Sporting Clube de Benguela or simply Sporting de Benguela, is an

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from the city of

Benguela Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census. History Por ...

History

The club was founded in 1915, as the 21st affiliate of

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. Since independence in 1975, up to 1988, as occurred with all the clubs whose names originated from their former colonial power,

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, 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 Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol em Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation. The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League. Gira ...

League & cup positions

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Segundona Segundona aka Torneio de Apuramento ''(Qualification Tournament)'' or Gira Angola is the 2nd division of Angolan football (soccer). It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation and gives access to Angola's top tier football division Girabola ...

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History

League & cup positions

Manager history and performance

Players

2018–2019

1982–1984

External links

References