Liga Desportiva de Maputo

Mozambican football club

Football club

Full name

Liga Desportiva de Maputo

Nickname(s)

A Liga

Founded

1990

Ground

Estádio Da Liga
Matola, Mozambique

Capacity

5,000

Chairman

Rafik Sidat

Manager

Dário Monteiro

League

Moçambola

2021

Website

Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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.

History

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

Championship of Mozambique: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
Cup of Mozambique: 2012

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League: 3 appearances

2011 – preliminary round

2012 – first round

2014 – first round

CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

2013 – play-off round

References

^ "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

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

Moçambola 2022