G.D._Sagrada_Esperança

G.D. Sagrada Esperança

G.D. Sagrada Esperança

Angolan football club

Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança, usually known as Sagrada Esperança, is a football (soccer) club from Dundo, Lunda Norte province, Angola. The club won its first title, the Angolan Cup, in 1988.

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The club's name is likely to originate from Angola's first president Agostinho Neto's famous poem Sagrada Esperança (Sacred Hope). The club was founded on December 22, 1976 by then Angola-state owned diamond company Diamang (now Endiama), which remains as its major sponsor.

In 2005, the club, managed by Mário Calado, won the league by having one point ahead ASA. In the same year, the club competed in the 2005 CAF Champions League, but was eliminated in the first round by ASEC Abidjan of Ivory Coast, after a 2–2 draw at home in the first leg and a 1–0 defeat away in the second leg.

Achievements

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Recent seasons

Sagrada Esperança's season-by-season performance since 2011:

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  • PR = Preliminary round, 1R = First round, GS = Group stage, R32 = Round of 32, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals

League and cup positions

Performance in CAF competitions

2005 – First Round
2006 – Preliminary Round
2022 -
1992 – Second Round
1998 – First Round
1989 – Second Round
2000 – Second Round

Stadium

The club plays their home matches at formerly Quintalão do Dundo, now Estádio Sagrada Esperança, which has a maximum capacity of 8,000 people . The stadium underwent a major rehabilitation and was renamed and reinaugurated in 2008.

Players and staff

Squad

As of 26 January, 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Players

Main article: List of G.D. Sagrada Esperança players

Staff

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Manager history and performance

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Soccer: Sagrada Esperança Win Girabola 2005". ANGOP.com. 24 Oct 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Futebol: Eleito novo presidente do Sagrada Esperança" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 17 Jan 2020.
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  3. ^ World Stadiums Archived 2021-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
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