- 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 =
pattern_la1=_bluestripes|pattern_b1=_bluestripes|pattern_ra1=_bluestripes
leftarm1=ff0000|body1=ff0000|rightarm1=ff0000|shorts1=0000ff|socks1=ff0000Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, usually known simply as Maxaquene, is a
football (soccer) club based inMaputo ,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 fromPortugal , 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
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Moçambola : 4:: 1984, 1985, 1986, 2003*Cup of Mozambique: 6:: 1978, 1981, 1987, 1994, 1996/97, 2000/01
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Maputo Honour Cup : 1:: 2006
*Mozambique provincial championships: 1962 (as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques)Performance in CAF Competitions
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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 Roundtadium
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
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CAF Champions League (2 appearances)::Best: 2003-04 Preliminary Round - Lost againstAmaZulu 7 - 4 on aggregate
*CAF Confederation Cup (2 appearances)::Best: 2002-03 First Round - Lost againstBlack Rhinos 1 - 1 on aggregate
*African Cup Winners' Cup (6 appearances)::Best: 1994-95 Semi Finals - Lost againstJulius Berger 1 - 0 on aggregateFamous players
*flagicon|POR
Eusébio References
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