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S.H. Benfica (Huambo)

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S.H. Benfica
Full nameSport Huambo e Benfica
Founded29 September 1931; 93 years ago (1931-09-29)
GroundEstádio das Cacilhas
Huambo, Angola
Capacity12.000
ChairmanAmílcar Kandimba
Managern/a
LeagueGira Angola
20129th (Série B)

Sport Huambo e Benfica, originally Sport Nova Lisboa e Benfica or Benfica de Nova Lisboa, later renamed as Sport Huambo e Benfica or Benfica do Huambo or Mambroa, is a football club from Huambo, Angola. The club was established as the then Nova Lisboa affiliate of S.L. Benfica of Portugal, and shares the same colours. The logo is also very similar to the Portuguese one.[1]

In 1972, the club won the Angolan provincial football championship.

Following the country's independence in 1975 and in an attempt by the communist regime to erase all traces of colonial rule, the club which has been created as an affiliate to S.L. Benfica was ordered to change its name and therefore became known as Estrela Vermelha do Huambo (Huambo Red Star) as it participated in the first edition of the country's post-independence premier league and later on to Mambroa. In a General Assembly meeting held on March 10, 1990, the club's name was reverted to its original denomination, and since shortly after independence, the Portuguese-named city of Nova Lisboa had changed to Huambo, so did the club's name.

Achievements

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1972

League & Cup Positions

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Stadium

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The club is the owner of the 15,000-seat Estádio das Cacilhas stadium. At present, the stadium has been demolished, awaiting government funding for the construction of a new stadium on the same site, with the capacity of 15,000 seats.[2]

Manager history and performance

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Season Coach L2 L1 C Coach L2 L1 C Coach L2 L1 C
1979 Bulgaria Bogomil Bijev 8th
1980 3rd
1981 Angola Arlindo Leitão Bulgaria Bogomil Bijev 3rd
1982 Croatia Vidić Angola Daniel Lutucuta 5th
1983 Angola Daniel Lutucuta Portugal Carlos Sério
1984 Portugal Carlos Sério
1985 Angola Daniel Lutucuta Angola Jaime Chimalanga
1986 Angola Filipe Mascarenhas Angola António Mpuissi
1987 Angola Arlindo Leitão
1988 Angola Daniel Lutucuta Angola Laurindo
1989 Angola Zé do Pau
1990 Angola Laurindo
1991 Angola Horácio Cangato
1992 Angola Carlos Queirós
1996 Angola Horácio Cangato Angola Patrick
1997 Angola Zé do Pau 13th
2005 Angola Napoleão Brandão 2b
2007 Angola António Sayombo
2008 2b
2009 Angola Hélder Teixeira 5b
2010 Portugal António Caldas 3b
2011 Angola Alberto Cardeau 3b PR
2012 Angola Horácio Libengué 9b

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Benfica do Huambo celebrates 79th anniversary looking ahead". ANGOP.com. 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  2. ^ "Estádio do Mambroa - um "gigante" abandonado" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 21 Jul 2020.
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