Associação Desportiva do Bairro Craveiro Lopes, simply known as AD Bairro or ADESBA for short, is a basketball club based in the neighborhood of Craveiro Lopes, just west of the center of Praia on the island of Santiago, Cape Verde. The team is a member of the Santiago South Regional Basketball Association. 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 is Canarinha, which is Portuguese for the little canary. History 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 the 2015 FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup. AD Bairro was the next club to compete in the African competitions in any sport, the last appearance was Sporting Clube da Praia in soccer in 2009. Logo and uniform 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. Arena The team plays at Gimnodesportivo Vava Duarte in Gamboa, Praia just south of Estádio da Várzea and the city center. 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. Honours Santiago South Basketball Championships: 2 listed 2011-12, 2014-15 Cape Verdean Basketball Championships: 3, 2 listed 2012, 2015 Championship and cup history Island/Regional championship Statistics Best position: 8th (continental) Notable former players Ivan Almeida (in 2010–11, 2012 and 2013) Joel Almeida (in 2011) Fidel Mendonça (in 2013–18) See also AD Bairro References External links Official website which includes basketball AD Bairro at League Line-Up AD Bairro at Sports Mídia Basketball teams in Cape Verde Sport in Praia 1975 establishments in Cape Verde Basketball teams established in 1975