Atenas
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- Argentína - Liga Nacional 404 Argentína - Super 20 40 Argentína - La Liga 37 Argentina TNA 10 Priateľské zápasy klubov 7 FIBA Americas League 6 Argentína - Super 8 Solidario 3 Basketbalové zápasy 2 Argentina Super 10 Solidario 1
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Wikipedia - Asociación Deportiva Atenas
Asociación Deportiva Atenas, mostly known as Atenas de Córdoba, is a sports club based in Córdoba, Argentina. It was founded in 1938, and is mostly known for its achievements in basketball. The club is the most successful team in Argentina holding 20 titles. The club's home arena is Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti. Until 2020, Atenas hosted some high attendance games at the Orfeo Superdomo.
Apart from basketball, other sports practised at Atenas are rhythmic gymnastics and volleyball.
History
The club was founded on March 7, 1938, mainly by former members of the New Tennis Club.
Before the creation of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (first Argentine nationwide professional league), Atenas was successful at the Cordobese basketball league, winning the championship consecutively between 1948 and 1957 (exception made of 1953).
Since the creation of the Liga Nacional in 1984, Atenas has become the most successful team in the league, winning the championship 9 times: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991–92, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2008–09. Moreover, the Córdoba outfit has won the Liga Sudamericana (South American League) in 1997, 1998 and 2004, and the former Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (South American Clubs Championship) in 1993, 1994, and 1996.
Many Argentine internationals have played in Atenas, namely Fabricio Oberto, Walter Herrmann, Marcelo Milanesio, Héctor Campana, Patricio Prato, Gabriel Mikulas, Diego Lo Grippo, Fernando Prato, Bruno Lábaque, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Juan Manuel Locatelli, Diego Osella, Carlos Cerutti and Juan Espil, among others.
In May 2023, Atenas was relegated to La Liga Argentina, the second division of Argentine basketball, for the first time in their history. Atenas lost to San Lorenzo 73–61 in the 5th. game of promotion/relegation playoffs.
**Dejiny**
Atenas je argentínsky profesionálny basketbalový klub so sídlom v meste Córdoba. Bol založený v roku 1923 a je jedným z najúspešnejších klubov v histórii argentínskeho basketbalu.
**Domáce úspechy**
* **Liga Nacional de Básquet (10)**: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2014–15
* **Copa Argentina de Básquet (2)**: 2006, 2013
**Medzinárodné úspechy**
* **Juhoamerický klubový šampionát (3)**: 1995, 1996, 2000
**Hráči**
* Atenas má vo svojom kádri niektorých z najlepších argentínskych basketbalistov, ako sú Facundo Campazzo, Nicolás Laprovíttola a Gabriel Deck.
* Klub tiež podpísal niekoľko zahraničných hráčov, ako napríklad Curtis Jerrells, Walter Hodge a Dionte Christmas.
**Štadión**
* Domovskou arénou klubu Atenas je Polideportivo Carlos Cerutti s kapacitou 3 700 divákov.
**Farby a logo**
* Klubové farby sú čierna a zelená.
* Logo klubu zobrazuje štylizovaný symbol aténu, gréckej bohyne múdrosti.