Clube Nacional de Benguela
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| Full name | Clube Nacional de Benguela | |
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| Nickname(s) | Os Elefantes The Elephants | |
| Founded | 24 June 1920 | |
| Ground | Estádio de São Filipe Estádio de Ombaka Benguela, Angola | |
| Capacity | 10,000 35,000 | |
| Chairman | Manuel Fortunato | |
| Manager | Lito Granada | |
| League | Gira Angola | |
| 2013 | 3rd (Série B) | |
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Clube Nacional de Benguela, founded on June 24, 1920, as Sports Clube Portugal de Benguela or simply Portugal de Benguela, is a sports club from Benguela, Angola. The Elephants won five titles during the then overseas province of Angola. Even before Angola's independence in 1975, the club's name was changed to Sports Club Nacional de Benguela. In 1979, the club, then Clube Nacional de Benguela, was one of the founder's of Angola's premier football league (Girabola), in which season it finished as the runner-up by losing to Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 in the final.[1]
Performance in Girabola
| 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1996 | 2012 |
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| 16 |
Note: Rankings in the red colour mean the club has been relegated
Rankings in the purple colour mean the club has been promoted and relegated in the same season
Performance in Gira Angola
| 2010 Serie B |
2011 Serie B |
2013 Serie B |
| 2nd * | ||
| 3rd | ||
| 5th | ||
Note: * Won runner-up playoff match for the 2012 Girabola.
Achievements
Former managers
 Osvaldo Roque Joni |
(Mar 2011) | - | (Sep 2011) |
| Pinto Leite |
(Sep 2011) | - | |
 Álvaro Magalhães |
(Feb 2012) | - | (Apr 2012) |
 Luís Mariano |
(May 2012) | - | (Nov 2012) |
See also
External links
References
- ^ "História (History)" (in Portuguese). clubenacionalbenguela.com. Retrieved 2013-05-05.