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.
League & cup positions
Manager history and performance Season Coach Coach 1982 Emílio Ventura 9th 1983 1984 1985 José Pérides 1986 1989 Pedro Garcia Gilberto 1991 Nando Jordão 2018 Osvaldo Roque Jony 5th 2019 Salvador Kingungo
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