Atlético Sport Aviação

ASA

Full name	Atlético Sport Aviação
Founded	1 April 1953 (1953-04-01)
Ground	Estádio da Cidadela Luanda, Angola
Ground Capacity	35,000
Chairman	Elias José
Manager	R. do Carmo Robertinho
League	Girabola
2014	13th

Atlético Sport Aviação, best known as ASA, is a football club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1953 by a group of workers from TAAG's predecessor DTA. Mr. Jacinto Medina was the first chairman. The club won its first title, the Angolan Cup, in 1995.

Before Angola's independence, the club was known as Atlético de Luanda . After independence, it was called Desportivo da TAAG, named after its major sponsor, the Angolan Airlines.

Two players from ASA represented Angola at their first World Cup in 2006: Jamba and Love.

Achievements

• Angolan League: 3^[1][2][3]

2002, 2003, 2004.

1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 (colonial champions)

• Angolan Cup: 3^[4][5]

1995, 2005, 2010.

• Angolan SuperCup: 6^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2011.

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 4 appearances

2003 – Group Stage

2004 – Second Round

2005 – Second Round

2006 – Preliminary Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances

2005 – Intermediate Round

2011 – Preliminary Round

• CAF Cup: 3 appearances

1993 – Semi-Finals

2001 – Second Round

2002 – First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances

1982 – First Round

1994 – First Round

1996 – First Round

Performance in Girabola

1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
							5	5
6													6
									7	7	7
												9
														13	13

Girabola schedule & results

Stadium

The club plays their home matches at Estádio da Cidadela, which has a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.

2015 squad ^[11]

Nat No Goal-keepers Age 1 Traoré 12 Aspirina 30 22 Maguette 29 30 Rui 21

Nat No Defenders Age Pos 3 Johnson CB 4 Bodunha 30 CB 5 Dadão 32 RB 7 Júnior 27 LB 13 Matias 39 CB 15 Gaca RB 17 Jamuana 31 RB 25 Kialunda 29 CB 29 Paizinho 24 DF Igor RB Pedrien DF

Nat No Midfielders Age Pos 2 Guelor 26 LW 6 Manuel (C) 26 RM 8 Tucho MF 10 Avex 31 MF 10 Camille 23 CM 11 Silva 22 RW 14 Minguito 32 MF 18 Fofó 22 MF 19 Dani 28 LW 23 Milex 31 LM Nzinga MF Tomás MF

Nat No Forwards Age Pos 9 David 33 FW 13 João Love FW 14 Bissio 23 FW 16 Nelito FW 24 Reginaldo 32 FW 28 Gláucio FW

Players in bold indicate last starting lineup (22/08/15)

   Released in midseason

   Joined in midseason

Manager history

Coach		Years		League	Cup	SuperCup
Zlatko Škorić
Joaquim Dinis
Chico Ventura
Joka Santinho
João Machado	(1995)	–	(1996)
Carlos Alhinho	(?)	–	(March 2000)
Bernardino Pedroto	(June 2000)	–	(Jan 2007)
Manuel Fernandes	(Jan 2007)	–	(Dec 2008)
Marinho Peres	(Dec 2008)	–	(Aug 2009)
José Miguel Minhonha	(Aug 2009)	–	(Nov 2009)
José Dinis	(Jan 2010)	–	(Oct 2012)
Ricardo Almeida	(Jan 2013)	–	(May 2013)
José Miguel Minhonha	(May 2013)	–	(Nov 2013)
Ernesto Castanheira	(Jan 2013)	–	(Mar 2014)
Samy Matias	(Apr 2014)	–	(Nov 2014)
Roberto Gonçalves Robertinho	(Dec 2014)	–

Other sports

• ASA Basketball
• ASA Handball

See also

• Girabola
• Gira Angola

External links

• Girabola.com profile
• Zerozero.pt profile
• Facebook profile

References

1. ^ RSSSF

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