# 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.
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:
| 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
| 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 | 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 | Wlademiro Romero | |
| 1999–2000 | Primeiro de Agosto | Petro de Luanda | 4–2 | Mário Palma | |
| 2000–01 | Primeiro de Agosto | Petro de Luanda | 4–2 | Mário Palma | |
| 2001–02 | Primeiro de Agosto | Interclube | 4–0 | Mário Palma | |
| 2002–03 | Primeiro de Agosto | Petro de Luanda | 4–0 | Mário Palma | |
| 2003–04 | Primeiro de Agosto | Petro de Luanda | 4–2 | Mário Palma | |
| 2004–05 | Primeiro de Agosto | Interclube | 4–1 | Jaime Covilhã | |
| 2005–06 | Petro de Luanda | Primeiro de Agosto | Round Robin | Alberto de Carvalho | |
| 2006–07 | Petro de Luanda | Primeiro de Agosto | 88–78 | Alberto de Carvalho | |
| 2007–08 | Primeiro de Agosto | Petro de Luanda | Round Robin | Luís Magalhães | |
| 2008–09 | 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 Duarte | |
| 2012–13 | Primeiro de Agosto | Recreativo do Libolo | Final Four | Paulo Macedo | |
| 2013–14 | 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 López | |
| 2017–18 | Primeiro de Agosto | Petro de Luanda | 4–1 | Paulo Macedo | |
| 2018–19 | Petro de Luanda | Primeiro de Agosto | 4–2 | Lazare Adingono | |
| 2019–20 | Cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled early due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Petro de Luanda | Interclube | 3–0 | José Neto | |
| 2021–22 | Petro de Luanda | Interclube | 3–0 | José Neto | |
| 2022–23 | Petro de Luanda | Primeiro de Agosto | 3–1 | José Neto | |
| 2023–24 | Petro de Luanda | Interclube | 3–1 | 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 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2020–21 | Petro de Luanda | Aboubakar Gakou (PET) | Carlos Morais (PET) | Gilson Bango (PRI) | Elmer Félix (INT) |
| 2021–22 | Petro de Luanda | Gerson Gonçalves (PET) | Miguel Maconda (JC) | Wilson Kassav (JC) | Gerson Gonçalves (PET) |
| 2022–23 | Petro de Luanda | Aboubakar Gakou (PET) | Josué Bartolomeu (CAB) | Keven Albino (INT-B) | Childe Dundão (PET) |
| 2023–24 | Petro de Luanda | Childe Dundão (PET) | Elcane Paca (PRI) | Joseney Joaquim (INT) | 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 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 | 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 |
* ↑ Formerly, the team was named "Desportivo da TAAG".

## League details (2000s)

| Club |
| 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 | ⋅ | ⋅ | | | | ⋅ | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | √ | | | | | |
| Banca de Cabinda | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | 5 | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | | | | |
| Benfica do Libolo | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 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 | ⋅ | ⋅ | | 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 | | 1 |
| Primeiro de Agosto | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | 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 |
| Club | 1982 |
| Ferrovia | 4 |
| Leões de Luanda | |
| Primeiro de Agosto | |
| Selecção Huambo | 5 |
| TAAG | |
| # Teams | 1982 |