2023 Moçambola

Moçambola
Season2023
ChampionsFerroviário Beira
Matches played132
Goals scored271 (2.05 per match)
Top goalscorerDayo António (UD Songo, 12 goals)[1]
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The 2023 Moçambola was the 45th season of Moçambola, the top-flight football season in Mozambique.

Ferroviário Beira won their second-ever Moçambola title on the last day of the season after defeating Vilankulos 1–0. Coach Hélder Duarte also won his second title after winning with Black Bulls in 2021.[2]

Changes

Ferroviário Quelimane were promoted from the second division, along with Matchedje of Maputo and Baía de Pemba.[3]

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ferroviário Beira (C) 22 11 6 5 27 18 +9 39 Champions, Qualification to the 2024–25 CAF Champions League
2 Black Bulls 22 11 5 6 30 18 +12 38
3 Ferroviário Nampula 22 11 3 8 24 21 +3 36
4 Costa do Sol 22 10 6 6 33 22 +11 36
5 UD Songo 22 10 5 7 28 17 +11 35
6 Baía de Pemba 22 8 9 5 20 18 +2 33
7 Ferroviário de Lichinga 22 8 8 6 20 21 −1 32
8 Ferroviário Maputo 22 8 5 9 23 20 +3 29
9 Vilankulo F.C. 22 7 7 8 14 17 −3 28
10 Ferroviário Nacala (R) 22 7 4 11 21 32 −11 25 Relegation
11 Clube Ferroviário de Quelimane (R) 22 5 5 12 15 27 −12 20
12 Matchedje (Maputo) (R) 22 1 7 14 16 40 −24 10
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Attendances

# Football club Average attendance
1 Ferroviário de Lichinga 3,118
2 Ferroviário da Beira 2,043
3 Ferroviário de Nacala 1,488
4 Ferroviário de Nampula 1,022
5 UD Songo 994
6 Ferroviário de Quelimane 860
7 Baía de Pemba FC 820
8 CD Matchedje de Maputo 688
9 Vilankulo FC 292
10 CD Costa do Sol 215
11 Associação Black Bulls 205
12 Ferroviário de Maputo 204

References

  1. ^ "Mozambique 2023". RSSSF.
  2. ^ Baloi, Salvador (6 November 2023). "Moçambola 2023: Ferroviário da Beira is Mozambican soccer champion".
  3. ^ "Zambézia no Moçambola 2023: Província será representada pelos locomotivas de Quelimane".