# Atlético Sport Aviação

Atlético Sport Aviação, best known as ASA, is a football club from Luanda, Angola.
The club was founded in 1953 by a group of workers from TAAG's predecessor DTA. Mr. Jacinto Medina was the first chairman.
Before Angola's independence, the club was known as Atlético Sport Aviação . After independence, it was called Desportivo da TAAG, named after its major sponsor, the Angolan Airlines. In 1992, the club's name was reverted to its original ASA.
The club won its first title, the Angolan Cup, in 1995. Two players from ASA represented Angola at their first World Cup in 2006: Jamba and Love.

## Achievements

* Angolan League: 3
** 2002, 2003, 2004.
** 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 (colonial champions)
* Angolan Cup: 3
** 1995, 2005, 2010.
* Angolan SuperCup: 6
** 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011.

## Recent seasons

Atlético Sport Aviação's season-by-season performance since 2011:
Overall match statistics :
| Season | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | % |
| 2016 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 44 | –16 | 0.625 |
| 2015 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 40 | –8 | 0.532 |
Classifications :
| LG | AC | SC | CL | CC |
| 13th | R16 | | | |
| 9th | PR | | | |
Top season scorers :
| Player | LG | AC | SC | CL | CC | T |
| Nelito | 8 | 0 | | | | 8 |
| Guelor | 8 | ? | | | | 8 |
* PR = Preliminary round, 1R = First round, GS = Group stage, R32 = Round of 32, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals

## Performance in CAF competitions

* CAF Champions League: 4 appearances
       2003 – Group Stage (Top 8)
       2004 – Second Round
       2005 – Second Round
       2006 – Preliminary Round
* CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances
       2005 – Intermediate Round
       2011 – Preliminary Round
* CAF Cup: 3 appearances
       1993 – Semi-Finals
       2001 – Second Round
       2002 – First Round
* CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances
       1982 – First Round
       1994 – First Round
       1996 – First Round

## Stadium

The club plays their home matches at Estádio da Cidadela, which has a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.

## Players and staff
### Staff

| Name | Pos |
| Technical staff |||
| António Jorge Tchitula | Head coach |
| Leocádio Kamulemba | Assistant coach |
| Vítor Chiculungo | Goalkeeper coach |
| Medical |||
| Aurélio Mavungula | Physio |
| Evaristo Ndulu | Masseur |
| Management |||
| José Luís Prata | Chairman |

## Manager history

| Season | Coach | Coach | Coach |
| 1979 | Chico Ventura |
| 1980 | Chico Ventura |
| 1981 | Chico Ventura |
| 1982 | Zlatko Škorić |
| 1983 | Chico Ventura |
| 1984 | Chico Ventura |
| 1985 | Chico Ventura |
| 1986 | Arlindo Leitão | Maló & Geovety |
| 1987 | Severino Cardoso Smica | Bogomil Bijev |
| 1988 | Chico Ventura | Avelino Neto Maló | Nina Serrano |
| 1989 | Nina Serrano |
| 1990 | Nina Serrano | Napoleão Brandão | Sabino Silva |
| 1991 | Sarmento | Joka Santinho |
| 1992 | Veselin Jelušić Vesko |
| 1993 | Veselin Jelušić Vesko |
| 1994 | Dušan Condić |
| 1995 | João Machado |
| 1996 | João Machado | José Kilamba |
| 1997 | José Kilamba |
| 1998 | Djalma Cavalcante |
| 1999 | Carlos Alhinho |
| 2000 | Carlos Alhinho | Bernardino Pedroto |
| Season | Coach | Coach | Coach |
| 2001 | Bernardino Pedroto |
| 2002 | Bernardino Pedroto |
| 2003 | Bernardino Pedroto |
| 2004 | Bernardino Pedroto |
| 2005 | Bernardino Pedroto |
| 2006 | Bernardino Pedroto |
| 2007 | Manuel Fernandes |
| 2008 | Manuel Fernandes |
| 2009 | Marinho Peres | José Miguel Minhonha |
| 2010 | José Dinis |
| 2011 | José Dinis |
| 2012 | José Dinis |
| 2013 | Ricardo Almeida | José Miguel Minhonha |
| 2014 | Ernesto Castanheira | Samy Matias |
| 2015 | R. Gonçalves Robertinho |
| 2016 | R. Gonçalves Robertinho | José de Carvalho Corolla |
| 2017 | João Machado | Abílio Amaral | José Saraiva |
| 2018 | José Dinis |
| 2018–19 | José Dinis |

## Other sports

* ASA Basketball
* ASA Handball