Moçambola
Mozambican football league
Football league
Moçambola (or Campeonato Moçambicano de Futebol , Portuguese for Mozambican Football Championship ) is the top division of Mozambican football . It is organized by the Liga Moçambicana de Futebol .[ 1]
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 .[ 2]
Until 2005, the competition was named Liga 2M. In 2005, the league was renamed to Moçambola.
The league consists of 12 clubs, with each team competing against each other team twice, round-robin style, for a total of 24 matches per season. The bottom two clubs in the league table are relegated to the second division. It currently takes place between the months of March/April and October.[ 3] [ 4]
Moçambola – clubs 2022
List of champions
Titles by team
Club
Titles
Years won
Ferroviário de Maputo
18
1956, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1982, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2015
Costa do Sol
10
1979, 1980, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2019
Desportivo de Maputo
8
1957, 1964, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1995, 2006
Maxaquene
7
1960, 1962, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2003, 2012
G.D.R. Textáfrica
4
1969, 1971, 1973, 1976
Liga Desportiva
4
2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
Ferroviário Beira
4
1958, 1974, 2016, 2023
UD Songo
3
2017, 2018, 2022
Matchedje Maputo
2
1987, 1990
Sporting Nampula
1
1959
Têxtil Punguè
1
1981
Ferroviário de Nampula
1
2004
Associação Black Bulls
1
2021
Top goalscorers
Multiple hat-tricks
Rank
Country
Player
Hat-tricks
1
Dayo António
2
2
Betinho
1
Parkim
References
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