The Club Deportivo Thomas Bata is a Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

an amateur sports club

Sports club

A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...

 based in Peñaflor

Peñaflor, Chile

Peñaflor is a city and commune of the Talagante Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region.-Geography:It can be found in the Chilean Central Valley approximately southwest of the metropolitan area of Santiago...

. It was founded in 1940 by employees of the local Bata Shoes

Bata Shoes

Bata Shoes is a large, family owned shoe company based in Bermuda but currently headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, operating 3 business units worldwide – Bata Metro Markets, Bata Emerging Markets and Bata Branded Business. It has a retail presence in over 50 countries and production...

 factory, and its name is a tribute to Tomáš Baťa

Tomáš Bata

Tomáš Baťa was a Czech entrepreneur, founder of Bata Shoes company, one of the world's biggest multinational retailers, manufacturers and distributors of footwear and accessories.-Career:...

, the company's founder.

The club had many sport branches, being the most famous the basketball branch. Today only the amateur football and the Roller hockey

Roller hockey (Quad)

Roller Hockey is a team sport that enjoys significant popularity in a number of Latin countries. Depending on territories, it is also known as Hóquei em Patins, International Style Ball hockey, Rink Hockey or Hardball Hockey. Roller Hockey was a demonstration rollersport in the 1992 Summer...

 branches are still active.

Thomas Bata Futbol

In 1953, the team won the Segunda Division league, but the club could not be promoted to top level because the company decided to withdraw its financial support.

Currently, Thomas Bata only plays in its local amateur league.

National honours

• Segunda División: 1

1953

• Cuarta División: 1

1988

Minor titles

• Regional Zona Central: 12

1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1978

Thomas Bata Basquetbol

Thomas Bata's basketball was a successful team; being the only Chilean team to have won the South American Club tournament

Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes

The Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes is an international men's basketball cup competition organized by the South American Basketball Confederation and played annually by invitee South American clubs.-Format:...

, (back in 1967).

In 1979 the team joins the Chilean professional league

División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile

The División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile or DIMAYOR is the national professional basketball league in Chile. The league was created in 1979.-Teams participating in 2009:-List of Champions:...

 being its first champion (1979), participating until 1986, when they retired.

National honours

• División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile
  División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile
  The División Mayor del Básquetbol de Chile or DIMAYOR is the national professional basketball league in Chile. The league was created in 1979.-Teams participating in 2009:-List of Champions:...
  
  : 1

1979

• Torneos de Clubes Campeones de Chile: 2

1967, 1974