Primeiro de Agosto | ||||
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Nickname | D'Agosto Os Rubro e Negros Os(As) Militares |
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League |
BIC Basket FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup |
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Founded | August 1, 1977 | |||
History | 1977–present | |||
Arena | Pavilhão Victorino Cunha | |||
Capacity | 1,500 | |||
Location | Luanda, Angola | |||
Team colors | Crimson and Black |
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President | Carlos Hendrick | |||
Head coach |
Ricard Casas (Men) Jaime Covilhã (Women) |
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Championships |
18 Angola Leagues 13 Angola Cups 13 Angola Super Cups 8 African Champions Cups |
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Website | http://www.primeiroagosto.com/ | |||
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Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto is an Angolan multisports club based in Luanda. The club is attached to the Angolan Armed Forces which is its main sponsor. The club's men's and women's basketball teams compete at the local level at the Luanda Provincial Basketball Championship and at the Men's, and Women's domestic leagues as well as at continental level at the annual African Basketball Club Champions League competitions.
Primeiro de Agosto holds the record of titles won in the African Basketball Club Champions League (8).
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!
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Updated as of June 8th, 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Updated as of November 25, 2016
On October 1 2012, as part of the FIBA Africa champions cup for women's qualifiers, in Maputo, the women's team trashed its opponent, BDF of Botswana, 155-12.