S.L. Benfica (Luanda)

S.L. Benfica
Full name	Sport Luanda e Benfica
Nickname(s)	Águias de Luanda (Luanda Eagles)
Founded	5 October 1922; 101 years ago
Ground	Estádio dos Coqueiros
Capacity	12.000
Chairman	Joaquim Sebastião
Manager	Zeca Amaral
League	Girabola
2016	6th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Sport Luanda e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica de Luanda, or simply as Benfica, is a football club from Luanda, Angola. The club was established as the Luanda affiliate of SL Benfica of Portugal, and shares the same colours. The logo is also very similar to the Portuguese one. The club, as of 2019, has never won the Girabola (the Angolan league first division).

The club is nicknamed Águias de Luanda, meaning "Luanda Eagles" (the eagle is the symbol of SL Benfica).

History edit

The club was founded as Sport Luanda e Benfica and later renamed to Saneamento Rangol. In 2000, the club returned to its original name, Sport Luanda e Benfica.^[1]

In 1995, as Saneamento Rangol, the club was promoted to the following year's first division.^[2] In 2003, Benfica de Luanda was relegated to the second division.^[3] In 2004, the club finished second in the second division, and was promoted to the first division.^[4] In 2005, the club finished 6th in the first division.^[5]

2017 Girabola edit

On January 23, 2017, Benfica de Luanda issued a press release stating that it would not participate in the Girabola, citing financial reasons, and that the club would focus on its youth academy and in turning the club into a sports company. With such decision, the club is liable to a heavy penalty by the Angolan Federation that might include a suspension from the girabola for an established period^[1]

Names edit

1922 : Founded as Sport Luanda e Benfica
19?? : Renamed Saneamento Rangol
2000 : Renamed Sport Luanda e Benfica

League & Cup Positions edit

Domestic history edit

Season	Level	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Points	Domestic Cup	Top goalscorer
1999	1st	8	28	8	10	10	26	30	34
2000		8	26	11	2	13	36	45	35
2001		9	26	8	8	10	37	33	32
2002		8	26	8	8	10	23	27	32
2003		12	26	7	7	12	26	36	28
2004	2nd	2
2005	1st	5	26	10	7	9	19	13	37
2006		8	26	10	2	14	23	28	32	Runners-up
2007		10	26	9	8	9	22	21	35
2008		5	26	10	7	9	33	28	37
2009		3	26	14	5	7	42	32	47
2010		10	30	11	6	13	34	39	39
2011		13	30	9	8	13	33	36	35
2012		12	30	7	13	10	32	37	34
2013		10	30	7	14	9	29	30	35
2014		3	30	14	13	3	31	18	55	Champions
2015		3	30	14	11	5	35	23	53		Pedro – 11

Continental history edit

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
2007	CAF Confederation Cup	1st Round	San Pedro	2–0	5–1	7–1
		Round of 16	Astres	4–0	1–1	4–1¹
		Round of 32	Motema Pembe	4–1	0–0	4–1
2015	CAF Confederation Cup	Preliminary round	Le Messager	2–0	1–0	3–0
2015	CAF Confederation Cup	First round	Étoile du Sahel	1–1	0–1	1–2

¹ Benfica were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player.

Honours edit

Angola Cup (1): 2014^[2]
Angola SuperCup (1): 2007

Stadium edit

The club plays their home matches at the state-owned 12,000 capacity Estádio dos Coqueiros. However, work began in 2012 in the Luanda outskirts village of Cacuaco on the construction of their own stadium, with all the requirements for training and camp for their players. Sport Luanda e Benfica members believe that the club will become a role model in the near future.

Players and staff edit

Players edit

Manager history edit

Season	Coach	Coach	Coach
1994	Zeca Amaral
2000	Rúben Garcia
2001	Miller Gomes
2002	Miller Gomes
2003	António Carlos	Henriques Fernandes
2004	Kito Ribeiro
2005	Zeca Amaral
2006
2007
2008
2009	Agostinho Tramagal	Jorge Plácido	Joaquim Muyumba
2010	Mabi de Almeida	Jorge Plácido	Joaquim Muyumba
2011	Amaro Ferreira	Luís Mariano
2012	Humberto Chaves	Abílio Amaral
2013	Abílio Amaral	Romeu Filemón
2014	Zeca Amaral
2015
2016