Angolan Basketball League

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Angolan Basketball League
Organising bodyAngolan Basketball Federation
Founded1977; 45 years ago (1977)
CountryAngola
ConfederationFIBA Africa
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Angolan Cup
SupercupAngolan Supercup
International cup(s)Basketball Africa League (BAL)
Current championsPetro de Luanda (13th title)
(2019)
Most championships1º de Agosto (18 titles)

The Angolan Men's Basketball League, (in Portuguese: Campeonato Nacional de Basquetebol em Séniores Masculinos) is the top tier men’s basketball league in Angola. Formerly known as BAI Basket, BIC Basket, and now Unitel Basket, named after its major sponsors, formerly Banco Africano de Investimentos, and now Unitel, the competition is organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation.

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]

Primeiro de Agosto has been the most successful club in Angola with a total 17 titles won, followed by Petro de Luanda, with 12, ASA, 3, Recreativo do Libolo and , 2, whereas Clube Ferroviário de Luanda have won a title.

Current teams[]

The teams in the 2019–20 season:

Club Location Venue Capacity
ASA Luanda Pavilhão da Cidadela 6,873
Helmarc Academia Pavilhão Multiusos do Kilamba 1,500
Interclube Pavilhão 28 de Fevereiro 700
Marinha Pavilhão Victorino Cunha 2,000
Petro de Luanda Pavilhão da Cidadela 6,873
Primeiro de Agosto Pavilhão Victorino Cunha 1,500
Universidade Lusíada Pavilhão Anexo 1,500
Vila Clotilde Pavilhão Anexo 1,500
Pavilhão Victorino Cunha 1,500

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 [2]

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

[3]

BAI/BIC Basket seasons and finals[]

Season Date Ref Champion Series Score Runner-up Champion Coach
Petro de Luanda 4–0 — — — Primeiro de Agosto Angola Wlademiro Romero
2000 Nov 20–Jun 17 Primeiro de Agosto 4–2 102–98 96–103 82–68 82–70 90–102 73–85 — Petro de Luanda Portugal Mário Palma
Primeiro de Agosto 4–2 66–61 61–57 80–79 60–78 59–64 68–78 — Petro de Luanda Portugal Mário Palma
Feb 22– Primeiro de Agosto 4–0 79–52 90–55 59–85 56–70 — — — Interclube Portugal Mário Palma
Primeiro de Agosto 4–0 81–78 84–77 48–68 72–83 — — — Petro de Luanda Portugal Mário Palma
Primeiro de Agosto 4–2 96–93 96–89 66–68 75–74 95–99 74–82 — Petro de Luanda Portugal Mário Palma
Primeiro de Agosto 4–1 107–97 90–71 75–84 72–77 92–76 — — Interclube Angola Jaime Covilhã
2006 Feb 3–Jun 10 Petro de Luanda Round Robin Primeiro de Agosto Angola Alberto de Carvalho
Petro de Luanda 88–78 [4] Primeiro de Agosto Angola Alberto de Carvalho
2008 Nov 21–May 16 Primeiro de Agosto Round Robin[5] Petro de Luanda Portugal Luís Magalhães
2009 Nov 20–May 16 [6] Primeiro de Agosto Final Four Petro de Luanda Portugal Luís Magalhães
2010 Nov 13–Jun 15 [7] Primeiro de Agosto Final Four[8] Recreativo do Libolo Portugal Luís Magalhães
2011 Nov 26–May 28 [9] Petro de Luanda Final Four[10] Recreativo do Libolo Portugal Alberto Babo
2012 Nov 25–May 17 Recreativo do Libolo Final Four[11] Primeiro de Agosto Angola Raúl Duarte
2013 Nov 16–May 21 Primeiro de Agosto Final Four Recreativo do Libolo Angola Paulo Macedo
2014 Nov 15–May 22 [12] Recreativo do Libolo Final Four Primeiro de Agosto Portugal Norberto Alves
2015 Nov 20–Jun 16 [13] Petro de Luanda 4–3 100–95 95–100 99–81 89–90 77–78 88–97 90–84 Recreativo do Libolo Cameroon Lazare Adingono
2016 Nov 20–Jun 7 [14] Primeiro de Agosto 4–1 113–83 82–70 91–89 72–86 93–83 — — Recreativo do Libolo Spain Ricard Casas
2017 May 18–25 Recreativo do Libolo 4–0 97–96 87–85 105–103 96–87 — — — Petro de Luanda Spain Hugo López
May 18–25 Primeiro de Agosto 4–1 Petro de Luanda Angola Paulo Macedo
2019 May 18–25 Petro de Luanda 4–2 Primeiro de Agosto Cameroon Lazare Adingono
2020 May 18–25 Cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 May 18–25 Petro de Luanda 3–0 Interclube Brazil José Neto

MVP award winners and statistical leaders[]

Season Champion MVP Top Scorer Rebounds Assists
Petro de Luanda Angola Carlos Almeida (PET)
Petro de Luanda
1999–00 Primeiro de Agosto
Primeiro de Agosto
Primeiro de Agosto Angola (VIL)
Primeiro de Agosto Angola Miguel Lutonda (PRI) Angola Eduardo Mingas (INT) Angola Eduardo Mingas (INT) Angola Miguel Lutonda (PRI)
[15] Primeiro de Agosto Angola Eduardo Mingas (INT) Angola Eduardo Mingas (INT) 18.6 Angola Eduardo Mingas (INT) 9.6 Angola (ASA) 4.9
Primeiro de Agosto
2005–06[16] Petro de Luanda Portugal Francisco Jordão (PET) Portugal Francisco Jordão (PET) Angola Eduardo Mingas (PET) 69/31 United States (PET)
[17] 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[18] 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[19] 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 (PET) Angola Felizardo Ambrósio (PRI) Angola Paulo Santana (PET)
2014–15[20] 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)
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 (INT)

Performance by club[]

The following teams have won the Angolan championship:[21]

Club Titles Years won
Primeiro de Agosto 19 , , , , , , , 2000, , , , , , 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016,
Petro de Luanda 14 , , , , , , , , 2006, , 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021
Benfica do Libolo 3 2012, 2014, 2017
ASA[a] 3 , ,
2 ,
Ferroviário de Luanda 1
  1. ^ Formerly, the team was named "Desportivo da TAAG".[22]

League details (2000s)[]

Club
2000 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Gold medal world centered-2.svg Silver medal world centered-2.svg Bronze medal world centered-2.svg
– – – – 10 – – 9 11 12 12 8 12 12 10 10 10 10 9 – – – – –
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 12 10 10 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
ASA ⋅ ⋅ 2002 03 2003 3 2004 ⋅ 4 4 4 03 2009 4 5 5 6 7 4 7 √  
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 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 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 8 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
Helmarc ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 1
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 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 √  
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 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 √ ⋅  
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 5 5 6 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 11 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
Sporting de Benguela ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 5 ? 10 ⋅ ⋅  
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 6 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 6 6 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 8 10 11 11 ⋅ 8 8 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
Vila Clotilde ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 9 ⋅ ⋅ 7 9 10 10 ⋅ 9 10 9 8 Q 8 √  
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ 10 11 ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅  
# Teams 2000
–
–
–
10
–
–		 2006
9
11		 2008
12		 2009
12		 2010
8		 2011
12		 2012
12		 2013
10		 2014
10		 2015
10		 2016
10		 2017
9
9

League details (1980s)[]

Club
1982 Gold medal world centered-2.svg Silver medal world centered-2.svg Bronze medal world centered-2.svg
Ferrovia 4  
1 1982  
Primeiro de Agosto 02 1982  
Selecção Huambo 5  
TAAG 1982  
# Teams 1982

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

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