Club Nacional de Football (basketball)
Club Nacional de Football, commonly known as simply Nacional, is the basketball section of the Club Nacional de Football club, based in Montevideo, Uruguay. The men's first team plays professionally in the Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol.
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| Nickname | Bolso Decano Tricolores (Tricolors) Bolsilludo Albos (Whites) | ||
| Leagues | Liga Uruguaya de Básquetbol | ||
| Founded | 26 January 1933 | ||
| History | Club Nacional de Football 1933–present | ||
| Arena | Polideportivo Gran Parque Central | ||
| Capacity | 400 | ||
| Location | La Blanqueada, Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| President | José Fuentes, Ariel Martinez | ||
| Head coach | Leonardo Zylbersztein | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Home games of the team are played in the Polideportivo Gran Parque Central, where there is capacity for 400 people. Nacional participates in the tournaments organised by the Uruguayan basketball federation Federación Uruguaya de Basketball (known as FUBB) since 1932. The club won the championships of 1935 and 1937. Nowadays, Nacional takes part in the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, Uruguayan basketball first division.
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