Kabuscorp S.C.P.

Kabuscorp S.C.P

Full name	Kabuscorp Sport Clube do Palanca
Founded	5 December 1994
Ground	Estádio dos Coqueiros Luanda, Angola
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Bento Kangamba
Manager	Mateus Bodunha
League	Girabola
2015	4th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Kabuscorp Sport Clube do Palanca, usually known simply as Kabuscorp is a multisports club based in Luanda, Angola. The club's football teams contests at the Angolan major league Girabola as well as at the African club competitions.

Kabuscorp is an acronym for Kangamba Business Corporation, a business ranging from transports to diamond exploration run by club owner Bento Kangamba.

Kabuscorp S.C. was founded in 1994 by president and club owner Bento Kangamba. The club plays its home matches at the state-owned Estádio dos Coqueiros in Luanda and is renowned for their cheerful supporters, mostly of bakongo origin.

History

In 2008, in their first appearance in Girabola they finished in 10th position.

The club's greatest achievement came 6 years later, when they won the 2013 Girabola with a record 73 points, thus qualifying to the 2014 CAF Champions League. In 2014, Kabuscorp won the Angolan Supercup beating Petro de Luanda by 3–1.

2012 Road Accident

On August 4, 2012, twenty three fans of Kabuscorp do Palanca club died and 29 others injured, following a road accident on the road connecting the provinces of Kwanza Norte and Luanda. The accident occurred when a bus carrying the supporters of Palanca club was returning from the town of Calulo, coastal Kwanza sul province, after a football match opposing the local "Recreativo do Libolo" and Kabuscorp. The match was part of the 20th round of national league's first division, Girabola 2012, which ended with a 2–0 victory for the host team.

 Old logo

Notable Players

On January 15, 2012, the 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year and European Footballer of the Year Rivaldo, signed a one-year contract with the club.^[1]

Albert Meyong, was a decisive player in Kabuscorp's first titles being the club's top scorer.

Achievements

• Angolan League: 1 ^[2]
  • 2013
• Angolan SuperCup: 1 ^[3]
  • 2014

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 1 appearance
  • 2014 –

Performance in local competitions

2004 GA b

2005 GA b

2006 GA b

2007 GA b

2008 GB

2009 GB

2010 GB

2011 GB

2012 GB

2013 GB

2014 GB

2015 GB

2016 GB

1p

2

3

4

4

4

8

8

12

Note:1p = Promoted to the Girabola, GB = 1st Division, GA = 2nd Division
  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

Girabola schedule & results

2016

20 Feb (h) 3–1 CAA

02 Mar (a) LIB 1–1

06 Mar (h) 1–0 SAG

11 Mar (a) POR 2–1

19 Mar (h) 2–1 HUI

25 Mar (a) MAI –

01 Apr (a) PRO –

08 Apr (h) – INT

15 Apr (a) ASA –

22 Apr (h) – PET

29 Apr (a) BEN –

06 May (h) – PRI

13 May (a) 4AB –

20 May (h) – ACL

27 May (a) PLS –

03 Jun (a) CAA –

10 Jun (h) – LIB

17 Jun (a) SAG –

24 Jun (h) – POR

01 Jul (a) HUI –

08 Jul (h) – MAI

15 Jul (h) – PRO

22 Jul (a) INT –

29 Jul (h) – ASA

05 Aug (a) PET –

12 Aug (h) – BEN

19 Aug (a) PRI –

26 Aug (h) – 4AB

02 Sep (a) ACL –

09 Sep (h) – PLS

Kabuscorp girabola schedule & results 2015 4th 11 Feb (h) 2–2 CAA 22 Feb (a) LIB 2–2 25 Feb (h) 2–1 ACL 07 Mar (a) PRI 0–1 18 Mar (a) MAQ 1–1 21 Mar (h) 1–1 HUI 22 Apr (a) DOM 1–3 11 Apr (h) 1–1 PRO 18 Apr (a) SAG 0–1 26 Apr (h) 1–2 SCC 03 May (a) PET 1–2 09 May (h) 1–0 INT 16 May (a) ASA 0–0 23 May (h) 0–0 PLS 29 May (a) BEN 1–1 12 Jul (a) CAA 0–0 19 Jul (h) 1–2 LIB 26 Jul (a) ACL 1–2 02 Aug (h) 1–1 PRI 08 Aug (h) 1–0 MAQ 12 Aug (a) HUI 0–0 16 Aug (h) 3–1 DOM 23 Aug (a) PRO 0–1 30 Aug (h) 2–2 SAG 12 Sep (a) SCC 0–0 20 Sep (h) 1–0 PET 26 Sep (a) INT 1–1 30 Sep (h) 0–1 ASA 04 Oct (a) PLS 0–0 18 Nov (h) 0–1 BEN

2016 squad

Nat No Goal-keepers Age 12 Josué 21 Mário 31 22 Rubia 27

Nat No Defenders Age Pos 2 Loló 26 RB 3 Bobo 27 CB 4 Silva 32 RB 6 Mingo Sanda 34 CB 7 Bruno 24 DF 15 Masasi LB 16 Fiston 31 CB 20 Mussumari 28 LB 24 Faustino 21 LB

Nat No Midfielders Age Pos 10 Magola 31 RM 11 Amarildo 26 LW 13 Dr. Lami (c) 34 LW 14 Mpele Mpele 30 CM 17 Fuky 24 MF 18 Mano 27 RW 19 Nari 29 CM 27 Meda LM

Nat No Forwards Age Pos 8 Kanku Trésor FW 9 Chole 26 FW 25 Nandinho 26 Fundo FW 30 Domingos 21 FW

Nat Technical Position Miller Gomes Head Coach Mateus Bodunha Assistant Coach

Nat Medical Position Caetano Maria Physician Jorge de Almeida Physio

Nat Management Position Bento Kangamba Chairman Mingo Jacinto Vice for Football

Players in bold indicate last starting lineup (29/04/16) Released in midseason Joined in midseason Promoted from assistant to head coach

Manager history

Coach		Years		League	Cup	SuperCup
Kidumo Pedro	(1996)	-	(1998)
Afonso Kondi	(Mar 2008)	-	(2009)
Kidumu Pedro		-	(May 2009)
Draško Stojiljković	(May 2009)	-	(Nov 2010)
Viktor Bondarenko	(Dec 2010)	-	(Nov 2012)
Eduard Antranik	(Nov 2012)	-	(Jun 2014)
Zoran Manojlović	(Jun 2014)	-	(Nov 2014)
Ljubomir Ristovski	(Dec 2014)	-	(Apr 2015)
Miller Gomes	(Apr 2015)	-	(May 2016)
Mateus Bodunha	(May 2016)	-

See also

• Kabuscorp Handball
• Girabola
• Gira Angola

External links

• Official Website
• Squad at official website
• Girabola.com profile
• Zerozero.pt profile
• Soccerway profile
• Facebook profile

References

1. "Rivaldo signs for Kabuscorp". FIFA.com. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
2. "Kabuscorp crowned champions of Girabola2013". ANGOP.com. 7 Oct 2013. Retrieved 5 Dec 2014.
3. "Kabuscorp do Palanca win Super Cup". ANGOP.com. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-11-22.