Esporte Clube Sírio (basketball)

Esporte Clube Sírio, abbreviated as E.C. Sírio, is a Brazilian men's professional basketball club that is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

E.C. Sírio
ArenaGinásio Esporte Clube Sírio
LocationSão Paulo, Brazil
Team colorsRed, White
         
Championships1 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
8 South American Club Championships
7 Brazilian Championships
Websitesirio.org.br

History

Over the years, E.C. Sírio featured players like: Amaury Pasos, Carlos "Mosquito" Domingos Massoni, Washington "Dodi" Joseph, Antônio Sucar, Bira Maciel, Marquinhos Leite, Julio "Julinho" 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 South American Club Championship eight times. In addition to that, the club also won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup title in 1979.[1]

Honors and titles

Worldwide

Continental
  • South American Club Championship
    • Champions (8): 1961, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1984
    • Runners-up (1): 1980

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.

Head coaches

References
  1. 1979 FIBA Intercontinental Cup.


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