Progresso Associação Do Sambizanga

The club was founded in 1975, as a result of a merger of three clubs: Juventude Unida do Bairro Alfredo (JUBA), Juventista and Vaza.

Progresso do Sambizanga

Full name	Progresso Associação do Sambizanga
Founded	17 November 1975; 48 years ago (1975-11-17)
Ground	Estádio da Cidadela Luanda, Angola
Capacity	40,000
Chairman	Inácio António Alfredo
Manager	Hélder Teixeira
League	Segundona
2021–22	15th in Girabola (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Progresso do Sambizanga is notably the only club in Girabola to maintain a women's soccer team, even without official competition.^{[citation needed]} They play their home games at the state-owned Estádio da Cidadela.

The club made its debut in the Girabola in 1981 and won their only cup title in 1996 after defeating Primeiro de Agosto and qualified into the 1997 CAF Winners' Cup where they challenged with Gabon's FC 105 Libreville and won a goal in the first leg and lost 2–0 in the last, this was their only appearance in the continental competition.

In the 1980s, the club expanded its international relations, Progresso Sambizanga was the first African club to play in the legendary Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.

One of the friendly pre-season matches were in 2012 where they played in Brazil in the Toca de Raposa I with the two popular clubs Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro.

Progresso do Sambizanga was the first African team to play in the Estádio do Maracaña. That occurred in the 1990s at the time when the team was on campus in a 1-2 loss to a team of retired Brazilian footballers.

 

Little John

Vieira Dias

Deny

Dé

Eduardo André

José

F. Pinto

S.José

Salviano

Garrincha

Luís Cão

 

 First lineup in Girabola

• Angola Cup: 1
  • 1996

Runner-up: (1) 2016

Progresso do Sambizanga's season-by-season performance since 2011:

Progresso do Sambizanga is the owner of Campo Mário Santiago. Located in the club's home neighborhood of Sambizanga, the 8,000-seat stadium whose rehabilitation began in 1996 with private funding and stopped afterwards for lack of funding, resumed in 2016 under a sponsorship deal with the Fundação Eduardo dos Santos (FESA). The stadium's capacity is expected to be increased to 18,000 seats, following the 18-month-long rehabilitation.

Its uniform color has a yellow-black striped clothing with black sleeves and socks and black-yellow striped socks used for home games. Its former uniform was a yellow-black striped shirt with yellow stripe on each side and had striped sleeves and black shorts.

Home uniform up in the 2007 season

Home uniform up to the 2014 season

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance

1997 – First Round
  FC 105 Libreville 1–0, 2–0

Players

Staff

Name	Nat	Pos
Technical staff
Paulo Dias		Head coach
Diogo Pedro		Assistant coach
Mbala José		Goalkeeper coach
Medical
Valdevino Miranda		Physician
Rui Oliveira		Physio
Management
Inácio António Alfredo		Chairman
Manuel Santos		Vice-Chairman

When it comes to women's football in Angola, Progresso do Sambizanga is undeniably a benchmark and a force to reckon with. Until the mid 2000s when regular competitions were organized, the club has won most titles in contest. While no regular competition are being played at present both at provincial and national level, the club still maintains its women's team with regular practice.

Achievements

• Angola League: 4

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

• Angolan Cup: 6

2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

• Super Cup: 1

2000

• Handball
• Basketball

• Girabola
• Women's League
• Gira Angola