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{{Short description|Association football club in Mozambique}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Desportivo de Maputo
| image = [[Image:Grupo Desportivo de Maputo.png|100px|Logo]]
| fullname = Grupo Desportivo de Maputo
| nickname = 
| founded = {{start date and age|1921}}
| ground = [[Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto]]<br>[[Maputo]], [[Mozambique]]
| capacity = 8,000; 42,000
| president = Inácio Bernado
| manager = [[Dário Monteiro]]
| league = [[Moçambola]]
| season = 2019
| position = 5th
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| pattern_ra1 = _blackshoulders
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| rightarm1 = ffffff
| shorts1 = ffffff
| socks1 = ffffff
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| pattern_b2 = _thinwhitesides
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'''Grupo Desportivo de Maputo''', usually known as '''Desportivo de Maputo''', '''Desportivo Maputo''' or by the acronym '''GDM''', is an [[association football]] club from [[Maputo]], [[Mozambique]].

==History==
The club was founded on May 31, 1921, as ''Grupo Desportivo de Lourenço Marques'' by Professor Sá Couto, José Maria Rodrigues, Alfredo Fragoso, Américo Costa, Martinho Carvalho Durão and Professor Cabanelas. It was an affiliate team of Lisbon-based [[Sport Lisboa e Benfica]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eusébio: As lendas não morrem |url=https://www.flash.pt/celebridades/nacional/detalhe/eusebio-as-lendas-nao-morrem |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=flash.pt |language=pt-pt}}</ref> In 1976, after Mozambique's independence from [[Portugal]], the club was renamed to ''Grupo Desportivo de Maputo''. The club's logo was also changed.

1925 Desportivo won the [[District Championship of Lourenço Marques]], a competition held between 1922 and 1961. A further eleven wins followed. In 1957 Desportivo achieved its first of altogether eight [[Moçambola|Mozambican championships]] 1956, which was held first in 1956. The club won its last national championship in 2006. In 2012 Desportivo was relegated for the first time.

Most famous of all players from Desportivo is [[Mário Coluna]], who won with [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] amongst others the European Champion's Cup of 1961 and 1962 and achieved with Portugal the third place in the 1966 World Cup.

==Stadium==
The club plays their home matches at [[Estádio Nacional do Zimpeto]], which has a maximum capacity of 42,000 people.

==Club colors==
The club colors are black and white.

==Achievements==

===Football===
* '''[[Moçambola|Championship of Mozambique]]:'''
:: colonial era (2): 1957, 1964.
:: after independence (6): 1977, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1995, 2006.
* '''[[District Championship of Lourenço Marques]]: (12)'''
::1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1959.

* '''[[Taça de Moçambique|Cup of Mozambique]]: (2)'''
::1981, 2006.

* '''[[Taça de Honra de Maputo|Honour Cup of Maputo]]: (2)'''
::2007, 2008.

===Roller Hockey===
* '''[[Mozambican Roller Hockey Championship|Championship of Mozambique]]: (15)'''
::1976, 1987, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010.

* '''[[Portuguese Roller Hockey First Division|Championship of Portugal]]: (3)'''
::1969, 1971, 1973.

==Performance in African competitions==
*'''[[CAF Champions League]]: 1 appearance'''
::2006–07: Last 32 - Lost against [[Mamelodi Sundowns F.C.|Mamelodi Sundowns]] (3–1 on aggregate)

*'''[[CAF Cup Winners' Cup]]: 1 appearance'''
::1989–90: Semi-finals - Lost against [[BCC Lions FC|BCC Lions]] (7–3 on aggregate)

==Current squad==
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Brazil|name=[[Caio (footballer)|Caio]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Mayunda]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Sidique Sataca|Sidique]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Mozambique|name=[[António Filipe Jotamo|Jotamo]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Josue José Mahumane|Josue]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Mario Ernesto Banze|Marito]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Mozambique|name=Nelinho|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Manuel Mario Mbalango|Muandro]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Mauricio Pequenino|Pequenino]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Gerson Fernandes Alberto Txuma|Nito]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Jair (Mozambique footballer)|Jair]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Lalá]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Geraldo (Mozambique footballer)|Geraldo]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Victor Francisco Magaia|Victor]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Alánio Mafumo|Lanito]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Domingos Augusto Dlhofo|Duda]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Claúdio Júlio Nhone|Claúdio]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Ivan António]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Mozambique|name=[[Marcelino Armando Cumbane|Marcelino]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=Mozambique|name=[[José Edu Barbosa da Silva|Zeid]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs end}}

==Other sports==
Besides football, Desportivo de Maputo also has other sports sections, such as [[sport of athletics|athletics]], [[basketball]], [[five-a-side football]], [[rink hockey]], and [[swimming (sport)|swimming]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070101142345/http://www.desportivo.co.mz/ Desportivo de Maputo's official website]

{{Moçambola 2006}}

[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1921]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Mozambique|Desportivo]]
[[Category:Sport in Maputo]]
[[Category:1920s establishments in Mozambique]]
[[Category:1921 establishments in Africa]]
[[Category:1921 establishments in the Portuguese Empire]]