Moçambola


Moçambola is the top division of Mozambican football. It is organized by the Liga Moçambicana de Futebol.

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.
Until 2005, the competition was named Liga 2M. In 2005, the league was renamed to Moçambola.

Competition format

The league consists of 16 clubs, with each team competing against each other team twice, round-robin style, for a total of 30 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.

Moçambola – clubs 2017

List of champions

Colonial champions

Club
TitlesYears won
Ferroviário de Maputo181956, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1982, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2015
Costa do Sol101979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2019
Desportivo de Maputo81957, 1964, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1995, 2006
Maxaquene71960, 1962, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2003, 2012
G.D.R. Textáfrica41969, 1971, 1973, 1976
Liga Desportiva42010, 2011, 2013, 2014
Ferroviário Beira31958, 1974, 2016
Matchedje Maputo21987, 1990
UD Songo22017, 2018
Sporting Nampula11959
Têxtil Punguè11981
Ferroviário de Nampula12004

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