Brera Tchumene FC
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| Full name | Brera Tchumene Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 |
| Ground | Estádio da Matola |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Owner | Brera Holdings |
| Manager | Hassane Rachide |
| League | Moçambola |
| 2024 | 11th |
| Website | https://brerafc.com/brera-tchumene/ |
Brera Tchumene FC is a professional football club from Matola, Mozambique, currently competing in the Moçambola, the highest level of football in the country. Brera Tchumene is one of four clubs under the Brera Holdings umbrella.
History
[edit]In March 2023, it was announced that Brera Holdings had created the club as the third club under the Brera umbrella, along with Brera Calcio of Italy and Brera Strumica of North Macedonia. Initially the club would compete in the Segunda Divisão with the goal of earning a quick promotion to the Moçambola. The club would call the Estádio da Matola home.[1] On 30 April 2023, the club played its first-ever match in an away fixture against AD Ximanganine.[2] Under head coach Hassane Rachide, the team finished its first season with a 13-2-1 record over the sixteen-match season, becoming champions of the Provincial II Divisão Championship, also known as the Maputo Championship, and earning a right to participate in the promotion playoffs.[3]
In September 2023, seven Brera Tchumene players, including head coach Hassane Rachide were selected for the Mozambique U20 national team for a friendly against Eswatini.[4] In November of that year, Brera Tchumene FC went on to earn promotion to the top flight for the 2024 season, winning six of six matches in the play-off round then defeating Desportivo da Matola 4–1 over the two-leg series.[5][6]
Domestic history
[edit]- Key
Champion Runners-up 3rd Place
| Season | League | Domestic Cup | Notes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | P | |||
| 2023[3] | 2nd | 1st
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16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 68 | 7 | 61 | 40 | - | Promoted to Moçambola via play-offs |
| 2024 | 1st | - | ||||||||||
Honours
[edit]- Winner: 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Brera Holdings PLC Establishes New Football Club in Mozambique". Yahoo!. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Kick-Off for Brera Tchumene Football Club in Mozambique: the "Brera Era" on an international scale begins in Africa". wavy.com. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Brera Tchumene FC is Provincial Champion in Mozambique; Advances to First Division Promotion Tournament" (Press release). Global News Wire. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Nine Brera Pro Players Selected to Represent Their National Youth Teams of North Macedonia and Mozambique". Central Charts. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Brera Tchumene promoted to Moçambola, football's First Division in Mozambique" (Press release). Global News Wire. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ Júnior, Alfredo. "Destaque Investidores italianos vão financiar presença do Brera Tchumene no Moçambola 2024" (in Portuguese). Lance. Retrieved 20 March 2024.