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Ferroviário de Maputo (basketball)

Clube Ferroviário de Maputo is a basketball club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The team competes in the Mozambican League. In the Mozambican League, Maputo has won eleven national titles.[2] Ferroviário played in the 2021 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

Ferroviário de Maputo
Ferroviário de Maputo logo
NicknameOs Locomotivas (The Locomotives)
LeaguesMozambican League
Founded1960s
HistoryClube Ferroviário de Lourenço Marques
(1924–1976)
Clube Ferrioviário de Maputo
(1976–present)
ArenaPavilhão do Maxaquene
Capacity3,500[1]
LocationMaputo, Mozambique
Team colorsGreen and white
   
PresidentIsidro Amade
Head coachMilagre Macome
Championships9 Mozambican League
Websitefermaputo.co.mz
For the women's basketball team, see Ferroviário de Maputo (women's basketball).

History

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The parent club found in October 1924 as Clube Ferroviário de Loruenço Marques, as the city of Maputo was named Loruenço Marques until 1976. The club was only active in football, until the basketball section was founded in the 1960s.[3]

In 1962, the basketball club won its first national championship. In 1975, the team won two national championship as well.[4]

Then, it took 30 years for Ferroviário to return at the top of Mozambican basketball, as the team won its next national championship in 2005.

In December 2019, Maputo qualified for the first season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[5] In the inaugural BAL season, Ferroviário finished second in Group C and as such clinched a playoff spot behind star players Álvaro Masa and Myck Kabongo.[6] In the quarter-finals, the team narrowly lost to Rwandan hosts Patriots (71–73), and was eliminated from the tournament.

In the following years, Ferroviário would lose the national league play-offs to their arch-rivals Ferroviário da Beira.

Honours

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Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol[7]

  • Winners (11): 1962, 1975, 1975a, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Personnel

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Current roster

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Ferroviário de Maputo roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SG 00   Macuiana, Muhambi 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (2000-11-03)3 November 2000
G 1   Chimonzo, Baggio 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 31 – (1992-12-13)13 December 1992
F 2   Martins, Hugo 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 29 – (1995-03-12)12 March 1995
SF 5   Holland, Demarcus (I) 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 30 – (1994-03-02)2 March 1994
PG 10   Kabongo, Myck (I) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 32 – (1992-01-12)12 January 1992
PF 15   Calvo Masa, Álvaro (I) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 41 – (1983-03-27)27 March 1983
F 21   Caifaz, Milton 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 32 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992
SG 22   Dinis, Stélio 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 30 – (1993-11-25)25 November 1993
PF 23   Biosse, Yuran 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 31 – (1993-01-02)2 January 1993
PF 24   Muchate, Custódio 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 43 – (1981-05-06)6 May 1981
PF 32   Baru, Adjehi (I) 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 33 – (1991-10-12)12 October 1991
SG 33   Uamusse, Manuel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1990-10-15)15 October 1990
C 34   Chire, Inélcio 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 33 – (1991-06-01)1 June 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  •   Injured
Updated: 16 May 2021

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Individual awards

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Mozambican League MVP

References

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  1. ^ "Jogosafricanos - Pesquisa SAPO".
  2. ^ da Costa, Álvaro (12 September 2019). "Ferroviário de Maputo bicampeão de basket". A Bola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Historial". www.fermaputo.co.mz. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Basquetebol Arquivo de Campeonatos Nacionais de Mocambique". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  5. ^ "Ferroviario de Maputo book last Basketball Africa League slot". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Ferroviario secures BAL playoff spot with win over GSP". ESPN.com. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Basquetebol Arquivo de Campeonatos Nacionais de Mocambique". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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