Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, also known as Petro Atlético de Luanda, or simply Petro Atlético or Petro de Luanda, is a football club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1980. The club won its first title, the Angolan League, in 1982 and is the most successful team in the country.
In its initial days, the club was known as Petroclube.
Four players from Petro Atlético represented Angola at their first World Cup in 2006: Lebo Lebo, Lamá, Zé Kalanga and Delgado.
The club has also a basketball team. Many basketball players of the team, participated with Angola national basketball team in the Olympics 2008.
Honours Girabola: 20 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 Angola Cup: 15 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Angola Super Cup: 6 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2013
Recent seasons Petro de Luanda's season-by-season performance since 2001:
Overall match statistics Season 2022–23 43 32 5 6 90 22 +68 2021–22 48 31 14 3 101 37 +64 2020–21 45 28 7 10 61 29 +32 2019–20 36 18 14 4 57 28 +29 2018–19 45 28 9 8 60 24 +36 2018 32 15 14 3 44 17 +27 2017 33 22 3 8 49 21 +28 2016 33 21 7 5 42 17 +25 2015 33 12 8 13 29 31 –2 2014 43 19 11 13 63 41 +22 2013 38 18 9 11 46 29 +17 2012 – – – – – – + 2011 – – – – – – +
Classifications GB AC SC CL CC 1st 1st – GS - 1st 1st – SF - 2nd 1st – GS - - - – GS - 2nd SF – – GS 2nd – – – R1 2nd 1st – – – 2nd SF 8th SF 5th 2nd RU 4th 1st W 3rd 1st 3rd R32 R16
Top season scorers Azulão 20 2 – 5 - 27 Azulão 21 4 – 7 - 32 Azulão 16 1 – 2 - 19 António Rosa Ribeiro 14 1 – 3 - 18 Azulão 13 2 – – 5 20 Azulão 20 – – – 1 21 Azulão 15 3 – – – 18 Azulão 9 1 – – – 10 Job 6 1 – – 1 7 Ladji Keita 13 2 0 – 4 19 Ladji Keita 8 5 0 – 0 13 Kembua 10 – – – Love 20 – – –
PR = Preliminary round, R1 = First round, GS = Group stage, R32 = Round of 32, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runner-Up, W = Winner
Performance in CAF competitions
CAF Champions League: 7 appearances
1998 – Second Round 2001 – Semi-Finals 2002 – First Round 2004 – Third Round 2007 – First Round 2009 – First Round 2010 – Second Round 2019−20 – Group Stage 2020−21 – Group Stage 2021−22 – Semi-Finals
African Cup of Champions Clubs: 9 appearances
1983: Second Round 1985: First Round 1987: First Round 1988: Second Round 1989: First Round 1990: First Round 1991: Second Round 1994: First Round 1995: First Round
CAF Confederation Cup: 7 appearances
2004 – Group Stage 2006 – Group Stage 2008 – First Round 2010 – Second Round of 16 2013 – First Round 2014 – Second Round of 16 2015 –
CAF Cup: 1 appearance 1997 – Finalist
CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances 1992 – First Round 1993 – Second Round 1999 – First Round 2003 – First Round
Logo At a General Assembly meeting held on June 27, 2020, it was decided that the former logo should be reinstated with a few minor adjustments.
Players and staff
Players
Squad
Staff NameNationalityPosition(s)Technical staffFlávio Amado Head coachJosé NhwengoAssistant coachCristóvão M'BalaAssistant coachMedicalRodolfo MulekaPhysicianFrancisco ChipengaPhysioAntónio MbuyambaMasseurManagementTomás FariaChairmanFilipe NkosiVice-chairmanDaniel Lungu Head of Foot Dept
Manager history
Season Coach Coach Coach 1980 Vassili Moratev Vesco 1981 Antônio Clemente 1982 1983 Carlos Queirós Severino Miranda Smica 1985 Alfredo Abraão 1986 Carlos Silva 1987 Carlos Silva Carlos Queirós Antônio Clemente 1988 Antônio Clemente 1989 Carlos Queirós Antônio Clemente Carlos Queirós 1991 1992 Gojko Zec 1993 1994 Jesus Saturnino 1996 António Lopes Chiby 1997 Jorge Ferreira 1998 Jorge Ferreira 1999 Dragan Popadić Djalma Cavalcante 2000 Djalma Cavalcante 2001
Season Coach Coach 2002 José Roberto Ávilas 2003 Jan Brouwer Antônio Clemente Arthur Bernardes Carlos Alhinho Carlos Alhinho Djalma Cavalcante 2007 Bernardino Pedroto 2008 2009 Miroslav Maksimović 2011 Miroslav Maksimović Miller Gomes Miller Gomes José Dinis 2014 Alexandre Grasseli 2015 2016 Beto Bianchi 2017 2018 Toni Cosano 2019-20 Toni Cosano Mateus Agostinho Bodunha 2021-22 Alexandre Santos 2022–23
Chairman history Tomás Faria – 2014–present Mateus de Brito – 2012–2014 Cardoso Pereira – 2008–2011 Paulo Gouveia Júnior – 2004–2007 Silva Neto – 1999–2003 Botelho de Vasconcelos – 1990–1999
Other sports Petro Atlético Basketball Petro Atlético Handball Petro Atlético Hockey
See also Girabola Gira Angola
References
External links
SoccerWay profile