Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
Encyclopedia
Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto (sometimes spelled 1º de Agosto; meaning literally the First of August), is a sports club
from Luanda
, Angola
.
, but its professional basketball
team is also noteworthy within the club. The club's colors are red and black. The club won its first title in football, the Angolan League, in 1979.
Loco
from Primeiro de Agosto represented Angola
at their first World Cup
in 2006
.
, which has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people.
Carlos Manuel
Assistant coaches:
Joao Barbosa and Jorge Nabais
Goalkeeper coach: Ivo Traça
Fitness coach: Hélder Cruz
Doctor: Jorge Gispert
Physio: Feliciano Madalena Andrade Mendes
General manager: José Panzo Torres
Psychotherapist: Leonilde Ferreira
Mauro Rubian
DR Congo Paulin Kombe
Tubi Landu Emeka Mamale
Kapela Mbiyavanga
Namibia Dockies Cloete Abraham Shatimuene
Levis Swartbooi
South Africa Mano
Zambia Ian Bakala
Misheck Lungu
Harry Milanzi
Dube Phiri
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
from Luanda
Luanda
Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
.
History
Primeiro de Agosto was founded in 1977. Its main team competes in men's football (soccer)Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, but its professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team is also noteworthy within the club. The club's colors are red and black. The club won its first title in football, the Angolan League, in 1979.
Loco
Manuel Antonio Cange
Manuel Armindo Morais Cange , commonly known as Locó, is an Angolam footballer who plays as a right back for Petro Atlético in Girabola.He's noticeable during matches due to his unique hairstyle.-International career:...
from Primeiro de Agosto represented Angola
Angola national football team
The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras , is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federação Angolana de Futebol. Angola reached 45th in the FIFA Rankings in July 2002...
at their first World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
in 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
.
Achievements
- Angolan LeagueGirabolaGirabola is the top division of Angolan football, and it is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League.- History :...
: 9
-
- 1979, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2006
- Angolan CupAngolan CupThe Angolan football Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Angolan football.The competition was established in 1982 following an unofficial cup competition won by Nacional in 1980 and by TAAG in 1981...
: 5
- Angolan Cup
- 1984, 1990, 1991, 2006, 2009
- Angolan SuperCupAngolan SuperCupThe Angolan football SuperCup is a two matches competition in Angolan football, played between the Girabola champions and the Angolan Cup winners.-Finals:*1988 : Petro Atlético bt Ferroviário da Huíla...
: 6
- Angolan SuperCup
- 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- 1979, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2006
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions LeagueCAF Champions LeagueThe CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
: 6 appearances
-
- 1997CAF Champions League 1997The 1997 CAF Champions League was the 33rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 1st edition under the current CAF Champions League format...
– Group Stage - 1999 – First Round
- 2000 – Second Round
- 2007CAF Champions League 2007The CAF Champions League 2007 was the 11th occurrence of the CAF Champions League, the most prestigious club football competition in Africa. Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia became champions for the first time, beating Al-Ahly of Egypt 3–1 in a two-legged final.-Preliminary round:The 1st legs were...
– Preliminary Round - 2008CAF Champions League 2008The CAF Champions League 2008 was the 12th running of the CAF Champions League competition. Al-Ahly of Egypt achieved an unprecented 6th Champions League cup by winning 4-2 on aggregate against Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon .-Preliminary round:...
– First Round - 2009 – Second Round
- 1997
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 5 appearances
-
- 1980African Cup of Champions Clubs 1980The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1980 was the 16th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
– First Round - 1981African Cup of Champions Clubs 1981The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1981 was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
– First Round - 1982African Cup of Champions Clubs 1982The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1982 was the 18th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
– First Round - 1992African Cup of Champions Clubs 1992The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1992 was the 27th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
– Second Round - 1993African Cup of Champions Clubs 1993The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1993 was the 28th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
– First Round
- 1980
- CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation CupThe CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
: 3 appearances
-
- 2009CAF Confederation Cup 2009The 2009 CAF Confederation Cup was the 6th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup competition organized by the Confederation of African Football . The competition will kick-off with the preliminary round stage on the 1st week of March 2009 and concludes with the 2nd leg of the final match on the 1st...
– Quarter-Finals - 2010 – Second Round of 16
- 20112011 CAF Confederation CupThe 2011 CAF Confederation Cup is the 8th edition of the Confederation Cup organized by the Confederation of African Football . The winners will play in the 2012 CAF Super Cup.-Association team allocation:...
– Second Round of 16
- 2009
- CAF CupCAF CupThe CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
: 2 appearances
-
- 1996 – Second Round
- 2003 – First Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances
-
- 1985 – First Round
- 1991 – First Round
- 1998 – Finalist
Stadium
The club plays their home matches at Estádio da CidadelaEstádio da Cidadela
Estádio da Cidadela is a multi-purpose stadium in Luanda, Angola. It is currently used mostly for football matches, with it being home to several Angolan league clubs, including Petro Atletico, Sport Luanda e Benfica, and Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto. The stadium holds 50,000...
, which has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people.
Current squad
Staff
Head coach:Carlos Manuel
Assistant coaches:
Joao Barbosa and Jorge Nabais
Goalkeeper coach: Ivo Traça
Fitness coach: Hélder Cruz
Doctor: Jorge Gispert
Physio: Feliciano Madalena Andrade Mendes
General manager: José Panzo Torres
Psychotherapist: Leonilde Ferreira
Former notable players
Angola Alberto Avex Chinês Esquadra Filipe Abraão José Augusto de Oliveira Gomes Jose Manuel Catendi Lopi Love Luís DelgadoLuís Delgado
Luís Manuel Ferreira Delgado, better known as Delgado , is an Angolan football left defender who plays for En Avant de Guingamp.- Career :...
Mauro Rubian
DR Congo Paulin Kombe
Paulin Tokala Kombe
Paulin Nkombe Tokala is a DR Congolese football player who is playing for FC 105 Libreville.-International career:...
Tubi Landu Emeka Mamale
Emeka Mamale
Emeka Esanga Mamale is a retired football player from the DR Congo.He represented his country at the 1996, 1998 and 2000 African Cup of Nations.-External links:* *...
Kapela Mbiyavanga
Kapela Mbiyavanga
Kapela Mbiyavanga is a Congolese footballer. He currently plays for Kabuscorp Sport Clube do Palanca.-International career:Mbiyavanga was part of the 2002 African Cup of Nations squad which lost to Senegal.-Notes:...
Namibia Dockies Cloete Abraham Shatimuene
Abraham Shatimuene
Abraham Letu Shatimuene is a Namibian footballer, who plays for Clube Desportivo da Huíla.-Career:On 1 July 2007 left United Africa Tigers to sign for Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto.-References:...
Levis Swartbooi
Levis Swartbooi
Levis Meraai Swartbooi is a Namibian football striker. A member of the Namibia national football team, Swartbooi plays professionally in Angola with Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto.-References:...
South Africa Mano
Zambia Ian Bakala
Ian Bakala
Ian Bakala is a Zambian footballer, who currently plays for Kabuscorp Sport Clube do Palanca.-International career:The midfielder was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team, who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the...
Misheck Lungu
Misheck Lungu
-Clubs:*1995--1998: Lusaka City Council*1999--2001: Nchanga Rangers*2002--2004: Green Buffaloes*2004--2005: Primeiro de Agosto*2005--2007: Lombard-Pápa TFC*2007–2008: Kecskeméti TE*2008--2009: Budapest Honvéd FC*2010: Green Buffaloes Fc...
Harry Milanzi
Harry Milanzi
Harry Milanzi is a Zambian football striker.He was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team, who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.-Clubs:...
Dube Phiri
Dube Phiri
Dube Phiri is a Zambian footballer, who currently plays for Red Arrows F.C..-Career:He has plays for Angolan club Primeiro de Agosto, who having joined the team in 2007 from Clube Desportivo da Huíla. He played for Red Arrows F.C. before that.-International career:He was a part of the Zambian...