Atlético Sport Aviação, best known as ASA, is a

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. The club was founded in 1953 by a group of workers from TAAG's predecessor DTA. Mr. Jacinto Medina was the first chairman. Before Angola's independence, the club was known as Atlético Sport Aviação . After independence, it was called Desportivo da TAAG, named after its major sponsor, the Angolan Airlines. In 1992, the club's name was reverted to its original ''ASA''. The club won its first title, the Angolan Cup, in 1995. Two players from ASA represented Angola at their first

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Achievements

* Angolan League: 3 ::

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

. ::1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 (colonial champions) *

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: 3 ::1995,

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: 6 ::1996, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,

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Recent seasons

Atlético Sport Aviação's season-by-season performance since 2011: * PR = Preliminary round, 1R = First round, GS = Group stage, R32 = Round of 32, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals

League & Cup Positions

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Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and co ...

: 4 appearances ::

– Group Stage (Top 8) ::

– Second Round ::

– Preliminary Round *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...

: 2 appearances ::

– Intermediate Round ::

– Preliminary Round *

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: 3 appearances ::1993 – Semi-Finals ::

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– Second Round ::

– First Round * CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances ::1982 – First Round ::1994 – First Round ::1996 – First Round

Stadium

The club plays their home matches at

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, which has a maximum capacity of 35,000 people.

Players and staff

Players

Staff

Manager history

Other sports

* ASA Basketball * ASA Handball

External links

Girabola.com profile

Zerozero.pt profile

Facebook profile

References

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