C.D. Maxaquene

Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene, usually known simply as Maxaquene, is a sports club based in Maputo, Mozambique. The club is nicknamed Maxaca. Currently besides football (soccer) there are two indoor sports namely basketball (CD Maxaquene Basketball) and handball. In such sports Maxaquene is only the club with the most national titles after independence. Maxaquene won its first post-independence title in football, the Taça de Moçambique, in 1978. Prior to Mozambique's independence from Portugal in 1975, CD Maxaquene were known as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques or simply Sporting de Lourenço Marques (Lourenço Marques being the name for Maputo before independence), and was an affiliate team of Lisbon-based Sporting Clube de Portugal. Under this name, the legendary Eusébio played for the club. Name history 1920–76: Founded as Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques. 1976–78: The club is renamed Sporting Clube de Maputo. 1978–present: The club is renamed Clube de Desportos Maxaquene. Between December 1981 and February 1982, the club took the name Asas de Moçambique. Stadium The club plays their home matches at Estádio do Maxaquene, which has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people. Achievements Campeonato de Moçambique: (5) 1984, 1985, 1986, 2003, 2012 Taça de Moçambique: (9) 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2010 Campeonato Provincial de Moçambique: 1960, 1962 District Championship of Lourenço Marques: (9) 1922, 1930, 1933, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1948, 1953, 1960 Taça de Honra de Maputo: 2006