C.D. Maxaquene

CD Maxaquene

Full name	Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene
Founded	1920
Ground	Estádio do Maxaquene Maputo, Mozambique (Capacity: 15.000)
Chairman	Rafindine Mahomed
Manager	Litos
League	Moçambola
Home colours Away 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 post-independence title, the Taça de Moçambique, in 1978. Prior to Mozambique's independence from Portugal, Maxaquene were known as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques or simply Sporting de Lourenço Marques (Lourenço Marques being the name for Maputo before independence). Under this name, the legendary Eusébio played for the club.

Contents 1 Name history 2 Stadium 3 Achievements 4 Performance in CAF competitions 5 Performance in African competitions 6 Current squad 7 Famous players 8 Former coaches 9 References

Name history

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

Stadium

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

Achievements

• Moçambola: 4

1984, 1985, 1986, 2003

• Taça de Moçambique: 9

1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2010

• Taça de Honra de Maputo: 1

2006

• Campeonato Provincial de Moçambique: 2

1960, 1962 (as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques)

• Campeonato Distrital de Lourenço Marques: 9

1922, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1960 (as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques)

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 1 appearance

2004 - First Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance

1987: Preliminary Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

2011 - Preliminary Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 8 appearances

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

1991 - First Round 1995 - Semi-Finals 1997 - First Round

1999 - Second Round 2002 - First Round

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1998 - First Round

2003 - First Round

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

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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 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 Zitilh 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 Paulo Macamo (Macamito) 30 GK Zelde

Famous players

• Eusébio

Former coaches

• Zoran Pesic

References

2011 Moçambola clubs Atlético Muçulmano · Chingale de Tete · Costa do Sol · Desportivo de Maputo · Ferroviário da Beira · Ferroviário de Maputo · Ferroviário de Nampula · HCB Songo · Incomáti de Xinavane · Liga Muçulmana · Matchedje · Maxaquene · Sporting da Beira · Vilankulo