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| Full name | Tout Puissant Mazembe | ||
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| Nicknames | Les Corbeaux (The Ravens) Les Badiangwena (The Badiangwena) The Baba Boys | ||
| Founded | 28 November 1939; 85 years ago (1939-11-28) asFC Saint-Georges | ||
| Ground | Stade TP Mazembe | ||
| Capacity | 18,500 | ||
| Chairman | Moïse Katumbi Chapwe | ||
| Manager | Lamine N'Diaye | ||
| League | Linafoot | ||
| 2024–25 | 5th | ||
| Website | http://www.tpmazembe.com | ||
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Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to asTP Mazembe, is a Congolese professionalfootball club based inLubumbashi.[1] They were the first African and the first outside of Europe and South America to play in a Club World Cup final, losing 3-0 againstInter Milan in the2010 FIFA Club World Cup edition, finishing runners-up.
Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 million, was originally founded by theBenedictine monks who directed the Institut Saint-Boniface school in Élisabethville (modern-dayLubumbashi) inKatanga Province.[2] The missionaries originally decided in 1939 to established a football team for the students'Boy Scout troop, named Saint Georges FC, after thepatron saint of the Scouting movement. This team affiliated itself directly in the first division of the Royal Federation of the Native Athletic Associations (Fédération Royale des Associations Sportives Indigènes, FRASI) founded by the Belgian King. At the end of the season, Holy Georges placed 3rd.
In 1944 the young scouts went on the road and FC St. Georges was rechristened Saint Paul F.C. Some years later, the incorporation of certain foreign elements in the Institute would make the missionaries abandon the team management. The team took the name ofF.C.Englebert after its sponsor, atire brand. Thequalifier "Tout Puissant" (Almighty) was added to the club's name after it went undefeated in winning its first league title in 1966.[1]
After the country's independence on 30 June 1960, Englebert restructured itself. In 1966, the team won a treble (national Championship,Coupe du Congo and Katanga Cup).
In 1967 and 1968, they won the African Cup of Champions. The team would be finalist four consecutive times from 1967 to 1970. Mazembe was the first team to successfully defend the African Champions Cup. This feat was finally repeated in 2003 and 2004 byEnyimba.
After 18 years of absence, it returned to the African scene thanks to 38-year-old governorMoïse Katumbi Chapwe and owner of the club.
In November 2009 the team won theCAF Champions League, the African championship for football clubs. Mazembe won againstHeartland 2–2 on aggregate, winning on the away goals rule.[3]
By winning the CAF Champions League, Mazembe qualified for the2009 FIFA Club World Cup. In their first world championship match in the quarter-finals they lost 2–1 to thePohang Steelers fromSouth Korea,[4] despite taking the lead in the first half. Following a 3–2 defeat toAuckland City in the fifth placed match they finished the tournament in 6th place.[5][6]
In 2010 they retained the2010 CAF Champions League, and in December they became the first African side (and first from outside Europe and South America, in general) to contest the final of theFIFA Club World Cup after defeating bothPachuca ofMexico 1–0 in the quarter-finals andInternacional ofBrazil 2–0 in the semi-finals.[7][8]In thefinal on 18 December, they were defeated 3–0 byInternazionale.[9]
In 2015, TP Mazembe secured their fifth title in the competition after defeatingUSM Alger of Algeria 4–1 aggregate in the2015 CAF Champions League final.[10]
In 2020, awomen's section of TP Mazembe was formed.[11]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Ref |
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| 2008-09 | Adidas | MCK Trucks | [12] |
| 2009-10 | Simba (beer) [fr] | ||
| 2010-16 | MCK Trucks | ||
| 2016-19 | Simba (beer) [fr] | ||
| 2019-20 | Sogam | - | |
| 2020-21 | Simba (beer) [fr] | ||
| 2021-22 | ? | ? | |
| 2022-23 | Sogam | MCK Trucks |
With 28 titles at national level and 11 at international level since 1966, TP Mazembe is currently the most successful club of the DRC with 39 titles.
The club have 7 appearances inAfrican Cup of Champions Clubs from 1967 to 1988 and 18 appearances inCAF Champions League from 2001 till now, having appeared in every edition since 2007.
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The club have 1 appearance inCAF Cup in 2000 and 6 appearances inCAF Confederation Cup from 2004 till now.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Topscorer | Linafoot | Congo Cup | CAF Competition | Total |
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 Tresor Mputu | 165 | 0 | 41 | 206 |
For details on former players seeCategory:TP Mazembe players.
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