Full name | Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo | ||
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Nickname(s) | Os Coelhos (The Rabbits) | ||
Founded | 14 August 1942 | ||
Ground | Estádio Municipal de Calulo Calulo, Angola | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
President | Leonel Casimiro | ||
Manager | Paulo Torres | ||
League | Girabola | ||
2023–24 | 13th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
The Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo, also called Recreativo do Libolo, [1] is an entity focused on sport in Angola, presenting football, basketball and motor racing. It is based in the village of Calulo, municipality of Libolo, province of Cuanza Sul. [2] Its Colors are Orange, White and Blue.
History has it that C.R.D. Libolo resulted as a merger of three different clubs in the village of Calulo: Palmeiras FC, Cambuco FC and Fortaleza FC. [3]
At present, the club competes in two sports: football [4] and basketball.
C.R.D. Libolo's season-by-season performance since 2011:
As of 20 October 2017 [update]
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Recreativo do Libolo is one of the few clubs in the Angolan football league to own a stadium. The 10,000-seat Estádio Municipal de Calulo (Calulo Municipal Stadium) has recently been renamed after and to honour Africa's great statesman and nationalist Patrice Lumumba.[ citation needed ]
Name | Nationality | Position(s) |
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Technical staff | ||
Paulo Torres | Head coach | |
— | Assistant coach | |
Fernando Pereira | Goalkeeper coach | |
Medical | ||
Frederico Branco | Physio | |
Management | ||
Leonel Casimiro | Chairman | |
Augusto Correia | Vice-chairman | |
Cacharamba Jr | Head of Foot Dept |
Season | Coach | S | L | C | Coach | S | L | C |
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2006 | Rogério Pinto | |||||||
2007 | Luís Mariano | |||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2009 | Mariano Barreto | |||||||
2010 | Mariano Barreto | |||||||
2011 | Zeca Amaral | |||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2013 | Henrique Calisto | Miller Gomes | ||||||
2014 | Miller Gomes | |||||||
2015 | Sébastien Desabre | João Paulo Costa | ||||||
2016 | João Paulo Costa | |||||||
2017 | Carlos Vaz Pinto | Pedro Caravela | ||||||
2018 | Kito Ribeiro | André Macanga | ||||||
2018-19 | Sérgio Boris | |||||||
2019-20 | André Macanga | |||||||
2020-21 | Romeu Filemón | Paulo Torres |
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The 2015 Taça de Angola was the 34th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. Benfica de Luanda were the defending champions, having beaten Petro de Luanda 1–0 in the previous season's final.
The 2016 Taça de Angola was the 35th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola.
The 2016 season of Clube Recreativo e Desportivo do Libolo was the club's 11th season in Angolan football, and the 9th consecutive season in the Girabola, the top flight of Angolan football. In 2016, the club participated in the Angola Super Cup, Girabola, Angola Cup and the CAF Champions League.
The 2014 Taça de Angola was the 33rd edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. Benfica de Luanda beat defending champions Petro de Luanda 1–0 in the final to secure its first title.
The 2013 Taça de Angola was the 32nd edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. Petro de Luanda beat Desportivo da Huíla 1–0 in the final to secure its tenth title.
The 2012 Angola Cup was the 31st edition of what is considered the second most important football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. Petro de Luanda beat Rec da Caála 1–0 in the final to secure its 9th title.
The 2011 Taça de Angola was the 30th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. G.D. Interclube beat C.D. Primeiro de Agosto 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in regular time, to secure its third title.
The 2010 Taça de Angola was the 29th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. Atlético Sport Aviação beat G.D. Interclube 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out after a scoreless draw in regular time, to secure its 3rd title.
The 2009 Taça de Angola was the 28th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. Primeiro de Agosto beat Sagrada Esperança 2–1 in the final, to secure its 3rd title.
The 2008 Taça de Angola was the 27th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. Santos Futebol Clube de Angola beat Recreativo do Libolo 1–0 in the final, to secure its 1st title.
The 2013 Supertaça de Angola was contested by Recreativo do Libolo, the 2012 Girabola champion and Petro de Luanda, the 2012 Angola cup winner. It was the last such competition to be played in a two leg format. On home court, Petro beat Libolo 1–0 to secure their 1st title as the away match in Calulo ended in a draw.
The 2012 Supertaça de Angola was contested by Recreativo do Libolo, the 2011 Girabola champion and Petro de Luanda, the 2011 Angola cup winner. It was the last such competition to be played in a two leg format. On home court, Petro beat Libolo 1–0 to secure their 1st title as the away match in Calulo ended in a draw.
The 2018–19 Girabola was the 41st season of top-tier football in Angola. The season was held from 27 October 2018 to 19 May 2019.
The 2018–19 Taça de Angola was the 37th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola following the Girabola. The competition returns after having not been played in 2018 due to the transitional calendar.
The 2020–21 Taça de Angola was the 39th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola following the Girabola.