Esporte_Clube_Sírio_(basketball)

Esporte Clube Sírio

Esporte Clube Sírio

Basketball team in São Paulo, Brazil

Esporte Clube Sírio, abbreviated as E.C. Sírio, is a Brazilian sports club based in São Paulo, Brazil. It is most known for its men's basketball team, which was a dominant force in Brazilian basketball in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Sírio has won seven Brazilian Championships, and eight continental South American Championships (second most behind Franca).

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History

The club was founded on 14 July 1917 by Syrian and Lebanese immigrants at the birthday party of Milhem Simão Racy.

Over the years, E.C. Sírio featured basketball players like: Amaury Pasos, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Washington "Dodi" Joseph, Antônio Sucar, Bira Maciel, Marquinhos Leite, Julio Garavello, Marcel de Souza, Oscar Schmidt, Russo, and other talents. The club won the regional São Paulo State Championship seven times. They also won the Brazilian Championship national title seven times.

E.C. Sírio also won the continental South American Club Championship eight times. In addition to that, the club also won the title of the 1979 edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.[1]

Honors and titles

Worldwide

Continental

National

  • Brazilian Championship
    • Champions (7): 1968, 1970, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1989
    • Runners-up (4): 1969, 1971, 1981 (II), 1987

Regional

  • São Paulo State Championship
    • Champions (7): 1959, 1962, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1979
    • Runners-up (8): 1961, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1988

Notable players

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

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Head coaches

Other sports

Esporte Clube Sírio's football department was disbanded in 1935.

References

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    1979 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.


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