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 and Petro de Luanda have been the most successful clubs in Angola with a total of 19 titles won each.
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.
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 fourteen teams play in the 2024–25 season: ClubLocationAkiras AcademyUígeASALuandaClube Amigos de BenguelaBenguelaCPPLLobitoDesportivo KwanzaLuandaInterclubeLuanda (Rocha Pinto)Interclube BLuanda (Rocha Pinto)Petro de LuandaLuanda (Eixo Viário)Petro de Luanda BLuanda (Eixo Viário)Primeiro de AgostoLuandaSporting de LuandaLuandaSporting de LuandaLuandaVila ClotildeLuanda (Maculusso)Vila Clotilde BLuanda (Maculusso)
Former teams Club Location VenueFoundedLast seasonAmigos de VianaLuanda (Viana)2014Benfica do Libolo Luanda (Libolo)Pavilhão Dream Space19422018CDUANLuandaPavilhão Anexo2013G.D.R. CrisgunzaBenguela2018Helmarc AcademiaLuandaPavilhão Multiusos de Luanda2019Jesus CristoViana2024Marinha de GuerraLuandaPavilhão Victorino Cunha20142021Progresso do Sambizanga LuandaPavilhão 28 de Fevereiro19752017Sporting de Benguela BenguelaPavilhão Joaquim Araújo19152016 Universidade Lusíada 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
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
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
List of champions and finals
Season Champion Runner-up Series Champion Coach Reference1978–79Ferroviário de Luanda1979–80ASA1980–81Primeiro de Agosto1981–82Sporting de Luanda1982–83Primeiro de Agosto1983–84Sporting de Luanda1984–85Primeiro de Agosto1985–86Primeiro de Agosto1986–87Primeiro de Agosto1987–88Primeiro de Agosto1988–89Petro de Luanda1989–90Petro de Luanda1990–91Primeiro de Agosto1991–92Petro de Luanda1992–93Petro de Luanda1993–94Petro de Luanda1994–95Petro de Luanda1995–96ASA1996–97ASA1997–98Petro de Luanda1998–99 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto4–0 Wlademiro Romero1999–2000 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–2 Mário Palma2000–01 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda4–2 Mário Palma2001–02 Primeiro de Agosto Interclube4–0 Mário Palma2002–03 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–0 Mário Palma2003–04 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–2 Mário Palma2004–05 Primeiro de Agosto Interclube 4–1 Jaime Covilhã2005–06 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto Round Robin Alberto de Carvalho2006–07 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto 88–78 Alberto de Carvalho2007–08 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda Round Robin Luís Magalhães2008–09 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda Final Four Luís Magalhães 2009–10 Primeiro de Agosto Recreativo do Libolo Final Four Luís Magalhães 2010–11 Petro de Luanda Recreativo do Libolo Final Four Alberto Babo 2011–12 Recreativo do Libolo Primeiro de Agosto Final Four Raúl Duarte2012–13 Primeiro de Agosto Recreativo do Libolo Final Four Paulo Macedo2013–14 Recreativo do Libolo Primeiro de Agosto Final Four Norberto Alves 2014–15 Petro de Luanda Recreativo do Libolo 4–3 Lazare Adingono 2015–16 Primeiro de Agosto Recreativo do Libolo 4–1 Ricard Casas 2016–17 Recreativo do Libolo Petro de Luanda 4–0 Hugo López2017–18 Primeiro de Agosto Petro de Luanda 4–1 Paulo Macedo2018–19 Petro de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto 4–2 Lazare Adingono2019–20 Cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21 Petro de Luanda Interclube 3–0 José Neto2021–22 Petro de Luanda Interclube 3–0 José Neto2022–23Petro de LuandaPrimeiro de Agosto3–1 José Neto2023–24Petro de LuandaInterclube3–1 Sergio Valdeolmillos2024–25Petro de LuandaPrimeiro de Agosto4–1 Sergio Valdeolmillos2025–26Petro de LuandaSporting de Luanda4–0 Sergio Valdeolmillos
MVP award winners and statistical leaders
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 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 Petro de Luanda Francisco Jordão (PET) Francisco Jordão (PET) Eduardo Mingas (PET) 69/31 Shannon Crooks (PET) 2006–07 Petro de Luanda Carlos Morais (PET) Olímpio Cipriano (PRI) Lifetu Selengue (INT) Armando Costa (PRI) 2007–08 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 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 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 colspan=5 2020–21 Petro de Luanda Aboubakar Gakou (PET) Carlos Morais (PET) Jilson 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) Elcane Paca (PRI) Joseney Joaquim (INT) Childe Dundão (PET)2024–25Petro de Luanda Aboubakar Gakou (PET) Danilson Jacinto (CD Kwanza) Josué Bartolomeu 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.
Bold indicates club that are still active in the Angolan Basketball League. Club Winners Runners-up Years wonYears runners-up Primeiro de Agosto 19 8 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 20182006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2023, 2025Petro de Luanda 196 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 20262000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2017Benfica do Libolo 3 5 2012, 2014, 20172010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016ASA 3 0 1980, 1996, 1997 Sporting de Luanda 2 1 1982, 19842026Ferroviário de Luanda 1 0 1979Interclube052002, 2005, 2021, 2022, 2024
League details (2000s) Club2000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018––––10––911121281212101010109–––––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 0C.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 1Primeiro de Agosto 4 16 11 3 1Progresso 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– 200310 2004– 2005– 20069 200711 200812 200912 20108 201112 201212 201310 201410 201510 201610 20179 20189
League details (1980s) Club1982Ferrovia4 Leões de Luanda Primeiro de Agosto Selecção Huambo5 TAAG # Teams 1982
See also Angola 2nd Division Basketball Angola Cup Angola Super Cup Federação Angolana de Basquetebol
External links Official Website Eurobasket.com League Page
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