Moçambola
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Moçambola (or Campeonato Moçambicano de Futebol, Portuguese for Mozambican Football Championship) is the top division of Mozambican football (soccer), and it is organized by the Mozambican Football Federation.
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[edit] History
In 1976, shortly after the country's independence from Portugal, the competition's first season was contested. Only five clubs took part: Académica Maputo, AD Pemba, Desportivo de Maputo, Desportivo Tete, and Textáfrica [1].
Until 2005, the competition was named Liga 2M. In 2005, the league was renamed to Moçambola.
[edit] Competition format
The league consists of 14 clubs, with each team competing against each other team twice, round-robin style, for a total of 26 matches per season. The bottom three clubs in the league table are relegated to the second division. It currently takes place between the months of March/April and October [2] [3].
[edit] Moçambola - Clubs 2007
- Grupo Desportivo de Maputo
- Clube Ferroviário de Maputo
- Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol (Maputo)
- Clube Ferroviário da Beira
- Associação Académica de Maputo
- Grupo Desportivo da Companhia Têxtil do Punguè (Beira)
- Chingale de Tete
- Clube Ferroviário de Nampula
- Sport Quelimane e Benfica
- Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene (Maputo)
- Grupo Desportivo Estrela Vermelha de Maputo
- Futebol Clube de Lichinga (Lichinga)
- Liga Muçulmana de Maputo
- Sport Macúti e Benfica (Macúti)
Relegated in 2006:
- Sporting Clube de Nampula
[edit] List of champions
- 1976 Textáfrica
- 1977 Desportivo de Maputo
- 1978 Desportivo de Maputo
- 1979 Costa do Sol
- 1980 Costa do Sol
- 1981 Têxtil Punguè
- 1982 Ferroviario de Maputo
- 1983 Desportivo de Maputo
- 1984 Maxaquene
- 1985 Maxaquene
- 1986 Maxaquene
- 1987 Matchedje
- 1988 Desportivo de Maputo
- 1989 Ferroviario de Maputo
- 1990 Matchedje
- 1991 Costa do Sol
- 1992 Costa do Sol
- 1993 Costa do Sol
- 1994 Costa do Sol
- 1995 Desportivo de Maputo
- 1996 Ferroviario de Maputo
- 1997 Ferroviario de Maputo
- 1998/99 Ferroviario de Maputo
- 1999/00 Costa do Sol
- 2000/01 Costa do Sol
- 2002 Ferroviario de Maputo
- 2003 Maxaquene
- 2004 Ferroviário de Nampula
- 2005 Ferroviario de Maputo
- 2006 Desportivo de Maputo
[edit] Titles by team
| Club |
Titles |
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| Costa do Sol | 8 |
| Ferroviário de Maputo | 7 |
| Desportivo de Maputo | 6 |
| Maxaquene | 4 |
| Matchedje | 2 |
| Ferroviário de Nampula | 1 |
| Textáfrica | 1 |
| Têxtil Punguè | 1 |
[edit] References
- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent French-language Wikipedia article and from the equivalent Portuguese-language Wikipedia article (retrieved June 12, 2006).
[edit] External links
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