S.L. Benfica (Libolo) (basketball) explained

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Benfica do Libolo
Nickname:Benfica do Libolo
Libolo
Championships:3 Angola League
5 Angola Cups
3 Angola Super Cup
1 African Champions Cups
League:Angolan Basketball League
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
Dissolved:2018
History:C.R.D. Libolo
(1942–2017)
Sport Libolo e Benfica
(2017–2018)
Arena:Pavilhão do Dream Space
Capacity:6,000
Location:Luanda, Angola
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Sport Libolo e Benfica or simply Benfica do Libolo, was an Angolan basketball club based in Libolo, Kwanza Sul province. The club's men's basketball team competed in the Angolan Basketball League as well as at continental level, at the annual African Basketball Club Champions League competitions.[1] In its 76 years of existence, the club won the Angolan League three times, the Angolan Cup five times and the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup once, in 2014.

The club was founded as Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo in 1942. While major local rivals Primeiro de Agosto, Petro de Luanda and Interclube have been competing since the mid 1980s, Libolo basketball, much like its football counterpart even though the club has been founded in the 1940s, (the club has been inoperative for many years due to financial reasons) was only been established in 2008 and yet, in a very short time, managed to achieve an outstanding performance in the local and African arena.

In September 2017, all the club's assets and ownership rights were passed on to Sport Libolo e Benfica. The club changed its name accordingly.[2] One year later, in September 2018, the basketball team was dissolved due to financial problems after failing to find new sponsors.[3]

Honours

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Leagues
Angolan Basketball League [4] [5] Winner 3 2012, 2014, 2017
Runner-up 5 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016
Cups
Angola Cup[6] [7] [8] Winner 52010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017
Runner-up 12013
Wlademiro Romero Super Cup Winner 32012, 2016, 2017
Runner-up 4 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018
Victorino Cunha Cup[9] Winner 12013
Runner-up 22009, 2010
FIBA Africa Club Competitions
African Club Champions Winner1 2014
Runner-up 22015, 2016
International Tournaments
Supertaça Compal Winner 0
Runner-up 12011

Players

See main article: List of S.L. Benfica (Libolo) basketball players.

Head coaches

NatNameYearsLeagueChampionsCupSuper Cup
Raúl Duarte (3) Sep 2008 Nov 2012 2012 2010, 2011
Luís Magalhães (0) Nov 2012 Nov 2013
Norberto Alves (5) Nov 2013 Aug 2016 2014 2014 2015, 2016 2016
Hugo López Sep 2016 2018

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Basquete . RecreativoLibolo.ao . 2013-10-25 . pt . dead . https://archive.today/20131025190432/http://www.recreativolibolo.ao/Conteudos/All/lista.aspx?idc=26&idsc=373&idl=1 . 2013-10-25 .
  2. Web site: SLB - Sport Libolo e Benfica, o novo clube da nossa terra . kalulo.com . 26 Oct 2017 . pt.
  3. News: Sport Libolo extingue equipa de basquetebol . 27 May 2022 . Jornal de Angola . 18 September 2019 . pt.
  4. Web site: Angola: Recreativo Do Libolo Win Basketball Championship . AllAfrica . 2012-05-05 . 2013-04-08.
  5. Web site: Libolo crowned champions of BAI Basket . Angop.com . 2014-05-18 . 2014-06-10.
  6. Web site: Libolo beat 1º de Agosto and win Angola cup in basketball . ANGOP.co.ao . 2010-05-17 . 2013-04-08.
  7. Web site: Angola: Recreativo Do Libolo Win Angola Cup in Basketball . Ghana MMA . 2013-04-08.
  8. Web site: Basketball: Recreativo do Libolo win Angolan cup league . ANGOP.co.ao . 20 Apr 2015 . 29 Apr 2015.
  9. Web site: Libolo win "Vitorino Cunha" basketball cup . ANGOP.com . 2013-10-26 . 2013-04-08.