Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, usually known simply as Maxaquene, is a sports club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The club is nicknamed Maxaca. Currently besides football (soccer) there are two indoor sports namely basketball (CD Maxaquene Basketball) and handball. In such sports Maxaquene is only the club with the most national titles after independence.[1] Maxaquene won its first post-independence title in football, the Taça de Moçambique, in 1978. Prior to Mozambique's independence from Portugal, Maxaquene were known as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques or simply Sporting de Lourenço Marques (Lourenço Marques being the name for Maputo before independence). Under this name, the legendary Eusébio played for the club.
Name history
- 1920–76: Founded as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques
- 1976–78: The club is renamed Sporting Clube de Maputo
- 1978–present: The club is renamed Clube de Desportos Maxaquene
Stadium
The club plays their home matches at Estádio do Maxaquene, which has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.[2]
Achievements
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- 1984, 1985, 1986, 2003, 2012
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- 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2010
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- 1960, 1962
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- 1922, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1960
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- 2006
Performance in CAF competitions
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- 2004 - First Round
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- 1987 - Preliminary Round
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- 2011 - Preliminary Round
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- 1979 - First Round
- 1983 - First Round
- 1988 - First Round
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- 1991 - First Round
- 1995 - Semi-finals
- 1997 - First Round
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- 1999 - Second Round
- 2002 - First Round
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- 1998 - First Round
- 2003 - First Round
Performance in African competitions
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- Best: 2003–04 Preliminary Round - Lost against Amazulu 7–4 on aggregate
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- Best: 2002–03 First Round - Lost against Black Rhinos 1–1 on aggregate
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- Best: 1994–95 Semi-finals - Lost against Julius Berger 1–0 on aggregate
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Famous players
Former coaches
References
Jose Solomone Cossa
Litos (2009)
