Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene

Football club infobox
clubname = Maxaquene


fullname = Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene
nickname =
founded = 1920
ground = Estádio do Maxaquene
Maputo, Mozambique
capacity = 15.000
chairman = Rafindine Mahomed
manager = flagicon|Portugal João Figueiredo
league = Moçambola
season = 2007
position =
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Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, usually known simply as Maxaquene, is a football (soccer) club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The club is nicknamed "Maxaca" [http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Newsletters/notmoc77.html Africa UPENN] ] . 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 name for Maputo before independence). Under this name, Eusébio played for the club.

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"

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 provincial championships: 1962 (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 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

tadium

The club plays their home matches at Estádio do Maxaquene, which has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people [http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/mozambique.shtml World Stadiums] ] .

Current squad

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

Famous players

*flagicon|POR Eusébio

References