TP Mazembe

This article is about the men's football team. For the women's team, see TP Mazembe (women).

Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi.^[1]

TP Mazembe

Full name	Tout Puissant Mazembe
Nickname(s)	Les Corbeaux (The Ravens) Les Badiangwena (The Badiangwena) The Baba Boys
Founded	28 November 1939; 85 years ago (1939-11-28) as FC Saint-Georges
Ground	Stade TP Mazembe
Capacity	18,500
Chairman	Moïse Katumbi Chapwe
Manager	Lamine N'Diaye
League	Linafoot
2024–25	Canceled
Website	http://www.tpmazembe.com
colours colours
Current season

History

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 the Benedictine monks who directed the Institut Saint-Boniface school in Élisabethville (modern-day Lubumbashi) in Katanga Province.^[2] The missionaries originally decided in 1939 to established a football team for the students' Boy Scout troop, named Saint Georges FC, after the patron 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 of F.C. Englebert after its sponsor, a tire brand. The qualifier "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 independence of Congo, (30 June 1960) Englebert restructured itself. In 1966, they realized the 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 by Enyimba.

After 18 years of absence, it returned to the African scene thanks to 38-year-old governor Moïse Katumbi Chapwe and owner of the club.

In November 2009 the team won the CAF Champions League, the African championship for football clubs. Mazembe won against Heartland 2–2 on aggregate, winning on the away goals rule.^[3]

TP Mazembe in 2009

By winning the CAF Champions League, Mazembe qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. In their first world championship match in the quarter-finals they lost 2–1 to the Pohang Steelers from South Korea,^[4] despite taking the lead in the first half. Following a 3–2 defeat to Auckland City in the fifth placed match they finished the tournament in 6th place.^[5][6]

In 2010 they retained the 2010 CAF Champions League, and in December they became the first African side to contest the final of the FIFA Club World Cup after defeating both Pachuca of Mexico 1–0 in the quarter-finals and Internacional of Brazil 2–0 in the semi-finals.^[7][8] In the final on 18 December, they were defeated 3–0 by Internazionale.^[9]

In 2015, TP Mazembe secured their fifth title in the competition after defeating USM Alger of Algeria 4–1 aggregate in the 2015 CAF Champions League Final.^[10]

Women's football

In 2020, a women's section of TP Mazembe was formed.^[11]

Crest and colours

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor	Ref
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

Honours

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.

Domestic

• Linafoot
  • Champions (20): 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22,^[13] 2023–24 (Record)
• Congo Cup
  • Winners (5): 1966, 1967, 1976, 1979, 2000
• DR Congo Super Cup
  • Winners (3): 2013, 2014, 2016 (Record)

Continental

• African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League
  • Winners (5): 1967, 1968, 2009, 2010, 2015
• African Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winners: 1980
• CAF Confederation Cup
  • Winners (2): 2016, 2017
• CAF Super Cup
  • Winners (3): 2010, 2011, 2016

International

• FIFA Club World Cup
  • Runners-up: 2010

Performance in CAF competitions

• African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League: 25 appearances

The club have 7 appearances in African Cup of Champions Clubs from 1967 to 1988 and 18 appearances in CAF Champions League from 2001 till now, having appeared in every edition since 2007.

1967 – Champion 1968 – Champion 1969 – Finalist 1970 – Finalist 1972 – Semi-finals 1977 – First Round 1988 – First Round 2001 – Group Stage

2002 – Semi-finals 2005 – Preliminary Round 2007 – Second Round 2008 – Group Stage 2009 – Champion 2010 – Champion 2011 – Disqualified in Second Round 2012 – Semi-finals

2013 – Second Round 2014 – Semi-finals 2015 – Champions 2016 – Second Round 2017 – First Round 2018 – Quarter-finals 2018–19 – Semi-finals 2019–20 – Quarter-finals 2020–21 – Group Stage

• CAF Cup / CAF Confederation Cup: 7 appearances

The club have 1 appearance in CAF Cup in 2000 and 6 appearances in CAF Confederation Cup from 2004 till now.

2000 – Second Round 2004 – First Round 2006 – disqualified in First Round

2007 – Group Stage 2013 – Finalist 2016 – Champion

2017 – Champion

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1980 – Champion

1981 – Second Round

• CAF Super Cup: 5 appearances

2010 – Champion

2011 – Champion

2016 – Champion

2017 – Finalist

2018 – Finalist

Current squad

As of 22 August 2024^[14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  MLI Ibrahim Mounkoro 2 DF  MTN Ibrahima Keita 4 DF  COD Johnson Atibu 5 DF  BFA Madou Zon 6 DF  COD Othniel Mawawu 8 MF  NIG Ousseini Badamassi 10 FW  CGO Wilfrid Nkaya 11 MF  COD Merceil Ngimbi 12 DF  COD Elie Madinda 15 FW  NIG Boubacar Hainikoye 16 FW  COD Oscar Kabwit 17 MF  COD Boaz Ngalamulume 20 DF  ZIM Takudzwa Chimwemwe 21 GK  COD Baggio Siadi 22 GK  NGA Suleman Shaibu 23 FW  COD Meschack Tshimanga

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 MF  COD Sozé Zemanga 26 FW  COD Étienne Mayombo 27 FW  COD Gloire Mujaya 29 DF  COD Ernest Luzolo 30 MF  COD Serge Mukoko 31 DF  COD Magloire Ntambwe 32 MF  COD Josué Mungwengi 33 GK  SEN Alioune Badara Faty 34 FW  COD John Bakata 35 FW  MLI Cheick Fofana 37 MF  COD Patient Mwamba 39 FW  MLI Fily Traore — DF  COD Dieu Bénit Ndongala — FW  COD Obed Mukokiani — FW  COD Elyakim Musoni

Notable former players

Topscorer	Linafoot	Congo Cup	CAF Competition	Total
Tresor Mputu	165	0	41	206

For details on former players see Category:TP Mazembe players.

See also

• Football in Africa portal
• List of world champion football clubs and vice-world champions in football

References

1. Bell, Jack (17 December 2010). "TP Mazembe Surprises the World, Not Itself". Goal. Archived from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
2. Legge, David (17 September 2009). "Win or bust for former champions Etoile". AFP. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
3. "Mazembe clinch Champs Lge title". BBC Sport. 7 November 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
4. "TP Mazembe 1 – 2 Pohang Steelers". ESPN. 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
5. "TP Mazembe 2 – 3 Auckland City". ESPN Soccernet. 16 December 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
6. "TP Mazembe continue journey". BBC Sport. 15 December 2010. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
7. "TP Mazembe beat Pachuca at the Club World Cup". BBC Sport. 10 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
8. "Inter stunned as Mazembe reach final". Archived from the original on 17 December 2010.
9. "TP Mazembe 0 – 3 Internazionale". ESPN Soccernet. 18 December 2010. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
10. "TP Mazembe beat USM Alger to win African Champions League". BBC Sport. 8 November 2015. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
11. "Foot : Le TP Mazembe crée une équipe féminine". Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
12. "TP Mazembe Kit History". Football Kit Archive. Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
13. "Linafoot: Le Tp Mazembe sacré champion pour la 19è fois". 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
14. "Effectif". Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

External links

• Official website (in French)
• FIFA Club World Cup profile (archived 23 November 2009)