C.D. Primeiro de Agosto (men's basketball)

Primeiro de Agosto
Primeiro de Agosto logo
NicknameD'Agosto
Os Rubro e Negros
Os Militares
LeagueAngolan Basketball League
Founded1 August 1977; 47 years ago (1977-08-01)
ArenaPavilhão Victorino Cunha
Capacity1,500
LocationLuanda, Angola
Team colorsCrimson and Black
   
PresidentCarlos Hendrick
Head coachLazare Adingono
Championships19 Angola League
14 Angola Cups
12 Angola Super Cups
9 Africa Basketball Leagues
Websitehttp://www.primeiroagosto.com/
Active departments of Primeiro de Agosto
Football Basketball
(men's)		 Basketball
(women's)
Roller Hockey Athletics Swimming
Chess Shooting Taekwondo
Handball

Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto is an Angolan men's basketball team based in Luanda. The team is part of the multi-sports club with the same name. The club is attached to the Angolan Armed Forces which is its main sponsor. The team competes at the local level at the Luanda Provincial Basketball Championship and at the BIC Basket. In the past, it has played in the Africa Basketball League competitions.

Primeiro de Agosto is the most decorated team in Africa and holds the record of titles won in the African Basketball Club Champions League with nine championships, their last one being in 2019.

History

In 2002, the club set an all-time Angolan record by winning all domestic and continental competitions, including the 2002 Angola Super Cup, the Angolan league, the Luanda provincial championship, the 2002 Angola cup and the 2002 FIBA Africa Champions Cup, without conceding a single defeat in the entire season.

In 2019, Primeiro won its record ninth African title after defeating AS Salé in Luanda.

Honours

Honours No. Years
Leagues
Angolan Basketball League[1][2][3][4][5] Winner 19 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018
Runner-up 6 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2023
Cups
Angola Cup[6][7][8] Winner 15 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2018, 2021
Runner-up 4 2004, 2007, 2014, 2015
Wlademiro Romero Super Cup[9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Winner 12 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
Runner-up 3 2006, 2019, 2021
Victorino Cunha Cup[16][17][18] Winner 9 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Runner-up 2 2010, 2013
FIBA Africa Club Competitions
Africa Basketball League[19][20][21][22][23][24] Winner 9 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019
Runner-up 3 1987, 2006, 2011
International Tournaments
Supertaça Compal[25] Winner 1 2011
Runner-up 1 2010

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

As of 10 May 2022
Primeiro de Agosto roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
2 Angola Ambrósio, Wilson
PG 3 United States Walker, Deshaunt
5 Angola Santos, Geraldo
7 Angola Ricardo, Juscelino
8 Angola Domingos, Tarcio
PF 9 Angola Ambrosio, Felizardo 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
C 11 Angola Dò, Teotonio 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 30 – (1994-03-20)20 March 1994
PG 16 Angola Santos, Hermenegildo 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
17 Angola Quimbamba, Benvindo
PF 18 Angola Manuel, Islando 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
21 Angola Sebastião, Delcio
C 23 Angola Cissé, Malick 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured Injured
Updated: 10 May 2022

Staff

Name Position
Angola José Moniz Vice President for Basketball
Angola Joaquim Gomes Director for Basketball
Angola Carlos Antunes Head of Basketball Dept
Angola Paulo Macedo Head coach
Angola Aníbal Moreira Assistant coach
Angola Miguel Lutonda Assistant coach

Former notable players

Angola Ângelo Victoriano F/C
Angola David Dias F/C
Angola Gustavo da Conceição SF
Angola Herlander Coimbra PF
Angola Jean-Jacques PF
Angola Manuel Sousa Necas SG
Angola Miguel Lutonda PG
Angola Paulo Macedo PG

Head coaches

Nat. Name From To
Angola Victorino Cunha Jan 1979 May 1998
Angola Fernando Barbosa May 1998 Dec 1998
Guinea-BissauPortugal Mário Palma Jan 1999 Feb 2006
Angola Jaime Covilhã Feb 2006 Jan 2008
Portugal Luís Magalhães Jan 2008 May 2011
Angola Paulo Macedo May 2012 May 2015
Guinea-BissauPortugal Mário Palma Sep 2011 May 2012
Spain Ricard Casas Jun 2015 Jun 2017
Angola Paulo Macedo Jun 2017 Jun 2020
Angola José Carlos Guimarães 2021 2022
Cameroon Lazare Adingono 2022 present

See also

References

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