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 em Séniores Masculinos, is the top division of Angolan football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.
Football is the most popular sport in Angola, followed by basketball. The national team (m) qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and many Angolan footballers play internationally, particularly in Portugal and France.
Atlético Clube de Portugal is a Portuguese club, located in the city of Lisbon, more precisely in the parish of Alcântara. It was founded on 18 September 1942 due to the merger of two clubs of Alcântara and Santo Amaro. Besides Football, the club also has sections of Futsal and Basketball. In the past the club had sections of Field Hockey, Swimming, Sport Fishing, Cycle-Touring, Table Tennis, Rugby, Volleyball, Gymnastics, Triathlon and Handball.
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.
The Angolan Basketball Federation is the governing body of official basketball competitions in Angola. FAB was founded in 1976, with Mr. José Jaime de Castro Guimarães serving as chairman. The federation was first housed at Rua Rainha Ginga and later moved to the current address on the ground floor of an apartment building located in the Cidadela Sports Compound. FAB oversees the activities of the 18 provincial basketball associations in the country. Typically the federation has a 42-member staff, including 3 members of the general assembly, 3 from the audit committee, 5 from the legal board, 5 from the disciplinary board and 16 collaborators while the management is made up of 10 members.
The 2013–14 BAI Basket, Angola's top tier basketball club competition, ran from November 15, 2013 through May 20, 2014.
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.
Electro Sport Clube do Lobito or simply Electro do Lobito is an Angolan multisports club based in Lobito, Benguela. The club's handball team competes at the local level, at the Benguela Provincial Handball Championship and at the Angola Women's Handball League.
The Angolan Second Division Basketball ChampionshipCampeonato Nacional de Basquetebol da Segunda Divisão, is the second tier men's basketball league in Angola. The competition, organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation and meant to be played on an annual basis, began in 2013.
The 2013 Angola 2nd Division Basketball Championship, was a basketball tournament held in Lubango, Angola, from November 16 to 23, 2013. The tournament, organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation, qualified the two top teams for the 2013–14 BAI Basket and was contested by 8 clubs split into 2 groups, that played in a round robin system followed by the knock-out stages.
Sporting Clube de Luanda best known as Sporting de Luanda, is an Angolan multisports club based in Luanda. The club's football team, while being one of the most ancient and traditional clubs in Luanda, has been out of major competition due to financial reasons.
Clube Desportivo Ferroviário do Huambo, formerly Ferrovia Sport Clube de Nova Lisboa is an Angolan football club based in Huambo, in central Angola.
Jackson Garcia Futebol Clube, is a sports club from Benguela, Angola. The club made its debut at the Gira Angola, the second division of Angolan football in 2014.
Events in the year 2013 in Angola. The country had a population of 19,183,590.
The 2014 Angola 2nd Division Basketball Championship, was a basketball tournament held in Kuito, Bié, Angola, from September 17 to 25, 2014. The tournament, organized by the Angolan Basketball Federation, qualified the two top teams for the 2014–15 BIC Basket and was contested by 4 clubs, that played in a double round robin system followed by the knock-out stages.
The 1986 Girabola was the eighth season of top-tier football competition in Angola. Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio were the defending champions.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Benguela, Angola.
Sporting Clube de Benguela or simply Sporting de Benguela, is an Angolan sports club from the city of Benguela.
