Sporting Clube de Luanda

Sporting de Luanda

Full name	Sporting Clube de Luanda
Founded	1920;105 years ago (1920)
Ground	Estádio dos Coqueiros Luanda, Angola
Capacity	12.000

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.

History

The team was founded on 15 August 1920 as the branch number 3 of Lisbon-based Sporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP). ^{[1] [2]} During the colonial period in Angola, the club won eight times the Angolan Provincial Championship the top division of Angolan football as a Portuguese colony.

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 Sporting Clube de Portugal was ordered to change its name and therefore became known as Diabos Verdes(Green Devils), effective from January 31, 1980. In February 1981, the club's name changed again as Leões de Luanda(Luanda's Lions). On February 24, 1989, with the establishment of democracy, the club was able to reclaim its original name.

League & Cup Positions

Stadium

The team used to play at the 12000 capacity Estádio dos Coqueiros.

Honours

• Angolan Provincial Championship: 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1956, 1963

Manager history

Season	Coach	S	L	C	Coach	S	L	C	Coach	S	L	C
1979	João Vieira Lopes
1980
1981	António Gomes de Oliveira	–			Passos Carneiro	–			Mario Imbelloni		10th
1983	Joaquim da Costa Gegé
1984
1985					Joaquim Dinis
1986	Joaquim Dinis				João Machado
1987	Domingos Inguila
1988	Napoleão Brandão
1991	Arnaldo Chaves				Victor Gonçalves
1993	Napoleão Brandão				Arnaldo Chaves
1994	Napoleão Brandão				Mário Calado				Nando Russo
1995	Manuel Loth	–			Jorge Gonçalves		12th

See also

• Girabola (1986)

References

1. "Filiais do Sporting". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
2. "Sporting Clube de Luanda :: Statistics :: Titles :: Titles (in-depth) :: History (Timeline) :: Goals Scored :: Fixtures :: Results :: News & Features :: Videos :: Photos :: Squad :: calciozz.it". calciozz.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-07-11.