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{{Infobox football club
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| image         = TP Mazembe Logo.svg
| image_size    = 200px
| caption       = 
| fullname      = Tout Puissant Mazembe
| nickname      = ''Les Corbeaux'' (The Ravens)<br>''Les Badiangwena'' (The Badiangwena)<br>''The Baba Boys''
| short name    = 
| founded       = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1939|11|28}}<br />as ''FC Saint-Georges''
| ground        = [[Stade TP Mazembe]]
| capacity      = 18,500
| owner         = 
| chairman      = [[Moïse Katumbi Chapwe]]
| manager       = [[Lamine N'Diaye]]
| league        = [[Linafoot]]
| season        = [[2023–24 Linafoot|2023–24]]
| position      = 1st (Champions)
| website       = http://www.tpmazembe.com
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'''Tout Puissant Mazembe''', commonly referred to as '''TP Mazembe''', is a Congolese professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Lubumbashi]].<ref name="jbellgoalnyt">{{Cite news |last=Bell |first=Jack |title=TP Mazembe Surprises the World, Not Itself |language=en |work=Goal |date=17 December 2010 |url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/tp-mazembe-surprises-the-world-not-itself/ |access-date=17 September 2017 |archive-date=18 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918064913/https://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/17/tp-mazembe-surprises-the-world-not-itself/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They were vice-world champion laureates, losing 3-0 against [[Internazionale]] in the [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup]] edition.

==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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Legge, David |date=17 September 2009 |title=Win or bust for former champions Etoile |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iDEJpNDmi-SJ3dSgR-v5CscIHTGQ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103051155/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iDEJpNDmi-SJ3dSgR-v5CscIHTGQ |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 January 2013 |access-date=18 September 2009 |publisher=[[Agence France Presse|AFP]]}}</ref> 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 (tyre manufacturer)|Englebert]]''' after its sponsor, a [[tire]] brand. The [[grammatical modifier|qualifier]] "Tout Puissant" (Almighty) was added to the club's name after it went undefeated in winning its first league title in 1966.<ref name="jbellgoalnyt" />

After the independence of Congo, (30 June 1960) Englebert restructured itself. In 1966, they realized the treble ([[Linafoot|national Championship]], [[Coupe du Congo (DR Congo)|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 International F.C.|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 F.C.|Heartland]] 2–2 on aggregate, winning on the away goals rule.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2009 |title=Mazembe clinch Champs Lge title |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8348343.stm |access-date=3 December 2009 |website=BBC Sport |archive-date=10 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091110014728/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8348343.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:TP Mazembe November 2009.jpg|thumb|250px|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]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 December 2009 |title=TP Mazembe 1&nbsp;– 2 Pohang Steelers |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=285369&cc=5739&league=FIFA.CWC |access-date=15 December 2009 |website=ESPN |archive-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604150602/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=285369&cc=5739&league=FIFA.CWC |url-status=dead }}</ref> despite taking the lead in the first half. Following a 3–2 defeat to [[Auckland City FC|Auckland City]] in the fifth placed match they finished the tournament in 6th place.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2009 |title=TP Mazembe 2&nbsp;– 3 Auckland City |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/285371?cc=5739 |access-date=14 December 2010 |website=ESPN Soccernet |archive-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024010008/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/285371?cc=5739 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2010 |title=TP Mazembe continue journey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/dec/15/tp-mazembe-club-world-cup-final |access-date=15 December 2010 |website=BBC Sport |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201004005/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2010/dec/15/tp-mazembe-club-world-cup-final |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2010 they retained the [[2010 CAF Champions League]], and in December they became the first African side (and first from outside Europe and South America, in general) to contest the final of the [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup]] after defeating both [[C.F. Pachuca|Pachuca]] of [[Mexico]] 1–0 in the quarter-finals and [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] of [[Brazil]] 2–0 in the semi-finals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 December 2010 |title=TP Mazembe beat Pachuca at the Club World Cup |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/9277785.stm |access-date=14 December 2010 |website=BBC Sport |archive-date=14 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214091418/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/9277785.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Inter stunned as Mazembe reach final |url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=254486/match=300140539/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217070111/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=254486/match=300140539/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 December 2010}}</ref>
In the [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup|final]] on 18 December, they were defeated 3–0 by [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2010 |title=TP Mazembe 0&nbsp;– 3 Internazionale |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=309865&cc=5739 |access-date=18 December 2010 |website=ESPN Soccernet |archive-date=22 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222001421/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=309865&cc=5739 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 November 2015 |title=TP Mazembe beat USM Alger to win African Champions League |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34761440 |access-date=21 March 2021 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB |archive-date=1 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301132832/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/34761440 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Women's football==
In 2020, a [[TP Mazembe (women)|women's section]] of TP Mazembe was formed.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.digitalcongo.cd/detail338 | title=Foot : Le TP Mazembe crée une équipe féminine | access-date=1 November 2022 | archive-date=27 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927093048/https://www.digitalcongo.cd/detail338 | url-status=live }}</ref>

== Crest and colours ==
=== Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Period
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor
!Ref
|-
|2008-09
| rowspan="4" |[[Adidas]]
|MCK Trucks
| rowspan="8" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=TP Mazembe Kit History |url=https://www.footballkitarchive.com/tp-mazembe-kits/ |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Football Kit Archive |language=en |archive-date=14 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314172055/https://www.footballkitarchive.com/tp-mazembe-kits/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2009-10
|{{Interlanguage link|Simba (beer)|fr|Simba (bière)}}
|-
|2010-16
|MCK Trucks
|-
|2016-19
|{{Interlanguage link|Simba (beer)|fr|Simba (bière)}}
|-
|2019-20
| rowspan="2" |Sogam
| -
|-
|2020-21
|{{Interlanguage link|Simba (beer)|fr|Simba (bière)}}
|-
|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 Linafoot|2011]], 2012, [[2013 Linafoot|2013]], [[2013–14 Linafoot|2013–14]], [[2015–16 Linafoot|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Linafoot|2016–17]], [[2018–19 Linafoot|2018–19]], [[2019–20 Linafoot|2019–20]], [[2021–22 Linafoot|2021–22]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mbote.cd/linafoot-le-tp-mazembe-sacre-champion-pour-la-19e-fois/110342/ | title=Linafoot: Le Tp Mazembe sacré champion pour la 19è fois | date=22 June 2022 | access-date=28 June 2022 | archive-date=26 June 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626060946/https://mbote.cd/linafoot-le-tp-mazembe-sacre-champion-pour-la-19e-fois/110342/ | url-status=live }}</ref> 2023–24 '''(Record)'''
*'''[[Coupe du Congo (DR Congo)|Congo Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (5):''' 1966, 1967, 1976, 1979, 2000
*'''[[DR Congo Super Cup]]'''
** '''Winners (3):''' 2013, 2014, 2016 '''(Record)'''

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

=== International ===
*'''[[FIFA Club World Cup]]'''
** Runners-up: [[2010 FIFA Club World Cup|2010]]

==Performance in CAF competitions==
*'''[[CAF Champions League|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.
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::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1967|1967]]&nbsp;– '''Champion'''
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968|1968]]&nbsp;– '''Champion'''
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1969|1969]]&nbsp;– ''Finalist''
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1970|1970]]&nbsp;– ''Finalist''
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1972|1972]]&nbsp;– Semi-finals
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1977|1977]]&nbsp;– First Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1988|1988]]&nbsp;– First Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2001|2001]]&nbsp;– Group Stage
{{col-3}}
::[[CAF Champions League 2002|2002]]&nbsp;– Semi-finals
::[[CAF Champions League 2005|2005]]&nbsp;– Preliminary Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2007|2007]]&nbsp;– Second Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2008|2008]]&nbsp;– Group Stage
::[[CAF Champions League 2009|2009]]&nbsp;– '''Champion'''
::[[CAF Champions League 2010|2010]]&nbsp;– '''Champion'''
::[[2011 CAF Champions League|2011]]&nbsp;– Disqualified in Second Round
::[[2012 CAF Champions League|2012]]&nbsp;– Semi-finals
{{col-3}}
::[[2013 CAF Champions League|2013]]&nbsp;– Second Round
::[[2014 CAF Champions League|2014]]&nbsp;– Semi-finals
::[[2015 CAF Champions League|2015]]&nbsp;– '''Champions'''
::[[2016 CAF Champions League|2016]]&nbsp;– Second Round
::[[2017 CAF Champions League|2017]]&nbsp;– First Round
::[[2018 CAF Champions League|2018]]&nbsp;– Quarter-finals
::[[2018–19 CAF Champions League|2018–19]]&nbsp;– Semi-finals
::[[2019–20 CAF Champions League|2019–20]]&nbsp;– Quarter-finals
::[[2020–21 CAF Champions League|2020–21]]&nbsp;– Group Stage
{{col-end}}

*'''[[CAF Confederation Cup|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.
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{{col-3}}
::[[2000 CAF Cup|2000]]&nbsp;– Second Round
::[[2004 CAF Confederation Cup|2004]]&nbsp;– First Round
::[[2006 CAF Confederation Cup|2006]]&nbsp;– disqualified in First Round
{{col-3}}
::[[2007 CAF Confederation Cup|2007]]&nbsp;– Group Stage
::[[2013 CAF Confederation Cup|2013]]&nbsp;– ''Finalist''
::[[2016 CAF Confederation Cup|2016]]&nbsp;– '''Champion'''
{{col-3}}
::[[2016 CAF Confederation Cup|2017]]&nbsp;– '''Champion'''
{{col-end}}

*'''[[CAF Cup Winners' Cup]]: 2 appearances'''
::1980&nbsp;– '''Champion'''
::1981&nbsp;– Second Round

*'''[[CAF Super Cup]]: 5 appearances'''
::[[2010 CAF Super Cup|2010]]&nbsp;– '''Champion'''
::[[2011 CAF Super Cup|2011]]&nbsp;– '''Champion'''
::[[2016 CAF Super Cup|2016]]&nbsp;– '''Champion'''
::[[2017 CAF Super Cup|2017]]&nbsp;– ''Finalist''
::[[2018 CAF Super Cup|2018]]&nbsp;– ''Finalist''

==Current squad==
{{Updated|22 August 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Effectif |url=https://www.tpmazembe.com/fr/equipe/effectif |access-date=17 January 2023 |archive-date=17 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117005347/https://www.tpmazembe.com/fr/equipe/effectif |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=MLI|name=[[Ibrahim Mounkoro]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=MTN|name=[[Ibrahima Keita (footballer)|Ibrahima Keita]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|pos=FW|nat=COD|name=[[Meschack Tshimanga]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=COD|name=[[Johnson Atibu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=BFA|name=[[Madou Zon]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|pos=DF|nat=COD|name=[[Othniel Mawawu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=NIG|name=[[Ousseini Badamassi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=CGO|name=[[Wilfrid Nkaya]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=COD|name=[[Merceil Ngimbi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|pos=DF|nat=COD|name=[[Elie Madinda]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|pos=FW|nat=NIG|name=[[Boubacar Haïnikoye]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|pos=FW|nat=COD|name=[[Oscar Kabwit]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=COD|name=[[Boaz Ngalamulume]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=DF|nat=ZIM|name=[[Takudzwa Chimwemwe]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=GK|nat=COD|name=[[Baggio Siadi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=GK|nat=NGA|name=[[Suleman Shaibu]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=23|pos=DF|nat=SEN|name=[[Mor Mbaye]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|pos=MF|nat=COD|name=[[Sozé Zemanga]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|pos=FW|nat=COD|name=[[Étienne Mayombo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|pos=FW|nat=COD|name=[[Gloire Mujaya]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|pos=DF|nat=COD|name=[[Ernest Luzolo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|pos=MF|nat=COD|name=[[Mukoko Tonombe|Serge Mukoko]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|pos=DF|nat=COD|name=[[Magloire Ntambwe]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|pos=MF|nat=COD|name=[[Josué Mungwengi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=SEN|pos=GK|name=[[Alioune Badara Faty]]}}
{{Fs player|no=34|pos=FW|nat=COD|name=[[John Bakata]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|pos=FW|nat=MLI|name=[[Cheick Fofana]]}}
{{Fs player|no=37|pos=MF|nat=COD|name=[[Patient Mwamba]]}}
{{Fs player|no=39|pos=FW|nat=MLI|name=[[Fily Traore]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=COD|name=[[Dieu Bénit Ndongala]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=COD|name=[[Obed Mukokiani]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=COD|name=[[Elyakim Musoni]]}}
{{Fs end}}

==Notable former players==

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Topscorer
!Linafoot
!Congo Cup 
!CAF Competition
!Total
|-
|{{Flagicon|COD}} [[Tresor Mputu]]
|165
|0
|41
|'''206'''
|}

''For details on former players see [[:Category:TP Mazembe players]]''.

==See also==
* {{portal inline|Football in Africa}}
* [[List of world champion football clubs|List of world champion football clubs and vice-world champions in football]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
* {{official website|http://www.tpmazembe.com/}} {{in lang|fr}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091123110313/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/teams/team=1923521/index.html FIFA Club World Cup profile] (archived 23 November 2009)

{{TP Mazembe squad}}
{{Linafoot}}
{{CAF Champions League winners}}
{{CAF Confederation Cup winners}}
{{CAF Super Cup winners}}
{{CAF Cup Winners' Cup winners}}

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[[Category:Football clubs in Lubumbashi]]
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[[Category:CAF Champions League–winning clubs]]
[[Category:CAF Confederation Cup winning clubs]]
[[Category:African Cup Winners Cup winning clubs]]
[[Category:CAF Super Cup winning clubs]]