Clube Ferroviário da Beira (in English: Railway Club Beira) is a

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club from

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. The team plays in the national

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(LMB) and has won the national championship six times. The team played in the

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(BAL) during the

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and

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seasons. During the 2000s and 2010s, they played in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup four editions as well.

History

Founded in 1924, Ferroviário da Beira has played in the

(LMB) for most of its existence. From 2012, the team won three consecutive league championships. Ferroviário team played in the

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. In June 2021, the Spanish coach Luis Lopez Hernandez was hired as new head coach, his second stint with the club. In the fall of 2021, they played in the qualifiers of the

(BAL) for the first time. On December 10, 2021, the team qualified for the

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after defeating

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in the semi-finals. In its debut season in the BAL, Beira finished in the fifth place in the

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with a 1–4 record. On 8 March 2022, the team won its first game in the league after defeating hosts DUC 98–92. In 2022 and 2023, Beira won its fourth and fifth national championship, behind league MVP Will Perry. Beira returned to the

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and played in the Nile Conference. On 30 April,

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scored 41 points in Beira's 109–97 win over

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, which tied the league record for most points in a single game by a player.

Honours

Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to: Sports Basketball * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain Football Latin Amer ...

*Winners (6): 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2024 **Runners-up (2): 2009, 2016

Players

Current roster

In African competitions

(BAL) (1 appearance) *

– Group Phase BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance) *

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– Winners of East Division *

– ''In progress'' FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup (4 appearances) *

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– 12th place *

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– 10th place *

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– 6th place *

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– Group Stage

References

External links

* (in Portuguese) Basketball Africa League teams Sport in Beira, Mozambique Basketball teams established in 1924 Basketball teams in Mozambique 1920s establishments in Mozambique 1924 establishments in Africa 1924 establishments in the Portuguese Empire Road to BAL teams {{Africa-basketball-team-stub