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| Nickname | Canarinha (Little Canary) | ||
| League | ACVB League Santiago South Basketball Championships | ||
| Founded | 1975 | ||
| History | AD Bairro (1975–present) | ||
| Arena | Gimnodesportivo Vava Duarte | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Location | Avenida de Cuba,Praia, Santiago,Cape Verde | ||
| President | Carlos Sena Teixeira | ||
| Championships | 3Cape Verdean Championships | ||
| Website | www | ||
Associação Desportiva do Bairro Craveiro Lopes, simply known asAD Bairro orADESBA for short, is abasketball club based in the neighborhood of Craveiro Lopes, just west of thecenter ofPraia on the island ofSantiago, Cape Verde. The team is a member of theACVB League and theSantiago South Regional Basketball Association.[1]
It is one of four sporting departments of ADESBA. The club won three national championship titles. Its current president is Carlos Sena Teixeira and the nickname isCanarinha, which is Portuguese for the little canary.
The basketball team was founded in 1975 when the country was becoming independent and was Bairro's second sports department. It was one of the first Cape Verdean basketball teams.
AD Bairro (Craveiro Lopes) won their national competition title in the 2015 season and was the first basketball club to compete in the African competitions and finished eight in the2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup.[2] AD Bairro was the next club to compete in the African competitions in any sport, the last appearance wasSporting Clube da Praia in soccer in2009.
Its logo color has a green seal with ADESBA on top and the club's full name on the bottom with the football (soccer ball) and basketball in the middle, the sports that Bairro have.
AD Bairro's basketball team's uniform has nearly the same colors to the football (soccer) club.
The team plays atGimnodesportivo Vava Duarte inGamboa, Praia just south ofEstádio da Várzea and the city center. Other teams based in the city that play in the arena are ABC and Seven Stars. All other teams based in a subdivision in Praia or the south of the island play at the arena.
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | Ptc. | PF | PA | PD | Regional Cup |
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| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 1050 | 633 | 417 |
Ivan Almeida (in 2010–11, 2012 and 2013)Joel Almeida (in 2011)Fidel Mendonça (in 2013–18)
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