Ferro Carril Oeste (basketball)

Ferro Carril Oeste
Nickname	Ferro, Verdolaga
Leagues	LNB
Founded	1941 (1941)
Location	Caballito, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Team colors
President	Daniel Pandolfi
Head coach	José Franzi
Website	Ferro Basquet
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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.

Players

Current roster

Ferro Carril Oeste roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age PF 4 Thomas, Erik 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 29 – (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 SF 7 Massarelli, Luciano 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1993-07-23)23 July 1993 PG 8 Orresta, Sebastián 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1993-05-06)6 May 1993 PG 11 Mayer, Nicolás 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 28 – (1996-04-15)15 April 1996 PF 12 Delfino, Lucio 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1997-02-27)27 February 1997 SF 13 Harper, Aaron 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 43 – (1981-03-12)12 March 1981 C 14 Jerez, Facundo 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1995-09-26)26 September 1995 F 22 Ramos, Ariel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 29 – (1995-03-23)23 March 1995 SF 30 Cosolito, Mauro 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 35 – (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 SF 35 Marin, Federico 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 42 – (1982-04-02)2 April 1982 SF 91 Hernandez, Kevin 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 33 – (1991-03-28)28 March 1991	Head coach José Franzi Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 2020-01-01

Notable former players

Ferro in 1985 posing with an old locomotive for El Gráfico, after winning their first LNB title

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

• Miguel Cortijo (1976–92)
• Diego Maggi (1985–89)
• Rory White (1991–92)
• Gabriel Fernández (1995–96)
• Luis Scola (1995–98)
• Martín Leiva (1997–2001)
• Diego Lo Grippo (1998–2001)
• Federico Kammerichs (1998–2001)
• Luis Oroño
• Sebastián Uranga (1981–85)
• Javier Maretto
• Daniel Aréjula
• Horacio López
• Erron Maxey (2001)

Notable coaches

• León Najnudel (1976–82, 1989–90, 1996)

Titles

Domestic

• Torneo Metropolitano (1): 1980
• Torneo Oficial de la Federación de Buenos Aires (3): 1980, 1982, 1983
• Torneo de Apertura de la Federación de Buenos Aires (3): 1980, 1981, 1982
• Campeonato Argentino de Clubes (1): 1981
• Liga Nacional de Básquet (3): 1985, 1986, 1989

International

• Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes (3): 1981, 1982, 1987

External links

• Official website
• Club page on LNB website