G.D. Sagrada Esperança
Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança, usually known as Sagrada Esperança, is a football (soccer) club from Dundo, Lunda Norte province, Angola. The club won its first title, the Angolan Cup, in 1988.
The club's name is likely to originate from Angola's first president Agostinho Neto's famous poem Sagrada Esperança (Sacred Hope). The club was founded on December 22 1976 by then Angola-state owned diamond company Diamang (now Endiama), which remains as its major sponsor.
In 2005, the club, managed by Mário Calado, won the league by having one point ahead ASA . In the same year, the club disputed the CAF Champions League, but was eliminated in the 1/16 Finals by ASEC Abidjan of Ivory Coast, after a 2-2 draw at home in the first leg, and a 1-0 defeat in the second leg, played in Abidjan .
Achievements
- 2005
- 1988, 1999
Performance in CAF competitions
- 2005 - First Round
- 2006 - Preliminary Round
- 1992 - Second Round
- 1998 - First Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
- 1989 - Second Round
- 2000 - Second Round
Note: Rankings in the red colour mean the club has been relegated
Stadium
The club plays their home matches at formerly Quintalão do Dundo, now Estádio Sagrada Esperança, which has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people . The stadium underwent a major rehabilitation and was renamed and reinaugurated in 2008.
2015 squad [2]
Manager history
| Coach | | Years | | League | Cup | SuperCup |
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 Adé | (1988) | - | | |  |
| João Machado | (2000) | - | (Nov 2010) | | |
| Carlos Alves | | - | (Apr 2002) |
| Agostinho Tramagal | (Apr 2002) | - | (Dec 2002) |
| Mário Calado | (Jan 2003) | - | | |
| Albano César | | - | (May 2007) |
 Jan Brouwer | | - | (Nov 2008) |
| Napoleão Brandão | (Feb 2009) | - | |
| Mário Calado | (Dec 2011) | - | (Nov 2012) |
 António Caldas | (Jan 2013) | - | (Mar 2015) |
| Frank Moniz | (Mar 2015) | - | (Apr 2015) |
 | Zoran Mačkić | (Apr 2015) | - | |
Past squads
See also
External links
References
- ^ RSSSF
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- ^ World Stadiums
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