Clube Nacional de Benguela

Nacional de Benguela
Full name Clube Nacional de Benguela
Founded 24 June 1920
Ground Estádio de São Filipe
Estádio de Ombaka
Benguela, Angola
Capacity 10,000
35,000
Chairman Angola Manuel Fortunato
Manager Angola Lito Granada
League Gira Angola
2013 3rd (Série B)

Clube Nacional de Benguela, founded on June 24, 1920, as Sports Clube Portugal de Benguela, is a sports club from Benguela, Angola. The Elephants won five titles during the then overseas province of Angola. Even before Angola's independence in 1975, the club's name was changed to Sports Club Nacional de Benguela. In 1979, the club, then Clube Nacional de Benguela, was one of the founder's of Angola's premier football league (Girabola), in which season it finished as the runner-up by losing to Primeiro de Agosto 2-1 in the final.[1]


Performance in Girabola

19791980198119962012
R
16

Note: Rankings in the red colour mean the club has been relegated
  Rankings in the purple colour mean the club has been promoted and relegated in the same season

Performance in Gira Angola

2010
Serie B 		2011
Serie B 		2013
Serie B
2nd *
3rd
5th

Note: * Won runner-up playoff match for the 2012 Girabola.

Achievements

Former Notable Players

Goal Keepers Back Players Midfielders Forwarders
Angola Garcia

Former managers

Angola Osvaldo Roque Joni (Mar 2011) - (Sep 2011)
Angola Pinto Leite (Sep 2011) -
Portugal Álvaro Magalhães (Feb 2012) - (Apr 2012)
Brazil Luís Mariano (May 2012) - (Nov 2012)

Past squads

2012 Girabola squad (16th)*[3]

Nat No Goal-keepers Age
Angola1 V.D.
Angola12 Kituxi
Angola22 Santana
Angola Kikí 29
Nat No Defenders Age Pos
Angola4 Samuel CB
Angola16 Afonso Binda LB
Brazil31 Robson CB
Portugal19 Mauro I30 CB
Angola26 Valdez CB
Democratic Republic of the Congo27 Lukose 34 RB
Angola Castigo 29 DF
Angola Vadinho DF
Nat No Midfielders Age Pos
Angola 6 Rats 35 MF
Angola8 Zé Augusto 31 MF
Angola 13 Márcio Luvambo 27 MF
Angola15 Love MF
Angola 17 Maninho MF
Angola 17 Ivo MF
Angola21 Papi MF
Angola Bugos MF
Angola Bolingó 27 MF
Angola Sávio

Nat No Forwards Age Pos
Angola 7 Paulo FW
Angola 9 Pedro Henriques FW
Angola 10 Mingo 29 FW
Angola 11 Yangoné FW
Angola 18 Malone FW
Angola 23 Barão FW
Angola Mauro II 27 FW

Nat Technical Position
Portugal Álvaro Magalhães ** Head Coach
Angola Lito Granada Head Coach
Portugal José Vilaça ** Assistant Coach
Angola Pinto Leite Assistant Coach
Angola Ricardo Teixeira Goal-keeper coach
Nat Medical Position
Angola David Mendonça Physician
Angola Jorge Cabral Physio
Angola Isaac Mondjambi Physio
Nat Management Position
Angola José Granada Chairman
Angola João Afonso Vice Chairman

* Relegated to the 2013 Gira Angola
** Released in mid-season

2011 Gira Angola squad (2nd/B) [4]***

Nat No Goal-keepers Age
Angola Dietho
Angola Kiko

Nat No Defenders Age Pos
Angola8 Barão DF
Angola Kuagica 21 CB
Angola Luís DF
Cape Verde7 Mendinho DF
Angola Nelo DF
Brazil Tiago CB
Angola Yano DF
Nat No Midfielders Age Pos
Angola Airton MF
Angola Bugos MF
Brazil Maicon MF
Angola Sassoma MF
Angola Sávio MF
Angola Yapston MF
Nat No Forwards Age Pos
Angola Calilí FW
Brazil Danilo MF
Angola Edy FW
Angola Malone FW
Angola Yangoné FW

Nat Technical Position
Angola Osvaldo Roque Joni **** Head Coach
Angola Pinto Leite Head Coach
Nat Management Position
Angola José Granada Chairman
Angola João Afonso Vice Chairman

*** Promoted to the 2012 Girabola
**** Released in mid-season

See also

External links


References

  1. ↑ "História (History)" (in Portuguese). clubenacionalbenguela.com. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Nacional de Benguela - Petro do Huambo (Ficha técnica)" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 10 Aug 2013. Retrieved 18 Mar 2015.
  3. ↑ "Português Álvaro Magalhães apresentado como novo técnico do Nacional (Álvaro Magalhães introduced as new National's coach)" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 2 Feb 2012. Retrieved 30 Dec 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nacional de Benguela busca reforços no Brasil para "segundona" (Nacional seeks new players in Brazil for 2nd division)" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 3 Jun 2011. Retrieved 7 Jan 2015.