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Angolan Basketball League

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For the women's league, see Angola Women's Basketball League.

The Angolan Men's Basketball League, (in Portuguese: Campeonato Nacional de Basquetebol em Séniores Masculinos), for sponsorship reasons known as the Unitel Basket, is the top tier men’s basketball league in Angola.

Angolan Basketball League
Organising bodyAngolan Basketball Federation (FAB)
Founded1977; 47 years ago (1977)
First season1978–79
CountryAngola
ConfederationFIBA Africa
Number of teams13
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Taça de Angola
SupercupSupertaça de Angola
International cup(s)Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current championsPetro de Luanda
(16th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsPrimeiro de Agosto
(19 titles)
WebsiteLink
2023–24 Angolan Basketball League

Primeiro de Agosto has been the most successful club in Angola with a total of 19 titles won, followed by Petro de Luanda, with 16.

Sponsorship names edit

In 2014, the Angolan Basketball Federation signed a sponsoring deal with Angola's Banco de Investimento e Crédito, which it claimed to be more favourable than the one with Banco Africano de Investimentos. Such agreement caused the league to be renamed as BIC Basket.[1]

The league was formerly known as BAI Basket, BIC Basket and Unitel Basket, named after its major sponsors, formerly Banco Africano de Investimentos (BAI), Banco de Investimento e Crédito (BIC) and Unitel, the competition is organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation.

  • BAI Basket (until 2024)
  • BIC Basket: (2014–2017)
  • Unitel Basket: (2017–present)

Teams edit

Current teams edit

The following thirteen teams play in the 2023–24 season:[2]

Club Location
Akiras Academy Uíge
ASA Luanda
Clube Amigos de Benguela Benguela
CPPL Lobito
Jesus Cristo Viana
Interclube Luanda (Rocha Pinto)
Interclube B Luanda (Rocha Pinto)
Petro de Luanda Luanda (Eixo Viário)
Petro de Luanda B Luanda (Eixo Viário)
Primeiro de Agosto Luanda
Primeiro de Agosto B Luanda
Vila Clotilde Luanda (Maculusso)
Desportivo Kwanza Luanda

Former teams edit

Club Location Venue Founded Last season
Amigos de Viana Luanda (Viana) 2014
Benfica do Libolo † Luanda (Libolo) Pavilhão Dream Space 1942 2018
CDUAN Luanda Pavilhão Anexo 2013
G.D.R. Crisgunza Benguela 2018
Helmarc Academia Luanda Pavilhão Multiusos de Luanda 2019
Marinha de Guerra Luanda Pavilhão Victorino Cunha 2014 2021
Progresso do Sambizanga † Luanda Pavilhão 28 de Fevereiro 1975 2017
Sporting de Benguela † Benguela Pavilhão Joaquim Araújo 1915 2016
Universidade Lusíada † Luanda Pavilhão Anexo 2007 2020

Note: † denotes a team that has been dissolved.


Before independence edit

It wasn't until 1963 that the Portuguese national basketball championship began to include clubs from the províncias ultramarinas (overseas provinces) of Angola and Mozambique. This new format began with one team from each of the three locations and then changed to two teams from the host and one from each of the remaining two locations, who played a round-robin (then double round-robin) tournament to determine the champion of Portugal, with the championship taking place alternatively at each of the three capitals: Luanda (Angola), Lourenço Marques (Mozambique) and Lisbon/Porto (Portugal). From 1963 to 1974, 12 championships were held, with only one Angolan club succeeding to win the championship: Benfica de Luanda in 1967 [3]

Season Location Champion Score Runner-up Score Third Score Fourth
1962-63   Lisboa   Benfica de Lisboa 64–53   Desportivo de L.Marques 89–26   Atlético de Nova Lisboa
1963-64   Luanda   Benfica de Lisboa 54–44   Desportivo de L.Marques –   ?
1964-65   Lourenço Marques   Benfica de Lisboa 59–54   Sporting de Lourenço Marques –   Sporting de Luanda
1965-66   Lisboa   Sporting de Lourenço Marques 79–78   Benfica de Lisboa 76–69   Sporting de Portugal 90–51   Sporting de Benguela
1966-67   Luanda   Benfica de Luanda –   Académica de Coimbra –   Sporting de Lourenço Marques –   Ferroviário de Moçâmedes
1967-68   Lourenço Marques   Sporting de Lourenço Marques 70–58   Desportivo de L.Marques 70–54   Banco Pinto Magalhães 81–63   Benfica de Luanda
1968-69   Lisboa   Sporting de Portugal 80–52   74–45   Desportivo de L.Marques 65–52   61–52   Académica de Coimbra 64–62   81–61   Sporting de Luanda
1969-70   Luanda   Benfica de Lisboa 63–68   78–77   Sporting de Lourenço Marques 41–69   75–65   Benfica de Luanda 74–68   74–46   Belenenses de Luanda
1970-71   Lourenço Marques   Sporting de Lourenço Marques 69–65   62–65   Desportivo de L.Marques 60–54   65–61   Sporting de Portugal 88–64   60–79   Benfica de Luanda
1971-72   Porto   F.C. do Porto 99–84   84–85   Sporting de Lourenço Marques 99–93   78–93   Académica de Coimbra 94–77   88–72   Benfica de Luanda
1972-73   Luanda   Sporting de Lourenço Marques 89–101   102–77   Benfica de Lisboa 84–75   86–71   Sporting de Luanda 55–50   71–62   F.C. de Luanda
1973-74   Lourenço Marques   C.D. Malhangalene 78–82   80–66   Sporting de Lourenço Marques –   –   Benfica de Lisboa 97–82   85–65   F.C. de Luanda

Total league championships edit

Team Won Years won
  Sporting de Lourenço Marques 4 1966, 1968, 1971, 1973
  Benfica de Lisboa 4 1963, 1964, 1965, 1970
  C.D. Malhangalene 1 1974
  F.C. do Porto 1 1971
  Sporting de Portugal 1 1969
  Benfica de Luanda 1 1967

[4]

List of champions and finals edit

Season Champion Runner-up Series Champion Coach Reference
1978–79 Ferroviário de Luanda
1979–80 ASA
1980–81 Primeiro de Agosto
1981–82 Sporting de Luanda
1982–83 Primeiro de Agosto
1983–84 Sporting de Luanda
1984–85 Primeiro de Agosto
1985–86 Primeiro de Agosto
1986–87 Primeiro de Agosto
1987–88 Primeiro de Agosto
1988–89 Petro de Luanda
1989–90 Petro de Luanda
1990–91 Primeiro de Agosto
1991–92 Petro de Luanda
1992–93 Petro de Luanda
1993–94 Petro de Luanda
1994–95 Petro de Luanda
1995–96 ASA
1996–97 ASA
1997–98 Petro de Luanda
1998–99 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto 4–0   Wlademiro Romero
1999–2000 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–2   Mário Palma
2000–01 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–2   Mário Palma
2001–02 Primeiro de Agosto Interclube 4–0   Mário Palma
2002–03 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–0   Mário Palma
2003–04 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–2   Mário Palma
2004–05 Primeiro de Agosto Interclube 4–1   Jaime Covilhã
2005–06 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto Round Robin   Alberto de Carvalho
2006–07 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto 88–78 [5]   Alberto de Carvalho
2007–08 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda Round Robin[6]   Luís Magalhães
2008–09 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda Final Four   Luís Magalhães [7]
2009–10 Primeiro de Agosto Recreativo do Libolo Final Four[8]   Luís Magalhães [9]
2010–11 Petro de Luanda Recreativo do Libolo Final Four[10]   Alberto Babo [11]
2011–12 Recreativo do Libolo Primeiro de Agosto Final Four[12]   Raúl Duarte
2012–13 Primeiro de Agosto Recreativo do Libolo Final Four   Paulo Macedo
2013–14 Recreativo do Libolo Primeiro de Agosto Final Four   Norberto Alves [13]
2014–15 Petro de Luanda Recreativo do Libolo 4–3   Lazare Adingono [14]
2015–16 Primeiro de Agosto Recreativo do Libolo 4–1   Ricard Casas [15]
2016–17 Recreativo do Libolo Petro de Luanda 4–0   Hugo López
2017–18 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–1   Paulo Macedo
2018–19 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto 4–2   Lazare Adingono
2019–20 Cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Petro de Luanda Interclube 3–0   José Neto
2021–22 Petro de Luanda Interclube 3–0   José Neto
2022–23 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto 3–1   José Neto [16]

MVP award winners and statistical leaders edit

Season Champion MVP Top Scorer Rebounds Assists
1997–98 Petro de Luanda   Carlos Almeida (PET)
1998–99 Petro de Luanda
1999–00 Primeiro de Agosto
2000–01 Primeiro de Agosto
2001–02 Primeiro de Agosto   Gerson dos Santos (VIL)
2002–03 Primeiro de Agosto   Miguel Lutonda (PRI)   Eduardo Mingas (INT)   Eduardo Mingas (INT)   Miguel Lutonda (PRI)
2003–04[17] Primeiro de Agosto   Eduardo Mingas (INT)   Eduardo Mingas (INT) 18.6   Eduardo Mingas (INT) 9.6   Carlos Quibato (ASA) 4.9
2004–05 Primeiro de Agosto
2005–06[18] Petro de Luanda   Francisco Jordão (PET)   Francisco Jordão (PET)   Eduardo Mingas (PET) 69/31   Shannon Crooks (PET)
2006–07[19] Petro de Luanda   Carlos Morais (PET)   Olímpio Cipriano (PRI)   Lifetu Selengue (INT)   Armando Costa (PRI)
2007–08[20] Primeiro de Agosto   Olímpio Cipriano (PRI)   Olímpio Cipriano (PRI)   Joaquim Gomes (PRI)   Armando Costa (PRI)
2008–09 Primeiro de Agosto
2009–10 Primeiro de Agosto   Joaquim Gomes (PRI)   Reggie Moore (LIB) 20.53   Eduardo Mingas (PET)   Paulo Santana (PET)
2010–11[21] Petro de Luanda   Olímpio Cipriano (LIB)   Carlos Morais (PET)   Miguel Kiala (PET) 75/48   Olímpio Cipriano (LIB)
2011–12 Recreativo do Libolo   Olímpio Cipriano (LIB)   Olímpio Cipriano (LIB)   Hermenegildo Mbunga (PET)   Armando Costa (PRI)
2012–13 Primeiro de Agosto   Cedric Isom (PRI)   Carlos Morais (PET) 21.66   Eduardo Mingas (INT) 176/12   Cedric Isom (PRI) 4.8
2013–14 Recreativo do Libolo   Eduardo Mingas (LIB)   Roderick Nealy (PET)   Felizardo Ambrósio (PRI)   Paulo Santana (PET)
2014–15[22] Petro de Luanda   Manny Quezada (PET)   Leonel Paulo (PET) 17.6   Jason Cain (PET) 11   Manny Quezada (PET) 3.9
2015–16 Primeiro de Agosto   Gildo Santos (PRI)   Carlos Morais (PET)   Jason Cain (PET)   Gerson Domingos (INT)
2016–17 Recreativo do Libolo   Olímpio Cipriano (LIB)   Manny Quezada (PRI)   Eduardo Mingas (LIB)   Je'Kel Foster (LIB)
2017–18
2018–19 Petro de Luanda   Gerson Gonçalves (PET)
2019–20 Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Petro de Luanda   Aboubakar Gakou (PET)   Carlos Morais (PET)   Gilson Bango (PRI)   Elmer Félix (INT)
2021–22 Petro de Luanda   Gerson Gonçalves (PET)   Miguel Maconda (JC)   Wilson Kassav (JC)   Gerson Gonçalves (PET)
2022–23 Petro de Luanda   Aboubakar Gakou (PET)   Josué Bartolomeu (CAB)   Keven Albino (INT-B)   Childe Dundão (PET)

Performance by club edit

The following table lists the performance of all teams that have won or were runners-up in the Angolan Basketball League. Six teams have won the Angolan championship over history.[23]

Bold indicates club that are still active in the Angolan Basketball League.

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Primeiro de Agosto   19 7 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2023
Petro de Luanda   16 6 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2017
Benfica do Libolo 3 5 2012, 2014, 2017 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
ASA[a] 3 0 1980, 1996, 1997
—
Sporting de Luanda 2 0 1982, 1984
—
Ferroviário de Luanda 1 0 1979
—
Interclube 0 4
—
 2002, 2005, 2021, 2022
  1. ^ Formerly, the team was named "Desportivo da TAAG".[24]


League details (2000s) edit

Club
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018      
– – – – 10 – – 9 11 12 12 8 12 12 10 10 10 10 9 – – – – –
Amigos de Viana ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 12 10 10 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
ASA ⋅ ⋅       ⋅ 4 4 4   4 5 5 6 7 4 7 √  
Banca de Cabinda ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 5 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
Benfica do Libolo ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅   4                 9 2 5 0
C.P.P.L. ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 10 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
CDUAN ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 6 7 7 7 ⋅ 12 9 7 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
Desportivo da Huíla ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 8 8 7 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 3
Desportivo da Nocal ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 7 ⋅ ⋅ 9 8 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
FC de Cabinda ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 8 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
Helmarc ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 1
Imbondeiro de Viana ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 11 12 12 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
Interclube ⋅ ⋅   4 4 ⋅     6 6 5   4 4 4 5 4 4  
Lusíada ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 6 9 9 8 7 7 5 6 Q 6 √  
Marinha ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ Q 5 √  
Misto de Cabinda ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 5 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
Petro de Luanda     4     ⋅                         16 4 1
Primeiro de Agosto                       4             16 11 3 1
Progresso do Sambizanga ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 8 9 Q 9 √ ⋅  
PROMADE ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 5 5 6 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
Santos FC ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 11 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
Sporting de Benguela ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 5 ? 10 ⋅ ⋅  
Sporting de Cabinda ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 6 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 6 6 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
Sporting de Luanda ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 8 10 11 11 ⋅ 8 8 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
Vila Clotilde ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 9 ⋅ ⋅ 7 9 10 10 ⋅ 9 10 9 8 Q 8 √  
Vila Estoril ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 10 11 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
# Teams 2000
–		 2001
–		 2002
–		 2003
10		 2004
–		 2005
–		 2006
9		 2007
11		 2008
12		 2009
12		 2010
8		 2011
12		 2012
12		 2013
10		 2014
10		 2015
10		 2016
10		 2017
9		 2018
9

League details (1980s) edit

Club
1982      
Ferrovia 4  
Leões de Luanda    
Primeiro de Agosto    
Selecção Huambo 5  
TAAG    
# Teams 1982

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Basketball: BIC Bank replaces BAI as official sponsor of basketball championship". ANGOP.com. 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  2. ^ https://www.angop.ao/noticias/desporto/basquetebol-nacional-senior-ganha-novo-inquilino-e-um-regresso/. Retrieved 3 March 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Basquetebol Campeonato de Portugal 1967 Luanda (ANG) - Campeao Sport Luanda e Benfica" (in Portuguese). todor666. Retrieved 4 Feb 2016.
  4. ^ "Basquetebol Campeonatos Nacionais de Portugal com Equipas de Mocambique e Angola" (in Portuguese). todor666. Retrieved 4 Feb 2016.
  5. ^ "Both teams ended the season tied at 20 points and the winner was determined by a playoff". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. ^ "Round Robin Tournament at 3 Rounds" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  7. ^ "1º de Agosto beat Petro, win championship". ANGOP.com. 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  8. ^ "D'Agosto secured the title 2 rounds ahead of end of final four". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  9. ^ "1º de Agosto beat ASA, get basketball title". ANGOP.com. 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  10. ^ "Final Four at 3 Rounds". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  11. ^ "Petro de Luanda win national basketball championship". ANGOP.com. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  12. ^ "In the last title-defining match in the final four Libolo beat D'Agosto 91-82 thus securing the title". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  13. ^ "Libolo crowned champions of BAI Basket". Angop.com. 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  14. ^ "Basketball: Petro de Luanda crowned national champions". Angop.com. 17 Jun 2015. Retrieved 22 Jun 2015.
  15. ^ "Basketball: 1º de Agosto crowned national champions". ANGOP.com. 8 Jun 2016. Retrieved 10 Jun 2016.
  16. ^ "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Petro de Luanda conquista 16º título". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  17. ^ "Basketball: Eduardo Mingas Wins MVP Award". ANGOP.com. 17 Jun 2004. Retrieved 22 Jun 2015.
  18. ^ "Basketball: Francisco Jordão Awarded MVP Title". ANGOP.com. 19 Jun 2006. Retrieved 22 Jun 2015.
  19. ^ "Basketball: Carlos Morais Elected 2007 MVP". ANGOP.com. 29 Jun 2007. Retrieved 22 Jun 2015.
  20. ^ "Basketball: Olímpio Cipriano Voted 2008 MVP". ANGOP.com. 20 Jun 2008. Retrieved 22 Jun 2015.
  21. ^ "Cipriano big winner of individual titles in basketball championship". ANGOP.com. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 22 Jun 2015.
  22. ^ "Basketball: Leonel Paulo elected regular phase's MVP". ANGOP.com. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 22 Jun 2015.
  23. ^ "Palmarés do Campeonato Nacional" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
  24. ^ "By then club was called "Desportivo da TAAG"" (in Portuguese). ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
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