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Femenino, both of them are the premier basketball league in the country. San José has won the men's league fourteen times,^[1] ^[2] its last title being the Clausura 2023. San José trails only Olimpia Kings in league titles, as the team has won a record 32.

History

The club was founded for students of the Colegio San José.^[3] In 1965, San José won its first title when they won the Paraguayan 6th-level league. In 1966, they entered the main league and never left the top flight again. In 1968, a basketball court was opened.

Honours

Liga Nacional de Básquetbol^[4]

Champions (14): 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016, 2018 C, 2019 C, 2021, 2022 A, 2022 C, 2023 A, 2023 C.

Liga Nacional de Básquetbol Femenino

Champions (1): 2003.

Players

2023 roster

References

Web site: 20 July 2009 . Corporación Deportiva Fénix . historial de los campeones oficiales de baloncesto varonil . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130731144845/http://cdfenix.com.py/2009noticiasdetodoslosdeportes.htm . 31 July 2013.
http://www.latinbasket.com/PAR/d1.asp Latin Basket
Web site: Un importante capitulo para el San Jose . 2022-08-23 . FVD ATA . es.
Web site: 20 July 2009 . Corporación Deportiva Fénix . historial de los campeones oficiales de baloncesto varonil . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130731144845/http://cdfenix.com.py/2009noticiasdetodoslosdeportes.htm . 31 July 2013.