C.R.D. Libolo

Angolan sports club

Football club

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:
As of 20 October 2017^[update]

• PR = Preliminary round, 1R = First round, GS = Group stage, R32 = Round of 32, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runner-Up, W = Winner

League and cup positions

Performance in CAF competitions

• 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.^{[citation needed]}

Players and staff

Players

Staff

Manager history

See also

• Libolo Basketball
• Girabola
• Gira Angola

External links

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

References

1. Historia recreativolibolo.com Archived 19 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo - História do Clube". Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
3. "O Surgimento do Clube de Calulo (The Origin of the Club from Calulo)" (in Portuguese). jornaldosdesportos. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
4. "Futebol" (in Portuguese). RecreativoLibolo.ao. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
5. "Libolo draw with FC de Cabinda and win championship". ANGOP.com. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
6. "Libolo conquer 2012 football championship in advance". ANGOP.com. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
7. "Libolo is three-time national football championship winner". ANGOP.com. 26 October 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
8. "Recreativo do Libolo win super cup". ANGOP.com. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
9. "Football: Libolo thrash Maquis and win Super cup". ANGOP.com. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.