S.L. Benfica (Luanda)
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Full name | Sport Luanda e Benfica | ||
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Nickname(s) | Águias de Luanda (Luanda Eagles) | ||
Founded | 5 October 1922 | ||
Ground | Estádio dos Coqueiros | ||
Capacity | 12.000 | ||
Chairman | Joaquim Sebastião | ||
Manager | Zeca Amaral | ||
League | Girabola | ||
2016 | 6th | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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Sport Luanda e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica de Luanda, or simply as Benfica, is a football club from Luanda, Angola. The club was established as the Luanda affiliate of SL Benfica of Portugal, and shares the same colours. The logo is also very similar to the Portuguese one. The club, as of 2005, has never won the Girabola (the Angolan league first division). The club plays in the Girabola.
The club is nicknamed Águias de Luanda, meaning "Luanda Eagles" (the eagle is the symbol of SL Benfica).
History
The club was founded as Sport Luanda e Benfica and later renamed to Saneamento Rangol. In 2000, the club returned to its original name, Sport Luanda e Benfica.
In 1995, as Saneamento Rangol, the club was promoted to the following year's first division. In 2003, Benfica de Luanda was relegated to the second division. In 2004, the club finished second in the second division, and was promoted to the first division. In 2005, the club finished 6th in the first division.
Names
- 1922 : Founded as Sport Luanda e Benfica
- 19?? : Renamed Saneamento Rangol
- 2000 : Renamed Sport Luanda e Benfica
League positions
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Domestic history
Season | Level | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Points | Domestic Cup | Top goalscorer |
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1999 | 1st | 8 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 34 | ||
2000 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 45 | 35 | |||
2001 | 9 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 33 | 32 | |||
2002 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 32 | |||
2003 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 28 | |||
2004 | 2nd | 2 | |||||||||
2005 | 1st | 5 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 37 | ||
2006 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 32 | Runners-up | ||
2007 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 35 | |||
2008 | 5 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 37 | |||
2009 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 32 | 47 | |||
2010 | 10 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 39 | 39 | |||
2011 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 35 | |||
2012 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 37 | 34 | |||
2013 | 10 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 35 | |||
2014 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 55 | Champions | ||
2015 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 53 | Pedro – 11 |
Continental history
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2007 | CAF Confederation Cup | 1st Round | ![]() |
2–0 | 5–1 | 7–1 |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
4–0 | 1–1 | 4–11 | ||
Round of 32 | ![]() |
4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | ||
2015 | CAF Confederation Cup | Preliminary round | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
First round | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
1 Benfica were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player.
Honours
- Angola Cup (1)
- 2014 [1]
- Angola SuperCup (1)
- 2007
Stadium
The club plays their home matches at the state-owned 12,000 capacity Estádio dos Coqueiros. However, work began in 2012 in the Luanda outskirts village of Cacuaco on the construction of their own stadium, with all the requirements for training and camp for their players. Sport Luanda e Benfica members believe that the club will become a role model in the near future.
Players and staff
Players
Squad
- As of September 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
Name | Nat | Pos | |
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Technical staff | |||
Zeca Amaral | ![]() |
Head Coach | |
Blas Charlin | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | |
Rúben Luciano | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | |
Ricardo Almeida | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | |
Ivo Campos | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | |
Ramón Quintas | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | |
Medical | |||
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Physician | |
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Physio | |
Management | |||
Joaquim Sebastião | ![]() |
Chairman | |
Mário Rocha | ![]() |
Vice-Chairman | |
Sebastião Gilberto | ![]() |
Football manager |
Manager history
Coach | Years | League | Cup | SuperCup | ||
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![]() | – | - | (May 2000) | |||
![]() | (2001) | - | (May 2002) | |||
![]() | (2003) | - | (Aug 2003) | |||
![]() | (Aug 2003) | - | (Nov 2003) | |||
![]() | (2004) | - | (????) | |||
![]() | (Jan 2005) | - | (Nov 2008) | |||
![]() | (Dec 2008) | - | (Apr 2009) | |||
![]() | (Apr 2009) | - | (May 2009) | |||
![]() | (May 2009) | - | (Nov 2009) | |||
![]() | (Jan 2010) | - | (May 2010) | |||
![]() | (May 2010) | - | (May 2010) | |||
![]() | (May 2010) | - | (Nov 2010) | |||
![]() | (Nov 2010) | - | (May 2011) | |||
![]() | (May 2011) | - | (Nov 2011) | |||
![]() | (Jan 2012) | - | (May 2012) | |||
![]() | (May 2012) | - | (July 2013) | |||
![]() | (July 2013) | - | (Nov 2013) | |||
![]() | (Jan 2014) | - | ![]() |
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Football season ends with Benfica's League Cup conquest". ANGOP.com. 24 Nov 2014. Retrieved 26 Nov 2014.