Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene

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Maxaquene
Full name	Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene
Founded	1920
Ground	Estádio do Maxaquene Maputo, Mozambique (Capacity 15.000)
Chairman	Rafindine Mahomed
Manager	João Figueiredo
League	Moçambola
2007
Home colours

Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, usually known simply as Maxaquene, is a football (soccer) club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The club is nicknamed Maxaca ^[1]. Maxaquene won its first title, the Cup of Mozambique, in 1978. Prior to Mozambique's independence from Portugal, Maxaquene were known as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques aka Sporting Lourenço Marques (Lourenço Marques being the colonial era name for Maputo). Under this name, Eusébio played for the club.

Contents 1 Name History 2 Achievements 3 Performance in CAF Competitions 4 Stadium 5 Current squad 6 Performance in African competitions 7 Famous players 8 References

[edit] Name History

• 1920: Founded as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques
• 1976 : The club is renamed Sporting Clube de Maputo
• 1978 : The club is renamed Clube de Desportos Maxaquene

[edit] Achievements

• Moçambola: 4

1984, 1985, 1986, 2003

• Cup of Mozambique: 6

1978, 1981, 1987, 1994, 1996/97, 2000/01

• Maputo Honour Cup: 1

2006

• Mozambique colonial championships: 1962 (as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques)

[edit] Performance in CAF Competitions

• CAF Champions League: 1 appearance

2004 - First Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance

1987: Preliminary Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 8 appearances

1979 - First Round 1983 - First Round 1988 - First Round

1991 - First Round 1995 - Semi-Final 1997 - First Round

1999 - Second Round 2002 - First Round

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1998 - First Round

2003 - First Round

[edit] Stadium

The club plays their home matches at Estádio do Maxaquene, which has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people ^[2].

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Pentao 2 DF Fanuel 3 DF Diop 4 DF Campira 5 DF Salvador Macamo 6 DF Zuko 7 MF Turt 8 MF Petrido 9 FW Cafti 10 MF Artur Paolo Comboio 11 FW Multinho 12 GK Stanho 13 DF Portilho 14 MF Zastehno 15 DF Susto

No. Position Player 16 MF Actimio 17 DF Zamfa 18 MF Zitilho 19 DF Kouru 20 FW Loklo 21 DF Jerom 23 FW Mabui 24 MF Buzilho 25 DF Whiskey 26 FW Geraldo 27 FW Tony 28 FW Rutilho 29 FW Macamito 30 GK Zelde

[edit] Performance in African competitions

• CAF Champions League (2 appearances)

Best: 2003-04 Preliminary Round - Lost against AmaZulu 7 - 4 on aggregate

• CAF Confederation Cup (2 appearances)

Best: 2002-03 First Round - Lost against Black Rhinos 1 - 1 on aggregate

• African Cup Winners' Cup (6 appearances)

Best: 1994-95 Semi Finals - Lost against Julius Berger 1 - 0 on aggregate

[edit] Famous players

• Eusébio

[edit] References

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