Clube Ferroviário de Maputo, or simply Ferroviário, is a Mozambique multi sports club from Maputo especially known for its football operations but also for its basketball and roller hockey team.
History The club was founded in 1924, as Clube Ferroviário de Lourenço Marques. In 1976, the club was renamed to Clube Ferroviário de Maputo. In 1982, the club won its first two titles, the Cup of Mozambique, and the Mozambican League. After winning the Moçambola in 2008 and in 2009, they finished in the fifth position in the 2011 edition of the league, concluded on November 6, 2011. They won the Taça de Moçambique in the same year, after they defeated Chingale de Tete in the final.
Stadium The club plays their home matches at Estádio da Machava, which has a maximum capacity of 45,000 people.
Achievements
Football Moçambola Colonial champions: Winners (8): 1956, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972 Since independence: Winners (10): 1982, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1998–99, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2015 Cup of Mozambique Winners (7): 1984, 1989, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2022, 2024 Maputo Honour Cup Winners (2): 2001–02, 2005
Roller hockey
Portuguese Roller Hockey First Division Winners (2): 1962
Performance in African competitions CAF Champions League: 6 appearances
1997 - Group Stage 1998 - Second Round
2000 - Second Round 2003 - First Round
2006 - First Round 2009 - Preliminary Round
African Cup of Champions Clubs: 2 appearances 1983 - Second Round 1990 - First Round
CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances 2005 - First Round 2012 - First Round 2024 - Second Round
CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance 1994 - First Round
CAF Cup: 7 appearances
1992 - Semi-finals 1993 - First Round 1994 - Second Round
1995 - Quarter-finals 1996 - Second Round 2001 - Quarter-finals
2002 - First Round
Basketball team
The club has a strong basketball team. Several of the club's players have represented different national teams at the FIBA Africa Championships. Octavio Magolico, for example, has played for the Mozambique national basketball team and Cedrick Kalombo has played for the South Africa national basketball team.
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