Clube Nacional de Benguela

Nacional de Benguela
Full name Clube Nacional de Benguela
Nickname(s) Os Elefantes The Elephants
Founded 24 June 1920 (1920-06-24)
Ground Estádio de São Filipe
Estádio de Ombaka
Benguela, Angola
Ground Capacity 10,000
35,000
Chairman Manuel Fortunato
Manager Lito Granada
League Gira Angola
2013 3rd (Série B)

Clube Nacional de Benguela, founded on June 24, 1920, as Sports Clube Portugal de Benguela or simply Portugal de Benguela, is a sports club from Benguela, Angola. The Elephants won five titles during the then overseas province of Angola. Even before Angola's independence in 1975, the club's name was changed to Sports Club Nacional de Benguela. In 1979, the club, then Clube Nacional de Benguela, was one of the founder's of Angola's premier football league (Girabola), in which season it finished as the runner-up by losing to Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 in the final.[1]

Performance in Girabola

19791980198119962012
R
16

Note: Rankings in the red colour mean the club has been relegated
  Rankings in the purple colour mean the club has been promoted and relegated in the same season

Performance in Gira Angola

2010
Serie B 		2011
Serie B 		2013
Serie B
2nd *
3rd
5th

Note: * Won runner-up playoff match for the 2012 Girabola.

Achievements

Former managers

Angola Osvaldo Roque Joni (Mar 2011) - (Sep 2011)
Angola Pinto Leite (Sep 2011) -
Portugal Álvaro Magalhães (Feb 2012) - (Apr 2012)
Brazil Luís Mariano (May 2012) - (Nov 2012)

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ "História (History)" (in Portuguese). clubenacionalbenguela.com. Retrieved 2013-05-05.
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