Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (basketball)


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.
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 12, only trailing 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.

Honours

Players

Current roster

Notable players

Staff

Head coaches

CoachYearsTrophies won
Wlademiro Romero 1989–19998× Angolan League
Paulo Jorge 1999–May 20001× Angolan Cup
Victorino Cunha Jun 2000–Feb 20011× Angolan Cup
Nuno Teixeira Feb 2001–Sep 2002–
Raúl Duarte Sep 2002–Jun 20051× Angolan Cup 2004
Alberto de Carvalho Jul 2005–Jul 20092× Angolan League
1× African Champions Cup
1× Angolan Cup
1× Angolan Supercup
Alberto Babo Aug 2009–May 20121× Angolan League
Lazare Adingono May 2012–present2× Angolan League
1× African Champions Cup
2× Angolan Cup
1× Angolan Supercup