2016 Angola Cup

The 2016 Taça de Angola was the 35th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola.

2016 Angola Cup

Tournament details
Country	Angola
Dates	18 Jun – 11 Nov 2016
Teams	22
Defending champions	Bravos do Maquis
Final positions
Champions	Recreativo do Libolo
Runners-up	Progresso do Sambizanga
Confederation Cup	Rec do Libolo (winner)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
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The winner qualified to the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.^[1]

Stadia and locations

1º de Agosto
Petro

1º de Maio

J. Garcia

ASA

Benfica
Kabuscorp
Progresso

Maquis

Caála

Sporting

Interclube

Libolo

Sagrada

Santa Rita

4 de Abril

Casa Militar

Académica

Domant

J.G.M.

Polivalente

Progresso LS

 Locations of the 2016 Angola Cup teams

P	Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2015	Current	P
6	4 de Abril	Menongue	Campo Municipal	5,000	R16	PR	1
4	Académica do Lobito	Lobito	Estádio do Buraco	3,000	PR	QF	2
5	ASA	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	60,000	PR	R16	1
5	Benfica de Luanda	Luanda	Estádio dos Coqueiros	8,000	R16	R16
4	Bravos do Maquis	Luena	Estádio Mundunduleno	4,300	Champion	QF	3
5	Casa Militar[a]	Menongue	Campo Municipal	5,000	DNP	R16	n/a
3	Domant FC	Caxito	Estádio Municipal do Dande	5,000	QF	SF	1
4	Interclube	Luanda	Estádio 22 de Junho	7,000	SF	QF	1
5	J.G.M.	Huambo	Estádio dos Kurikutelas	7,000	DNP	R16	n/a
5	Jackson Garcia	Benguela	Estádio de S. Filipe	5,000	DNP	R16	n/a
5	Kabuscorp	Luanda	Estádio dos Coqueiros	8,000	QF	R16	1
3	Petro de Luanda	Luanda	Estádio 11 de Novembro	50,000	SF	SF
6	Polivalente do Kwanza Sul	Sumbe	Estádio Hoji Ya Henda	3,000	PR	PR
6	Primeiro de Agosto	Luanda	Estádio 11 de Novembro	50,000	R16	PR	1
6	Primeiro de Maio	Benguela	Estádio Edelfride Costa	6,000	PR	PR
2	Progresso do Sambizanga	Luanda	Estádio dos Coqueiros	8,000	QF	Runner-Up	2
5	Progresso da Lunda Sul	Saurimo	Estádio das Mangueiras	7,000	PR	R16	1
6	Recreativo da Caála	Caála	Estádio Mártires da Canhala	12,000	R16	PR	1
1	Recreativo do Libolo	Calulo	Estádio Municipal de Calulo	10,000	QF	Champion	3
4	Sagrada Esperança	Dundo	Estádio Sagrada Esperança	8,000	Runner-Up	QF	2
6	Santa Rita de Cássia	Uíge	Estádio 4 de Janeiro	12,000	DNP	PR	n/a
6	Sporting de Cabinda	Cabinda	Estádio Nacional do Chiazi	25,000	R16	PR	1

Championship bracket

Preliminary Rounds Sat, 18 Jun 2016

1/16 Finals Sat, 2 Jul 2016

Quarterfinals Tue/Wed, 6/7 Sep 2016

Semifinals Wed, 5 Oct 2016

Final Fri, 11 Nov 2016

Interclube (bye)

Sat, 2 July 2016 (pen)

Interclube

5

Sun, Jun 19 2016

Benfica Luanda

3

Benfica Luanda

2

Tue, 6 Sep 2016

1º de Agosto

0

Interclube

1

Rec Libolo

2

Rec Libolo (bye)

Sat, 2 July 2016

Rec Libolo

1

Sat, Jun 18 2016 (pen)

ASA

0

ASA

6

Wed, 5 Oct 2016

1º de Maio

5

Rec Libolo

2

Sat, Jun 18 2016

Petro Atlético

1

Académica Lobito

1

Sat, 2 July 2016 (pen)

4 de Abril

0

Académica Lobito

5

Kabuscorp

3

Kabuscorp (bye)

Tue, 6 Sep 2016

Académica Lobito

0

Petro Atlético

3

Petro Atlético (bye)

Wed, 27 July 2016 (pen)

Petro Atlético

4

Walkover

J.G.M.

3

J.G.M.

3

Fri, 11 Nov 2016 a.e.t.

Sporting Cabinda

0

Rec Libolo

2

Progresso

1

Progresso (bye)

Sat, 2 July 2016 (pen)

Progresso Sambizanga

2

Sat, Jun 18 2016

Casa Militar

1

Casa Militar

1

Wed, 7 Sep 2016

Rec da Caála

0

Progresso Sambizanga

4

Sagrada Esperança

2

Sagrada (bye)

Sat, 2 July 2016 (pen)

Sagrada Esperança

4

Sat, Jun 18 2016

Progresso L.S.

3

Progresso L.S.

2

Wed, 5 Oct 2016 (pen)

Polivalente KS

1

Domant FC

3

Progresso

4

Domant FC (bye)

Sat, 2 July 2016 (pen)

Domant FC

4

Sat, Jun 18 2016 (pen)

Jackson Garcia

2

Jackson Garcia

4

Wed, 7 Sep 2016

Santa Rita

3

Domant FC

1

Bravos do Maquis

0

Bravos Maquis (bye)

Bravos do Maquis

Preliminary rounds

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ASA v 1º de Maio

Sat, 18 Jun 2016 PR	ASA	0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	1º de Maio	Luanda
15:00				Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela

Casa Militar v Rec da Caála

Sat, 18 Jun 2016 PR	Casa Militar	1–0	Rec da Caála	Menongue
15:00	Délcio 81'		Sassoma Vovó Maninho   39'	Stadium: Municipal de Menongue Attendance: 2.000 Referee: Bernardo Nangolo Pedro Nguelengue, António Pitra

Académica v 4 de Abril

Sat, 18 Jun 2016 PR	Académica	1–0	4 de Abril	Lobito
15:00				Stadium: Estádio do Buraco

Jackson Garcia v Santa Rita

Sat, 18 Jun 2016 PR	Jackson Garcia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Santa Rita	Benguela
15:30				Stadium: São Filipe
	Penalties
	Inho Igor Lucas Oliveira		Dias Pedro Toti

Polivalente KS v Progresso L.S.

Sat, 18 Jun 2016 PR	Polivalente KS	0–1	Progresso L.S.	Sumbe
15:30		Report	Agoya 13' Ndié  35' Mendinho  58' Tshibuabua  62' Vally  63'	Stadium: Hoji Ya Henda Attendance: 1.500 Referee: Irene Pinto Dário Gaspar, Nery da Silva

J.G.M. v Sporting

Sat, 18 Jun 2016 PR	J.G.M.	Walkover	Sporting	Huambo
16:00				Stadium: Kurikutelas

1º de Agosto v Benfica

Sun, 19 Jun 2016 PR	1º de Agosto	0–2	Benfica	Luanda
15:00	Romaric  66' Dani  90+3'	Report	Savané 14' Gomito II 37' Mariano  72'	Stadium: 11 de Novembro Attendance: 2.000 Referee: Rodrigues Aleixo Wilson Niyamba, Ricardo Daniel

Round of 16

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Académica v Kabuscorp

Sat, 2 Jul 2016 R16	Académica	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Kabuscorp	Lobito
15:00				Stadium: Estádio do Buraco

Progresso L.S. v Sagrada

Sat, 2 Jul 2016 R16	Progresso L.S.	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Sagrada	Saurimo
15:00	Bodunha 35'	Report	Chara 82'	Stadium: Estádio das Mangueiras Referee: Paulo Talaya Ricardo Daniel, Joaquim Chio
	Penalties
	Hervé Lopes Bodunha Chileshe René		Bugos Capuco Denis Love

Benfica de Luanda v Interclube

Sat, 2 Jul 2016 R16	Benfica de Luanda	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Interclube	Luanda
18:00	Amaro 39'	Report	Mvom 18'	Stadium: 11 de Novembro Attendance: 200 Referee: António Cachala Júlio Lemos, Julião Mateus
	Penalties
	Bena

Jackson Garcia v Domant FC

Sat, 2 Jul 2016 R16	Jackson Garcia	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Domant FC	Benguela
16:00				Stadium: São Filipe
	Penalties
	Bijú Igor		Alex Bakig Béu Sigui

Casa Militar v Progresso

Sat, 2 Jul 2016 R16	Casa Militar	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–2 p)	Progresso	Menongue
18:00	Liliano	Report	Gérard 34'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 2.000 Referee: Feliciano Lucas Nicodemos Calemba, Alexandre Mbungue

ASA v Rec do Libolo

Sat, 2 Jul 2016 R16	ASA	0–1	Rec do Libolo	Luanda
16:00			Eddie 63'	Stadium: 22 de Junho Referee: Pedro dos Santos

J.G.M. v Petro Luanda

Wed, 27 Jul 2016 R16	J.G.M.	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Petro Luanda	Huambo
16:00	Kilombo 28'	Report	Azulão 11'	Stadium: Kurikutelas Attendance: 4.000 Referee: Pedro dos Anjos Domingos Francisco, Félix António
	Penalties
	Kilombo  ? Adilson Lobato Rafa		Ary Etah Mira Azulão

Quarter-finals

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Académica Lobito v Petro de Luanda

Tue, 6 Sep 2016 QF	Académica Lobito	0–3	Petro de Luanda	Lobito
15:00	Lourenço		Duarte Mateus 29' Job 66' Balacai 70'	Stadium: Estádio do Buraco Referee: António Caxala Wilson Ntyamba, Rosário Pedro

Interclube v Rec do Libolo

Tue, 6 Sep 2016 QF	Interclube	1–2	Rec do Libolo	Luanda
15:00	Chico 22' Christ  39' Tó Carneiro  85'	Report	Phellype 69' Kaya 81' Dário  85'	Stadium: 22 de Junho Attendance: 2.000 Referee: Pedro dos Santos Pedro Futa, Domingos Cordeiro

Progresso v Sagrada

Wed, 7 Sep 2016 QF	Progresso	4–2	Sagrada	Luanda
15:00	Yano 2' 23' (pen.) Luís Tati  24' Eliseu  31' Celso 64' Viet 80'	Report	Joka 13' Lulas  21' Fatite  25' Patrick 56'	Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela Referee: João Goma Benjamim Andrade, Pedro Canombo

Domant FC v Bravos do Maquis

Wed, 7 Sep 2016 QF	Domant FC	1–0	Bravos do Maquis	Caxito
15:00	Patrick 73'			Stadium: Municipal do Dande Referee: Maximina Bernardo Cláudio Vunge, Cláudio Francisco

Semi-finals

Rec Libolo v Petro de Luanda

Sun, 2 Oct 2016 SF	Rec Libolo	2–1	Petro de Luanda	Calulo
15:00	Erivaldo 54' Luiz Phellype 56' Natael  64' Manaia  90+3'	Report	7'  70' Job  51' Abdul	Stadium: Estádio de Calulo Attendance: 5.000 Referee: Romualdo Baltazar Jerson Emiliano, Rosário Calembela

Domant FC v Progresso

Wed, 5 Oct 2016 SF	Domant FC	0–0 (3–4 p)	Progresso	Caxito
15:00				Stadium: Municipal do Dande Attendance: 2.000 Referee: Paulo Talaya Ricardo Manuel, Joaquim Chiyo
	Penalties
	Bakig Cabetula Sigui Neymar Negra		Yano Lunguinha Viet Celso Gérard

Final

^[10]

Fri, 11 November 2016

16:00

Recreativo do Libolo	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Progresso do Sambizanga
Erivaldo 23' Ito 90+10'	Report	84' Vá

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Attendance: 10.000

Referee: Hélder Martins^[11]

Libolo

Progresso

GK 1 Ricardo  90+29' RB 18 Eddie  49' CB 6 Celson CB 25 Kuagica LB 2 Natael RM 11 Nandinho  66' CM 8 Sidnei (c)  90+30' CM 14 Ito  37' LM 20 Dário FW 9 Luiz Phellype FW 19 Erivaldo  90+19' Substitutions: DF 21 Jaime  49' MF 23 Kaya  66' DF 16 Boka  90+19' Manager: João Paulo Costa

GK 16 Nyamé RB 13 Lunguinha  10' CB 2 Ndieu  73' CB 3 Nzau LB 20 Jonathan RM 11 Silva  58'  90+7' CM 5 Gérard  90+9' CM 8 Almeida  56' CM 14 Celso  78' LM 23 Viet  90+14' FW - Yano (c) Substitutions: FW 10 Luís  56' FW 17 Vá  79'  78' – 6 Megue  90+7' Manager: Albano César

Assistant referees: Júlio Lemos Joaquim da Rocha

2016 Angola Football Cup winner
Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo 1st title

Squad: Landu, Manaia, Nílton, Ricardo (GK) Boka, Carlitos, Celson, Eddie, Jaime, Kuagica, Natael, Wires (DF) Cabibi I, Dário, Ito, Kaya, Luís, Nandinho, Sidnei (MF) Diawara, Erivaldo, Luiz Phellype (FW) João Paulo Costa (Head Coach)

See also

• 2016 Girabola
• 2017 Angola Super Cup
• 2017 CAF Confederation Cup
• Recreativo do Libolo players
• Progresso do Sambizanga players

External links

• profile at girabola.com^[usurped]