Grupo Desportivo Interclube, usually known as either Interclube or Inter Luanda, is an 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...

n football club based in 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...

. They play at 12,000 capacity Estádio 22 de Junho.

History

Founded in 1953, Inter Luanda won its first title, the Angolan Cup

Angolan Cup

The 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...

, in 1986.

In 2005, the club finished in 9th place in the Angolan first division

Girabola

Girabola 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 :...

. In that year, it also reached the domestic cup final, but was defeated 0–1 by Atlético Sport Aviação

Atlético Sport Aviação

Atlético Sport Aviação, usually known simply as Aviação , is a football club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1953...

.

Two players from Inter represented the Angola national team

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...

 in its first FIFA 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...

 tournament, 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...

 in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

: Miloy

Miloy

Marcos Hermenegildo Joaquim Henriques , better known as Miloy, is an Angolan football midfielder, who plays for Santos de Angola in the Girabola.-International career:...

 and Mário

Mário Hipólito

Mário Damião Hipólito is an Angolan football goalkeeper, who plays for Interclube in the Girabola.-International career:He was called up to the 2006 World Cup, despite having never appeared for the national team....

.

Current squad

Honours

• Angolan League
  Girabola
  Girabola 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 :...
  
  : 2

2007, 2010.

• Angolan Cup
  Angolan Cup
  The 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...
  
  : 3

1986, 2003, 2011.

Runner-up: 2005.

• Angolan SuperCup
  Angolan SuperCup
  The 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...
  
  : 2

2001, 2008.

Runner-up: 2011.

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League
  CAF Champions League
  The 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...
  
  : 2 appearances

2008

CAF Champions League 2008

The 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:...

 – Third Round

2011

2011 CAF Champions League

The 2011 CAF Champions League was the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...

 - Second Round

• CAF Confederation Cup
  CAF Confederation Cup
  The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
  
  : 6 appearances

2004 – First Round

2005

CAF Confederation Cup 2005

The CAF Confederation Cup 2005 started with the preliminary round that was played in January and February 2005. FAR Rabat of Morocco beat Dolphins F.C. of Nigeria in the final.-Preliminary round:1st legs played 30 January 2005....

 – First Round

2006

CAF Confederation Cup 2006

The CAF Confederation Cup 2006 started with the preliminary round that was played in February and March 2006. Étoile Sahel of Tunisia beat FAR Rabat of Morocco in the final...

 – Group Stage

2007

CAF Confederation Cup 2007

The CAF Confederation Cup 2007 is scheduled to begin with the preliminary round in late January and mid-February with the second round in March and the third round in April.-Preliminary round:1st legs played 26–28 January 2007....

 – First Round

2008 – Group Stage

2011

2011 CAF Confederation Cup

The 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:...

 - Semi-Finals

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1987 – First Round

2001 – Finalist

Stadium

Interclube plays its home matches at Estádio 22 de Junho, which has a maximum capacity of 8,000. It was built in 2004.
Interclube is so far the first club in the Angolan Girabola which built and plays in his own stadium.

Notable players

André Zinga Juaninho López Lucas Huango Nuno Alfredo Yuri Mabi Adriano Diogo Serafim Eduardo Pereira João Calemba
Marcolino Jean-Charles Djom Dickson Nwakaeme

Dickson Nwakaeme

Dickson Nwakaeme is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for KuPS-KuPS:Nwakaeme played for the Finnish premier division team KuPS from 2009 to 2010....

Hélder Baptista Manuel Martins Nuno Miguel Paulo Gomes Pedro António Osvaldo Vasco

External links

• Zerozero team profile