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.
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| Full name | Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Os Coelhos (The Rabbits) | ||
| Founded | 14 August 1942 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Municipal de Calulo Calulo, Angola | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| President | Leonel Casimiro | ||
| Manager | Paulo Torres | ||
| League | Girabola | ||
| 2022–23 | 9th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
History
History has it that C.R.D. Libolo resulted as a merger of three different 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
Recent seasons
C.R.D. Libolo's season-by-season performance since 2011:
As of 20 October 2017[update]
| LG | AC | SC | CL | CC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | R16 | RU | – | GS |
| 3rd | 1st | W | R16 | – |
| 1st | QF | W | PR | – |
| Player | LG | AC | SC | CL | CC | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paizinho | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 11 |
| Luiz Phellype | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| Fredy | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
- 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
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances
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
| Name | Nationality | Position(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Technical staff | ||
| Paulo Torres |  | Head coach |
— |  | Assistant coach |
| Fernando Pereira | | Goalkeeper coach |
| Medical | ||
| Frederico Branco | | Physio |
| Management | ||
| Leonel Casimiro | | Chairman |
| Augusto Correia | | Vice-chairman |
| Cacharamba Jr | | Head of Foot Dept |
Manager history
| Season | Coach | S | L | C | Coach | S | L | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |  Rogério Pinto | |||||||
| 2007 | Luís Mariano | |||||||
| 2008 | ||||||||
| 2009 | Mariano Barreto | |||||||
| 2010 | Mariano Barreto | |||||||
| 2011 | Zeca Amaral |  | ||||||
| 2012 | | |||||||
| 2013 | Henrique Calisto | Miller Gomes | ||||||
| 2014 | Miller Gomes | | ||||||
| 2015 |  Sébastien Desabre | | João Paulo Costa | | ||||
| 2016 | João Paulo Costa | | | |||||
| 2017 | Carlos Vaz Pinto | Pedro Caravela | ||||||
| 2018 | Kito Ribeiro | André Macanga | ||||||
| 2018-19 | Sérgio Boris | |||||||
| 2019-20 | André Macanga | |||||||
| 2020-21 | Romeu Filemón | Paulo Torres | ||||||