Clube Ferroviário de Maputo

Ferroviário de Maputo

Full name	Clube Ferroviário de Maputo
Nickname(s)	Os Locomotivas
Founded	1924
Ground	Estádio da Machava Maputo, Mozambique
Ground Capacity	45,000
Chairman	Osório Lucas
Manager	Chiquinho Conde
League	Moçambola
2014	10th
Home colours Away colours

Clube Ferroviário de Maputo, or simply Ferroviário, is a Mozambique multi sports club from Maputo especially known for its football operations but also for its basketball and roller hockey team.

History

The club was founded in 1924, as Clube Ferroviário de Lourenço-Marques. In 1976, the club was renamed to Clube Ferroviário de Maputo. In 1982, the club won its first two titles, the Cup of Mozambique, and the Mozambican League. After winning the Moçambola in 2008 and in 2009, they finished in the fifth position in the 2011 edition of the league, concluded on November 6, 2011.^[1] They won the Taça de Moçambique in the same year, after they defeated Chingale de Tete in the final.^[2]

Stadium

The club plays their home matches at Estádio da Machava, which has a maximum capacity of 45,000 people.

Achievements

• Moçambola

Colonial champions:

Winners (8): 1956, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972

Since independence:

Winners (10): 1982, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998–99, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2015

• Cup of Mozambique

Winners (5): 1984, 1989, 2004, 2009, 2011

• Maputo Honour Cup

Winners (2): 2001–02, 2005

Performance in African competitions

• CAF Champions League: 6 appearances

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 2 appearances

1983 - Second Round

1990 - First Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances

2004 - Preliminary Round

2005 - First Round

2012 - First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance

1994 - First Round

• CAF Cup:7 appearances

Current squad

As of April 23, 2012

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Muharami 2 DF Butana 3 DF Zabula 4 DF Chico 5 MF Danito 6 MF Rachid 7 MF Tchitcho

No. Position Player 8 MF Pilale 10 MF Vling 11 FW Luís 12 GK João Kapango 13 DF Whiskey GK Nelson Pinto

Notable players

• Danito Cuta (1998)
• Joaquim João (1982)
• Jojó (1992)
• Luis Parruque (1997)
• Mabjaia (1990)
• Paulito
• Pinto Barros
• Simão (2003–07)
• Tchaka-Tchaka
• Tomás Inguane
• Costa Pereira

Basketball team

The club has a strong basketball team. Several of the club's players have represented different national teams at the FIBA Africa Championships. Octavio Magolico, for example, has played for the Mozambique national basketball team and Cedrick Kalombo has played for the South Africa national basketball team.^[3]

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