CD Maxaquene
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| Full name | Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene | ||
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| Founded | 1920 | ||
| Ground | Estádio do Maxaquene Maputo, Mozambique | ||
| Capacity | 15.000 | ||
| Chairman | Rafindine Mahomed | ||
| Manager |  Litos | ||
| League | Moçambola | ||
| 2011 | 2nd | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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.[1] Maxaquene won its first post-independence title, 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
- 1920–1976: Founded as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques
- 1976–1978: 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
- Moçambola: 4
- 1984, 1985, 1986, 2003
- 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2010
- 2006
- 1960, 1962 (as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques)
- Campeonato Distrital de Lourenço Marques: 9
- 1922, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1960 (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 Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2011 - Preliminary Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 8 appearances
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- CAF Cup: 2 appearances
- 1998 - First Round
- 2003 - First Round
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
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Famous players
Former coaches
References
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