Kabuscorp Sport Clube do Palanca, usually known simply as Kabuscorp is a multisports club based in
Luanda
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,
Angola
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. The club's
football
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teams contests at the Angolan major league
Girabola
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The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League.
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as well as at the African club competitions.
Kabuscorp is an
acronym
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for Kangamba Business Corporation, a business ranging from transports to diamond exploration run by club owner
Bento Kangamba.
Kabuscorp S.C. was founded in 1994 by president and club owner Bento Kangamba. The club plays their home matches at the state-owned
Estádio dos Coqueiros
Estádio dos Coqueiros is a multi-use stadium in Luanda, Angola. It is currently used mostly for football
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in
Luanda
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and is renowned for their cheerful supporters, mostly of
bakongo
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They have lived ...
origin.
History
In 2008, in their first appearance in
Girabola
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they finished in 10th position.
The club's greatest achievement came 6 years later, when they won the
2013 Girabola
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The leagu ...
with a record 73 points, thus qualifying to the
2014 CAF Champions League
The 2014 CAF Champions League (also known as the 2014 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 50th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 18th edi ...
.
In 2014, Kabuscorp won the
Angolan Supercup
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beating
Petro de Luanda
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by 3–1.
2012 Road Accident
On August 4, 2012, twenty three fans of Kabuscorp do Palanca club died and 29 others injured, following a road accident on the road connecting the provinces of Kwanza Norte and Luanda. The accident occurred when a bus carrying the supporters of Palanca club was returning from the town of Calulo, coastal Kwanza sul province, after a football match opposing home side
Recreativo do Libolo and Kabuscorp.
The match was part of the 20th round of national league's first division,
Girabola 2012, which ended with a 2–0 victory for the host team.
2018 penalties
In May, FIFA has instructed the Angolan Football Federation that Kabuscorp should forfeit 6 points in the
2018 league as a result of being in default to their former star player
Rivaldo
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. In a weekly report issued by the Angolan federation, it is further stated that the club may be banned from official competition in case the claimant files a new complaint.
In June, FIFA again ruled that Kabuscorp forfeits an additional 6 points in the
league
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for being in default with DRC's
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi.
History
Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...
in the 2014 deal with
Trésor Mputu
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He has been described by former Cameroon and DR Congo coach Claude Le Roy as being "the ...
.
2018–19 penalties
Kabuscorp forfeited 9 points, for failing to address payment claims by a total 6 individuals, following a 15-day deadline stipulated by the
Angolan Football Federation
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(FAF). The first case includes former player
Adawá Mokanga
Adawá Mokanga (born 19 October 1988) is an Angolan international footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Adawá has formerly played for Académica Soyo and Benfica de Luanda.
He made his international debut for Angola
, national_ ...
, the second case includes former staff members Afonso Paxe Filho, Dombasi João, Kutama Shabani and former head-coach
Romeu Filemón
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whereas the third case refers to former club physician Dr. Caetano Maria.
In May, the Angolan Football Federation received a letter from FIFA ordering Kabuscorp to be relegated for failing to meet payment claims by former player
Rivaldo
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. Even though the debt has reportedly been paid in full, Kabuscorp failed to pay within the established deadline. The club faced a second relegation penalty regarding their dispute with
TP Mazembe
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History
Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...
.
Dissolution
In 12 March, 2022, the club's president Bento Kangamba announced the club would forfeit from Girabola and would be dissolved, due to the constant penalties applied by the Angolan Football Federation.
Notable players
On January 15, 2012, the
1999 FIFA World Player of the Year and
European Footballer of the Year
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Rivaldo
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, signed a one-year contract with the club.
Albert Meyong
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He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 231 matches and ...
, was a decisive player in Kabuscorp's first titles being the club's top scorer.
Achievements
*
Angolan League: 1
**
2013
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*
Angolan SuperCup
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: 1
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2014
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Recent seasons
Kasburcop's season-by-season performance since 2015:
*
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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: 1 appearance
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Players and staff
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Manager history
See also
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Kabuscorp Handball
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Girabola
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*
Gira Angola
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References
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