Petro de Luanda (basketball)

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Petro de Luanda
2023–24 Petro de Luanda basketball season
Petro de Luanda logo
NicknameOs Petrolíferos
Os Tricolores
LeaguesBAL
Angolan Basketball League
Founded14 January 1980; 44 years ago (1980-01-14)
ArenaPavilhão da Cidadela
Capacity6,873
LocationLuanda, Angola
Team colorsBlue, yellow and red
     
PresidentTomás Faria
Head coachSergio Valdeolmillos
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[edit]

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] In the following 2023–24 season, Petro struggled in the Kalahari Conference of the BAL with a 2–2 record. On March 20, 2024, Petro announced it had terminated its contract with José Neto, ending his four-year tenure as head coach.[7] Sergio Valdeolmillos was hired as the team's new coach four days later.[8]

Honours[edit]

Honours No. Years
Leagues
Angolan Basketball League[9][10][11] Winner 16 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Runner-up 7 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2017
Luanda Provincial Championship Winner 2 2004, 2005
Runner-up 1 2012
Cups
Angola Cup[12][13] Winner 14 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023
Runner-up 5 2002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2016
Wlademiro Romero Super Cup[14][15] Winner 10 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Runner-up 10 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Victorino Cunha Cup[16] Winner 1 2010
Runner-up 5 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
International competitions
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup Winner 2 2006, 2015
Runner-up 6 1994, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2012
BAL Runners-up 1 2022
Third place 1 2021
Fourth place
1
 2023
African Club Winners' Cup Winner 0 –
Runner-up 1 1998
International tournaments
Supertaça Compal[17] Winner 1 2012
Runner-up 0 –
 1980–2016

Players[edit]

Main article: List of Atlético Petróleos de Luanda basketball players

Current roster[edit]

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
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 0 Angola Lucas, Edmir 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1993-07-15)15 July 1993
PG 1 Angola Domingos, Gerson 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 28 – (1996-04-16)16 April 1996
C 2 Angola Moreira, Yanick 211 m (692 ft 3 in) 32 – (1991-07-31)31 July 1991
SG 4 Angola Cipriano, Olímpio 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 42 – (1982-04-09)9 April 1982
PG 5 Angola Dundão, Childe 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 26 – (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
SG 8 Cape Verde Correia, Anderson (I) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 26 – (1997-10-30)30 October 1997
G 9 Angola António, José 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 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) 28 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996
C 11 Angola Dó, Teotónio 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1994-03-20)20 March 1994
SF 12 Angola Buiamba, Glofate 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 25 – (1999-01-05)5 January 1999
PF 15 Angola Gakou, Aboubakar 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997
C 13 Angola Pedro, Jone 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 34 – (1990-03-28)28 March 1990
F 24 Angola Gouveia Alexandre, Ângelo 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 23 – (2001-03-09)9 March 2001
C 23 Angola João, Aldemiro 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 30 – (1993-08-07)7 August 1993
PG -- Angola Neto, Aginaldo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (2006-04-29)29 April 2006
F -- Angola Bastos, Pedro 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 31 – (1993-01-08)8 January 1993
SF -- United States Cummings, Markeith 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 35 – (1988-12-21)21 December 1988
PG -- United States Nelson, Ant 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1988-10-20)20 October 1988
-- Angola Simao, Eduardo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Angola Artur Barros
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: March 8, 2024


Notable players[edit]

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

Staff[edit]

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

Head coaches[edit]

Coach Years Trophies won
Angola 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)
Angola Paulo Jorge (1) 1999–May 2000 1× Angolan Cup (2000)
Angola Victorino Cunha (1) Jun 2000–Feb 2001 1× Angolan Cup (2001)
Angola Nuno Teixeira (0) Feb 2001–Sep 2002 –
Angola Raúl Duarte (1) Sep 2002–Jun 2005 1× Angolan Cup 2004
Angola 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)
Portugal Alberto Babo (1) Aug 2009–May 2012 1× Angolan League (2011)
Cameroon 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)
Brazil José Neto September 2020–March 2024 3× Angolan League (2021, 2022, 2023)
BAL runner-up (2022); third place (2021)
2× Angolan Cup (2022, 2023)
3× Angolan Supercup (2021, 2022, 2023)
Spain Sergio Valdeolmillos March 2024 – present –

Season by season[edit]

Angolan League[edit]

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[a] 14 13 1 .929 Cancelled[a] 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. ^ a b 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.


BAL[edit]

Season League Regular season Post-season Head coach Captain
Conference Finish Played Wins Losses Win %
Petro de Luanda
2021 BAL Group A 1st 3 3 0 1.000 Won quarterfinals (Salé) 79–72
Lost semifinal (Zamalek) 71–89
Won third place game (Patriots) 97–68 		José Neto Carlos Morais
2022 BAL Nile 2nd 5 4 1 .800 Won quarterfinals (Salé) 102–89
Won semifinal (FAP) 88–74
Lost finals (Monastir) 72–83
2023 BAL Nile 1st 5 5 0 1.000 Won quarterfinals (ABC) 88–81
Lost semifinals (Douanes) 86–92
Lost third place game (Stade Malien) 65–73
2024 BAL Kalahari 2nd 4 2 2 .500 Qualified Childe Dundão
Season record 17 14 3 .824 1 conference title

0 BAL championships

Playoffs record 9 5 4 .556

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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". September 2020.
  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. ^ https://angop.ao/noticias/desporto/basquetebol-termina-casamento-entre-petro-e-jose-neto/. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ grxnet.com. "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Sérgio Valdeolmillos substitui José Neto". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Angola: Petro Wins Basketball Championship After Six Years". AllAfrica. 10 June 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  10. ^ "Petro de Luanda win national basketball championship". ANGOP.com. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Basketball: Petro de Luanda crowned national champions". ANGOP.com. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Petro de Luanda win Angola cup in basketball". ANGOP.com. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Petro win Angola Cup in Basketball". ANGOP.com. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  14. ^ "Basketball: Petro de Luanda Conquer "Vladmiro Romero" Trophy". ANGOP. 28 January 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  15. ^ "Petro de Luanda win Vlademiro Romero Super Cup in Basketball". ANGOP.com. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Petro de Luanda win Victorino Cunha cup". ANGOP.com. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  17. ^ "Petro de Luanda win third edition of Compal Super Cup". ANGOP. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

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