Atlético Petróleos de Luanda

Petro de Luanda
Full name	Atlético Petróleos de Luanda
Nickname(s)	Os Tricolores; Os Petrolíferos;
Founded	14 January 1980; 44 years ago
Ground	Estádio 11 de Novembro; Luanda, Angola
Capacity	48,500
President	Tomás Faria
Manager	Alexandre Santos
League	First Division
2022–2023	Champions
Website	Club website
	Current season

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.^[2] 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.

Achievements edit

Angolan League: 17
- 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2022, 2023
Angola Cup: 14
- 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Angola Super Cup: 6
- 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2013

Jesus

Tony

Zeca

Santos

Feliciano

Melanchton

Teixeira

Macuéria

Franco

Nandinho

First lineup in official competition

Lito

J.Machado

Jesus

Abreu

Meco

Dedé

Melanchton

Cuba

Moreno

Franco

Panzo

First lineup in Girabola – 9/5/1981

Recent seasons edit

Petro de Luanda's season-by-season performance since 2001:
As of 2 October 2023^[update]

Overall match statistics
Season	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	%
2022–23	43	32	5	6	90	22	+68	0.814
2021–22	48	31	14	3	101	37	+64	0.677
2020–21	45	28	7	10	61	29	+32	0.733
2019–20	36	18	14	4	57	28	+29	0.556
2018–19	45	28	9	8	60	24	+36	0.711
2018	32	15	14	3	44	17	+27	0.516
2017	33	22	3	8	49	21	+28	0.788
2016	33	21	7	5	42	17	+25	0.712
2015	33	12	8	13	29	31	–2	0.561
2014	43	19	11	13	63	41	+22	0.593
2013	38	18	9	11	46	29	+17	0.618
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
Player	LG	AC	SC	CL	CC	T
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 edit

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

2019–2020

Logo edit

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.^{[citation needed]}

Players and staff edit

Players edit

Squad edit

As of 3 January 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ANG	Hugo Marques
2	MF	ANG	Diógenes
4	DF	POR	Pedro Pinto
5	MF	BRA	William Soares
6	MF	ANG	Joaquim Adão
7	FW	ANG	Anderson Cruz
8	MF	ANG	Carlinhos
10	MF	ANG	Megue
11	FW	ANG	Jaredi Teixeira
12	GK	ANG	Nathan
13	DF	ANG	Tó Carneiro
14	DF	ANG	Inácio Miguel
16	MF	ANG	Apado


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ANG	Vanilson
18	DF	ANG	Vidinho
19	MF	POR	Erivaldo
20	FW	HON	Jonathan Toro
21	FW	ANG	Tchutchu
22	GK	ANG	Augusto Mualucano
23	FW	POR	Alexandre Guedes
24	DF	ANG	Kinito
25	DF	ANG	Eddie
26	FW	BRA	Tiago Azulão
27	FW	ANG	Gilberto
32	DF	ANG	Mindinho
36	MF	ANG	Sandro

Staff edit

Name	Nationality	Position(s)
Technical staff
Alexandre Santos		Head coach
José Nhwengo		Assistant coach
Cristóvão M'Bala		Assistant coach
Medical
Rodolfo Muleka		Physician
Francisco Chipenga		Physio
António Mbuyamba		Masseur
Management
Tomás Faria		Chairman
Filipe Nkosi		Vice-Chairman
Daniel Lungu		Head of Foot Dept

Manager history edit

Season	Coach	Coach	Coach
1980	Vassili Moratev Vesco
1981	Antônio Clemente
1982
1983
1984	Carlos Queirós	Severino Miranda Smica
1985	Alfredo Abraão
1986	Alfredo Abraão	Carlos Silva
1987	Carlos Silva	Carlos Queirós	Antônio Clemente
1988	Antônio Clemente
1989	Carlos Queirós
1990		Antônio Clemente	Carlos Queirós
1991
1992	Gojko Zec
1993
1994
1995		Jesus Saturnino
1996	António Lopes Chiby
1997	António Lopes Chiby	Jorge Ferreira
1998	Jorge Ferreira
1999	Dragan Popadić	Djalma Cavalcante
2000	Djalma Cavalcante
2001	Djalma Cavalcante

Season	Coach	Coach
2002	José Roberto Ávilas
2003	Jan Brouwer
2004	Jan Brouwer	Antônio Clemente
2005	Arthur Bernardes	Carlos Alhinho
2006	Carlos Alhinho	Djalma Cavalcante
2007	Bernardino Pedroto
2008
2009
2010		Miroslav Maksimović
2011	Miroslav Maksimović
2012	Miroslav Maksimović	Miller Gomes
2013	Miller Gomes	José Dinis
2014	Alexandre Grasseli
2015	Alexandre Grasseli
2016	Beto Bianchi
2017
2018
2018-19		Toni Cosano
2019-20	Toni Cosano
2020-21	Toni Cosano	Mateus Agostinho Bodunha
2021-22	Alexandre Santos
2022-23	Alexandre Santos

Chairman history edit

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 edit

References edit

^ "Team Information and Statistics — Atlético Petróleos de Luanda". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^ "Team profile – Statistics – Players – Honours: Atlético Petróleos (Angola)". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

External links edit

[1] "Team Information and Statistics — Atlético Petróleos de Luanda". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

[2] "Team profile – Statistics – Players – Honours: Atlético Petróleos (Angola)". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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