Clube Ferroviário da Beira (basketball)

Clube Ferroviário da Beira (in English: Railway Club Beira) is a basketball club from Beira, Mozambique. The team plays in the national Mozambican Basketball League and has won the national championship three times.[1]

Ferroviário da Beira
NicknameCFvB
Locomotivas (Locomotives)
LeaguesMozambican League
Basketball Africa League
Founded13 October 1924 (1924-10-13)
HistoryFerroviário da Beira
1924–present
ArenaEstádio do Ferroviário Indoor Hall
LocationBeira, Mozambique
Head coachLuiz Lopez
Championships3 (2012, 2013, 2014)
Websiteferroviariodabeira.com
Active departments of Ferroviário da Beira
Football Basketball

The team will play in the Basketball Africa League (BAL) in the 2022 season.

History

Founded in 1924, Ferroviário da Beira has played in the Mozambican Basketball League for most of its existence. From 2012, the team won three consecutive league championships.

Ferroviário team played in the 2018–19 Africa Basketball League. In the fall of 2021, they played in the qualifiers of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the first time.[2][3] On December 10, 2021, the team qualified for the 2022 BAL season after defeating Cape Town Tigers in the semi-finals.[4] In its debut season in the BAL, Beira finished in the fifth place in the Sahara Conference with a 1–4 record. On 8 March 2022, the team won its first game in the league after defeating hosts DUC 98–92.[5]

Honours

Mozambique Division 1[6][7]

  • Winners (3): 2012, 2013, 2014
    • Runners-up (2): 2009, 2016

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Ferroviário da Beira roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Age
SF 4 Kennedy, Jermel (I) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 32 – (1989-09-19)19 September 1989
PF 5 Baptista, Armando 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 36 – (1985-06-02)2 June 1985
SF 6 Novela, Orlando 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1991-02-20)20 February 1991
G 8 Nurmamade, Ismael 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 30 – (1991-12-03)3 December 1991
PG 10 Novela, Ermelindo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 31 – (1991-02-20)20 February 1991
F 11 Houana, Elves 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 34 – (1987-08-18)18 August 1987
PG 12 Perry, Will (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 28 – (1993-10-11)11 October 1993
PF 13 Ubisse, Helton 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 27 – (1995-01-31)31 January 1995
PG 15 Senda, Alberto 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 24 – (1998-01-02)2 January 1998
F 17 Munguambe, Ayad 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 25 – (1996-06-29)29 June 1996
PF 23 Zandamela, Egidio 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 27 – (1995-04-13)13 April 1995
C Orizu, Prince (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 27 – (1994-08-10)10 August 1994
C Chire, Inélcio 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 31 – (1991-01-01)1 January 1991
Head coach
  • Luiz Lopes
Assistant coach(es)
  • Amarildo Taquidir
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured
Updated: March 2, 2022

In African competitions

Basketball Africa League (BAL) (1 appearance)

2022 – Group Phase

BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)

2021 – Winners of East Division

References
  1. "Basquetebol Arquivo de Campeonatos Nacionais de Mocambique". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. "Ferroviário da Beira joga acesso à BAL em Cape Town - O País - A verdade como notícia" (in European Portuguese). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  3. "Ferroviário da Beira pisca olho à BAL - O País - A verdade como notícia" (in European Portuguese). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. "Ferroviario da Beira and Cobra Sport make history by booking tickets to Basketball Africa League 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  5. "Clube Ferroviário da Beira 98 vs 92 Dakar Université Club". The BAL. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. "Ferroviario Beira basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. "Basquetebol Arquivo de Campeonatos Nacionais de Mocambique". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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