Daring Club Motema Pembe

Early history

In December 1916, Reverend Father Raphaël de la Kethulle de Ryhove arrived in Léopoldville (present-day Kinshasa) from Bruges, Belgium. The following year, he established Sainte-Anne School (now Collège Saint-Joseph) named after Paroisse Sainte Anne de Kinshasa. In 1918, several football teams were formed in the city, including those representing Kinshasa School, Léo II, the Coastmen (West African migrants from regions corresponding to modern-day Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Benin, Guinea, and Togo), and Angolan communities. These teams competed in a tournament organized by the Union Sportive de Kinshasa (USK), an organization founded around the same time. Subsequent years saw the establishment of additional clubs, including Léo Club, Renaissance, Standard, Boma Club, Congo Club, and Amicale Kisantu. Matches were held on two main fields: one located on the site of the current embassies of Portugal and the United States, and another in front of the Bralima brewery, on the present site of the Société de Galvanisation de Kinshasa (Sogalkin) and former ACA (Architecture, Construction et Aménagement du Congo) buildings, across from what is now Joseph Kabasele Tshamala Avenue (formerly Avenue du Flambeau) in Barumbu. During this period, players competed barefoot, with football boots only becoming standard after the Second World War, around 1945. Father Raphaël also promoted extracurricular activities, including scouting and sports, to engage his students.…

Domestic

Linafoot: 12 1963, 1964, 1974, 1978, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2008 Congo Cup: 14 1964, 1974, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2021 (Record) DR Congo Super Cup: 5 1984, 1987, 1994, 2003, 2005 Challenge Papa Kalala Cup: 1 1985 Coupe de la Fécofa: 1 2002 Coupe de l'Indépendance: 3 1992, 1993, 1994 Jeux Congolais/Zaïrois: 2 1972, 1974

Continental

African Cup Winners' Cup Champions (1): 1994

Regional

EPFKIN (Kinshasa) Champions (15): 1963, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007 Super Coupe de Kinshasa Champions (3): 2001, 2004, 2008