Clube Ferroviário da Beira (basketball)

Ferroviário da Beira
Ferroviário da Beira logo
NicknameCFvB
Locomotivas (Locomotives)
LeaguesLMB
BAL
Founded13 October 1924; 100 years ago (1924-10-13)
HistoryFerroviário da Beira
1924–present
ArenaEstádio do Ferroviário Indoor Hall
LocationBeira, Mozambique
Head coachLuiz Lopez
Championships5 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2023)
Websiteferroviariodabeira.com

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

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

Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol[8][9]

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

Players

Current roster

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

Ferroviário da Beira roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
SF 4 Canada Kennedy, Jermel (I) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1989-09-19)19 September 1989
PF 5 Mozambique Baptista, Armando 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 39 – (1985-06-02)2 June 1985
SF 6 Mozambique Novela, Orlando 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1991-02-20)20 February 1991
G 8 Mozambique Nurmamade, Ismael 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1991-12-03)3 December 1991
PG 10 Mozambique Novela, Ermelindo 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 33 – (1991-02-20)20 February 1991
F 11 Mozambique Houana, Elves 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 37 – (1987-08-18)18 August 1987
PG 12 United States Perry, Will (I) 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 31 – (1993-10-11)11 October 1993
PF 13 Mozambique Ubisse, Helton 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 29 – (1995-01-31)31 January 1995
PG 15 Mozambique Senda, Alberto 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 26 – (1998-01-02)2 January 1998
F 17 Mozambique Munguambe, Ayad 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 28 – (1996-06-29)29 June 1996
PF 23 Mozambique Zandamela, Egidio 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 29 – (1995-04-13)13 April 1995
C Nigeria Orizu, Prince (I) 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 30 – (1994-08-10)10 August 1994
C Mozambique Chire, Inélcio 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 33 – (1991-01-01)1 January 1991
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured 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
  • 2022 – In progress

FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup (4 appearances)

References

  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.


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