Flamengo Basketball
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Flamengo's Basketball team is a Brazil
ian professional team, part of the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
family.
WOMEN
indoor multi-purpose arena located in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The arena was completed in 2007. It hosted the basketball and gymnastics events at the 2007 Pan American Games. In December 2007, the arena started being operated by GL Events, who also operates the nearby Riocentro Convention Center and the Riocentro Sports Complex, and started hosting music concerts from a various hand of artists.
Starting March 29, 2008, the arena started to be called HSBC Arena, as part of a naming rights agreement with the bank.
The Arena also started to receive Flamengo Basketball team in 2009, for the playoff's games of NBB League
, and is the home of the team to the 09-10 season
, Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
. Its formal name, Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, honors a former Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
president. The capacity of the arena is 12,600 for Indoor football
, it has a total seating capacity
for 11,800 and it was opened in 1954. Located near the Maracanã Stadium
, Maracanãzinho means Little Maracanã.
The gym is quite small, and due to the small capacity, traditionally the professional team uses the Maracanãzinho when is expected a bigger attendance
The gym is part of the Gávea complex, that includes other two gyms, several tennis court, swimming pools, restaurants, bars, and the Gavea Stadium
Flamengo Basketball professional team now has their home matches played on HSBC Arena
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian professional team, part of the Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
family.
Roster
Noted coaches
- Miguel Angelo da Luz
- Paulo Teixeira Sampaio "Chupeta"
- Togo Renan Soares "Kanela"Togo Renan SoaresTogo Renan Soares, nicknamed Kanela was a Brazilian basketball coach. He coached the Brazil national basketball team from 1951 to 1971...
Noted players
- Affonso ÉvoraAffonso ÉvoraAffonso de Azevedo Évora was a Brazilian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. There he won the bronze medal with the national team under the guidance of head coach Moacyr Daiuto....
- Alfredo da MottaAlfredo da MottaAlfredo Rodrigues da Motta was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. There he won the bronze medal with the men's national team. He was born in Rio de Janeiro....
- Alírio Alves de Souza
- André Luis "Ratto" Fonseca
- Ardelum
- Augusto "Guguta" Vasconcelos
- Duda Machado
- Fernando "Brobró" Pereira de Freitas
- Hélio "Godinho" Marques Pereira
- Marcelinho MachadoMarcelo MachadoMarcelo Magalhães Machado is a Brazilian basketball player with Flamengo in the NBB and the Brazil national basketball team. He was voted MVP of the FIBA Americas Championship 2005....
- Marcos Antônio "Marquinhos" Abdalla LeiteMarcos LeiteMarcos Antônio Abdalla "Marquinhos" Leite is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He represented Brazil in three Olympic Games and four FIBA World Championship competitions.-Early international career:...
- Mário Jorge Hermes
- Pedrinho Ferrer Cardoso
- Oscar SchmidtOscar SchmidtOscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He is also known as Oscar Schmidt Bezerra in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, and simply Oscar or Mão Santa in his homeland. At his peak, he was 2.05 m tall and weighed...
- Rafael "Baby" Araújo
- Waldir Boccardo
- Zé Mário de Pádua
- Zenny "Algodão" de AzevedoAlgodãoZenny de Azevedo was a Brazilian basketball player, who competed for his native country in four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1948. Nicknamed Algodão, he won the bronze medal in 1948 and 1960 with the Brazilian basketball team. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.-External links:...
- Federico Kammerichs
Retired numbers
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Oscar SchmidtOscar SchmidtOscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt is a retired Brazilian basketball player. He is also known as Oscar Schmidt Bezerra in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, and simply Oscar or Mão Santa in his homeland. At his peak, he was 2.05 m tall and weighed...
- SF/SGSwingmanA Swingman is a basketball term denoting a player who can play both the small forward and shooting guard positions, and, in essence, swing between the shooting guard and small forward positions." Swingmen males are often between 6'5" and 6'8" .John Havlicek, who played for the Boston Celtics in...
(1999–2003)
National
- Brazilian National League:
- Winners: 2008Campeonato Brasileiro de BasqueteThe Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete was the main basketball league in Brazil. The championship was organized by the Brazilian confederation, CBB...
, 2009Novo Basquete BrasilNovo Basquete Brasil is the Brazilian premier profissional men's basketball league. Organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete , in a new format to the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete, this league is managed for the first time by 19 Brazilian basketball associations, all LNB founding... - Runners-up: 2000Campeonato Brasileiro de BasqueteThe Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete was the main basketball league in Brazil. The championship was organized by the Brazilian confederation, CBB...
, 2004Campeonato Brasileiro de BasqueteThe Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete was the main basketball league in Brazil. The championship was organized by the Brazilian confederation, CBB...
, 2010Novo Basquete BrasilNovo Basquete Brasil is the Brazilian premier profissional men's basketball league. Organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete , in a new format to the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete, this league is managed for the first time by 19 Brazilian basketball associations, all LNB founding...
- Winners: 2008
- CBD National Championship:
- Winners: 1934, 1949, 1951, 1953
- Brazilian Tournament
- Winners: 1940
Continental
- Liga SudamericanaLiga SudamericanaThe Liga Sudamericana is the second most important South American basketball tournament at club level, the first being the FIBA Americas League. It is organized by the South American Basketball Confederation.The league usually includes domestic champions, and some runner-ups, from the leading...
:- Winners: 2009
- Runners-up: 2008, 2010
- South American Cup
- Winners: 1961
- South American Champions Cup
- Winners: 1953
- Runners-up: 1954
State [40]
- State Championship (35): 1933-1935, 1948, 1949, 1951–1960, 1962, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984–1986, 1990, 1994–1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005–2011
- Rio de Janeiro City Championship (2): 1919, 1932
- Rio-São Paulo Championship: 1920
WOMEN
HSBC Arena
HSBC ArenaHSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro)
HSBC Arena is an indoor multi-purpose arena, located in the region of Barra da Tijuca, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The arena was completed in July 2007. It has a capacity of 15,000 for sports and 8,000-18,000 for concerts.It hosted the basketball and gymnastics events at the 2007 Pan American Games...
indoor multi-purpose arena located in the neighborhood of Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The arena was completed in 2007. It hosted the basketball and gymnastics events at the 2007 Pan American Games. In December 2007, the arena started being operated by GL Events, who also operates the nearby Riocentro Convention Center and the Riocentro Sports Complex, and started hosting music concerts from a various hand of artists.
Starting March 29, 2008, the arena started to be called HSBC Arena, as part of a naming rights agreement with the bank.
The Arena also started to receive Flamengo Basketball team in 2009, for the playoff's games of NBB League
Novo Basquete Brasil
Novo Basquete Brasil is the Brazilian premier profissional men's basketball league. Organized by the Liga Nacional de Basquete , in a new format to the Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete, this league is managed for the first time by 19 Brazilian basketball associations, all LNB founding...
, and is the home of the team to the 09-10 season
Maracanãzinho
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, sometimes called just Maracanãzinho, is a modern indoor arena located in Maracanã neighborhoodMaracanã (neighborhood)
Maracanã is a middle-class neighborhood located in the Northern Zone of Rio de Janeiro city. The Maracanã Stadium is located in this neighborhood, as well as the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho...
, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Its formal name, Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso, honors a former Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo , also known as Flamengo and familiarly as Mengão, is a Brazilian sports club based in the Flamengo bairro, Zona Sul, Rio de Janeiro, best known for its professional football team...
president. The capacity of the arena is 12,600 for Indoor football
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
, it has a total seating capacity
Seating capacity
Seating capacity refers to the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, both in terms of the physical space available, and in terms of limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats...
for 11,800 and it was opened in 1954. Located near the Maracanã Stadium
Estádio do Maracanã
The Estádio do Maracanã , officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, and in the final...
, Maracanãzinho means Little Maracanã.
Hélio Maurício Gym (Gavea)
Hélio Maurício Gym nowadays is used only by the Flamengo Youth Basketball Team, but for a long time the gym received also the professional team matches, including matches of the National LeagueThe gym is quite small, and due to the small capacity, traditionally the professional team uses the Maracanãzinho when is expected a bigger attendance
The gym is part of the Gávea complex, that includes other two gyms, several tennis court, swimming pools, restaurants, bars, and the Gavea Stadium
Flamengo Basketball professional team now has their home matches played on HSBC Arena