Basañez
Encyclopedia
Club Atlético Basáñez is a football
and boxing
club from Montevideo
in Uruguay
founded in 1920. They currently play in the Second Amateur Division,the third and last tier of the Uruguayan championship.
The club is named after Tomas Basáñez, who was a major landowner in the locality of the club.
The club colors are inspired by those of the anarchist flag.
One of the most popular teams from the second division along with Cerrito and Racing.
Prior to this,the club gained promotion to first division in 1992,but lost its place because of points reduction,due to disturbs between the fans and horse mounted police.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
club from Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
in Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
founded in 1920. They currently play in the Second Amateur Division,the third and last tier of the Uruguayan championship.
The club is named after Tomas Basáñez, who was a major landowner in the locality of the club.
The club colors are inspired by those of the anarchist flag.
One of the most popular teams from the second division along with Cerrito and Racing.
First Division
After being champions of the Uruguay Second Division in 1993, they were promoted to play in first division where they spent two seasons 1994 and 1995. They had never played in First Division before.Prior to this,the club gained promotion to first division in 1992,but lost its place because of points reduction,due to disturbs between the fans and horse mounted police.
Titles
- Uruguayan Primera DivisiónPrimera División UruguayaThe Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...
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- Segunda División UruguaySegunda División UruguaySegunda División Profesional is the second tier of the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol league system. The league is sometimes referred to as Primera B.The Uruguayan 2nd division was established in 1942.-Season 2011–2012 Teams:* Atenas* Boston River...
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- 1993
- Tercera División Uruguay: 1
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- 1989