FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo

FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo

Full name	Football Club Saint-Éloi Lupopo
Nickname(s)	Les Cheminots (The Railmen)
Founded	1939
Ground	Stade Kibassa Maliba, Lubumbashi
Capacity	35,000
Chairman	Victor Kasongo Ngoy
Manager	Raoul Shungu
League	Linafoot
2012	8th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo is a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Kibassa Maliba.

Achievements

• Linafoot: 6

1958, 1968, 1981, 1986, 1990, 2002.

• Coupe du Congo: 3

1961, 1968, 2015.

• Super Coupe du Congo: 1

2002.

• Katanga Provincial League (LIFKAT): 2

2001, 2003.

• Vodacom Challenge titles: 1

2002.

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 3 appearances

2003 – Second Round

2006 – Second Round

2007 – Preliminary Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 4 appearances

1969 – Quarter-Finals

1982 – Semi-Finals

1987 – Second Round

1991 – First Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances

2005 – Second Round

2006 – Group Stage

2011 – First Round of 16

2012 –

Incidents at Matches

During a match with TP Mazembe in 2011, 14 people were killed during a stampede after spectators invaded the pitch as TP Mazembe equalized the score.^[1]

References

1. Saxena, Anurag (2011). The Sociology of Sport and Physical Education. Pinnacle Technology. ISBN 9781618204684.

External links

• (French) Official website