TP Mazembe explained

Clubname:TP Mazembe
Fullname:Tout Puissant Mazembe
Nickname:Les Corbeaux (The Ravens)
Les Badiangwena (The Badiangwena)
The Baba Boys
Founded:
as FC Saint-Georges
Ground:Stade TP Mazembe
Capacity:18,500
Chairman:Moïse Katumbi Chapwe
Manager:Lamine N'Diaye
League:Linafoot
Season:2022–23
Position:Canceled
Website:http://www.tpmazembe.com
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Current:2023–24 Linafoot

Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi.[1]

History

Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 million, was originally founded by the Benedictine monks who directed the Institut Saint-Boniface school in Élisabethville (modern-day Lubumbashi) in Katanga Province.[2] The missionaries originally decided in 1939 to established a football team for the students' Boy Scout troop, named Saint Georges FC, after the patron saint of the Scouting movement. This team affiliated itself directly in the first division of the Royal Federation of the Native Athletic Associations (Fédération Royale des Associations Sportives Indigènes, FRASI) founded by the Belgian King. At the end of the season, Holy Georges placed 3rd.

In 1944 the young scouts went on the road and FC St. Georges was rechristened Saint Paul F.C. Some years later, the incorporation of certain foreign elements in the Institute would make the missionaries abandon the team management. The team took the name of F.C. Englebert after its sponsor, a tire brand. The qualifier "Tout Puissant" (Almighty) was added to the club's name after it went undefeated in winning its first league title in 1966.

After the independence of Congo, (30 June 1960) Englebert restructured itself. In 1966, they realized the treble (national Championship, Coupe du Congo and Katanga Cup).

In 1967 and 1968, they won the African Cup of Champions. The team would be finalist four consecutive times from 1967 to 1970. Mazembe was the first team to successfully defend the African Champions Cup. This feat was finally repeated in 2003 and 2004 by Enyimba.

After 18 years of absence, it returned to the African scene thanks to 38-year-old governor Moïse Katumbi Chapwe and owner of the club.

In November 2009 the team won the CAF Champions League, the African championship for football clubs. Mazembe won against Heartland 2–2 on aggregate, winning on the away goals rule.[3]

By winning the CAF Champions League, Mazembe qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. In their first world championship match in the quarter-finals they lost 2–1 to the Pohang Steelers from South Korea,[4] despite taking the lead in the first half. Following a 3–2 defeat to Auckland City in the fifth placed match they finished the tournament in 6th place.[5] [6]

In 2010 they retained the 2010 CAF Champions League, and in December they became the first African side to contest the final of the FIFA Club World Cup after defeating both Pachuca of Mexico 1–0 in the quarter-finals and Internacional of Brazil 2–0 in the semi-finals.[7] [8] In the final on 18 December, they were defeated 3–0 by Internazionale.[9]

In 2015, TP Mazembe secured their fifth title in the competition after defeating USM Alger of Algeria 4–1 aggregate in the 2015 CAF Champions League Final.[10]

Women's football

In 2020, a women's section of TP Mazembe was formed.[11]

Crest and colours

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

!Period!Kit manufacturer!Shirt sponsor!Ref
2008-09AdidasMCK Trucks[12]
2009-10
2010-16MCK Trucks
2016-19
2019-20Sogam-
2020-21
2021-22??
2022-23SogamMCK Trucks

Honours

With 28 titles at national level and 11 at international level since 1966, TP Mazembe is currently the most successful club of the DRC with 39 titles.

Domestic

Continental

International

Performance in CAF competitions

25 appearancesThe club have 7 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1967 to 1988 and 18 appearances in CAF Champions League from 2001 till now, having appeared in every edition since 2007.

1967 – Champion

1968 – Champion

1969 – Finalist

1970 – Finalist

1972 – Semi-finals

1977 – First Round

1988 – First Round

2001 – Group Stage

2002 – Semi-finals

2005 – Preliminary Round

2007 – Second Round

2008 – Group Stage

2009 – Champion

2010 – Champion

2011 – Disqualified in Second Round

2012 – Semi-finals

2013 – Second Round

2014 – Semi-finals

2015 – Champions

2016 – Second Round

2017 – First Round

2018 – Quarter-finals

2018–19 – Semi-finals

2019–20 – Quarter-finals

2020–21 – Group Stage

7 appearancesThe club have 1 appearance in CAF Cup in 2000 and 6 appearances in CAF Confederation Cup from 2004 till now.

2000 – Second Round

2004 – First Round

2006 – disqualified in First Round

2007 – Group Stage

2013 – Finalist

2016 – Champion

2017 – Champion

2 appearances

1980 – Champion

1981 – Second Round

5 appearances

2010 – Champion

2011 – Champion

2016 – Champion

2017 – Finalist

2018 – Finalist

Current squad

[14]

Notable former players

For details on former players see .

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Bell . Jack . TP Mazembe Surprises the World, Not Itself . en . Goal . 17 December 2010 . 17 September 2017 . 18 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170918064913/https://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/tp-mazembe-surprises-the-world-not-itself/ . live .
  2. Web site: Legge, David . 17 September 2009 . Win or bust for former champions Etoile . https://archive.today/20130103051155/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iDEJpNDmi-SJ3dSgR-v5CscIHTGQ . dead . 3 January 2013 . 18 September 2009 . AFP.
  3. Web site: 7 November 2009 . Mazembe clinch Champs Lge title . 3 December 2009 . BBC Sport . 10 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091110014728/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8348343.stm . live .
  4. Web site: 11 December 2009 . TP Mazembe 1 – 2 Pohang Steelers . 15 December 2009 . ESPN . 4 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110604150602/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=285369&cc=5739&league=FIFA.CWC . dead .
  5. Web site: 16 December 2009 . TP Mazembe 2 – 3 Auckland City . 14 December 2010 . ESPN Soccernet . 24 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024010008/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/285371?cc=5739 . dead .
  6. Web site: 15 December 2010 . TP Mazembe continue journey . 15 December 2010 . BBC Sport . 1 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201201004005/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/dec/15/tp-mazembe-club-world-cup-final . live .
  7. Web site: 10 December 2010 . TP Mazembe beat Pachuca at the Club World Cup . 14 December 2010 . BBC Sport . 14 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101214091418/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/9277785.stm . live .
  8. Web site: Inter stunned as Mazembe reach final . https://web.archive.org/web/20101217070111/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=254486/match=300140539/index.html. dead. 17 December 2010.
  9. Web site: 18 December 2010 . TP Mazembe 0 – 3 Internazionale . 18 December 2010 . ESPN Soccernet . 22 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101222001421/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=309865&cc=5739 . dead .
  10. Web site: 8 November 2015 . TP Mazembe beat USM Alger to win African Champions League . 21 March 2021 . BBC Sport . en-GB . 1 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301132832/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34761440 . live .
  11. Web site: Foot : Le TP Mazembe crée une équipe féminine . 1 November 2022 . 27 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927093048/https://www.digitalcongo.cd/detail338 . live .
  12. Web site: TP Mazembe Kit History . 2023-03-14 . Football Kit Archive . en . 14 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230314172055/https://www.footballkitarchive.com/tp-mazembe-kits/ . live .
  13. Web site: Linafoot: Le Tp Mazembe sacré champion pour la 19è fois . 22 June 2022 . 28 June 2022 . 26 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626060946/https://mbote.cd/linafoot-le-tp-mazembe-sacre-champion-pour-la-19e-fois/110342/ . live .
  14. Web site: Effectif . 17 January 2023 . 17 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117005347/https://www.tpmazembe.com/fr/equipe/effectif . live .