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FECOLCESTO — Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto

Colombia’s basketball federation, a non-profit private-law body whose statutes say it is affiliated to FIBA; FIBA’s directory lists it for Colombia in the Americas region.
✓ Last reviewed: October 2026
Legal formNon-profit body under private law (“organismo de derecho privado, sin ánimo de lucro”), per Art. 1 of its statutes[5]
HeadquartersBogotá, D.C., its legal seat under Art. 5 of the statutes; the federation gives Cra 67A 45-74, Salitre Greco, and FIBA’s directory the Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, Puerta 17[5][2][1]
International federationFIBA, whose directory lists it for Colombia with Americas as its regional affiliation[1]
PresidentJohn Mario Tejada Cadavid, as listed by FIBA and by the federation’s executive committee page (October 2026)[1][3]

What is FECOLCESTO?

The Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto is the national basketball federation of Colombia. Article 1 of its statutes gives its abbreviation as FECOLCESTO and describes it as “un organismo de derecho privado, sin ánimo de lucro”, affiliated to FIBA.[5] Its own site, which uses the abbreviation FCB, describes it as a non-profit entity declared a public entity, whose purpose is “promocionar, gestionar y coordinar las actividades relacionadas con el baloncesto colombiano y sus relaciones”.[3] FIBA lists it as Colombia’s national federation.[1]

What does FECOLCESTO govern or do?

Under Article 7 of its statutes, the federation’s functions include to “Fomentar, patrocinar y organizar la práctica del Baloncesto asociado y sus modalidades deportivas” in all national categories, and to form and direct the national teams (“selecciones nacionales”) that represent Colombian basketball at international events.[5] The statutes divide its competition work between a Professional Division and an Amateur Division.[5] Its site lists among its objectives a professional league of 12 teams able to generate their own resources, and carries news of the Colombian men’s and women’s national teams.[3][2]

When was FECOLCESTO founded and where is it based?

Article 3 of the statutes describes the federation as permanent and of indefinite duration; the statutes document published on its site is signed in Bogotá and dated 4 December 2013.[5][4] Article 5 fixes its seat and legal domicile in Bogotá, D.C., and allows a change only by an extraordinary Assembly vote of at least 75% of affiliates.[5] The federation gives its address as Cra 67A 45-74, Salitre Greco, Bogotá;[3] FIBA’s directory gives the Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, Puerta 17, Bogotá.[1]

How is FECOLCESTO recognised?

FIBA. FIBA’s list of national federations carries the Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto for Colombia, with Americas as its regional affiliation, and lists John Mario Tejada Cadavid as president and Washington Vargas Fuentes as secretary general.[1] Article 1 of the federation’s statutes states that it is “afiliada a FIBA”.[5]

Colombian Olympic Committee. Under Article 24, the convocation of the ordinary Assembly is communicated to COLDEPORTES and to the Comité Olímpico Colombiano, “quienes tendrán derecho a voz”.[5]

State. The federation’s site thanks the Ministerio del Deporte for its support and publishes a contract numbered CAIP-0576 of 2026.[2]

What does FECOLCESTO organise?

Under Article 66(B) of the statutes, the Professional Division is tasked to “Organizar y administrar los campeonatos de Baloncesto profesional”; under Article 67(A), the Amateur Division holds championships in the various age and level categories.[5] The federation’s site carries news of FIBA competitions in which Colombian teams took part, among them the AmeriCup 2025, the Basketball Champions League Americas 2024–25 and the FIBA Basketball World Cup Americas Qualifiers, and of the senior women’s team at the AmeriCup Women 2025 in Chile.[2]

Who are its members?

Article 2 of the statutes states that the federation “está constituida por ligas deportivas y clubes profesionales”, and Article 9 names the same two kinds of affiliate.[5] Article 73(A) refers to a “liga departamental o club profesional”, the departmental leagues being the regional tier.[5] Under Article 10(B), an affiliate must file a copy of the resolution of sporting recognition (“reconocimiento deportivo”) issued by COLDEPORTES.[5] The federation’s site carries a notice titled “Comunicado oficial a las ligas asociadas al Ministerio del Deporte”.[2]

References

  1. FIBA — National federations: Colombia (Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto). Accessed 2026-10-08.
  2. Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto — home page. Accessed 2026-10-08.
  3. Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto — Nosotros (quiénes somos, Comité Ejecutivo). Accessed 2026-10-08.
  4. Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto — Estatutos (page linking “ESTATUTOS VIGENTES-04-12-2013”). Accessed 2026-10-08.
  5. Federación Colombiana de Baloncesto — Estatutos vigentes (PDF, signed Bogotá, 4 December 2013). Accessed 2026-10-08.