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| Full name | Progresso Associação do Sambizanga | ||
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| Founded | 17 November 1975; 50 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 inGirabola (relegated) | ||
| Website | www | ||
Progresso Associação do Sambizanga is anAngolanfootball club based inLuanda. The club was founded in 1975, as a result of a merger of three clubs:Juventude Unida do Bairro Alfredo(JUBA),Juventista andVaza.[1][2]
Progresso do Sambizanga is notably the only club inGirabola to maintain a women's soccer team, even without official competition.[citation needed] They play their home games at the state-ownedEstádio da Cidadela.
The club made its debut in the Girabola in 1981 and won their only cup title in 1996 after defeatingPrimeiro de Agosto and qualified into the 1997 CAF Winners' Cup where they challenged with Gabon'sFC 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 legendaryMaracanã inRio 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 clubsCruzeiro andAtlético Mineiro.
Progresso do Sambizanga was the first African team to play in theEstádio 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.
Progresso do Sambizanga's season-by-season performance since 2011:
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Progresso do Sambizanga is the owner ofCampo Mário Santiago. Located in the club's home neighborhood ofSambizanga, 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 theFundação Eduardo dos Santos (FESA). The stadium's capacity is expected to be increased to 18,000 seats, following the 18-month-long rehabilitation.[3]
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
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FC 105 Libreville 1–0, 2–0| Name | Nat | Pos | |
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| 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 | |
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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.
