C.R.D. Libolo Explained

Nickname:	Os Coelhos (The Rabbits)
Ground:	Estádio Municipal de Calulo Calulo, Angola
Capacity:	5,000
Clubname:	Recreativo do Libolo
Fullname:	Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Leonel Casimiro
Manager:	Paulo Torres
League:	Girabola
Season:	2023–24
Position:	13th
Website:	http://www.recreativolibolo.com/
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The Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo, also called Recreativo do Libolo,^[1] is an entity focused on sport in Angola, presenting football, basketball and motor racing. It is based in the village of Calulo, municipality of Libolo, province of Cuanza Sul.^[2] Its Colors are Orange, White and Blue.

History

History has it that C.R.D. Libolo resulted as a merger of three clubs in the village of Calulo: Palmeiras FC, Cambuco FC and Fortaleza FC.^[3]

At present, the club competes in two sports: football ^[4] and basketball.

Honours

• Angolan League
  • Champions (4):^{[5] [6] [7]} 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
• Angola Cup
  • Winners (1): 2016
  • Runners-up (1): 2008
• Angola SuperCup
  • Winners (1):^{[8] [9]} 2015, 2016
  • Runners-up (3): 2012, 2013, 2017

Recent seasons

C.R.D. Libolo's season-by-season performance since 2011:

Overall match statistics

Season
	36	14	12	10	46	29	+17
	39	24	10	5	71	32	+39
	35	19	12	4	48	23	+25

Classifications

LG	AC	SC	CL	CC
			–	GS
				–
				–

Top season scorers

Paizinho				–		11
Luiz Phellype						13
						12

League and cup positions

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Performance in CAF competitions

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• CAF Champions League

4 appearances

2016 – First Round

2013 – Group Stage

2012 – First Round

2010 – Preliminary Round

• CAF Confederation Cup

2 appearances

2017 – Group Stage (Top 16)

2009 – Second Round

Stadium

Recreativo do Libolo is one of the few clubs in the Angolan football league to own a stadium. The 10,000-seat Estádio Municipal de Calulo (Calulo Municipal Stadium) has recently been renamed after and to honour Africa's great statesman and nationalist Patrice Lumumba.

Players and staff

Players

See main article: List of C.R.D. Libolo players.

Staff

Name	Nationality	Position(s)
Technical staff
Paulo Torres		Head coach
		Assistant coach
Fernando Pereira		Goalkeeper coach
Medical
Frederico Branco		Physio
Management
Leonel Casimiro		Chairman
Augusto Correia		Vice-chairman
Cacharamba Jr		Head of Foot Dept

Manager history

Season	Coach				Coach
2006	Rogério Pinto
2007	Luís Mariano
2008
					Mariano Barreto
2010
2011
2012
					Miller Gomes
2014	Miller Gomes
					João Paulo Costa
2016	João Paulo Costa
	Carlos Vaz Pinto				Pedro Caravela
2018	Kito Ribeiro				align=left rowspan="2"	André Macanga
	Sérgio Boris
2019-20	André Macanga
					align=left rowspan="2"	Paulo Torres

See also

• Libolo Basketball
• Girabola
• Gira Angola

External links

• • Girabola.com profile
• Zerozero.pt profile
• Facebook profile
• Soccerway profile
• Town of Calulo - Libolo (portuguese)

Notes and References

1. https://www.recreativolibolo.com/index.php?pagina=historia Historia
2. Web site: Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo - História do Clube . 2023-09-18 . 2009-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091108152641/http://www.recreativolibolo.ao/Conteudos/All/lista2Cols.aspx?idc=267&idsc=275&idl=1 . dead .
3. Web site: O Surgimento do Clube de Calulo (The Origin of the Club from Calulo) . jornaldosdesportos . 15 Aug 2008 . 12 Aug 2020 . pt . 5 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705210158/https://www.pressreader.com/angola/jornal-dos-desportos/20080815 . live .
4. Web site: Futebol . RecreativoLibolo.ao . 2013-10-25 . pt . http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20131106020450/http://www.recreativolibolo.ao/Conteudos/All/lista.aspx?idc=26&idsc=277&idl=1 . 2013-11-06 . dead .
5. Web site: Libolo draw with FC de Cabinda and win championship . ANGOP.com . 7 Nov 2011 . 5 Dec 2014 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093645/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/desporto/2011/10/45/Libolo-draw-with-Cabinda-and-win-championship,266d4968-bed4-45eb-a8c1-3fed87e16a6e.html . live .
6. Web site: Libolo conquer 2012 football championship in advance . ANGOP.com . 1 Oct 2012 . 5 Dec 2014 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074156/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/desporto/2012/9/40/Libolo-conquer-2012-football-championship-advance,d73fcd69-0b8e-4be9-b12d-57e77fb553bd.html . live .
7. Web site: Libolo is three-time national football championship winner . ANGOP.com . 26 Oct 2014 . 5 Dec 2014 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061707/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/desporto/2014/9/43/Libolo-three-time-national-football-championship-winner,b5f8f2ad-77e9-4e72-ad24-b1a89dd2ac2e.html . live .
8. Web site: Recreativo do Libolo win super cup . ANGOP.com . 19 Feb 2015 . 19 Feb 2015 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094732/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/desporto/2015/1/8/Recreativo-Libolo-win-super-cup,e33e0c7c-03fa-4cd3-921f-9535c27c1f7d.html . live .
9. Web site: Football: Libolo thrash Maquis and win Super cup . ANGOP.com . 8 Feb 2016 . 18 Feb 2016 . 14 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160414001148/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/desporto/2016/1/6/Football-Libolo-thrash-Maquis-and-win-Super-cup,39d552ed-fb76-4d6f-b339-a0fb956860f7.html . live .