Clube Ferroviário da Beira (basketball)

Basketball team in Beira, Mozambique

Ferroviário da Beira

Nickname| CFvB
Locomotivas (Locomotives)
Leagues| LMB
BAL
Founded| 13 October 1924; 99 years ago (1924-10-13)
History| Ferroviário da Beira
1924–present
Arena| Estádio do Ferroviário Indoor Hall
Location| Beira, Mozambique
Head coach| Luiz Lopez
Championships| 5 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023)
Website| ferroviariodabeira.com

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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 (LMB) and has won the national championship five times.[1]

The team currently plays in the Basketball Africa League (BAL), having qualified for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. During the 2000s and 2010s, they played in the FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup four editions as well.

## History[edit]

Founded in 1924, Ferroviário da Beira has played in the Mozambican Basketball League (LMB) 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 June 2021, the Spanish coach Luis Lopez Hernandez was hired as new head coach, his second stint with the club.[2] In the fall of 2021, they played in the qualifiers of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) for the first time.[3][4] On December 10, 2021, the team qualified for the 2022 BAL season after defeating Cape Town Tigers in the semi-finals.[5] 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.[6]

In 2022 and 2023, Beira won its fourth and fifth national championship, behind league MVP Will Perry.

Beira returned to the 2023 BAL season and played in the Nile Conference. On 30 April, Will Perry scored 41 points in Beira's 109–97 win over SLAC, which tied the league record for most points in a single game by a player.[7]

## Honours[edit]

Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol[8][9]

* Winners (5): 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023
* Runners-up (2): 2009, 2016

## Players[edit]

### Current roster[edit]

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

Ferroviário da Beira roster

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | No. | Nat. | Name | Ht. |  | Age |

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SF | 4 |  | Kennedy, Jermel (I) | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  34 – (1989-09-19)19 September 1989  |
PF | 5 |  | Baptista, Armando | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  38 – (1985-06-02)2 June 1985  |
SF | 6 |  | Novela, Orlando | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  33 – (1991-02-20)20 February 1991  |
G | 8 |  | Nurmamade, Ismael | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  32 – (1991-12-03)3 December 1991  |
PG | 10 |  | Novela, Ermelindo | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  33 – (1991-02-20)20 February 1991  |
F | 11 |  | Houana, Elves | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)  |  |  36 – (1987-08-18)18 August 1987  |
PG | 12 |  | Perry, Will (I) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)  |  |  30 – (1993-10-11)11 October 1993  |
PF | 13 |  | Ubisse, Helton | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  29 – (1995-01-31)31 January 1995  |
PG | 15 |  | Senda, Alberto | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  |  |  26 – (1998-01-02)2 January 1998  |
F | 17 |  | Munguambe, Ayad | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)  |  |  27 – (1996-06-29)29 June 1996  |
PF | 23 |  | Zandamela, Egidio | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)  |  |  28 – (1995-04-13)13 April 1995  |
C |  |  | Orizu, Prince (I) | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  |  |  29 – (1994-08-10)10 August 1994  |
C |  |  | Chire, Inélcio | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)  |  |  33 – (1991-01-01)1 January 1991  |

Head coach

*   * Luiz Lopes

Assistant coach(es)

*   * Amarildo Taquidir

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (I) Import player
* Injured

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* Roster

Updated: March 2, 2022

## In African competitions[edit]

Basketball Africa League (BAL) (1 appearance)

* 2022 – Group Phase

BAL Qualifiers (1 appearance)

* 2021 – Winners of East Division
* 2022 – In progress

FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup (4 appearances)

* 2007 – 12th place
* 2013 – 10th place
* 2017 – 6th place
* 2019 – Group Stage

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Basquetebol Arquivo de Campeonatos Nacionais de Mocambique". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
2. ^ "Luís Lopez is the new basketball coach of Ferroviário da Beira - NoticiasAI". 29 June 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ "Ferroviário da Beira pisca olho à BAL - O País - A verdade como notícia" (in European Portuguese). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
5. ^ "Ferroviario da Beira and Cobra Sport make history by booking tickets to Basketball Africa League 2022". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
6. ^ "Clube Ferroviário da Beira 98 vs 92 Dakar Université Club". The BAL. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
7. ^ "Perry ties BAL all-time scoring record, Beira stay in hunt for playoff berth". The BAL. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
8. ^ "Ferroviario Beira basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details - afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
9. ^ "Basquetebol Arquivo de Campeonatos Nacionais de Mocambique". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

## External links[edit]

* Official website (in Portuguese)

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Basketball Africa League

Seasons|

* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Qualifying rounds|

* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Playoffs|

* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Teams|

| 2024 season teams|

* Al Ahly
* Al Ahly Benghazi
* APR
* AS Douanes
* Bangui Sporting Club
* Cape Town Tigers
* City Oilers
* Dynamo
* FUS Rabat
* Petro de Luanda
* Rivers Hoopers
* US Monastir

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Former teams|

* ABC Fighters
* AS Police
* AS Salé
* Cobra Sport
* DUC
* Espoir Fukash
* FAP
* Ferroviário da Beira
* Ferroviário de Maputo
* GS Pétroliers
* GNBC
* Kwara Falcons
* Patriots BBC
* REG
* SLAC
* Stade Malien
* Zamalek

Arenas|

* BK Arena
* Dakar Arena
* Hassan Moustafa Sports Hall
* SunArena at Time Square

Competition stages|

* Road to BAL
* Sahara Conference
* Nile Conference
* Kalahari Conference
* Finals

Awards|

* Most Valuable Player
* All-First Team
* All-Defensive Team
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Sportsmanship Award
* Ubuntu Award

Records and statistics|

* Records list (Single-game points record)
* Annual statistical leaders

Associated|

* NBA
* FIBA
* FIBA Africa
* FIBA Africa Basketball League (Defunct)
* Amadou Gallo Fall

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Mozambican Basketball League

Teams|

* Maxaquene
* Desportivo Maputo
* Ferroviário da Beira
* Ferroviário de Maputo
* Costa do Sol
* UP Nampula
* A Politécnica

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