Uruguay basketball leagues

Checked 2026-10-31FIBA code URU

The FUBB site lists the Liga Uruguaya de Basquetbol 2026/2027, the Liga de Ascenso 2026, the Liga Femenina 2026 and the Divisional Tercera de Ascenso 2026. The federation site does not say how promotion and relegation work between them.

National federation: Federación Uruguaya de Básquetbol (FUBB).

Liga Uruguaya de Basquetbol (LUB)

Men's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.

Run by: Federación Uruguaya de Basketball (listed on its site) · Official site
Teams: Not yet verified
Season: Not yet verified
Foreign player rule: Not yet verified
Promotion and relegation: Not yet verified

Clubs, 2026/2027

Single list of 12 clubs.

Aguada
Atenas
Biguá
D Sporting
Goes
Hebraica y Macabi
Larrañaga
Malvín
Nacional
Peñarol
Unión Atlética
Urunday Universitario

Source for this club list

The FUBB home page lists these 12 clubs by code and links. The site shows D Sporting as the club name (not Defensor Sporting). Cities are not stated. Phase 1 left the team count null; the page shows 12.

Liga Femenina

Women's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.

Run by: Federación Uruguaya de Basketball (listed on its site) · Official site
Teams: Not yet verified
Season: Not yet verified
Foreign player rule: Not yet verified
Promotion and relegation: Not yet verified

Clubs: Not yet verified.

FUBB home page shows 12 club crests for the LUB, left null since it is not a stated count. Liga de Ascenso 2026 is the listed second competition but the page does not state its gender, so it is not entered. Liga Femenina is listed as 2026, not 2026-27.

Rules change each season and clubs apply them differently. Confirm any figure with the league or federation before you rely on it. This is education, not legal or tax advice. See a figure that is out of date? Send a correction with the source link.

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