C.D. Primeiro de Agosto

Primeiro de Agosto

Full name	Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
Founded	1977
Ground	Estádio da Cidadela Luanda, Angola (Capacity: 40,000)
Chairman	Raúl Hendrick
Manager	Ivo Traca
League	Girabola
Home colours Away colours

Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto (sometimes spelled 1º de Agosto; meaning literally the First of August), is a sports club from Luanda, Angola.

History

Primeiro de Agosto was founded in 1977. Its main team competes in men's football (soccer), but its professional basketball team is also noteworthy within the club. The club's colors are red and black. The club won its first title in football, the Angolan League, in 1979.^[1]

Loco from Primeiro de Agosto represented Angola at their first World Cup in 2006.

Achievements

• Angolan League: 9

1979, 1980, 1981, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2006

• Angolan Cup: 5

1984, 1990, 1991, 2006, 2009

• Angolan SuperCup: 6

1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 6 appearances

1997 – Group Stage

1999 – First Round

2000 – Second Round

2007 – Preliminary Round

2008 – First Round

2009 – Second Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 5 appearances

1980 – First Round

1981 – First Round

1982 – First Round

1992 – Second Round

1993 – First Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances

2009 – Quarter-Finals

2010 – Second Round of 16

2011 – Second Round of 16

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1996 – Second Round

2003 – First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances

1985 – First Round

1991 – First Round

1998 – Finalist

Stadium

The club plays their home matches at Estádio da Cidadela, which has a maximum capacity of 40,000 people.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Wilson Alegre 2 DF James 4 DF Kumaka 5 DF Dani Massunguna 6 MF Fábio Paím 7 DF Mingo Bile 8 MF Jackson 10 FW João Martins 11 DF João Vala 12 GK Lambito 13 MF Manucho 14 FW Danny 15 MF Roger

No. Position Player 17 FW Bena 18 DF Elisio 19 DF Manuel António Machado 20 DF Kali 21 GK Toni 22 MF Marco Bicho 24 DF Amaro 26 MF Fofana 28 DF Manu 30 FW Pascal 31 MF Justo 32 DF Sedrik

Staff

Head coach: Carlos Manuel

Assistant coaches: Joao Barbosa and Jorge Nabais

Goalkeeper coach:

• Ivo Traça

Fitness coach:

• Hélder Cruz

Doctor:

• Jorge Gispert

Physio:

• Feliciano Madalena
• Andrade Mendes

General manager:

• José Panzo Torres

Psychotherapist:

• Leonilde Ferreira

Former notable players

Angola Alberto Avex Chinês Esquadra Filipe Abraão José Augusto de Oliveira Gomes Jose Manuel Catendi Lopi Love Luís Delgado Mauro Rubian

DR Congo Paulin Kombe Tubi Landu Emeka Mamale Kapela Mbiyavanga Namibia Dockies Cloete Abraham Shatimuene Levis Swartbooi South Africa Mano

Zambia Ian Bakala Misheck Lungu Harry Milanzi Dube Phiri

References

1. ^ Plantel do 1º de Agosto

External links

• Official site