Clube Recreativo da Caála, commonly known as just Recreativo da Caála, is an Angolan football club based in Caála, a municipality 23 km to the province's capital city of Huambo.

Recreativo da Caála
Full nameClube Recreativo da Caála
Founded24 June 1944; 80 years ago (1944-06-24)
GroundEstádio Mártires da Canhala
Caála, Huambo, Angola
Capacity11,000
ChairmanHorácio Mosquito
ManagerDavid Dias
LeagueFirst Division
2021–227th

History

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CR Caála was founded on 24 June 1944 and competing in Angola's top-level league, the Girabola.[1]

The management of Recreativo da Caála dismissed on Monday [3 May] the Portuguese Victor Manuel as the coach of the football club. Also according to the same source, the team also sacked the assistant coach Jorge Prisca and Fernando Pereira, goalkeepers coach. [1]

Stadium

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Recreativo da Caála is one of the few clubs in Angola's top division to own a football stadium, the Estádio Mártires da Canhala. The former 3,000 capacity stadium has been rehabilitated and expanded to 10,000-seats. It's reinauguration took place on 6 October 2013.[2]

Achievements

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Recent seasons

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C.R. Caála'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

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Performance in CAF competitions

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2011 – First Round

Players and staff

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Players

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Staff

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Name Nat Pos
Technical staff
David Dias   Head coach
Luís Aires   Assistant coach
Yamba Asha   Assistant coach
Severino Capessa   Goalkeeper coach
Medical
  Physician
Rui Garcia   Physio
  Masseur
Management
Horácio Mosquito   Chairman
  Vice-chairman
  Head of Foot Dept

Manager history and performance

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Season Coach L2 L1 C Coach L2 L1 C Coach L2 L1 C
1985   Arlindo Leitão
1986
2005   António Sayombo 3rd
2007   Mbuisso António 3rd
2008   Hélder Teixeira   Jorge Paixão 1st DNP
2009   Jorge Paixão 9th QF
2010   Rui Gregório   João Kódia   David Dias 2nd R16
2011   Vítor Manuel   Luís Aires 4th QF
2012   Luís Aires   Fernando Pereira 10th RU
2013   Ricardo Formosinho   Vaz Pinto 11th SF
2014   Vaz Pinto   Fernando Pereira 7th R16
2015   Bernardino Pedroto   Hélder Teixeira   Luís Aires 11th R16
2016   Luís Aires   Alberto Cardeau 11th R32
2017   Alberto Cardeau   David Dias 8th R16
2018   David Dias 12th
2018-19 9th
2019-20   Hélder Teixeira   David Dias

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Clube Recreativo da Caála reabilita infra-estruturas sociais". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  2. ^ "Estádio Mártires da Canhala será inaugurado domingo" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 4 Oct 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 21 Mar 2016.
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