G.D. Sagrada Esperança
Angolan football club
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Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança, usually known as Sagrada Esperança, is an association football club from Dundo, Lunda Norte province, Angola. The club won its first title, the Angolan Cup, in 1988.
Dundo, Angola
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| Full name | Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança | ||
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| Nickname | Diamantíferos | ||
| Founded | 22 December 1976 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Sagrada Esperança Dundo, Angola | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| Owner | Pedro Figueiredo Gustavo | ||
| Chairman | José Muacabalo | ||
| Manager | Rui Sapiri | ||
| League | First Division | ||
| 2025–26 | 13th | ||
| Website | https://gdse.ao/ | ||
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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
- Angola League
- Champions (2):[1] 2005, 2021.
- Angola Cup
- Winners (2): 1988, 1999.
- Angolan SuperCup
- Winners (1): 2021.
Recent seasons
Sagrada Esperança's season-by-season performance since 2011:
- 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
- CAF Champions League: 3 appearances
- 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
Squad
- As of 26 January 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players
Staff
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| Technical staff | |||
| 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
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