G.D. Sagrada Esperança
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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Full name | Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança | ||
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Founded | 22 December 1976 | ||
Ground | Estádio Sagrada Esperança Dundo, Angola | ||
Capacity | 8,000 | ||
Chairman | José Muacabalo | ||
Manager | Rui Sapiri | ||
League | First Division | ||
2018–19 | 6th | ||
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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 disputed the CAF Champions League, but was eliminated in the 1/16 Finals by ASEC Abidjan of Ivory Coast, after a 2–2 draw at home in the first leg, and a 1–0 defeat in the second leg, played in Abidjan .
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 & Cup Positions

Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Cup: 2 appearances
- 1992 – Second Round
- 1998 – First Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
- 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
Players
Staff
Name | Nat | Pos | |
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Roque Sapiri | ![]() |
Head Coach | |
Rui Oliveira | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | |
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Goalkeeper Coach | ||
Management | |||
José Muacabalo [2] | ![]() |
Chairman | |
José Pontes Ramos | ![]() |
Vice-Chairman | |
Jojó Garcia | ![]() |
Head of Foot Dept |
Manager history and performance
Season | Coach | L2 | L1 | C | Coach | L2 | L1 | C | Coach | L2 | L1 | C |
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1998 | ![]() | ![]() | 6th | |||||||||
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2008 | ![]() | ![]() | 12th | SF | ||||||||
2009 | ![]() | 1st | RU | |||||||||
2010 | ![]() | 11th | SF | |||||||||
2011 | ![]() | 7th | R16 | |||||||||
2012 | 11th | SF | ||||||||||
2013 | ![]() | 5th | R16 | |||||||||
2014 | 8th | R16 | ||||||||||
2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 10th | RU | ||||||||
2016 | ![]() | ![]() | QF | ![]() | 9th | |||||||
2017 | ![]() | 3rd | R16 | |||||||||
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2019-20 | ![]() | ![]() |
See also
External links
References
- "Soccer: Sagrada Esperança Win Girabola 2005". ANGOP.com. 24 Oct 2005. Retrieved 8 Dec 2014.
- "Futebol: Eleito novo presidente do Sagrada Esperança" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 17 Jan 2020.