Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, is a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade TP Mazembe situated in the suburb of Kamalondo. Its nickname is Les corbeaux (the ravens) despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest. TP Mazembe has a revenue of €14 million and attendances of 18,000. CS Don Bosco serves as a feeder club to the team. Mazembe are among the major sports clubs in DR Congo.
Stade TP Mazembe is a multi-use stadium located in the Kamalondo suburb of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since its completion in 2011, it has mostly been used for football matches and is the home venue of TP Mazembe and CS Don Bosco. The stadium has 18,000 seats.
Tout Puissant Mazembe was founded in 1939 by Benedictine monks of the order of Sanctimonious Saint that directed the Holy Institute Boniface of Élisabethville (Lubumbashi). To diversify the student activities for those that did not consecrate themselves to the priesthood, the missionaries decided to set up a football team, named Saint Georges FC, after the patron of the Troop. This team affiliated itself directly in the first division of the Royal Federation of the Native Athletic Associations (FRASI for French Fédération Royale des Associations Sportives Indigènes) 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.
After the independence of Congo, (June 30, 1960) Englebert restructured itself. In 1966, they realized the treble (national Championship, Coupe du Congo and Katanga Cup).
In 1967 and 1968, it won the African Cup of Champions. The team would be finalist four times successively in (1967,1968.1969 and 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.
In November 2009 the team won the CAF Champions League against Heartland 2–2 on aggregate, winning on the away goals rule.
By winning the CAF Champions League, they qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. In their first match in the quarter-finals they lost 2–1 to Pohang Steelers of South Korea. 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.
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. In the final on 18 December, they were defeated 3–0 by Internazionale.
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. TP will be representing Africa for the third time and their record second place finish in 2010 is worthy of note that they are capable representatives.
Stade TP Mazembe is a multi-use stadium located in the Kamalondo suburb of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since its completion in 2011, it has mostly been used for football matches and is the home venue of TP Mazembe and CS Don Bosco. The stadium has 18,000 seats.
Tout Puissant Mazembe was founded in 1939 by Benedictine monks of the order of Sanctimonious Saint that directed the Holy Institute Boniface of Élisabethville (Lubumbashi). To diversify the student activities for those that did not consecrate themselves to the priesthood, the missionaries decided to set up a football team, named Saint Georges FC, after the patron of the Troop. This team affiliated itself directly in the first division of the Royal Federation of the Native Athletic Associations (FRASI for French Fédération Royale des Associations Sportives Indigènes) 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.
After the independence of Congo, (June 30, 1960) Englebert restructured itself. In 1966, they realized the treble (national Championship, Coupe du Congo and Katanga Cup).In 1967 and 1968, it won the African Cup of Champions. The team would be finalist four times successively in (1967,1968.1969 and 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.
In November 2009 the team won the CAF Champions League against Heartland 2–2 on aggregate, winning on the away goals rule.
By winning the CAF Champions League, they qualified for the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup. In their first match in the quarter-finals they lost 2–1 to Pohang Steelers of South Korea. 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.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. In the final on 18 December, they were defeated 3–0 by Internazionale.
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. TP will be representing Africa for the third time and their record second place finish in 2010 is worthy of note that they are capable representatives.
National titles
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- Winners (14): 1966, 1967, 1969, 1976, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014.
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Winners (5): 1966, 1967, 1976, 1979, 2000.- Runners-up (1): 2003.
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- 2013, 2014.
International titles
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- Winners (1): 1980
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- Winners (2): 2010, 2011
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- Runners-up (1): 2010
Performance in CAF competitions
- African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League: 18 appearances
- CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances
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- 1980 – Champion
- 1981 – Second Round
- CAF Cup: 1 appearance
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- 2000 – Second Round
- CAF Super Cup: 2 appearances
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No. Position Player 1 
GK Muteba Kidiaba 2 DF Joël Kimwaki 3 DF Jean Kasusula 4 DF Mikis Mina 5 DF Petit Onédika 6 
DF Salif Coulibaly 7 
FW Roger Assalé 10 
MF Given Singuluma 11 FW Adama Traoré 12 
MF Ali Sadiki 13 
MF Joseph Kamwendo 14 DF Kabaso Chongo 15 
FW Mbwana Samatta 16 MF Christian Koffi 17 FW Jonathan Bolingi No. Position Player 18 MF Rainford Kalaba 19 
MF Daniel Nii Adjei 20 FW Solomon Asante 21 GK Aimé Bakula 22 GK Sylvain Gbohouo 23 MF Gladson Awako 24 DF Yaw Frimpong 25 FW Cheïbane Traoré 26 MF Patrick Ilongo 27 DF Richard Kissi Boateng 28 FW Thomas Ulimwengu 30 MF Yannick Tusilu 32 FW Robert Mbelu 33 FW Ousmane Cisse On loan
No. Position Player GK Ley Matampi (on loan at Kabuscorp) 
MF Patrick Ochan (on loan at Vipers) No. Position Player MF Mike Mutyaba (on loan at Vipers) MF Nathan Sinkala (on loan at Sochaux)
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