Clube Ferroviário de Maputo explained

Clubname:Ferroviário de Maputo
Fullname:Clube Ferroviário de Maputo
Nickname:Os Locomotivas
Ground:Estádio da Machava
Maputo, Mozambique
Capacity:60,000
Chairman:Osório Lucas
Manager:João Chissano
League:Moçambola
Season:2023
Position:8th
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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

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

Winners (5): 1984, 1989, 2004, 2009, 2011,2022

Winners (2): 2001–02, 2005

Performance in African competitions

1997 - Group Stage

1998 - Second Round

2000 - Second Round

2003 - First Round

2006 - First Round

2009 - Preliminary Round

1983 - Second Round

1990 - First Round

2004 - Preliminary Round

2005 - First Round

2012 - First Round

2023 - Second Round

1994 - First Round

1992 - Semi-finals

1993 - First Round

1994 - Second Round

1995 - Quarter-finals

1996 - Second Round

2001 - Quarter-finals

2002 - First Round

Basketball team

See main article: Ferroviário de Maputo (basketball). 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 Mozambican League Standings. https://web.archive.org/web/20070906142008/http://fifa.com/associations/association=moz/nationalleague/standings.html. dead. September 6, 2007. November 28, 2011. November 6, 2011. FIFA.
  2. Web site: Ferroviário conquista quinta Taça Moçambique. November 28, 2011. O País. Portuguese. https://web.archive.org/web/20120422214936/http://www.opais.co.mz/index.php/desporto/74-desporto/17820-ferroviario-conquista-quinta-taca-mocambique.html. April 22, 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Cedrick Kalombo - 2011 FIBA Africa Championship . https://archive.today/20120711010526/http://madagascar2011.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/11/fafcm/player/p/eid/7915/orderby//ot//pid/74900/rid//sid/7915/tid/2610/tid2//profile.html . dead . July 11, 2012 . FIBA.com . 24 February 2012 .