# Atlético Petróleos de Luanda

Active departments of Atlético Petróleos de Luanda :
| Football | Basketball | Handball |
| Volleyball | Roller Hockey | Gymnastics |
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, also known as Petro Atlético de Luanda, or simply Petro Atlético or Petro de Luanda, is a football club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1980. The club won its first title, the Angolan League, in 1982 and is the most successful team in the country.
In its initial days, the club was known as Petroclube.
Four players from Petro Atlético represented Angola at their first World Cup in 2006: Lebo Lebo, Lamá, Zé Kalanga and Delgado.
The club has also a basketball team. Many basketball players of the team, participated with Angola national basketball team in the Olympics 2008.

## Honours

* Angolan League: 18
** 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Angola Cup: 15
** 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
* Angola Super Cup: 6
** 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2013

## Recent seasons

Petro de Luanda's season-by-season performance since 2001: As of 2 October 2023
Overall match statistics :
| Season | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | % |
| 2022–23 | 43 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 22 | +68 | 0.814 |
| 2021–22 | 48 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 101 | 37 | +64 | 0.677 |
| 2020–21 | 45 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 61 | 29 | +32 | 0.733 |
| 2019–20 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 0.556 |
| 2018–19 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 24 | +36 | 0.711 |
| 2018 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 0.516 |
| 2017 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 0.788 |
| 2016 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 0.712 |
| 2015 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 31 | –2 | 0.561 |
| 2014 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 0.593 |
| 2013 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 0.618 |
| 2012 | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – |
| 2011 | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – |
Classifications :
| GB | AC | SC | CL | CC |
| 1st | 1st | – | GS | - |
| 1st | 1st | – | SF | - |
| 2nd | 1st | – | GS | - |
| - | - | – | GS | - |
| 2nd | SF | – | – | GS |
| 2nd | – | – | – | R1 |
| 2nd | 1st | – | – | – |
| 2nd | SF | | | |
| 8th | SF | | | |
| 5th | 2nd | RU | | |
| 4th | 1st | W | | |
| 3rd | 1st | | | |
| 3rd | R32 | | | R16 |
Top season scorers :
| Player | LG | AC | SC | CL | CC | T |
| Azulão | 20 | 2 | – | 5 | - | 27 |
| Azulão | 21 | 4 | – | 7 | - | 32 |
| Azulão | 16 | 1 | – | 2 | - | 19 |
| António Rosa Ribeiro | 14 | 1 | – | 3 | - | 18 |
| Azulão | 13 | 2 | – | – | 5 | 20 |
| Azulão | 20 | – | – | – | 1 | 21 |
| Azulão | 15 | 3 | – | – | – | 18 |
| Azulão | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 |
| Job | 6 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 |
| Ladji Keita | 13 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 19 |
| Ladji Keita | 8 | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 13 |
| Kembua | 10 | | – | – | – | |
| Love | 20 | | – | – | – | |
* PR = Preliminary round, R1 = First round, GS = Group stage, R32 = Round of 32, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runner-Up, W = Winner

## Performance in CAF competitions

* CAF Champions League: 7 appearances
       1998 – Second Round
       2001 – Semi-Finals
       2002 – First Round
       2004 – Third Round
       2007 – First Round
       2009 – First Round
       2010 – Second Round
       2019−20 – Group Stage
       2020−21 – Group Stage
       2021−22 – Semi-Finals
* African Cup of Champions Clubs: 9 appearances
       1983: Second Round
       1985: First Round
       1987: First Round
       1988: Second Round
       1989: First Round
       1990: First Round
       1991: Second Round
       1994: First Round
       1995: First Round
* CAF Confederation Cup: 7 appearances
       2004 – Group Stage
       2006 – Group Stage
       2008 – First Round
       2010 – Second Round of 16
       2013 – First Round
       2014 – Second Round of 16
       2015 –
* CAF Cup: 1 appearance
       1997 – Finalist
* CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances
       1992 – First Round
       1993 – Second Round
       1999 – First Round
       2003 – First Round

## Logo

At a General Assembly meeting held on June 27, 2020, it was decided that the former logo should be reinstated with a few minor adjustments.

## Players and staff
### Squad

    As of 31 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ANG | Hugo Marques |
| 2 | DF | ANG | Diógenes |
| 3 | DF | ANG | Gegé |
| 4 | DF | POR | Pedro Pinto |
| 5 | MF | BRA | William Soares (vice-captain) |
| 7 | FW | ANG | Anderson Cruz |
| 8 | MF | HON | Jonathan Toro |
| 9 | FW | ANG | Julinho |
| 10 | MF | ANG | Megue |
| 11 | FW | ANG | Jaredi Teixeira |
| 12 | GK | ANG | Nathan |
| 17 | FW | ANG | Vanilson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | ANG | Vidinho |
| 19 | FW | ANG | Yano |
| 20 | MF | POR | Pedro Aparício |
| 22 | GK | ANG | Gelson |
| 24 | DF | ANG | Kinito |
| 25 | DF | ANG | Eddie |
| 26 | FW | BRA | Tiago Azulão (captain) |
| 29 | FW | POR | Valter Zacarias |
| 32 | DF | ANG | Mindinho |
| 33 | FW | ANG | Florentino |
| 37 | MF | ANG | Maya |
| — | FW | ANG | Gilberto |

### Staff

| Name | Position(s) |
| Technical staff |||
| Ricardo Chéu | Head coach |
| José Nhwengo | Assistant coach |
| Cristóvão M'Bala | Assistant coach |
| Medical |||
| Rodolfo Muleka | Physician |
| Francisco Chipenga | Physio |
| António Mbuyamba | Masseur |
| Management |||
| Tomás Faria | Chairman |
| Filipe Nkosi | Vice-chairman |
| Daniel Lungu | Head of Foot Dept |

## Manager history

| Season | Coach | Coach | Coach |
| 1980 | Vassili Moratev Vesco |
| 1981 | Antônio Clemente |
| 1982 | Antônio Clemente |
| 1983 | Antônio Clemente |
| 1984 | Carlos Queirós | Severino Miranda Smica |
| 1985 | Alfredo Abraão |
| 1986 | Alfredo Abraão | Carlos Silva |
| 1987 | Carlos Silva | Carlos Queirós | Antônio Clemente |
| 1988 | Antônio Clemente |
| 1989 | Carlos Queirós |
| 1990 | Carlos Queirós | Antônio Clemente | Carlos Queirós |
| 1991 | Carlos Queirós |
| 1992 | Gojko Zec |
| 1993 | Gojko Zec |
| 1994 | Gojko Zec |
| 1995 | Gojko Zec | Jesus Saturnino |
| 1996 | António Lopes Chiby |
| 1997 | António Lopes Chiby | Jorge Ferreira |
| 1998 | Jorge Ferreira |
| 1999 | Dragan Popadić | Djalma Cavalcante |
| 2000 | Djalma Cavalcante |
| 2001 | Djalma Cavalcante |
| Season | Coach | Coach |
| 2002 | José Roberto Ávilas |
| 2003 | Jan Brouwer |
| 2004 | Jan Brouwer | Antônio Clemente |
| 2005 | Arthur Bernardes | Carlos Alhinho |
| 2006 | Carlos Alhinho | Djalma Cavalcante |
| 2007 | Bernardino Pedroto |
| 2008 | Bernardino Pedroto |
| 2009 | Bernardino Pedroto |
| 2010 | Bernardino Pedroto | Miroslav Maksimović |
| 2011 | Miroslav Maksimović |
| 2012 | Miroslav Maksimović | Miller Gomes |
| 2013 | Miller Gomes | José Dinis |
| 2014 | Alexandre Grasseli |
| 2015 | Alexandre Grasseli |
| 2016 | Beto Bianchi |
| 2017 | Beto Bianchi |
| 2018 | Beto Bianchi |
| 2018-19 | Beto Bianchi | Toni Cosano |
| 2019-20 | Toni Cosano |
| 2020-21 | Toni Cosano | Mateus Agostinho Bodunha |
| 2021-22 | Alexandre Santos |
| 2022–23 | Alexandre Santos |

## Chairman history

* Tomás Faria – 2014–present
* Mateus de Brito † – 2012–2014
* Cardoso Pereira – 2008–2011
* Paulo Gouveia Júnior – 2004–2007
* Silva Neto – 1999–2003
* Botelho de Vasconcelos – 1990–1999

## Other sports

* Petro Atlético Basketball
* Petro Atlético Handball
* Petro Atlético Hockey