Moçambola

Moçambola

Country	Mozambique
Confederation	CAF
Founded	1976
Number of teams	14
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Taça de Moçambique
International cup(s)	Champions League Confederation Cup
Current champions	Liga Desportiva (2014)
Most championships	Costa do Sol (9)
2014

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.

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.

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]

Moçambola - clubs 2015

• 1º de Maio de Quelimane
• Costa do Sol (Maputo)
• Desportivo de Maputo
• Desportivo de Nacala
• ENH de Vilankulo
• FC Chibuto
• Ferroviário Beira
• Ferroviário de Quelimane
• Ferroviário Maputo
• Ferroviário Nacala
• Ferroviário Nampula
• HCB Songo (Songo)
• Liga Desportiva de Maputo
• Maxaquene (Maputo)

2013 standings

1. Liga Muçulmana              26 15 7  4  41 16   25 52 Champions
2. Ferroviário Beira           26 13 6  7  32 24   8  45  
3. HCB Songo                   26 11 9  6  29 16   13 42  
4. Ferroviário Maputo          26 11 6  9  26 21   5  39  
5. Costa do Sol                26 10 9  7  32 21   11 39  
6. Maxaquene                   26 11 6  9  28 27   1  39  
7. FC Chibuto                  26 11 6  9  28 27   1  39  
8. Ferroviário Nampula         26 9  9  8  23 25  -2  36  
9. Desportivo de Nacala        26 8  11 7  20 18   2  35  
10. Estrela Vermelha (Beira)   26 7  9  10 17 25  -8  30  
11. Têxtil Punguè              26 7  8  11 20 30  -10 29
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12. Chingale de Tete           26 7  7  12 13 19  -6  28 (Relegated)
13. Vilankulo FC               26 7  5  14 17 29  -12 26 (Relegated)
14. Matchedje Maputo           26 4  4  18 15 43  -28 16 (Relegated)

List of champions

Colonial champions

Since independence

Titles by team

Topscorers

Year	Best scorers	Team	Goals
2002	Genito	CD Maxaquene	11
2004	Ruben	Ferroviário da Beira
2005	Maurício Pequenino	Desportivo de Maputo	14
2006	Maurício Pequenino	Desportivo de Maputo	11
2007	Tó	CD Costa do Sol	16
2008	Luis	Ferroviário de Maputo	15
2009	Jerry Sitoe	Ferroviário de Maputo	16
2010	Jerry Sitoe	Ferroviário de Maputo	16
2011	Betinho	CD Maxaquene	15
2012	Sonito	Liga Desportiva	9
2014	Isaac de Carvalho	CD Maxaquene	13

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).

External links

• League at fifa.com
• RSSSF