Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene

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Maxaquene
Full name	Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene
Founded
Ground	Estádio do Maxaquene Maputo, Mozambique
Capacity	15.000
Chairman	Rafindine Mahomed
Manager	João Figueiredo
League	Moçambola
2006
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 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 colonial era name for Maputo). Under this name, Eusébio played for the club.

Contents 1 Name History 2 Achievements 3 Stadium 4 References

[edit] Name History

• ???? : 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

[edit] 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 colonial championships: 1962 (as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques)

[edit] Stadium

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

[edit] References

1. ^  Africa UPENN
2. ^  World Stadiums

Moçambola (Mozambican Championship) 2007 clubs
Associação Académica de Maputo | Chingale de Tete | Costa do Sol | Maxaquene | Ferroviário da Beira | Ferroviário de Maputo | Ferroviário de Nampula | Lichinga | Liga Muçulmana | Macúti | Têxtil do Punguè | Desportivo de Maputo | Estrela Vermelha | Benfica Quelimane edit