Wikipedia - Sporting Clube de Benguela
Sporting Clube de Benguela or simply Sporting de Benguela, is an Angolan sports club from the city of Benguela.
History
The club was founded on 16 November 1915, as the 21st branch of Lisbon-based Sporting Clube de Portugal (Sporting CP).
Since independence in 1975, up to 1988, as occurred with all the clubs whose names originated from their former colonial power, Portugal, Sporting de Benguela was renamed as Desportivo de Benguela.
The club is the owner of the Estádio do Arregaça, in the city of Benguela.
The basketball team is a regular participant in the main basketball league whereas the football team remained inactive for many years, due to financial shortages.
In 2018, the football team contested in the Gira Angola, the qualifying tournament for Angola's top division, the Girabola.
Sporting de Benguela er et av de mest suksessrike lagene i Angola, og har vunnet Girabola, det angolanske mesterskapet, to ganger, i 1996 og 1998. Laget har også vunnet Taça de Angola, den angolanske cupen, to ganger, i 1995 og 1999.
I internasjonale konkurranser har Sporting de Benguela deltatt i CAF Champions League ved flere anledninger, men har aldri kommet seg forbi gruppespillet.
Sporting de Benguela er kjent for sin angripende spillestil og har produsert flere spillere som har representert Angolas landslag, inkludert Mateus Galiano Da Costa og João Tomás.