Angolan Basketball League
The Angolan Men's Basketball League, is the top tier men’s basketball league in Angola. Formerly known as BAI Basket, BIC Basket, and now Unitel Basket, named after its major sponsors, formerly Banco Africano de Investimentos, Banco de Investimento e Crédito and now Unitel, the competition is organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation.
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.
Primeiro de Agosto has been the most successful club in Angola with a total 17 titles won, followed by Petro de Luanda, with 12, ASA, 3, Recreativo do Libolo and Sporting Clube de Luanda, 2, whereas Clube Ferroviário de Luanda have won a title.
Current teams
The teams in the 2019–20 season:Club | Location | Venue | Capacity |
ASA | Luanda | Pavilhão da Cidadela | 6873 |
Helmarc Academia | Luanda | Pavilhão Multiusos do Kilamba | 1500 |
Interclube | Luanda | Pavilhão 28 de Fevereiro | 700 |
Marinha | Luanda | Pavilhão Victorino Cunha | 2000 |
Petro de Luanda | Luanda | Pavilhão da Cidadela | 6873 |
Primeiro de Agosto | Luanda | Pavilhão Victorino Cunha | 1500 |
Universidade Lusíada | Luanda | Pavilhão Anexo | 1500 |
Vila Clotilde | Luanda | Pavilhão Anexo | 1500 |
Kwanza | Luanda | Pavilhão Victorino Cunha | 1500 |
Before independence
It wasn't until 1963 that the Portuguese national basketball championship began to include clubs from the províncias ultramarinas 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 tournament to determine the champion of Portugal, with the championship taking place alternatively at each of the three capitals: Luanda, Lourenço Marques and Lisbon/Porto. From 1963 to 1974, 12 championships were held, with only one Angolan club succeeding to win the championship: Benfica de Luanda in 1967Season | 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 |
BAI/BIC Basket seasons and finals
MVP award winners and statistical leaders
Season | Champion | MVP | Top Scorer | Rebounds | Assists |
1997–98 | Petro de Luanda | Carlos Almeida | |||
1998–99 | Petro de Luanda | ||||
1999–00 | Primeiro de Agosto | ||||
2000–01 | Primeiro de Agosto | ||||
2001–02 | Primeiro de Agosto | Gerson dos Santos | |||
2002–03 | Primeiro de Agosto | Miguel Lutonda | Eduardo Mingas | Eduardo Mingas | Miguel Lutonda |
2003–04 | Primeiro de Agosto | Eduardo Mingas | Eduardo Mingas 18.6 | Eduardo Mingas 9.6 | Carlos Quibato 4.9 |
2004–05 | Primeiro de Agosto | ||||
2005–06 | Petro de Luanda | Francisco Jordão | Francisco Jordão | Eduardo Mingas 69/31 | Shannon Crooks |
2006–07 | Petro de Luanda | Carlos Morais | Olímpio Cipriano | Lifetu Selengue | Armando Costa |
2007–08 | Primeiro de Agosto | Olímpio Cipriano | Olímpio Cipriano | Joaquim Gomes | Armando Costa |
2008–09 | Primeiro de Agosto | ||||
2009–10 | Primeiro de Agosto | Joaquim Gomes | Reggie Moore 20.53 | Eduardo Mingas | Paulo Santana |
2010–11 | Petro de Luanda | Olímpio Cipriano | Carlos Morais | Miguel Kiala 75/48 | Olímpio Cipriano |
2011–12 | Recreativo do Libolo | Olímpio Cipriano | Olímpio Cipriano | Hermenegildo Mbunga | Armando Costa |
2012–13 | Primeiro de Agosto | Cedric Isom | Carlos Morais 21.66 | Eduardo Mingas 176/12 | Cedric Isom 4.8 |
2013–14 | Recreativo do Libolo | Eduardo Mingas | Roderick Nealy | Felizardo Ambrósio | Paulo Santana |
2014–15 | Petro de Luanda | Manny Quezada | Leonel Paulo 17.6 | Jason Cain 11 | Manny Quezada 3.9 |
2015–16 | Primeiro de Agosto | Gildo Santos | Carlos Morais | Jason Cain | Gerson Domingos |
2016–17 | Recreativo do Libolo | Olímpio Cipriano | Manny Quezada | Eduardo Mingas | Je'Kel Foster |
Total league championships
Team | Won | Years won |
Primeiro de Agosto | 18 | 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 |
Petro de Luanda | 12 | 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Benfica do Libolo | 3 | 2012, 2014, 2017 |
ASA | 3 | 1980, 1996, 1997 |
Sporting de Luanda | 2 | 1982, 1984 |
Ferroviário de Luanda | 1 | 1979 |