Petro 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 (BAL).

Petro de Luanda
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

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 (BAL). In September 2020, Petro announced the signing of new head coach José Neto.[1]

Honours
Honours No. Years
Leagues
Angolan Basketball League[2][3][4]Winner141989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2020–21
Runner-up72000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2017
Luanda Provincial ChampionshipWinner22004, 2005
Runner-up12012
Cups
Angola Cup[5][6]Winner131990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2022
Runner-up52002, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2016
Wlademiro Romero Super Cup[7][8]Winner81994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2015, 2019, 2021
Runner-up102001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
Victorino Cunha Cup[9]Winner12010
Runner-up12012
FIBA Africa Club Competitions
African Club ChampionsWinner22006, 2015
Runner-up61994, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2012
African Club winners' cupWinner0
Runner-up11998
International Tournaments
Supertaça Compal[10]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 13-man roster for the 2022 BAL season group phase.[11]

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 Gerson Domingos 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 26 – (1996-04-16)16 April 1996
C 2 Yanick Moreira 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 30 – (1991-07-31)31 July 1991
SG 4 Olímpio Cipriano 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 39 – (1982-09-04)4 September 1982
PG 5 Childe Dundão 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) 23 – (1998-05-17)17 May 1998
SG 6 Carlos Morais 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 36 – (1985-10-16)16 October 1985
SG 10 Gerson Gonçalves 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 26 – (1996-03-29)29 March 1996
PG 11 Thierry Serge Darlan (E) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 18 – (2004-02-02)2 February 2004
SG 12 Anderson Correia (I) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 24 – (1997-10-30)30 October 1997
SF 13 Leonel Paulo 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 36 – (1986-04-30)30 April 1986
PF 15 Aboubakar Gakou 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 24 – (1997-05-27)27 May 1997
C 21 Jone Pedro 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 39 – (1982-09-04)4 September 1982
F 24 Ângelo Gouveia Alexandre 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 21 – (2001-03-09)9 March 2001
C 41 Vander Joaquim 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 32 – (1990-04-15)15 April 1990
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Artur Barros
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (I) Import player
  • (E): BAL Elevate player
  • Injured
Updated: April 9, 2022

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.
Edmar VictorianoF
Victor de CarvalhoSG
Benjamim RomanoPG
Carlos MoraisSG

Staff
Name Position
Artur BarrosVice-President of Basketball
Diogo JoãoDirector of Basketball
João CarvalhoHead of Basketball Department
Lazare AdingonoHead coach
Benjamim AvôAssistant Coach

Head coaches
Coach Years Trophies won
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)
Paulo Jorge (1)1999–May 20001× Angolan Cup (2000)
Victorino Cunha (1)Jun 2000–Feb 20011× Angolan Cup (2001)
Nuno Teixeira (0)Feb 2001–Sep 2002–
Raúl Duarte (1)Sep 2002–Jun 20051× Angolan Cup 2004
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)
Alberto Babo (1)Aug 2009–May 20121× Angolan League (2011)
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)
José NetoSeptember 2020–present1× BAL third place (2021)
1× Angolan Cup (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 – TBD Winners BAL TBD
  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. "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".
  2. "Angola: Petro Wins Basketball Championship After Six Years". AllAfrica. 2006-06-10. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  3. "Petro de Luanda win national basketball championship". ANGOP.com. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  4. "Basketball: Petro de Luanda crowned national champions". ANGOP.com. 17 Jun 2015. Retrieved 18 Jun 2015.
  5. "Petro de Luanda win Angola cup in basketball". ANGOP.com. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  6. "Petro win Angola Cup in Basketball". ANGOP.com. 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  7. "Basketball: Petro de Luanda Conquer "Vladmiro Romero" Trophy". ANGOP. 28 Jan 2006. Retrieved 8 Apr 2013.
  8. "Petro de Luanda win Vlademiro Romero Super Cup in Basketball". ANGOP.com. 11 Jan 2015. Retrieved 13 Jan 2015.
  9. "Petro de Luanda win Victorino Cunha cup". ANGOP.com. 2010-10-10. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  10. "Petro de Luanda win third edition of Compal Super Cup". ANGOP. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  11. "Petró de Luanda (ANGOLA)". The BAL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
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