The Angolan Men's Basketball League, (in Portuguese: ''Campeonato Nacional de Basquetebol em Séniores Masculinos''), for sponsorship reasons known as the Unitel Basket, is the top tier men's

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has been the most successful club in Angola with a total of 19 titles won, followed by Petro de Luanda who have 17 championships. The champions of each Unitel Basket season qualify directly for the

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Sponsorship names

In 2014, the

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signed a sponsoring deal with Angola's Banco de Investimento e Crédito, which it claimed to be more favourable than the one with Banco Africano de Investimentos. Such agreement caused the league to be renamed as BIC Basket. The league was formerly known as BAI Basket, BIC Basket and Unitel Basket, named after its major sponsors, formerly Banco Africano de Investimentos (BAI), Banco de Investimento e Crédito (BIC) and Unitel, the competition is organized by the

. * BAI Basket (until 2024) * BIC Basket: (2014–2017) * Unitel Basket: (2017–present)

Teams

Current teams

The following fourteen teams play in the 2024–25 season:

Former teams

Note: denotes a team that has been dissolved.

Before independence

It wasn't until 1963 that the Portuguese national basketball championship began to include clubs from the ''províncias ultramarinas'' (overseas provinces) of Angola and Mozambique. This new format began with one team from each of the three locations and then changed to two teams from the host and one from each of the remaining two locations, who played a round-robin (then double round-robin) tournament to determine the champion of Portugal, with the championship taking place alternatively at each of the three capitals:

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(Mozambique) and

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(Portugal). From 1963 to 1974, 12 championships were held, with only one Angolan club succeeding to win the championship: Benfica de Luanda in 1967

Total league championships

List of champions and finals

MVP award winners and statistical leaders

Performance by club

The following table lists the performance of all teams that have won or were runners-up in the Angolan Basketball League. Six teams have won the Angolan championship over history. Bold indicates club that are still active in the Angolan Basketball League.

League details (2000s)

League details (1980s)

External links

Official Website

Eurobasket.com League Page

References

{{Angolan Basketball Basketball leagues in Angola

1977 establishments in Angola Sports leagues established in 1977