Petro de Luanda (basketball)

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Petro de Luanda
Petro de Luanda logo
NicknameOs Petrolíferos
Os Tricolores
LeaguesBAL
Angolan Basketball League
Founded14 January 1980 (1980-01-14)
ArenaPavilhão da Cidadela
Capacity6,873
LocationLuanda, Angola
Team colorsBlue, yellow and red
     
PresidentTomás Faria
Head coachJosé Neto
Championships
List
Websitepetroatletico.co.ao

Active departments of Atlético Petróleos de Luanda
Football Basketball Handball
Volleyball Roller Hockey Gymnastics

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 16 titles, trailing only Primeiro de Agosto, and sharing the record for most Angolan Cups with 14 cups. The team has won two continental titles as well, having won the FIBA African Champions Cup in 2006 and 2015.

History

The Atlético Petróleos de Luanda club was founded on 14 January 1980 from the merger of three clubs, Grupo Sonangol, Clube Atlético de Luanda and Benfica de Luanda. The establishment was a result of business cooperation after the independence of Angola from colonisation by Portugal. Another reason was that the country's oil company aimed to reintegrate with the community through sports.[1] The club started with football before later establishing its basketball section.

Petro de Luanda won its first Angolan Basketball League in 1989, which was followed by seven more championships, as well as six Angolan Cups, during the 1990s.

During the 2000s, Petro won the league championship in 2006 and 2007 but saw arch-rivals Primeiro de Agosto win most of the trophies this decade. On 26 November 2006, Petro de Luanda won its first-ever continental title after winning the 2006 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Lagos. They beat Primeiro de Agosto in the final, and Mílton Barros was named the tournament MVP.

The 2010s were more balanced for the Angolan League in term of competition, with Petro winning the 2011, 2015 and 2019 title. On 19 December 2015, they won their second continental title after taking the 2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup at home in Luanda. Under head coach Lazare Adingono, Petro defeated another Angolan team Rec do Libolo in the final. American point guard Manny Quezada received MVP honours.

As the champions of the 2018–19 national championship, Petro qualified for the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). The BAL was a new initiate co-organised by FIBA Africa and the NBA.

In September 2020, Petro announced the signing of Brazilian head coach José Neto.[2] Under Neto, a period of domination on the national level began.

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.[3] In the same season, Petro had another successful run in the BAL which ended with them losing the finals to US Monastir.[4] Ahead of the finals, head coach José Neto won the inaugural BAL Coach of the Year award.[5]

In 2023, Petro de Luanda won its 14th Angolan Cup, overtaking Primer de Agosto to become the club with the most cup titles in the country's history.[6]

Honours
Honours No. Years
Leagues
Angolan Basketball League[7][8][9]Winner161989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Runner-up72000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2017
Luanda Provincial ChampionshipWinner22004, 2005
Runner-up12012
Cups
Angola Cup[10][11]Winner141990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023
Runner-up52002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2016
Wlademiro Romero Super Cup[12][13]Winner91994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022
Runner-up102001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Victorino Cunha Cup[14]Winner12010
Runner-up52012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
International competitions
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions CupWinner22006, 2015
Runner-up61994, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2012
BAL Runners-up12022
Third place12021
Fourth place
1
 2023
African Club Winners' CupWinner0–
Runner-up11998
International tournaments
Supertaça Compal[15]Winner12012
Runner-up0–
 1980–2016

Players
Main article: List of Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players

Current roster

The following is Petro de Luanda's roster for the pre-season of the 2023 BAL season.

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

Petro de Luanda roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
PG 1 Angola Domingos, Gerson 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 27 – (1996-04-16)16 April 1996
SG 4 Angola Cipriano, Olímpio 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 41 – (1982-09-04)4 September 1982
PG 5 Angola Dundão, Childe 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 25 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998
SG 6 Angola Morais, Carlos 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 38 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985
G 9 Angola António, José 33 – (1990-07-31)31 July 1990
G 10 Ivory Coast Diabate, Solo 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 36 – (1987-07-21)21 July 1987
SG 18 Angola Gonçalves, Gerson 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 27 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996
C 11 Angola Dó, Teotónio 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1994-03-20)20 March 1994
SG 12 Cape Verde Correia, Anderson (I) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 25 – (1997-10-30)30 October 1997
PF 15 Angola Gakou, Aboubakar 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 26 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997
C 21 Angola Pedro, Jone 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 41 – (1982-09-04)4 September 1982
F 24 Angola Gouveia Alexandre, Ângelo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 22 – (2001-03-09)9 March 2001
F 47 Angola Bastos, Pedro 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1993-01-08)8 January 1993
C 78 Angola João, Aldemiro 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1993-08-07)7 August 1993
PF 88 Hungary Damian Hollis (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 35 – (1988-08-19)19 August 1988
C – Lebanon Ater Majok (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 36 – (1987-07-04)4 July 1987
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Angola Artur Barros
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: April 22, 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.
AngolaEdmar VictorianoF
AngolaVictor de CarvalhoSG
AngolaBenjamim RomanoPG
AngolaCarlos MoraisSG

Staff
Name Position
Angola Artur BarrosVice-President of Basketball
Angola Diogo JoãoDirector of Basketball
Angola João CarvalhoHead of Basketball Department
Brazil J. NetoHead coach
Angola Benjamim AvôAssistant coach

Head coaches
Coach Years Trophies won
Angola Wlademiro Romero (18)1989–19998× 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)
Angola Paulo Jorge (1)1999–May 20001× Angolan Cup (2000)
Angola Victorino Cunha (1)Jun 2000–Feb 20011× Angolan Cup (2001)
Angola Nuno Teixeira (0)Feb 2001–Sep 2002–
Angola Raúl Duarte (1)Sep 2002–Jun 20051× Angolan Cup 2004
Angola Alberto de Carvalho (5)Jul 2005–Jul 20092× Angolan League (2006, 2007)
1× African Champions Cup (2006)
1× Angolan Cup (2007)
1× Angolan Supercup (2006)
Portugal Alberto Babo (1)Aug 2009–May 20121× Angolan League (2011)
Cameroon Lazare Adingono (5)May 2012–August 20202× Angolan League (2015, 2019)
1× African Champions Cup (2015)
2× Angolan Cup (2013, 2014)
1× Angolan Supercup (2015)
Brazil José NetoSeptember 2020–present3× Angolan League (2021, 2022, 2023)
BAL runner-up (2022); third place (2021)
1× Angolan Cup (2022, 2023)
2× Angolan Supercup (2021, 2022)

Season by season
Season Tier League Regular season Playoffs Taça de Angola International competitions Head coach
Finish Played Wins Losses Win% League Result
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
2022–23 1 Angolan League 1st 24 23 1 .958 Champions Winners BAL Fourth Place
  1. 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.

See also

References
  1. "História". Petro de Luanda (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. "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".
  3. "PETRO TRICAMPEÃO NACIONAL DE BASQUETEBOL". Petro de Luanda (in European Portuguese). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. "Petro revalida a Taça de Angola de Basquetebol". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. "José Neto voted 2022 BAL Coach of the Year". The BAL. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. "Petro revalida a Taça de Angola de Basquetebol". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 24 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  7. "Angola: Petro Wins Basketball Championship After Six Years". AllAfrica. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  8. "Petro de Luanda win national basketball championship". ANGOP.com. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  9. "Basketball: Petro de Luanda crowned national champions". ANGOP.com. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  10. "Petro de Luanda win Angola cup in basketball". ANGOP.com. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  11. "Petro win Angola Cup in Basketball". ANGOP.com. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  12. "Basketball: Petro de Luanda Conquer "Vladmiro Romero" Trophy". ANGOP. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  13. "Petro de Luanda win Vlademiro Romero Super Cup in Basketball". ANGOP.com. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  14. "Petro de Luanda win Victorino Cunha cup". ANGOP.com. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  15. "Petro de Luanda win third edition of Compal Super Cup". ANGOP. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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