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Petro de Luanda | ||||
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2024–25 Petro de Luanda basketball season | ||||
Nickname | Os Petrolíferos Os Tricolores | |||
Leagues | BAL Angolan Basketball League | |||
Founded | 14 January 1980 | |||
Arena | Pavilhão da Cidadela | |||
Capacity | 6,873 | |||
Location | Luanda, Angola | |||
Team colors | Blue, yellow and red | |||
President | Tomás Faria | |||
Head coach | Sergio Valdeolmillos | |||
Championships | List
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Website | petroatletico | |||
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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), which they have won in 2024.
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 16 titles, trailing only Primeiro de Agosto, and sharing the record for most Angolan Cups with 14 cups. The team has won three continental titles as well, having won the FIBA African Champions Cup in 2006 and 2015, and the BAL in 2024.