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2014 Taça De Angola
The 2014 Taça de Angola was the 33rd edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. Benfica de Luanda beat defending champions Petro de Luanda 1–0 in the final to secure its first title. The winner and the runner-up qualified to the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup. Stadiums and locations Championship bracket Preliminary rounds Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final See also * 2014 Girabola * 2015 Angola Super Cup * 2015 CAF Confederation Cup The 2015 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2015 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club association football, football competition organized by the Confed ... * Benfica de Luanda players * Petro de Luanda players External links * Tournament profile at rsssf.com References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 Taca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlético Petróleos De Luanda
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, also known as Petro Atlético de Luanda, or simply Petro Atlético or Petro de Luanda, is a football (soccer), football club from Luanda, Angola, founded in 1980. The club won its first title, the Angolan League, in 1982 and is the most successful team in the country. In its initial days, the club was known as Petroclube. Four players from Petro Atlético represented Angola national football team, Angola at their first FIFA World Cup, World Cup in 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006: Antônio Lebo Lebo, Lebo Lebo, Luis Lamá, Lamá, Paulo Batista Nsimba, Zé Kalanga and Luis Manuel Ferreira Delgado, Delgado. The club has also a Petro Atlético Basketball, basketball team. Many basketball players of the team, participated with Angola national basketball team in the Olympics 2008. Honours *Girabola, Angolan League: 19 **1982 Girabola, 1982, 1984 Girabola, 1984, 1986 Girabola, 1986, 1987 Girabola, 1987, 1988 Girabola, 1988, 1989 Girabola, 1989, 1990 Girabol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menongue
Menongue, formerly Serpa Pinto, is a Municipalities of Angola, municipality and the Capital city, capital of Cubango Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 320,914 in 2014. It is one of the four municipalities in Angola whose inhabitants are predominantly Mbunda people, Mbunda. Menongue is the current Railhead, terminus of the Moçâmedes Railway, from Moçâmedes, and also home of the small Menongue Airport. History During the colonial period, the town was called Serpa Pinto, in honour of the namesake Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer. Menongue was formerly the capital of Cuando Cubango Province, until it was divided into the provinces of Cuando Province, Cuando and Cubango in 2024. Sports FC Cuando Cubango, promoted to the 2018 Girabola, the top flight of Angolan soccer, play in Menongue. See also *Mbunda language *Mbunda people *Mbunda Kingdom References {{Authority control Populated places in Cubango Province Municipalities of Angola P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caxito
Caxito is a town, with a population of 55,000 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Dande, province of Bengo, Angola. It is also the capital of the province. Transportation The northern line of Angolan Railways passes through the town. References Populated places in Bengo Province Communes in Bengo Province Provincial capitals in Angola {{Angola-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estádio Do Ferroviário Da Huíla
Estádio do Clube Ferroviário da Huíla is a multi-use stadium in Lubango, Angola. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is owned by Clube Ferroviário da Huíla. The stadium holds 15,000 people. References Football venues in Angola Buildings and structures in Lubango {{Angola-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estádio 4 De Janeiro
Estádio 4 de Janeiro is a football stadium in Uíge, Angola. History Inaugurated on March 17, 1968, as Estádio José Ferreira de Lima, the stadium was then owned by Clube Recreativo do Uíge. Shortly after the independence, it was nationalized. The state-owned 5,000-seat stadium is the only one in Angola's northern province of Uíge that meets the international standards to host Girabola matches. The stadium has been used by all clubs in the province participating at the provincial championship as well as the 2nd and 1st division championships. 2017 disaster On February 10, 2017, during the inaugural match of the 2017 Girabola between home team Santa Rita de Cássia Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christma ... and Recreativo do Libolo, one of the stadium's access gates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uíge
Uíge (), formerly Carmona, is a provincial capital city in northwestern Angola, with a population of 322,531 (2014 census), and a municipality, with a population of 519,196 (2014 census), located in the province of the Uíge Province, same name. It grew from a small market centre in 1945 to become a city in 1956. It is serviced by the Uíge Airport with daily flights to Luanda. Name Uíge was renamed Vila Marechal Carmona in 1955 after the former Portuguese President Óscar Carmona, renamed simply Carmona after it became a city, but changed back to Uíge in 1975. History During Portuguese occupation it was a major center for coffee production in the 1950s. The city was the nerve center of rebel activity against Portuguese occupation. Consequently, the city faced frequent guerrilla war between Portuguese forces and the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola; FNLA). It had the worst known ever outbreak of the Marburg virus in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estádio Mundunduleno
Estádio Jones Cufune Mundunduleno is a football stadium located at the Mandengwe neighborhood in the city of Luena, Moxico Province, Angola. It is owned by F.C. Bravos do Maquis, Futebol Clube Bravos do Maquis and holds 4,300 people. History The Stadium was named after Jones Cufune Mundunduleno, a MPLA commander and guerrilla fighter from eastern Angola. Location Mundunduleno is located at the Mandembwe neighborhood, around 2 km from the city of Luena, Moxico Province, Luena, in an area surrounded by eucalyptus trees. In 2013, the Stadium underwent a major renovation which forced the home team to play its home games at the neighboring Estádio das Mangueiras in the province of Lunda Sul. References Football venues in Angola Moxico Province Sports venues completed in 2006 {{Angola-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luena, Moxico Province
Luena, formerly known as Luso, is a city and municipality in eastern Angola, administrative capital of Moxico Province. The municipality had a population of 357,413 in 2014. History The Angolan town is best known as the resting place of former UNITA rebel leader Jonas Savimbi, who was shot and killed by Angolan government troops on February 22, 2002. Later on January 3, 2008, Savimbi's tomb at Luena Main Cemetery was vandalised and four members of the youth wing of the MPLA were charged and arrested. '' Mail and Guardian'', January 23, 2008. Climate Luena has a monsoonal |
Lubango
Lubango, formerly known as Sá da Bandeira, is a municipality in Angola, capital of the Huíla Province, with a population of 914,456 in 2022. The city center had a population of 600,751 in 2014 making it the second-most populous city in Angola after the capital city Luanda. History Portuguese rule In 1882 approximately one thousand Portuguese settlers came from the island of Madeira to the area of current-day Lubango. These Portuguese farmers helped develop the region and founded the settlement. The city, originally established in 1885 to serve colonists from the Madeira Islands, lies at an elevation of 1,760 metres in a valley of the Huíla Plateau and was surrounded by a scenic park spreading up the mountain slopes. By 1910 there were over 1,700 ethnic Portuguese living in the settlement, which was referred to as "Lubango". By 1923 the Moçâmedes Railway had connected the settlement to the town of Moçâmedes in the coast. The Portuguese government made it a city and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estádio Dos Coqueiros
Estádio dos Coqueiros is a multi-use stadium in Luanda, Angola. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home ground of S.L. Benfica (Luanda), Benfica de Luanda and Kabuscorp S.C.P., Kabuscorp. The stadium holds 12,000 people and was built during the colonial period, in 1947. It underwent major renovation works in 2005. References External linksPhotosacafe.daum.net/stadeFacebook profile Sports venues in Luanda Sports venues completed in 1947 Football venues in Angola, Coqueiros 1947 establishments in the Portuguese Empire 1947 establishments in Angola {{Angola-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estádio Da Cidadela
Estádio da Cidadela is a stadium in Luanda, Angola. It is used mostly for football matches, while sometimes hosting cultural events, including musical concerts. It is part of the Complexo Desportivo da Cidadela, along with the Pavilhão da Cidadela, Pavilhão Anexo and Pavilhão Anexo II. While originally holding 60,000 people, in 2006, the stadium's upper ring has been declared unsafe by the CAF and banned for public use. Therefore, the capacity currently holds 40,000 spectators Until Angola's independence in November 1975, the stadium has been owned by Futebol Clube de Luanda, one of the most traditional and historical clubs in Luanda. Shortly after, it has been nationalised for the purpose of general government use. The stadium is often referred to as ''the cathedral of Angolan sports'' as over the years, it has witnessed some of the most important events in Angolan sports. Among other events, it has hosted the 2nd Central African Games, for which it was re-inaugurated on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
