2017 Moçambola

Moçambola
Season 2017
Matches played 85
Goals scored 161 (1.89 per match)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win
Highest scoring
Longest winning run Costa do Sol (4)
Longest unbeaten run LD Maputo (9)
Longest winless run Macuácua (12)
Longest losing run Maxaquene
UP de Lichinga (3)
← 2016
2018 →

All statistics correct as of 14 May 2017.

The 2017 Moçambola is the 40th season of top-tier football in Mozambique. The season began on 4 March 2017. Ferroviário Beira are the defending champions coming off their first league title (they had won two colonial championships prior to independence).

Teams

The league is made up of 16 teams with Lichinga, Macuácua and Textáfrica being promoted from regional groups and Desportivo Maputo, Desportivo Niassa and Estrela Vermelha Maputo relegated after finishing in the bottom three spots of the standings in 2016.

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2016 season
1º de Maio de Quelimane Quelimane Estádio 1º de Maio 8,000 13th in Moçambola
FC Chibuto Chibuto Campo do Chibuto 2,000 3rd in Moçambola
CD Chingale Tete Estádio do Chingale 6,000 12th in Moçambola
CD Costa do Sol Maputo Estádio do Costa do Sol 10,000 10th in Moçambola
Desportivo de Nacala Nampula Estadio 25 de Junho 5,000 9th in Moçambola
Clube Ferroviário da Beira Beira Estádio do Ferroviário 7,000 Moçambola Champions
Clube Ferroviário de Maputo Maputo Estádio da Machava 45,000 6th in Moçambola
Clube Ferroviário de Nacala Velha Nacala Estádio do Nacala Velha 15,000 9th in Moçambola
Clube Ferroviário de Nampula Nampula Estadio 25 de Junho 5,000 5th in Moçambola
Liga Muçulmana de Maputo Matola Estádio Da Liga Muçulmana 5,000 4th in Moçambola
FC Lichinga Lichinga Estádio Municipal 1º de Maio 10,000 Regional groups
Associação Desportiva de Macuácua Macuácua Regional groups
C.D. Maxaquene Matola Campo do Matchedje 15,000 7th in Moçambola
GD HCB Songo Songo Estádio 27 de Novembro 2,000 2nd in Moçambola
G.D.R. Textáfrica Chimoio Campo do Soalpo 2,000 Regional groups
Vilankulo F.C. Vilankulo Estádio Municipal de Vilankulo 5,000 11th in Moçambola

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Songo 12 8 2 2 16 7 +9 26 2018 CAF Champions League
2 LD Maputo 12 6 4 2 20 11 +9 22
3 Ferroviário Maputo 11 6 3 2 14 9 +5 21 CDS 1-2 FMA
4 Costa do Sol 12 6 3 3 13 7 +6 21
5 Ferroviário Nampula 11 4 5 2 12 7 +5 17 FNM 1-1 FBE
6 Ferroviário Beira 11 4 5 2 16 12 +4 17
7 Chibuto 11 4 4 3 11 11 0 16 CHI 2-0 FNC
8 Ferroviário Nacala 12 4 4 4 5 7 −2 16
9 Maxaquene 12 3 5 4 9 10 −1 14
10 UP de Lichinga 11 4 1 6 8 10 −2 13 DNA 0-2 UPL
11 Desportivo Nacala 12 2 7 3 4 6 −2 13
12 1º de Maio 12 2 6 4 11 14 −3 12 1DM: 3 points
VIL: 1 point (0)
TEX: 1 point (-4)
13 Vilankulo 12 2 6 4 13 15 −2 12
14 Textáfrica 12 3 3 6 11 18 −7 12 Relegation to regional groups
15 Chingale de Tete 11 2 2 7 8 17 −9 8
16 Macuácua 12 0 6 6 5 15 −10 6

Updated to games played on 14 May 2017.
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by round

Leader
Relegation to regional groups
Team ╲ Round 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Songo 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1                                    
LD Maputo 3 7 10 6 9 8 4 2 2 2 2 2                                    
Ferroviário Maputo 6 2 3 3 5 2 2 3 5 4 3 3                                    
Costa do Sol 12 12 15 12 6 5 3 6 3 3 4 4                                    
Ferroviário Nampula 6 10 11 8 8 7 9 7 6 6 8 5                                    
Ferroviário Beira 12 6 9 13 13 9 10 8 4 5 5 6                                    
Chibuto 1 4 2 5 2 6 5 9 9 9 6 7                                    
Ferroviário Nacala 15 7 5 9 12 13 12 13 10 10 7 8                                    
Maxaquene 6 2 7 4 3 3 7 5 7 7 9 9                                    
UP de Lichinga 3 9 4 2 4 4 8 4 8 7 9 10                                    
Desportivo Nacala 3 5 8 10 10 11 13 11 12 12 12 11                                    
1º de Maio 15 14 13 7 11 12 14 14 14 14 13 12                                    
Vilankulo 6 12 11 14 14 14 11 12 13 13 13 13                                    
Textáfrica 6 14 6 11 7 10 6 10 11 11 11 14                                    
Chingale de Tete 12 16 15 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 15                                    
Macuácua 6 10 13 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 16                                    

Last updated: 14 May 2017
Source: Soccerway

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