Liga Desportiva de Maputo is a Mozambican association football club based in Maputo, Mozambique that plays in the country's top football division, Moçambola. One of the richest clubs in Mozambique, it was founded on 8 November 1990 and has won four league titles and one cup.
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| Full name | Liga Desportiva de Maputo | ||
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| Nickname(s) | A Liga | ||
| Founded | 1990 | ||
| Ground | Estádio Da Liga Matola, Mozambique | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Rafik Sidat | ||
| Manager | Dário Monteiro | ||
| League | Moçambola | ||
| 2021 | 9 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
The club was founded on 8 November 1990 in Maputo under the name of Liga Desportiva Muçulmana de Maputo (Muslim Sporting League of Maputo). On 19 July 2014, the club was renamed to Liga Desportiva de Maputo, in order to separate itself from religion and politics; the naming controversy began in 2012 when FIBA refused to allow the club's women's basketball team from entering the African Champions League.[1][2]
Achievements edit
- Championship of Mozambique: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
- Cup of Mozambique: 2012
Performance in CAF competitions edit
- CAF Champions League: 3 appearances
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2013 – play-off round
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Liga Muçulmana muda de nome" [Liga Muçulmana changes name] (in Portuguese). Notícias Online. 20 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "FIBA proíbe equipa moçambicana de jogar com o nome "Liga Muçulmana"" [FIBA bans Mozambican team from playing under the name "Liga Muçulmana"] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
External sources edit
- 2014 CAF Champions League – Liga Desportiva Muçulmana de Maputo – cafonline.com
- 2015 CAF Champions League – Liga Desportiva Muçulmana de Maputo – cafonline.com
- Team profile – soccerway.com
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