Ground Capacity 3,000 Manager Idrrissa Mwhinni Location Mansôa, Guinea-Bissau Founded 1974 | Chairman Quicala Balde 2014 6th place Ground Mansôa | |
Full name Clube de Futebol Os Balantas League Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau | ||
Clube de Futebol Os Balantas is a Guinea-Bissauan football club based in Mansôa. They play in the top division in Guinean football, the Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau. The club is named after the Balanta people (or Southern Balanta), the club location where the people inhabit. Mansoa is the main city of the Balantas in Guinea-Bissau. It is being the most popular club of the Oio Region.
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Earlier club
The earlier Os Balanta was created on 16 September 1946. The club took part in the upper rounds of the Portuguese Cup before independence, they participated in five matches including Lusitano Évora, SC Braga, Fabril, Académica Coimbra and Beja. They had three colonial titles for what it was Portuguese Guinea.
Modern club
The club was founded in 1974 in Mansôa, the year that the country became independent. It is the first club founded in Mansoa. The team was the first Guinean champion after the independence from Portugal and played in the preliminary round of the African Cup of Champions Clubs 1976, their next appearances was 31 years later at the CAF Champions League 2007. Os Balantas nearly played in every continental competition, they missed the 2014 competition against Séwé Sports as Balantas withdrew. Balantas are one of several clubs that never made a win at the continental championships. They also won their only super cup title in 2006 after winning their second championship title.
In 2010, they headed to the Guinea-Bissauan Cup final, the club lost 2-1 to Sport Bissau e Benfica.
Logo
Its logo is blue and features the acronym CFB.
Achievements
Performance in CAF competitions
Statistics
Current squad
As of 2016Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
2012 and 2014
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.