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 for 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 HonoursNo.Years LeaguesAngolan Basketball League Winner 19 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018Runner-up 6 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2023 CupsAngola Cup Winner 151985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2018, 2021Runner-up 4 2004, 2007, 2014, 2015Wlademiro Romero Super Cup Winner 12 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014Runner-up 32006, 2019, 2021Victorino Cunha Cup Winner 92009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021Runner-up 2 2010, 2013 FIBA Africa Club CompetitionsAfrica Basketball League Winner9 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019Runner-up 3 1987, 2006, 2011 International TournamentsSupertaça Compal Winner 1 2011Runner-up 1 2010
Current roster
Staff Name Position José MonizVice President for Basketball Joaquim GomesDirector for Basketball Carlos AntunesHead of Basketball Dept Paulo Macedo Head coach Aníbal MoreiraAssistant coach Miguel LutondaAssistant coach
Former notable players Ângelo Victoriano F/C David Dias F/C Gustavo da Conceição SF Herlander Coimbra PF Jean-Jacques PF Manuel Sousa Necas SG Miguel Lutonda PG Paulo Macedo PG
Head coaches NameFromToVictorino Cunha Jan 1979May 1998Fernando Barbosa May 1998Dec 1998Mário Palma Jan 1999Feb 2006Jaime Covilhã Feb 2006Jan 2008Luís MagalhãesJan 2008May 2011Paulo MacedoMay 2012May 2015Mário PalmaSep 2011May 2012Ricard Casas Jun 2015Jun 2017Paulo Macedo Jun 2017 Jun 2020José Carlos Guimarães20212022Lazare Adingono2022present
See also C.D. Primeiro de Agosto (women's basketball) Primeiro de Agosto Football Primeiro de Agosto Handball Primeiro de Agosto Volleyball Primeiro de Agosto Roller Hockey BIC Basket Federação Angolana de Basquetebol
External links
Africabasket profile (Men) SportStats profile Facebook profile Basketball blog
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