Angolan Basketball League

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, Banco de Investimento e Crédito and now Unitel, the competition is organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation.

Angolan Basketball League
Organising bodyAngolan Basketball Federation
Founded1977 (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)

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 Sporting Clube de Luanda, 2, whereas Clube Ferroviário de Luanda have won a title.

Current teams

The teams in the 2019–20 season:

Club Location Venue Capacity
ASALuandaPavilhão da Cidadela6,873
Helmarc AcademiaPavilhão Multiusos do Kilamba1,500
InterclubePavilhão 28 de Fevereiro700
MarinhaPavilhão Victorino Cunha2,000
Petro de LuandaPavilhão da Cidadela6,873
Primeiro de AgostoPavilhão Victorino Cunha1,500
Universidade LusíadaPavilhão Anexo1,500
Vila ClotildePavilhão Anexo1,500
KwanzaPavilhão Victorino Cunha1,500

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]

SeasonLocationChampionScoreRunner-upScoreThirdScoreFourth
1962-63 Lisboa Benfica de Lisboa64–53 Desportivo de L.Marques89–26 Atlético de Nova Lisboa
1963-64 Luanda Benfica de Lisboa54–44 Desportivo de L.Marques ?
1964-65 Lourenço Marques Benfica de Lisboa59–54 Sporting de Lourenço Marques Sporting de Luanda
1965-66 Lisboa Sporting de Lourenço Marques79–78 Benfica de Lisboa76–69 Sporting de Portugal90–51 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 Marques70–58 Desportivo de L.Marques70–54 Banco Pinto Magalhães81–63 Benfica de Luanda
1968-69 Lisboa Sporting de Portugal80–52   74–45 Desportivo de L.Marques65–52   61–52 Académica de Coimbra64–62   81–61 Sporting de Luanda
1969-70 Luanda Benfica de Lisboa63–68   78–77 Sporting de Lourenço Marques41–69   75–65 Benfica de Luanda74–68   74–46 Belenenses de Luanda
1970-71 Lourenço Marques Sporting de Lourenço Marques69–65   62–65 Desportivo de L.Marques60–54   65–61 Sporting de Portugal88–64   60–79 Benfica de Luanda
1971-72 Porto F.C. do Porto99–84   84–85 Sporting de Lourenço Marques99–93   78–93 Académica de Coimbra94–77   88–72 Benfica de Luanda
1972-73 Luanda Sporting de Lourenço Marques89–101   102–77 Benfica de Lisboa84–75   86–71 Sporting de Luanda55–50   71–62 F.C. de Luanda
1973-74 Lourenço Marques C.D. Malhangalene78–82   80–66 Sporting de Lourenço Marques  Benfica de Lisboa97–82   85–65 F.C. de Luanda

Total league championships [3]

TeamWonYears won
Sporting de Lourenço Marques41966, 1968, 1971, 1973
Benfica de Lisboa41963, 1964, 1965, 1970
C.D. Malhangalene11974
F.C. do Porto11971
Sporting de Portugal11969
Benfica de Luanda11967

BAI/BIC Basket seasons and finals

SeasonDateRefChampionSeriesScoreRunner-upChampion Coach
1999Petro de Luanda4–0
Primeiro de Agosto Wlademiro Romero
2000Nov 20–Jun 17Primeiro de Agosto4–2102–9896–10382–6882–7090–10273–85
Petro de Luanda Mário Palma
2001Primeiro de Agosto4–266–6161–5780–7960–7859–6468–78
Petro de Luanda Mário Palma
2002Feb 22–Primeiro de Agosto4–079–5290–5559–8556–70
Interclube Mário Palma
2003Primeiro de Agosto4–081–7884–7748–6872–83
Petro de Luanda Mário Palma
2004Primeiro de Agosto4–296–9396–8966–6875–7495–9974–82
Petro de Luanda Mário Palma
2005Primeiro de Agosto4–1107–9790–7175–8472–7792–76
Interclube Jaime Covilhã
2006Feb 3–Jun 10Petro de Luanda
Round Robin
Primeiro de Agosto Alberto de Carvalho
2007Petro de Luanda88–78 [4]Primeiro de Agosto Alberto de Carvalho
2008Nov 21–May 16Primeiro de Agosto
Round Robin[5]
Petro de Luanda Luís Magalhães
2009Nov 20–May 16[6]Primeiro de Agosto
Final Four
Petro de Luanda Luís Magalhães
2010Nov 13–Jun 15[7]Primeiro de Agosto
Final Four[8]
Recreativo do Libolo Luís Magalhães
2011Nov 26–May 28[9]Petro de Luanda
Final Four[10]
Recreativo do Libolo Alberto Babo
2012Nov 25–May 17Recreativo do Libolo
Final Four[11]
Primeiro de Agosto Raúl Duarte
2013Nov 16–May 21Primeiro de Agosto
Final Four
Recreativo do Libolo Paulo Macedo
2014Nov 15–May 22[12]Recreativo do Libolo
Final Four
Primeiro de Agosto Norberto Alves
2015Nov 20–Jun 16[13]Petro de Luanda4–3100–9595–10099–8189–9077–7888–9790–84Recreativo do Libolo Lazare Adingono
2016Nov 20–Jun 7[14]Primeiro de Agosto4–1113–8382–7091–8972–8693–83
Recreativo do Libolo Ricard Casas
2017May 18–25Recreativo do Libolo4–097–9687–85105–10396–87
Petro de Luanda Hugo López

MVP award winners and statistical leaders

SeasonChampionMVPTop ScorerReboundsAssists
1997–98Petro de Luanda Carlos Almeida (PET)
1998–99Petro de Luanda
1999–00Primeiro 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 [15]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 [16]Petro de Luanda Francisco Jordão (PET) Francisco Jordão (PET) Eduardo Mingas (PET) 69/31 Shannon Crooks (PET)
2006–07 [17]Petro de Luanda Carlos Morais (PET) Olímpio Cipriano (PRI) Lifetu Selengue (INT) Armando Costa (PRI)
2007–08 [18]Primeiro de Agosto Olímpio Cipriano (PRI) Olímpio Cipriano (PRI) Joaquim Gomes (PRI) Armando Costa (PRI)
2008–09Primeiro de Agosto
2009–10Primeiro de Agosto Joaquim Gomes (PRI) Reggie Moore (LIB) 20.53 Eduardo Mingas (PET) Paulo Santana (PET)
2010–11 [19]Petro de Luanda Olímpio Cipriano (LIB) Carlos Morais (PET) Miguel Kiala (PET) 75/48 Olímpio Cipriano (LIB)
2011–12Recreativo do Libolo Olímpio Cipriano (LIB) Olímpio Cipriano (LIB) Hermenegildo Mbunga (PET) Armando Costa (PRI)
2012–13Primeiro de Agosto Cedric Isom (PRI) Carlos Morais (PET) 21.66 Eduardo Mingas (INT) 176/12 Cedric Isom (PRI) 4.8
2013–14Recreativo do Libolo Eduardo Mingas (LIB) Roderick Nealy (PET) Felizardo Ambrósio (PRI) Paulo Santana (PET)
2014–15 [20]Petro de Luanda Manny Quezada (PET) Leonel Paulo (PET) 17.6 Jason Cain (PET) 11 Manny Quezada (PET) 3.9
2015–16Primeiro de Agosto Gildo Santos (PRI) Carlos Morais (PET) Jason Cain (PET) Gerson Domingos (INT)
2016–17Recreativo do Libolo Olímpio Cipriano (LIB) Manny Quezada (PRI) Eduardo Mingas (LIB) Je'Kel Foster (LIB)

Total league championships[21]

TeamWonYears won
Primeiro de Agosto181981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016
Petro de Luanda121989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015
Benfica do Libolo32012, 2014, 2017
ASA [22]31980, 1996, 1997
Sporting de Luanda21982, 1984
Ferroviário de Luanda11979

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 121010 
ASA 4444556747 
Banca de Cabinda 5 
Benfica do Libolo 49250
C.P.P.L. 10 
CDUAN 67771297 
Desportivo da Huíla 8873
Desportivo da Nocal 798 
FC de Cabinda 8 
Helmarc 1
Imbondeiro de Viana 111212 
Interclube 44665444544 
Lusíada 69987756Q6 
Marinha Q5 
Misto de Cabinda 5 
Petro de Luanda 41641
Primeiro de Agosto 4161131
Progresso do Sambizanga 89Q9 
PROMADE 556 
Santos FC 11 
Sporting de Benguela 5?10 
Sporting de Cabinda 666 
Sporting de Luanda 810111188 
Vila Clotilde 979101091098Q8 
Vila Estoril 1011 
# 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  
Primeiro de Agosto  
Selecção Huambo 5 
TAAG  
# Teams 1982

See also

References

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