Petro de Luanda (basketball)

Petro de Luanda
Petro de Luanda
2021–22 Petro de Luanda (basketball) season
Nickname	Os Petrolíferos; Os Tricolores
Leagues	BAL; Angolan Basketball League
Founded	14 January 1980
Arena	Pavilhão da Cidadela
Capacity	6,873
Location	Luanda, Angola
Team colors	Blue, yellow and red ;
President	Tomás Faria
Head coach	José Neto
Championships	List 15× Angola League ; 13× Angola Cup ; 6× Angola Super Cup ; 2× African Champions Cup;
Website	petroatletico.co.ao

Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, commonly known as Petro de Luanda, is an Angolan basketball club based in Luanda. It competes at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Basketball Championship and at the Angola National Basketball Championship. Additionally, the club plays at the continental level, at the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Established in 1976, the team is part of a multi-sports club which includes a football and handball team as well. Petro has been one of the most successful teams in Angola, having won the second most Angolan championships with 15, trailing only Primeiro de Agosto. The team has won two continental titles as well, having won the African Champions Cup in 2006 and 2015.

History

As the champions of the 2018–19 Angolan League, Petro qualified for the first season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). In September 2020, Petro announced the signing of new head coach José Neto.[1]

In the 2021–22 season, Petro won the triple crown; winning its 15th national title, the Angolan Cup and the Supercup. In all league games, Petro was unbeaten and had a 31–0 record including the playoffs.[2]

Honours

Honours		No.	Years
Leagues
Angolan Basketball League[3][4][5]	Winner	15	1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2020–21, 2021–22
Angolan Basketball League[3][4][5]	Runner-up	7	2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2017
Luanda Provincial Championship	Winner	2	2004, 2005
Luanda Provincial Championship	Runner-up	1	2012
Cups
Angola Cup[6][7]	Winner	13	1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2022
Angola Cup[6][7]	Runner-up	5	2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2016
Wlademiro Romero Super Cup[8][9]	Winner	8	1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2015, 2019, 2021
Wlademiro Romero Super Cup[8][9]	Runner-up	10	2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Victorino Cunha Cup[10]	Winner	1	2010
Victorino Cunha Cup[10]	Runner-up	5	2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
International competitions
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup	Winner	2	2006, 2015
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup	Runner-up	6	1994, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2012
BAL	Runners-up	1	2022
BAL	Third place	1	2021
African Club Winners' Cup	Winner	0	–
African Club Winners' Cup	Runner-up	1	1998
International tournaments
Supertaça Compal[11]	Winner	1	2012
Supertaça Compal[11]	Runner-up	0	–

1980–2016

Players

Current roster

The following is Petro de Luanda's roster for the 2022–23 season.

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Petro de Luanda roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
PG	1	Gerson Domingos	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	26 – (1996-04-16)16 April 1996
C	2	Yanick Moreira	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	31 – (1991-07-31)31 July 1991
SG	4	Olímpio Cipriano	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	40 – (1982-09-04)4 September 1982
PG	5	Childe Dundão	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	24 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998
SG	6	Carlos Morais	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	37 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985
G	9	José António		32 – (1990-07-31)31 July 1990
G	10	Solo Diabate	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	35 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987
SG	18	Gerson Gonçalves	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	27 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996
C	11	Teotónio Dó	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	29 – (1994-03-20)20 March 1994
SG	12	Anderson Correia (I)	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	25 – (1997-10-30)30 October 1997
SF	13	Leonel Paulo	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	36 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986
PF	15	Aboubakar Gakou	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	25 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997
C	21	Jone Pedro	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	40 – (1982-09-04)4 September 1982
F	24	Ângelo Gouveia Alexandre	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	22 – (2001-03-09)9 March 2001
C	41	Vander	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)	32 – (1990-04-15)15 April 1990
F	47	Pedro Bastos	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	30 – (1993-01-08)8 January 1993
C	78	Aldemiro João	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	29 – (1993-08-07)7 August 1993
PF	–	Damian Hollis (I)	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	34 – (1988-08-19)19 August 1988

Head coach

José Neto

Assistant coach(es)

Team manager

Artur Barros

Legend

(C) Team captain
(IN) Inactive
(I) Import player
Injured

Roster

Updated: January 8, 2023

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time. Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

	Edmar Victoriano	F
	Victor de Carvalho	SG
	Benjamim Romano	PG
	Carlos Morais	SG

Staff

Name	Position
Artur Barros	Vice-President of Basketball
Diogo João	Director of Basketball
João Carvalho	Head of Basketball Department
J. Neto	Head coach
Benjamim Avô	Assistant coach

Head coaches

Coach	Years	Trophies won
Wlademiro Romero (18)	1989–1999	8× Angolan League (1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999 6× Angolan Cup 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 4× Angolan Supercup (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
Paulo Jorge (1)	1999–May 2000	1× Angolan Cup (2000)
Victorino Cunha (1)	Jun 2000–Feb 2001	1× Angolan Cup (2001)
Nuno Teixeira (0)	Feb 2001–Sep 2002	–
Raúl Duarte (1)	Sep 2002–Jun 2005	1× Angolan Cup 2004
Alberto de Carvalho (5)	Jul 2005–Jul 2009	2× Angolan League (2006, 2007) 1× African Champions Cup (2006) 1× Angolan Cup (2007) 1× Angolan Supercup (2006)
Alberto Babo (1)	Aug 2009–May 2012	1× Angolan League (2011)
Lazare Adingono (5)	May 2012–August 2020	2× Angolan League (2015, 2019) 1× African Champions Cup (2015) 2× Angolan Cup (2013, 2014) 1× Angolan Supercup (2015)
José Neto	September 2020–present	2× Angolan League (2021, 2022) 1× BAL third place (2021) 1× Angolan Cup (2022) 1× Angolan Supercup (2021)

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Regular season					Playoffs	Taça de Angola	International competitions		Head coach
Season	Tier	League	Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Win%	Playoffs	Taça de Angola	League	Result	Head coach
Petro de Luanda
2014–15	1	Angolan League	2nd	18	15	3	.833	Champions		FIBA ACC	Champions	Lazare Adingono
2015–16	1	Angolan League	3rd	18	14	4	.778	Third place	Runner-up	DNQ
2016–17	1	Angolan League	3rd	26	19	7	.731	Runner-up	Runner-up	DNQ
2017–18	1	Angolan League	2nd	32	26	6	.813	Runner-up		DNQ
2018–19	1	Angolan League	1st	29	26	3	.897	Champions		ABL	Quarterfinalist
2019–20	1	Angolan League	1st[lower-alpha 1]	14	13	1	.929	Cancelled[lower-alpha 1]	Cancelled	N/A
2020–21	1	Angolan League	1st	8	8	0	1.000	Champions	Semifinalist	BAL	Third place	José Neto
2021–22	1	Angolan League	1st	26	26	0	1.000	Champions	Winners	BAL	Runners-up	José Neto

The 2019–20 league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no champion was declared but Petro de Luanda qualified for the 2021 BAL season based on its first place after 14 played games.

References

"Angolan champions Petro de Luanda hire Brazilian Jose Neto as new head coach - Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2020 2019 - FIBA.basketball".
"PETRO TRICAMPEÃO NACIONAL DE BASQUETEBOL". Petro de Luanda (in European Portuguese). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
"Angola: Petro Wins Basketball Championship After Six Years". AllAfrica. 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
"Petro de Luanda win national basketball championship". ANGOP.com. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
"Basketball: Petro de Luanda crowned national champions". ANGOP.com. 17 Jun 2015. Retrieved 18 Jun 2015.
"Petro de Luanda win Angola cup in basketball". ANGOP.com. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
"Petro win Angola Cup in Basketball". ANGOP.com. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
"Basketball: Petro de Luanda Conquer "Vladmiro Romero" Trophy". ANGOP. 28 Jan 2006. Retrieved 8 Apr 2013.
"Petro de Luanda win Vlademiro Romero Super Cup in Basketball". ANGOP.com. 11 Jan 2015. Retrieved 13 Jan 2015.
"Petro de Luanda win Victorino Cunha cup". ANGOP.com. 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
"Petro de Luanda win third edition of Compal Super Cup". ANGOP. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

External links

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[covid-12] The 2019–20 league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, no champion was declared but Petro de Luanda qualified for the 2021 BAL season based on its first place after 14 played games.

[1] "Angolan champions Petro de Luanda hire Brazilian Jose Neto as new head coach - Africa Champions Clubs ROAD TO B.A.L 2020 2019 - FIBA.basketball".

[2] "PETRO TRICAMPEÃO NACIONAL DE BASQUETEBOL". Petro de Luanda (in European Portuguese). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

[3] "Angola: Petro Wins Basketball Championship After Six Years". AllAfrica. 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

[4] "Petro de Luanda win national basketball championship". ANGOP.com. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

[5] "Basketball: Petro de Luanda crowned national champions". ANGOP.com. 17 Jun 2015. Retrieved 18 Jun 2015.

[6] "Petro de Luanda win Angola cup in basketball". ANGOP.com. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

[7] "Petro win Angola Cup in Basketball". ANGOP.com. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

[8] "Basketball: Petro de Luanda Conquer "Vladmiro Romero" Trophy". ANGOP. 28 Jan 2006. Retrieved 8 Apr 2013.

[9] "Petro de Luanda win Vlademiro Romero Super Cup in Basketball". ANGOP.com. 11 Jan 2015. Retrieved 13 Jan 2015.

[10] "Petro de Luanda win Victorino Cunha cup". ANGOP.com. 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

[11] "Petro de Luanda win third edition of Compal Super Cup". ANGOP. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

Basketball in Angola
Men's clubs	ASA players Benfica do Libolo players Crisgunza players Helmarc players Interclube players Lusíada players Marinha players Petro Luanda players Primeiro de Agosto players Vila Clotilde players
Women's clubs	1. Interclube players 2. Primeiro de Agosto players 3. Interclube Benguela 4. Maculusso players
Former clubs	Casa do P.P. do Lobito CDUAN Desportivo da Huíla Desportivo da Nocal Ferroviário de Luanda Juventude de Viana Progresso Sambizanga Sporting de Benguela Sporting de Luanda
Tournaments	Unitel Basket Angola Cup Super Cup Supertaça Compal Victorino Cunha Cup Women's League
National teams	Men's players Women's players Men's U18 Women's U18 Men's U16 Women's U16

Petro de Luanda (basketball)

History

Honours

Players

Current roster

Notable players

Staff

Head coaches

Season by season

See also

References

External links