Kabuscorp S.C.P.

Kabuscorp S.C.P

Full name	Kabuscorp Sport Clube do Palanca
Founded	5 December 1994 (1994-12-05)
Ground	Estádio dos Coqueiros Luanda, Angola
Ground 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.

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

Achievements

• Angolan League: 1
  • 2013
• Angolan SuperCup: 1
  • 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

05 Apr (a) MAI 1–1

09 Apr (a) PRO 0–0

16 Apr (h) 0–1 INT

22 Apr (a) ASA 0–1

29 Apr (h) 0–1 PET

06 May (a) BEN 0–1

14 May (h) 2–0 PRI

21 May (a) 4AB 3–1

28 May (h) 2–0 ACL

04 Jun (a) PLS –

11 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
	25	Nandinho		CB

Nat	No	Midfielders	Age	Pos
	10	Magola	31	CM
	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
	29	Evandro

Nat	No	Forwards	Age	Pos
	8	Kanku Trésor		FW
	9	Chole	26	FW
	26	Fundo		FW
	27	Meda		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 (28/05/16)
 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