Liga Desportiva de Maputo
Full nameLiga Desportiva de Maputo
Nickname(s)A Liga
Founded1990
GroundEstádio Da Liga
Matola, Mozambique
Capacity5,000
ChairmanRafik Sidat
ManagerDário Monteiro
LeagueMoçambola
20219
WebsiteClub website

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

Performance in CAF competitions

2011 – preliminary round
2012 – first round
2014 – first round
2013 – play-off round

See also

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.

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