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Benfica do Libolo
Nickname	Benfica do Libolo Libolo
League	Angolan Basketball League FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup
Founded	1942
Dissolved	2018
History	C.R.D. Libolo (1942–2017) Sport Libolo e Benfica (2017–2018)
Arena	Pavilhão do Dream Space
Capacity	6,000
Location	Luanda, Angola
Championships	3 Angola League 5 Angola Cups 3 Angola Super Cup 1 African Champions Cups
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Sport Libolo e Benfica or simply Benfica do Libolo, was an Angolan basketball club based in Libolo, Kwanza Sul province. The club's men's basketball team competed in the Angolan Basketball League as well as at continental level, at the annual African Basketball Club Champions League competitions. In its 76 years of existence, the club won the Angolan League three times, the Angolan Cup five times and the FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup once, in 2014.

The club was founded as Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo in 1942. While major local rivals Primeiro de Agosto, Petro de Luanda and Interclube have been competing since the mid 1980s, Libolo basketball, much like its football counterpart even though the club has been founded in the 1940s, (the club has been inoperative for many years due to financial reasons) was only been established in 2008 and yet, in a very short time, managed to achieve an outstanding performance in the local and African arena.

In September 2017, all the club's assets and ownership rights were passed on to Sport Libolo e Benfica. The club changed its name accordingly. One year later, in September 2018, the basketball team was dissolved due to financial problems after failing to find new sponsors.

Honours

Players

Head coaches

Nat	Name	Years			League	Champions	Cup	Super Cup
	Raúl Duarte (3)	Sep 2008	–	Nov 2012	2012		2010, 2011
	Luís Magalhães (0)	Nov 2012	–	Nov 2013
	Norberto Alves (5)	Nov 2013	–	Aug 2016	2014	2014	2015, 2016	2016
	Hugo López ()	Sep 2016	–	2018

References

1. "Basquete" (in Portuguese). RecreativoLibolo.ao. Archived from the original on 2013-10-25. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
2. "SLB - Sport Libolo e Benfica, o novo clube da nossa terra" (in Portuguese). kalulo.com. Retrieved 26 Oct 2017.
3. "Sport Libolo extingue equipa de basquetebol". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). 18 September 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
4. "Angola: Recreativo Do Libolo Win Basketball Championship". AllAfrica. 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
5. "Libolo crowned champions of BAI Basket". Angop.com. 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
6. "Libolo beat 1º de Agosto and win Angola cup in basketball". ANGOP.co.ao. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
7. "Angola: Recreativo Do Libolo Win Angola Cup in Basketball". Ghana MMA. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
8. "Basketball: Recreativo do Libolo win Angolan cup league". ANGOP.co.ao. 20 Apr 2015. Retrieved 29 Apr 2015.
9. "Libolo win "Vitorino Cunha" basketball cup". ANGOP.com. 2013-10-26. Retrieved 2013-04-08.

External links

• Facebook profile
• Africabasket profile

v t e Basketball in Angola
Men's clubs	ASA players Benfica do Libolo players Crisgunza players Helmarc players Interclube players Lusíada players Marinha players Petro Luanda players Primeiro de Agosto players Vila Clotilde players
Women's clubs	1. Interclube players 2. Primeiro de Agosto players 3. Interclube Benguela 4. Maculusso players
Former clubs	Casa do P.P. do Lobito CDUAN Desportivo da Huíla Desportivo da Nocal Ferroviário de Luanda Juventude de Viana Progresso Sambizanga Sporting de Benguela Sporting de Luanda
Tournaments	Unitel Basket Angola Cup Super Cup Supertaça Compal Victorino Cunha Cup Women's League
National teams	Men's players Women's players Men's U18 Women's U18 Men's U16 Women's U16

• Defunct basketball teams in Angola
• Basketball teams established in 2008
• Basketball teams disestablished in 2018
• 2008 establishments in Angola
• 2018 disestablishments in Angola