Ferro Carril Oeste (basketball)

Ferro Carril Oeste
Nickname Ferro, Verdolaga
Leagues LNB
Founded 1941 (1941) (basketball)
Location Caballito, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Team colors          
President Daniel Pandolfi
Head coach José Franzi
Website ferrobasquet
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Club Ferro Carril Oeste Basquet, or Ferro Basquet, is a professional basketball team based in Caballito, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a part of the multi-sports Club Ferro Carril Oeste.

History

In 1968, Ferro was promoted to the first division of the Buenos Aires Basketball Association. In the 1970s, Ferro developed a strong rivalry with Obras Sanitarias. Ferro became the first Argentine team to win the South American Club Championship, when they won it in 1981. They also won the South American Club Championship in 1982 and 1987, and finished 2nd at the same tournament in 1986.

When the top Argentine League began in 1985, Ferro's main rival became Atenas de Córdoba. Ferro won the Argentine League championship in 1985 and 1986, finished 2nd in 1987, and also won it 1989. They also competed at the Club World Cup in 1981, 1986, and 1987, and they were that competition's runner-up in 1986.

At the end of 2003-04 season, Ferro was relegated to the Argentine second division, the Torneo Nacional de Ascenso (TNA). The team played there until 2015, when Ferro returned to LNB after Ciclista Juninense was relegated to TNA.[1][2]

Players

Current roster

Ferro Carril Oeste roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Age
PF 1 Puerto Rico Clemente, Ramon 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1985-11-11)11 November 1985
PF 34 Greece Lampropoulos, Fotios 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 33 – (1983-09-11)11 September 1983
SF 5 Argentina Portillo, Leandro 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1985-10-07)7 October 1985
PG 7 Argentina Maldonado, Jonathan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 26 – (1990-04-21)21 April 1990
C 9 Argentina Amicucci, Cristian 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 31 – (1985-07-16)16 July 1985
PG 11 Argentina Mayer, Nicolás 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 20 – (1996-04-15)15 April 1996
PF 12 Argentina Delfino, Lucio 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 19 – (1997-02-27)27 February 1997
C 14 Argentina Jerez, Facundo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 21 – (1995-09-26)26 September 1995
PG 19 Argentina Tantos, Luciano 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
SG 32 Argentina Rasio, Lisandro 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1990-12-30)30 December 1990
SF 44 Argentina Cuello, Martín 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 23 – (1993-03-12)12 March 1993
Head coach
  • Argentina José Franzi
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2016-04-25

Notable players

Ferro in 1985, after winning the LNB title.

Notable coaches

Titles

Domestic

International

References

  1. ↑ "Ferro vuelve a la Liga luego de 11 años", LNB website, 22 Jul 2015
  2. ↑ "Ferro jugará la LNB" on Ferro official web, 30 Jul 2015
  3. ↑ "Uranga será homenajeado en Ferro", El Diario, 30 Ago 2013
  4. ↑ "Uranga, el caudillo entrerriano", Diario Uno, 11 Ago 2013
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