Progresso do Sambizanga
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Progresso Associação do Sambizanga is an Angolan football club based in Luanda. 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 is notably the only club in Girabola to maintain a women's soccer team, even without official competition. They play their home games at the state-owned Estádio da Cidadela.
History
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.
Il club è stato fondato nel 1975 e ha vinto il suo primo titolo nazionale nel 1981. Ha vinto altri due campionati nel 1983 e nel 1996, e ha anche vinto la Coppa d'Angola nel 1985 e nel 1996.
Il Progresso do Sambizanga è uno dei club più popolari in Angola e ha una vasta tifoseria. Il club gioca le sue partite casalinghe allo Stadio dos Coqueiros, che ha una capienza di 20.000 spettatori.
Il Progresso do Sambizanga ha rappresentato l'Angola in numerose competizioni internazionali, tra cui la CAF Champions League e la CAF Confederation Cup.