Sporting Clube de Benguela

Sporting de Benguela
Full nameSporting Clube de Benguela
Founded16 November 1915 (1915-11-16)
GroundEstádio do Arregaça, Benguela
Capacity2,000
ManagerOsvaldo Roque Jony
League2nd Division
2022–23 14th Girabola (relegated)

Sporting Clube de Benguela or simply Sporting de Benguela, is an Angolan sports club from the city of Benguela.

History

The club was founded on 16 November 1915, as the 21st branch of Lisbon-based Sporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP).[1]

Since independence in 1975, up to 1988, as occurred with all the clubs whose names originated from their former colonial power, Portugal, Sporting de Benguela was renamed as Desportivo de Benguela.

The club is the owner of the Estádio do Arregaça, in the city of Benguela.

The basketball team is a regular participant in the main basketball league whereas the football team remained inactive for many years, due to financial shortages.

In 2018, the football team contested in the Gira Angola, the qualifying tournament for Angola's top division, the Girabola.[2]

League & cup positions

Manager history and performance

Season Coach L2 L1 C Coach L2 L1 C
1982 Emílio Ventura 9th
1983
1984
1985 José Pérides
1986
1989 Pedro Garcia Gilberto
1991 Nando Jordão
2018 Osvaldo Roque Jony 5th
2019 Salvador Kingungo

References

  1. ^ "Filiais do Sporting". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  2. ^ "Futebol: Bikuku FC vence Sporting de Benguela (Ficha Técnica)" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 17 Jun 2018. Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.