Atlético Sport Aviação

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Full name Atlético Sport Aviação
Founded 1953
Ground Estádio Joaquim Dinis
Luanda, Angola
(Capacity 10,000)
Chairman João Andrade
Manager Flag of Portugal Manuel Fernandes
League Girabola
2006 5th
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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Home colours

Atlético Sport Aviação, usually known simply as Aviação (or by the acronym ASA), is a football (soccer) club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1953. The club won its first title, the Angolan Cup, in 1995.

Before Angola's independence, the club was known as Atlético de Luanda [1].

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

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[edit] Achievements

2002, 2003, 2004
1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 (colonial champions)
1995, 2005
1996, 2003, 2004, 2005

[edit] Performance in CAF competitions

2003 - Group Stage
2004 - Second Round
2005 - Second Round
2006 - Preliminary Round
1993 - Semi-Final
2001 - Second Round
2002 - First Round
2005 - Intermediate Round
1982 - First Round
1994 - First Round
1996 - First Round

[edit] Stadium

The club plays their home matches at Estádio Joaquim Dinis, which has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people.

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo GK Papy Lukata Shumu
Flag of Angola GK Nuno
Flag of Angola DF Dias Caires
Flag of Angola DF Jamba
Flag of Angola DF Manuel
Flag of Angola DF Mateus
Flag of Angola DF Jacinto Pereira
Flag of Angola Sérgio
Flag of Angola Zinho
Flag of Angola Joazinho
No. Position Player
Flag of Angola MF Job
Flag of Angola MF Fofana
Flag of Angola MF Simão
Flag of Angola MF Rats
Flag of Cape Verde FW Humberto Rosario
Flag of Angola FW Love
Flag of Angola FW Kadima
Flag of Angola Massinga
Flag of Angola Rasca
Flag of Angola Hugo

[edit] Former notable players

[edit] References

  1. ^  RSSSF