Benguela 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.
Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio, usually known simply as Primeiro de Maio or 1º de Maio, is a football (soccer) club from Benguela, Angola. The club was the result of a merger from two clubs: Estrela Vermelha de Benguela and Grupo Desportivo 1º de Maio being then named África Têxtil 1º de Maio de Benguela due to its then major sponsor, a Benguela-based textile factory called África Têxtil. Shortly afterwards, the name was changed to its present denomination. In its golden years, in the 1980s, the club has won two Angolan leagues, three Angolan cups and one Angolan supercup (1985). Moreover, Primeiro de Maio became in 1994, the first Angolan club to reach the final of a CAF competition and to win the Angola Cup and the Angola Super Cup.
Girabola, or Campeonato Nacional de Futebol de Séniores Masculinos, is the top division of Angolan football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional handball team based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Progresso Associação do Sambizanga is an Angolan football club based in Luanda. The club was founded in 1975, as a result of a merger of three clubs: Juventude Unida do Bairro Alfredo(JUBA), Juventista and Vaza.
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.
Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto is an Angolan multisports club based in Luanda. The club is attached to the Angolan Armed Forces which is its main sponsor. The club's men's and women's handball teams compete at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Handball Championship and at the Angolan Men's and Women's leagues as well as at continental level, at the annual African Handball Champions League competitions.
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda is an Angolan multisports club based in Luanda. The club's handball teams compete at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Handball Championship and at the Men's and Women's leagues as well as at continental level, at the annual Champions League, Cup Winner's Cup and Super Cup competitions. Undoubtedly, the women's handball team of Petro Atlético has been the most successful team in Africa for many years.
G.D. Interclube (handball) is a men's handball team from Angola. The club competes at the Luanda Provincial Handball Championship and at the Angola National Handball Championship as well as at continental level, at the annual African Handball Champions League competitions.
Atlético Sport Aviação is a multisports club from Luanda, Angola. The club's women's handball team competes at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Handball Championship and at the Angola National Handball Championship as well as at continental level, at the annual African Handball Champions League competitions.
Kabuscorp S.C.P. is a sports club from Luanda, Angola. The men's and women's handball teams compete at the Luanda Provincial Handball Championships and at the Angola National Handball Championships as well as at continental level, at the annual African Handball Champions League competitions.
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 founders 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.
The Progresso Associação do Sambizanga sports club has a women's handball team competing at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Handball Championship and at the Angola National Handball Championship.
Casa do Pessoal do Porto do Lobito, commonly known as CPPL, is a multisports club from Lobito, Angola. Its men's basketball team competes at the Angolan Basketball League, as well as other local competitions organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation. Other prominent sports in the club are handball and roller hockey.
Casa do Pessoal do Porto do Lobito or simply known as CPPL is an Angolan multisports club based in Lobito, Benguela. The club's handball team competes at the domestic level, at the Benguela Provincial Handball Championship and at the Angola Women's Handball League.
Clube Desportivo do Exército or simply Exército is an Angolan semi-professional club based in Luanda. The club's handball team competes at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Handball Championship and at the Angola Men's Handball League.
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 2000 Taça de Angola was the 19th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola. Petro de Luanda beat Inter de Luanda 1-0 in the final to secure its 7th title.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Benguela, Angola.
Paulo Pereira is a Portuguese handball coach of the Portuguese men's national team.
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