History 1939 - present Location Montevideo, Uruguay President Miguel Bakschi | Arena Camacuá Team colors Yellow and Blue Date founded 25 May 1939 | |
Leagues Liga Uruguaya de Basketball
FIBA Americas League League Liga Uruguaya de Basketball | ||
Asociación Hebraica y Macabi del Uruguay is a professional basketball team based in Montevideo, playing at the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, basketball league of Uruguay. Founded in 1944, it participated in most Uruguayan basketball tournaments. During the first cycle, the name used by the club was Macabi Hacoaj, later changing its name to the current one. It was promoted to the Second Division of Uruguay Basketball in 1972 and to the First Division in 1973, winning three federal tournaments (Uruguay's most important tournament until 2000). The team retired from Uruguayan basketball in 1997, but then returned in 2004 to the Third Division. Obtaining two promotions over three years, Hebraica y Macabi played in 2007-08 on the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball, Uruguay's most important tournament, obtaining second place.
Macabi won the 2011-12 edition of the Liga Uruguaya de Basketball.