L'Étoile du Congo started as a team in the Fédération Athlétique Congolaise (FAC), a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo. The church provided clothes and shoes and the team was required to attend mass. The team, known at the time as Renaissance, won the Brazzaville city championship each year from 1945 to 1950 led by team-captain Dominique Sombo. They played at Eboué stadium, which was owned by the mission.[2]
Controversyedit
The players, being colonized, were not compensate at all for their efforts. The mission would collect money at the gates, and did not pay for medical treatment or transport to games. In 1951, the players decided to write to the Director of Social Services to request to leave the mission and to be sponsored by a cultural center. After threatening to boycott colonial administrators assuaged their demands to avoid popular outcry. Renaissance won another city championship and independence from the FAC. To celebrate their new autonomy, the team changed their name to L'Étoile, in respect to a star Brazzaville team from the 1930s. The name Renaissance was given to reserve team of younger players.[2]
^John Frank Clark (2012). Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo. Scarecrow Press. pp. 159–. ISBN978-0-8108-4919-8. Retrieved 1 August 2013. Étoile du Congo is one of Congo's two great, historic football (soccer) teams. Founded as a club called "Renaissance" in the 1940s, the club took its current name in 1950. Based in the Poto-Poto district, it won the Brazzaville city champions ...
^ abPhyllis, Martin (2002). Leisure and Society in Colonial Brazzaville. Cambridge University Press. pp. 114–116. ISBN0521524466.
Étoile, congo, congolese, football, club, based, brazzaville, full, namefounded1926groundstade, alphonse, massemba, débatbrazzaville, congocapacity33, 037chairmanréné, blanchard, obamanagerbenoît, kokololeaguecongo, premier, league2022, 20233rd, contents, hist. Etoile du Congo is a Congolese football club based in Brazzaville 1 Etoile du CongoFull nameEtoile du CongoFounded1926GroundStade Alphonse Massemba DebatBrazzaville CongoCapacity33 037ChairmanRene Blanchard ObaManagerBenoit KokoloLeagueCongo Premier League2022 20233rd Contents 1 History 1 1 Controversy 2 Honours 3 Performance in CAF competitions 4 Current squad 5 ReferencesHistory editL Etoile du Congo started as a team in the Federation Athletique Congolaise FAC a league run by Catholic missionaries in the Belgian Congo The church provided clothes and shoes and the team was required to attend mass The team known at the time as Renaissance won the Brazzaville city championship each year from 1945 to 1950 led by team captain Dominique Sombo They played at Eboue stadium which was owned by the mission 2 Controversy edit The players being colonized were not compensate at all for their efforts The mission would collect money at the gates and did not pay for medical treatment or transport to games In 1951 the players decided to write to the Director of Social Services to request to leave the mission and to be sponsored by a cultural center After threatening to boycott colonial administrators assuaged their demands to avoid popular outcry Renaissance won another city championship and independence from the FAC To celebrate their new autonomy the team changed their name to L Etoile in respect to a star Brazzaville team from the 1930s The name Renaissance was given to reserve team of younger players 2 Honours editCongo Premier League 111967 1978 1979 1980 1983 1985 1987 1989 2000 2001 2006 dd Coupe du Congo 61983 1995 2000 2002 2006 2019 dd Super Coupe du Congo 12019 dd Performance in CAF competitions editCAF Champions League 3 appearances2001 second round 2002 second round 2007 second round dd African Cup of Champions Clubs 8 appearances1968 first round 1979 second round 1980 quarter finals dd 1982 first round 1988 first round 1990 second round dd 1993 first round 1995 first round dd CAF Confederation Cup 2 appearances2007 second round of 16 2015 preliminary round dd CAF Cup 1 appearance1992 second round dd CAF Cup Winners Cup 3 appearances1996 first round 2000 quarter finals 2003 second round dd Current squad editAs of 14 July 2021Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player25 GK nbsp CGO Pavelh Ndzila GK nbsp CGO Chancel Massa No Pos Nation Player FW nbsp CGO Saira IssambetReferences edit John Frank Clark 2012 Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo Scarecrow Press pp 159 ISBN 978 0 8108 4919 8 Retrieved 1 August 2013 Etoile du Congo is one of Congo s two great historic football soccer teams Founded as a club called Renaissance in the 1940s the club took its current name in 1950 Based in the Poto Poto district it won the Brazzaville city champions a b Phyllis Martin 2002 Leisure and Society in Colonial Brazzaville Cambridge University Press pp 114 116 ISBN 0521524466 nbsp nbsp This article about a Republic of the Congo football club is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Etoile du Congo amp oldid 1175098977, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
