The Angolan Basketball Federation (Federação Angolana de Basquetebol or simply FAB) is the governing body of official basketball competitions in Angola. FAB was founded in 1976, with José Jaime de Castro Guimarães serving as chairman. The federation was first housed at Rua Rainha Ginga and later moved to the current address on the ground floor of an apartment building located in the Cidadela Sports Compound. FAB oversees the activities of the 18 provincial basketball associations in the country. Typically the federation has a 42-member staff, including 3 members of the general assembly, 3 from the audit committee, 5 from the legal board, 5 from the disciplinary board and 16 collaborators while the management is made up of 10 members.
On an annual basis, the federation organizes the men's national championship aka BAI Basket, the women's championship as well as the Angolan Cup and Super Cup, including in the under-age categories. It also oversees the provincial championships organized by the related basketball associations and the participation of national squads in continental and other international events.
History Basketball in Angola was celebrated on May 18, 2011, its diamond jubilee as it was in May 1930 that a basketball match was first played in the country. Pina Cabral, a Portuguese army officer and physical education teacher, organized in May 1930 the first exhibition game between Sporting Clube de Luanda and Associação Académica, with the former winning by a final score of 8–5.
Angola played an international match for the first time in a friendly against Nigeria in 1976 (lost 62-71), made its debut in the African arena in 1980 (7th place) and in the world arena at the 1986 FIBA World Championship in Madrid (20th place). At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, in the opening Olympic game for both teams, the Angolan team played the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team, which included Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, among others.
Current squads
Past squads
Africa Palmarès (national squad) Men Year Gold Silver Bronze Year Gold Silver Bronze 1983 Afrobasket Alexandria 1985 Afrobasket Abidjan 1987 Afrobasket Tunis1987All Africa Games Nairobi 1989Afrobasket Luanda 1992Afrobasket Cairo 1993Afrobasket Nairobi 1995Afrobasket Algiers 1997Afrobasket Dakar 1999Afrobasket Luanda 1999 All Africa Games Jo'burg 2001Afrobasket Casablanca 2003Afrobasket Alexandria 2003All Africa Games Abuja 2005Afrobasket Algiers 2007Afrobasket Luanda 2007All Africa Games Algiers 2009Afrobasket Benghazi 2011 Afrobasket Antananarivo 2011All Africa Games Maputo 2013 Afrobasket Abidjan 2015 Radès 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville Women Year Gold Silver Bronze Year Gold Silver Bronze 1981 Afrobasket Senegal 1986 Afrobasket Mozambique 1987 All Africa Games Nairobi 1994 Afrobasket South Africa 2007 Afrobasket Senegal 2007 All Africa Games Algiers 2009 Afrobasket Madagascar 2011 Afrobasket Mali 2011 All Africa Games Maputo 2013 Afrobasket Maputo 2013 2015 2015 African Games Brazzaville
Participation in world events Year Event Ranking Year Event Ranking Year Event Ranking 1986FIBA World Championship Madrid20th (out of 24) 1988 1990FIBA World Championship Buenos Aires13th (out of 16) 1992Summer Olympics Barcelona10th (out of 12) 1994FIBA World Championship Toronto16th (out of 16) 1996Summer Olympics Atlanta21st (out of 24) 1998 2000Summer Olympics Sydney23rd (out of 24) 20022002 FIBA World Championship Indianapolis11th (out of 16) 2004Summer Olympics Athens23rd (out of 24) 2006FIBA World Championship Saitama10th (out of 24) 2008Summer Olympics Beijing23rd (out of 24)20082008 Stanković CupChampion 2010FIBA World Championship Instambul15th (out of 24) 20112011 Stanković CupChampion 2012 2014 FIBA World Championship Spain 17th (out of 24)
National Champions
Men Team Won Years won Primeiro de Agosto 18 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016 Petro Atlético 12 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015 ASA 3 1980, 1996, 1997 Recreativo do Libolo 2 2012, 2014 Sporting de Luanda 1 1984 Ferroviário de Luanda 1 1979 Women Team Won Years won Primeiro de Agosto 12 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015 Interclube 11 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 Desportivo Nocal 5 1998
Angola Cup Winners Men Team Won Years won Primeiro de Agosto 13 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 Petro Atlético 12 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014 Recreativo do Libolo 5 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017 ASA 2 1993, 1999 Dínamos 1 1989 Women Team Won Years won Primeiro de Agosto 10 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Interclube 6 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
Angola Super Cup Winners Men Team Won Years won Primeiro de Agosto 12 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 Petro Atlético 5 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2005, 2015 ASA 3 1996, 1997, 1998 Recreativo do Libolo 1 2011, 2016 Women Team Won Years won Interclube 7 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 Primeiro de Agosto 7 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015 Desportivo Nocal 1 2000
Africa Palmarès (clubs) Men Year Event Gold Silver Bronze 1987Africa Champions Cup AlexandriaPrimeiro de Agosto 1994Africa Champions Cup CairoPetro Atlético 2000Africa Champions Cup AbidjanPetro Atlético 2002Africa Champions Cup LuandaPrimeiro de Agosto 2004Africa Champions Cup CairoPrimeiro de Agosto 2005Africa Champions Cup AbidjanInterclubePrimeiro de Agosto 2006Africa Champions Cup LagosPetro AtléticoPrimeiro de Agosto 2007Africa Champions Cup LuandaPrimeiro de AgostoPetro Atlético 2008Africa Champions Cup SoussePrimeiro de AgostoASA 2009Africa Champions Cup KigaliPrimeiro de AgostoPetro Atlético 2010Africa Champions Cup CotonouPrimeiro de Agosto 2011Africa Champions Cup SaléPrimeiro de Agosto 2012Africa Champions Cup MalaboPrimeiro de AgostoPetro Atlético 2013Africa Champions Cup SoussePrimeiro de AgostoRec do Libolo 2014Africa Champions Cup Tunis Rec do Libolo 2015Africa Champions Cup Luanda Petro Atlético Rec do Libolo Women Year Event Gold Silver 2001Africa Champions Cup AbidjanPrimeiro de Agosto 2003Africa Champions Cup MaputoPrimeiro de Agosto 2005Africa Champions Cup BamakoPrimeiro de Agosto 2006Africa Champions Cup LibrevillePrimeiro de Agosto 2007Africa Champions Cup MaputoPrimeiro de Agosto 2008Africa Champions Cup NairobiPrimeiro de Agosto 2010Africa Champions Cup BizerteInterclube 2011Africa Champions Cup LagosInterclube 2012Africa Champions Cup AbidjanInterclube 2013Africa Champions Cup MeknesInterclubePrimeiro de Agosto 2014Africa Champions Cup SfaxInterclubePrimeiro de Agosto 2015Africa Champions Cup LuandaPrimeiro de AgostoInterclube
Chairman history José Guimarães Periquito1977 -1987Carlos Teixeira Cagi1987 -1996Pires Ferreira1996 -Dec 2004Gustavo da ConceiçãoDec 2004 -Dec 2012 Paulo Madeira Dec 2012 -
Head coaches history Coach (Men)Achievements1980198119831985198719891992199319951997199920012003200520072009 201120132015Mário Palma (M.P.) GV.C.V.C.V.C.W.R.M.P.M.P.M.P.M.P.A.C.L.M. P.M. Victorino Cunha (V.C.) SW.R.W.R. M.G. M.L.Wlademiro Romero (W.R.) BW.R.W.R. Paulo Macedo (P.M.) 4 Luís Magalhães (L.M.) 5 Alberto de Carvalho (A.C.) 6 Moncho López (M.L.) 7M.P. Michel Gomez (M.G.) 8W.R. Coach (Women)Achievements1981 1983 1984 1986199019931994199720002003200520072009201120132015Aníbal Moreira (A.M.) GA.M. A.M. António Henriques (A.H.) S Apolinário Paquete (A.P.)BA.H.A.H.1994A.M.A.M. Jaime Covilhã (J.C.) 4A.P. J.C.5A.H.19972000 6A.H.1993A.M. 7A.H.
Trivia In a match played for the Lusophony (Portuguese-speaking countries) Games, on October 7, 2006, Angola beat East Timor 193–33 in what might be the highest score ever reached by the Angolan squad.
See also BAI Basket Angola Basketball Cup Angola Basketball Super Cup Victorino Cunha Cup
References
External links
Angola basketball portal Angolan Basketball - Afrobasket.com Angolan Basketball Federation at Fiba Live Stats