Angolan Basketball League Explained

Angolan Basketball League
Organiser:Angolan Basketball Federation (FAB)
First:1978–79
Country:Angola
Confed:FIBA Africa
Teams:13
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Taça de Angola
Supercup:Supertaça de Angola
Confed Cup:Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Champions:Petro de Luanda
(17th title)
Season:2023–24
Most Champs:Primeiro de Agosto
(19 titles)
Website:Link
Current:2023–24 Angolan 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.

Primeiro de Agosto has been the most successful club in Angola with a total of 19 titles won, followed by Petro de Luanda who have 17 championships.

Sponsorship names

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.

Teams

Current teams

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

ClubLocation
Akiras AcademyUíge
ASALuanda
Clube Amigos de BenguelaBenguela
CPPLLobito
Jesus CristoViana
InterclubeLuanda (Rocha Pinto)
Interclube BLuanda (Rocha Pinto)
Petro de LuandaLuanda (Eixo Viário)
Petro de Luanda BLuanda (Eixo Viário)
Primeiro de AgostoLuanda
Primeiro de Agosto BLuanda
Vila ClotildeLuanda (Maculusso)
Desportivo KwanzaLuanda

Former teams

ClubLocationVenueFoundedLast season
Amigos de VianaLuanda (Viana)2014
Luanda (Libolo)Pavilhão Dream Space19422018
CDUANLuandaPavilhão Anexo2013
G.D.R. CrisgunzaBenguela2018
Helmarc AcademiaLuandaPavilhão Multiusos de Luanda2019
Marinha de GuerraLuandaPavilhão Victorino Cunha20142021
LuandaPavilhão 28 de Fevereiro19752017
BenguelaPavilhão Joaquim Araújo19152016
LuandaPavilhão Anexo20072020
Note: denotes a team that has been dissolved.

Before independence

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 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 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

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

List of champions and finals

Season Champion Runner-up Series Champion Coachclass=unsortable Reference
1978–79Ferroviário de Luanda
1979–80ASA
1980–81Primeiro de Agosto
1981–82Sporting de Luanda
1982–83Primeiro de Agosto
1983–84Sporting de Luanda
1984–85Primeiro de Agosto
1985–86Primeiro de Agosto
1986–87Primeiro de Agosto
1987–88Primeiro de Agosto
1988–89Petro de Luanda
1989–90Petro de Luanda
1990–91Primeiro de Agosto
1991–92Petro de Luanda
1992–93Petro de Luanda
1993–94Petro de Luanda
1994–95Petro de Luanda
1995–96ASA
1996–97ASA
1997–98Petro de Luanda
1998–99Petro de LuandaPrimeiro de Agosto4–0 Wlademiro Romero
1999–2000Primeiro de Agosto4–2 Mário Palma
2000–01Primeiro de AgostoPetro de Luanda4–2 Mário Palma
2001–02Primeiro de AgostoInterclube4–0 Mário Palma
2002–03Primeiro de Agosto 4–0 Mário Palma
2003–04Primeiro de Agosto 4–2 Mário Palma
2004–05Primeiro de Agosto 4–1 Jaime Covilhã
Petro de Luanda Round Robin Alberto de Carvalho
2006–07Petro de Luanda 88–78 [5] Alberto de Carvalho
Primeiro de Agosto Round Robin[6] Luís Magalhães
Primeiro de Agosto Final Four Luís Magalhães[7]
Primeiro de Agosto Final Four[8] Luís Magalhães[9]
Petro de Luanda Final Four[10] Alberto Babo[11]
Recreativo do Libolo Final Four[12] Raúl Duarte
Primeiro de Agosto Final Four Paulo Macedo
Recreativo do Libolo Final Four Norberto Alves[13]
Petro de Luanda 4–3 Lazare Adingono[14]
Primeiro de Agosto 4–1 Ricard Casas[15]
Recreativo do Libolo 4–0 Hugo López
Primeiro de Agosto 4–1 Paulo Macedo
Petro de Luanda 4–2 Lazare Adingono
Cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Petro de Luanda 3–0 José Neto
Petro de Luanda 3–0 José Neto
2022–23Petro de LuandaPrimeiro de Agosto3–1 José Neto[16]
2023–24Petro de LuandaInterclube3–1Sergio Valdeolmillos[17]

MVP award winners and statistical leaders

Season Champion MVP Top Scorer ReboundsAssists
1997–98Petro de Luanda Carlos Almeida (PET)
1998–99Petro de Luanda
Primeiro de Agosto
2000–01Primeiro de Agosto
2001–02Primeiro de Agosto Gerson dos Santos (VIL)
2002–03Primeiro de Agosto Miguel Lutonda (PRI) Eduardo Mingas (INT) Eduardo Mingas (INT) Miguel Lutonda (PRI)
2003–04[18] Primeiro de Agosto Eduardo Mingas (INT) Eduardo Mingas (INT) 18.6 Eduardo Mingas (INT) 9.6 Carlos Quibato (ASA) 4.9
2004–05Primeiro de Agosto
2005–06[19] Petro de Luanda Francisco Jordão (PET) Francisco Jordão (PET) Eduardo Mingas (PET) 69/31 Shannon Crooks (PET)
2006–07[20] Petro de Luanda Carlos Morais (PET) Olímpio Cipriano (PRI) Lifetu Selengue (INT) Armando Costa (PRI)
2007–08[21] Primeiro de Agosto Olímpio Cipriano (PRI) Olímpio Cipriano (PRI) Joaquim Gomes (PRI) Armando Costa (PRI)
Primeiro de Agosto
Primeiro de Agosto Joaquim Gomes (PRI) Reggie Moore (LIB) 20.53 Eduardo Mingas (PET) Paulo Santana (PET)
2010–11[22] Petro de Luanda Olímpio Cipriano (LIB) Carlos Morais (PET) Miguel Kiala (PET) 75/48 Olímpio Cipriano (LIB)
Recreativo do Libolo Olímpio Cipriano (LIB) Olímpio Cipriano (LIB) Hermenegildo Mbunga (PET) Armando Costa (PRI)
Primeiro de Agosto Cedric Isom (PRI) Carlos Morais (PET) 21.66 Eduardo Mingas (INT) 176/12 Cedric Isom (PRI) 4.8
Recreativo do Libolo Eduardo Mingas (LIB) Roderick Nealy (PET) Felizardo Ambrósio (PRI) Paulo Santana (PET)
2014–15[23] Petro de Luanda Manny Quezada (PET) Leonel Paulo (PET) 17.6 Jason Cain (PET) 11 Manny Quezada (PET) 3.9
Primeiro de Agosto Gildo Santos (PRI) Carlos Morais (PET) Jason Cain (PET) Gerson Domingos (INT)
Recreativo do Libolo Olímpio Cipriano (LIB) Manny Quezada (PRI) Eduardo Mingas (LIB) Je'Kel Foster (LIB)
Petro de Luanda Gerson Gonçalves (PET)
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Petro de Luanda Aboubakar Gakou (PET) Carlos Morais (PET) Gilson Bango (PRI) Elmer Félix (INT)
2021–22Petro de Luanda Gerson Gonçalves (PET) Miguel Maconda (JC) Wilson Kassav (JC) Gerson Gonçalves (PET)
2022–23Petro de Luanda Aboubakar Gakou (PET) Josué Bartolomeu (CAB) Keven Albino (INT-B) Childe Dundão (PET)
2023–24Petro de Luanda Childe Dundão (PET) Aboubakar Gakou (PET) Aboubakar Gakou (PET) Childe Dundão (PET)

Performance by club

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.[24]

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

Club Winners Runners-upYears wonYears runners-up
Primeiro de Agosto 19 71981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 20182006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2023
Petro de Luanda 17 61989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 20242000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2017
3 52012, 2014, 20172010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
ASA 3 01980, 1996, 1997
2 01982, 1984
1 01979
Interclube052002, 2005, 2021, 2022, 2024

League details (2000s)

Club
2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
10911121281212101010109
Amigos de Viana12 10 10
ASA4 data-sort-value="04"4 data-sort-value="04"4 4 data-sort-value="05"5 data-sort-value="05"5 data-sort-value="06"6 data-sort-value="07"7 data-sort-value="04"4 data-sort-value="07"7
Banca de Cabinda5
Benfica do Libolodata-sort-value="04"4 9 2 5 0
C.P.P.L.10
CDUAN6 data-sort-value="07"7 data-sort-value="07"7 data-sort-value="07"7 12 data-sort-value="09"9 data-sort-value="07"7
Desportivo da Huíladata-sort-value="08"8 data-sort-value="08"8 7 3
Desportivo da Nocaldata-sort-value="07"7 9 data-sort-value="08"8
FC de Cabindadata-sort-value="08"8
Helmarc1
Imbondeiro de Viana11 12 12
Interclubedata-sort-value="04"4 4 data-sort-value="06"6 data-sort-value="06"6 5 data-sort-value="04"4 data-sort-value="04"4 data-sort-value="04"4 data-sort-value="05"5 data-sort-value="04"4 4
Lusíadadata-sort-value="06"6 data-sort-value="09"9 data-sort-value="09"9 8 data-sort-value="07"7 data-sort-value="07"7 data-sort-value="05"5 data-sort-value="06"6 Q data-sort-value="06"6
MarinhaQ data-sort-value="05"5
Misto de Cabindadata-sort-value="05"5
Petro de Luanda4 16 4 1
Primeiro de Agostodata-sort-value="04"4 16 11 3 1
Progresso do Sambizangadata-sort-value="08"8 data-sort-value="09"9 Q data-sort-value="09"9
PROMADEdata-sort-value="05"5 data-sort-value="05"5 6
Santos FC11
Sporting de Bengueladata-sort-value="05"5 ? 10
Sporting de Cabindadata-sort-value="06"6 data-sort-value="06"6 data-sort-value="06"6
Sporting de Luanda8 10 11 11 data-sort-value="08"8 data-sort-value="08"8
Vila Clotildedata-sort-value="09"9 7 data-sort-value="09"9 10 10 data-sort-value="09"9 10 data-sort-value="09"9 data-sort-value="08"8 Q data-sort-value="08"8
Vila Estoril10 11
  1. 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)

Club
1982
Ferrovia4
Leões de Luanda
Primeiro de Agosto
Selecção Huambo5
TAAG
  1. Teams
1982

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-11-11 . Basketball: BIC Bank replaces BAI as official sponsor of basketball championship . 2014-11-16 . ANGOP.com.
  2. Web site: https://www.angop.ao/noticias/desporto/basquetebol-nacional-senior-ganha-novo-inquilino-e-um-regresso/ . 3 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Basquetebol Campeonato de Portugal 1967 Luanda (ANG) - Campeao Sport Luanda e Benfica . todor666 . 4 Feb 2016 . pt.
  4. Web site: Basquetebol Campeonatos Nacionais de Portugal com Equipas de Mocambique e Angola . todor666 . 4 Feb 2016 . pt.
  5. Web site: Both teams ended the season tied at 20 points and the winner was determined by a playoff .
  6. Web site: Round Robin Tournament at 3 Rounds . ANGOP . 2013-04-10. pt.
  7. Web site: 1º de Agosto beat Petro, win championship . ANGOP.com . 2009-05-19 . 2014-03-18.
  8. Web site: D'Agosto secured the title 2 rounds ahead of end of final four .
  9. Web site: 1º de Agosto beat ASA, get basketball title . ANGOP.com . 2010-06-11 . 2014-03-18.
  10. Web site: Final Four at 3 Rounds .
  11. Web site: Petro de Luanda win national basketball championship . ANGOP.com . 2011-05-25 . 2014-03-18.
  12. Web site: In the last title-defining match in the final four Libolo beat D'Agosto 91-82 thus securing the title .
  13. Web site: Libolo crowned champions of BAI Basket . Angop.com . 2014-05-18 . 2014-06-10.
  14. Web site: Basketball: Petro de Luanda crowned national champions . Angop.com . 17 Jun 2015 . 22 Jun 2015.
  15. Web site: Basketball: 1º de Agosto crowned national champions . ANGOP.com . 8 Jun 2016 . 10 Jun 2016.
  16. Web site: Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Petro de Luanda conquista 16º título . 2023-04-22 . Jornal de Angola . pt.
  17. Web site: Da Silva . Juscelino . 2024-05-12 . Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Basquetebol: Petro de Luanda revalida título e conquista o Penta . 2024-05-13 . Jornal de Angola . pt.
  18. Web site: Basketball: Eduardo Mingas Wins MVP Award . ANGOP.com . 17 Jun 2004 . 22 Jun 2015 .
  19. Web site: Basketball: Francisco Jordão Awarded MVP Title . ANGOP.com . 19 Jun 2006 . 22 Jun 2015 .
  20. Web site: Basketball: Carlos Morais Elected 2007 MVP . ANGOP.com . 29 Jun 2007 . 22 Jun 2015 .
  21. Web site: Basketball: Olímpio Cipriano Voted 2008 MVP . ANGOP.com . 20 Jun 2008 . 22 Jun 2015 .
  22. Web site: Cipriano big winner of individual titles in basketball championship . ANGOP.com . 29 May 2011 . 22 Jun 2015 .
  23. Web site: Basketball: Leonel Paulo elected regular phase's MVP . ANGOP.com . 14 May 2015 . 22 Jun 2015 .
  24. Web site: Palmarés do Campeonato Nacional. ANGOP. 2013-04-10. pt.