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:
ClubLocationVenueCapacity
ASALuandaPavilhão da Cidadela6873
Helmarc AcademiaLuandaPavilhão Multiusos do Kilamba1500
InterclubeLuandaPavilhão 28 de Fevereiro700
MarinhaLuandaPavilhão Victorino Cunha2000
Petro de LuandaLuandaPavilhão da Cidadela6873
Primeiro de AgostoLuandaPavilhão Victorino Cunha1500
Universidade LusíadaLuandaPavilhão Anexo1500
Vila ClotildeLuandaPavilhão Anexo1500
KwanzaLuandaPavilhão Victorino Cunha1500

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 1967
SeasonLocationChampionScoreRunner-upScoreThirdScoreFourth
1962-63 Lisboa Benfica de Lisboa64–53 Desportivo de L.Marques89–26 Atlético de Nova Lisboa--
1963-64 Luanda Benfica de Lisboa54–44 Desportivo de L.Marques– ?--
1964-65 Lourenço Marques Benfica de Lisboa59–54 Sporting de Lourenço Marques– Sporting de Luanda--
1965-66 Lisboa Sporting de Lourenço Marques79–78 Benfica de Lisboa76–69 Sporting de Portugal90–51 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 Marques70–58 Desportivo de L.Marques70–54 Banco Pinto Magalhães81–63 Benfica de Luanda
1968-69 Lisboa Sporting de Portugal80–52 74–45 Desportivo de L.Marques65–52 61–52 Académica de Coimbra64–62 81–61 Sporting de Luanda
1969-70 Luanda Benfica de Lisboa63–68 78–77 Sporting de Lourenço Marques41–69 75–65 Benfica de Luanda74–68 74–46 Belenenses de Luanda
1970-71 Lourenço Marques Sporting de Lourenço Marques69–65 62–65 Desportivo de L.Marques60–54 65–61 Sporting de Portugal88–64 60–79 Benfica de Luanda
1971-72 Porto F.C. do Porto99–84 84–85 Sporting de Lourenço Marques99–93 78–93 Académica de Coimbra94–77 88–72 Benfica de Luanda
1972-73 Luanda Sporting de Lourenço Marques89–101 102–77 Benfica de Lisboa84–75 86–71 Sporting de Luanda55–50 71–62 F.C. de Luanda
1973-74 Lourenço Marques C.D. Malhangalene78–82 80–66 Sporting de Lourenço Marques– – Benfica de Lisboa97–82 85–65 F.C. de Luanda

Total league championships

TeamWonYears won
Sporting de Lourenço Marques41966, 1968, 1971, 1973
Benfica de Lisboa41963, 1964, 1965, 1970
C.D. Malhangalene11974
F.C. do Porto11971
Sporting de Portugal11969
Benfica de Luanda11967

BAI/BIC Basket seasons and finals

MVP award winners and statistical leaders

SeasonChampionMVPTop ScorerReboundsAssists
1997–98Petro de Luanda Carlos Almeida
1998–99Petro de Luanda
1999–00Primeiro de Agosto
2000–01Primeiro de Agosto
2001–02Primeiro de Agosto Gerson dos Santos
2002–03Primeiro de Agosto Miguel Lutonda Eduardo Mingas Eduardo Mingas Miguel Lutonda
2003–04Primeiro de Agosto Eduardo Mingas Eduardo Mingas 18.6 Eduardo Mingas 9.6 Carlos Quibato 4.9
2004–05Primeiro de Agosto
2005–06Petro de Luanda Francisco Jordão Francisco Jordão Eduardo Mingas 69/31 Shannon Crooks
2006–07Petro de Luanda Carlos Morais Olímpio Cipriano Lifetu Selengue Armando Costa
2007–08Primeiro de Agosto Olímpio Cipriano Olímpio Cipriano Joaquim Gomes Armando Costa
2008–09Primeiro de Agosto
2009–10Primeiro de Agosto Joaquim Gomes Reggie Moore 20.53 Eduardo Mingas Paulo Santana
2010–11Petro de Luanda Olímpio Cipriano Carlos Morais Miguel Kiala 75/48 Olímpio Cipriano
2011–12Recreativo do Libolo Olímpio Cipriano Olímpio Cipriano Hermenegildo Mbunga Armando Costa
2012–13Primeiro de Agosto Cedric Isom Carlos Morais 21.66 Eduardo Mingas 176/12 Cedric Isom 4.8
2013–14Recreativo do Libolo Eduardo Mingas Roderick Nealy Felizardo Ambrósio Paulo Santana
2014–15Petro de Luanda Manny Quezada Leonel Paulo 17.6 Jason Cain 11 Manny Quezada 3.9
2015–16Primeiro de Agosto Gildo Santos Carlos Morais Jason Cain Gerson Domingos
2016–17Recreativo do Libolo Olímpio Cipriano Manny Quezada Eduardo Mingas Je'Kel Foster

Total league championships

TeamWonYears won
Primeiro de Agosto181981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016
Petro de Luanda121989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015
Benfica do Libolo32012, 2014, 2017
ASA31980, 1996, 1997
Sporting de Luanda21982, 1984
Ferroviário de Luanda11979

League details (2000s)

League details (1980s)