Ferroviário de Maputo (basketball)
Ferroviário de Maputo | ||||
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Nickname | Os Locomotivas (The Locomotives) | |||
Leagues | Mozambican League | |||
Founded | 1924 | |||
Arena | Pavilhão do Maxaquene | |||
Capacity | 3,500[1] | |||
Location | Maputo, Mozambique | |||
Team colors | Green and white | |||
President | Isidro Amade | |||
Head coach | Milagre Macome | |||
Championships | 9 Mozambican League | |||
Website | fermaputo.co.mz | |||
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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 nine national titles.[2] Ferroviário played in the 2021 season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
History[]
The Clube Ferroviário de Maputo was found in October 1924. However, the team only played football until the basketball section was founded in the 1960s.[3] In 2005, the club won its first national championship which was followed by three more in the following years. On 22 December 2019, Maputo qualified for the first season of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).[4]
In the 2021 BAL season, Ferroviário finished second in Group C and as such clinched a playoff spot behind star players Álvaro Masa and Myck Kabongo.[5] In the quarterfinals, the team narrowly lost to Rwandan hosts Patriots BBC, 71–73.
Honours[]
Mozambican Basketball League[6]
- Winners (9): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Personnel[]
Current roster[]
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Notable players[]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Octávio Magoliço
- Pio Matos
- Custódio Muchate
- Sete Muianga
- Gerson Novela
- Álvaro Calvo (2018–present)
- Adjehi Baru (2021)
- Myck Kabongo (2021)
Individual awards[]
Mozambican League MVP
- Álvaro Calvo – 2018, 2019
References[]
- ^ http://jogosafricanos.sapo.mz/noticias/catedral_do_basquetebol_mo_ambic/
- ^ da Costa, Álvaro (12 September 2019). "Ferroviário de Maputo bicampeão de basket". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Historial". www.fermaputo.co.mz. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Ferroviario de Maputo book last Basketball Africa League slot". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Ferroviario secures BAL playoff spot with win over GSP". ESPN.com. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Basquetebol Arquivo de Campeonatos Nacionais de Mocambique". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
External links[]
- Basketball teams in Mozambique
- Clube Ferroviário de Maputo
- Basketball Africa League teams
- Basketball teams established in 1924
- Sport in Maputo