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Angolan Basketball League

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
(17th title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsPrimeiro de Agosto
(19 titles)
WebsiteLink
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.

The champions of each Unitel Basket season qualify directly for the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

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.

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

Teams

Current teams

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

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

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

Total league championships

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

[4]

List of champions and finals

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 Angola Wlademiro Romero
1999–2000 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–2 Portugal Mário Palma
2000–01 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–2 Portugal Mário Palma
2001–02 Primeiro de Agosto Interclube 4–0 Portugal Mário Palma
2002–03 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–0 Portugal Mário Palma
2003–04 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–2 Portugal Mário Palma
2004–05 Primeiro de Agosto Interclube 4–1 Angola Jaime Covilhã
2005–06 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto Round Robin Angola Alberto de Carvalho
2006–07 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto 88–78 [5] Angola Alberto de Carvalho
2007–08 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda Round Robin[6] Portugal Luís Magalhães
2008–09 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda Final Four Portugal Luís Magalhães [7]
2009–10 Primeiro de Agosto Recreativo do Libolo Final Four[8] Portugal Luís Magalhães [9]
2010–11 Petro de Luanda Recreativo do Libolo Final Four[10] Portugal Alberto Babo [11]
2011–12 Recreativo do Libolo Primeiro de Agosto Final Four[12] Angola Raúl Duarte
2012–13 Primeiro de Agosto Recreativo do Libolo Final Four Angola Paulo Macedo
2013–14 Recreativo do Libolo Primeiro de Agosto Final Four Portugal Norberto Alves [13]
2014–15 Petro de Luanda Recreativo do Libolo 4–3 Cameroon Lazare Adingono [14]
2015–16 Primeiro de Agosto Recreativo do Libolo 4–1 Spain Ricard Casas [15]
2016–17 Recreativo do Libolo Petro de Luanda 4–0 Spain Hugo López
2017–18 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–1 Angola Paulo Macedo
2018–19 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto 4–2 Cameroon Lazare Adingono
2019–20 Cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Petro de Luanda Interclube 3–0 Brazil José Neto
2021–22 Petro de Luanda Interclube 3–0 Brazil José Neto
2022–23 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto 3–1 Brazil José Neto [16]
2023–24 Petro de Luanda Interclube 3–1 Sergio Valdeolmillos [17]

MVP award winners and statistical leaders

Season Champion MVP Top Scorer Rebounds Assists
1997–98 Petro de Luanda Angola Carlos Almeida (PET)
1998–99 Petro de Luanda
1999–00 Primeiro de Agosto
2000–01 Primeiro de Agosto
2001–02 Primeiro de Agosto Angola Gerson dos Santos (VIL)
2002–03 Primeiro de Agosto Angola Miguel Lutonda (PRI) Angola Eduardo Mingas (INT) Angola Eduardo Mingas (INT) Angola Miguel Lutonda (PRI)
2003–04[18] Primeiro de Agosto Angola Eduardo Mingas (INT) Angola Eduardo Mingas (INT) 18.6 Angola Eduardo Mingas (INT) 9.6 Angola Carlos Quibato (ASA) 4.9
2004–05 Primeiro de Agosto
2005–06[19] Petro de Luanda Portugal Francisco Jordão (PET) Portugal Francisco Jordão (PET) Angola Eduardo Mingas (PET) 69/31 United States Shannon Crooks (PET)
2006–07[20] Petro de Luanda Angola Carlos Morais (PET) Angola Olímpio Cipriano (PRI) Democratic Republic of the Congo Lifetu Selengue (INT) Angola Armando Costa (PRI)
2007–08[21] Primeiro de Agosto Angola Olímpio Cipriano (PRI) Angola Olímpio Cipriano (PRI) Angola Joaquim Gomes (PRI) Angola Armando Costa (PRI)
2008–09 Primeiro de Agosto
2009–10 Primeiro de Agosto Angola Joaquim Gomes (PRI) United States Reggie Moore (LIB) 20.53 Angola Eduardo Mingas (PET) Angola Paulo Santana (PET)
2010–11[22] Petro de Luanda Angola Olímpio Cipriano (LIB) Angola Carlos Morais (PET) Angola Miguel Kiala (PET) 75/48 Angola Olímpio Cipriano (LIB)
2011–12 Recreativo do Libolo Angola Olímpio Cipriano (LIB) Angola Olímpio Cipriano (LIB) Angola Hermenegildo Mbunga (PET) Angola Armando Costa (PRI)
2012–13 Primeiro de Agosto United States Cedric Isom (PRI) Angola Carlos Morais (PET) 21.66 Angola Eduardo Mingas (INT) 176/12 United States Cedric Isom (PRI) 4.8
2013–14 Recreativo do Libolo Angola Eduardo Mingas (LIB) United States Roderick Nealy (PET) Angola Felizardo Ambrósio (PRI) Angola Paulo Santana (PET)
2014–15[23] Petro de Luanda Dominican Republic Manny Quezada (PET) Angola Leonel Paulo (PET) 17.6 United States Jason Cain (PET) 11 United States Manny Quezada (PET) 3.9
2015–16 Primeiro de Agosto Angola Gildo Santos (PRI) Angola Carlos Morais (PET) United States Jason Cain (PET) Angola Gerson Domingos (INT)
2016–17 Recreativo do Libolo Angola Olímpio Cipriano (LIB) Dominican Republic Manny Quezada (PRI) Angola Eduardo Mingas (LIB) United States Je'Kel Foster (LIB)
2017–18
2018–19 Petro de Luanda Angola Gerson Gonçalves (PET)
2019–20 Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Petro de Luanda Angola Aboubakar Gakou (PET) Angola Carlos Morais (PET) Angola Gilson Bango (PRI) Angola Elmer Félix (INT)
2021–22 Petro de Luanda Angola Gerson Gonçalves (PET) Angola Miguel Maconda (JC) Angola Wilson Kassav (JC) Angola Gerson Gonçalves (PET)
2022–23 Petro de Luanda Angola Aboubakar Gakou (PET) Angola Josué Bartolomeu (CAB) Angola Keven Albino (INT-B) Angola Childe Dundão (PET)
2023–24 Petro de Luanda Angola Childe Dundão (PET) Angola Elcane Paca (PRI) Angola Joseney Joaquim (INT) Angola 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-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 17 6 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 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 5
2002, 2005, 2021, 2022, 2024
  1. ^ Formerly, the team was named "Desportivo da TAAG".[25]


League details (2000s)

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 2002 03 2003 3 2004 4 4 4 03 2009 4 5 5 6 7 4 7  
Banca de Cabinda 5  
Benfica do Libolo 02 2008 4 2 2010 02 2011 01 2012 02 2013 01 2014 02 2015 02 2016 1 2017 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 2 2002 4 4 3 2006 03 2007 6 6 5 03 2011 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 2 2000 2 2001 4 02 2003 2 2004 1 2006 01 2007 03 2008 02 2009 3 2010 01 2011 03 2012 03 2013 03 2014 01 2015 03 2016 2 2017 16 4 1
Primeiro de Agosto 1 2000 1 2001 1 2002 01 2003 1 2004 2005 2 2006 02 2007 01 2008 01 2009 1 2010 4 02 2012 01 2013 02 2014 03 2015 01 2016 3 2017 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)

Club
1982
Ferrovia 4  
Leões de Luanda 1 1982  
Primeiro de Agosto 02 1982  
Selecção Huambo 5  
TAAG 1982  
# Teams 1982

See also

References

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