C.R.D. Libolo
Angolan sports club
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The Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo, also called Recreativo do Libolo,[1] is an entity focused on sport in Angola, presenting football, basketball and motor racing. It is based in the village of Calulo, municipality of Libolo, province of Cuanza Sul.[2] Its Colors are Orange, White and Blue.
| Full name | Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo | ||
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| Nickname | Os Coelhos (The Rabbits) | ||
| Founded | 14 August 1942 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Municipal de Calulo Calulo, Angola | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| President | Leonel Casimiro | ||
| Manager | Paulo Torres | ||
| League | Girabola | ||
| 2024–25 | 12th | ||
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History
History has it that C.R.D. Libolo resulted as a merger of three clubs in the village of Calulo: Palmeiras FC, Cambuco FC and Fortaleza FC.[3]
At present, the club competes in two sports: football [4] and basketball.
Honours
Recent seasons
C.R.D. Libolo's season-by-season performance since 2011:
As of 20 October 2017[update]
- PR = Preliminary round, 1R = First round, GS = Group stage, R32 = Round of 32, R16 = Round of 16, QF = Quarter-finals, SF = Semi-finals, RU = Runner-Up, W = Winner
League and cup positions

Performance in CAF competitions
Stadium
Recreativo do Libolo is one of the few clubs in the Angolan football league to own a stadium. The 10,000-seat Estádio Municipal de Calulo (Calulo Municipal Stadium) has recently been renamed after and to honour Africa's great statesman and nationalist Patrice Lumumba.[citation needed]
Players and staff

Players
Staff
| Name | Nationality | Position(s) |
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| Technical staff | ||
| Paulo Torres | Head coach | |
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| Fernando Pereira | Goalkeeper coach | |
| Medical | ||
| Frederico Branco | Physio | |
| Management | ||
| Leonel Casimiro | Chairman | |
| Augusto Correia | Vice-chairman | |
| Cacharamba Jr | Head of Foot Dept | |
Manager history
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