Moçambola

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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.

Contents 1 History 2 Competition format 3 Moçambola - Clubs 2008 4 List of champions 4.1 Colonial champions 4.2 Since independence 5 Titles by team 6 Topscorers 7 References 8 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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]}.

[edit] Moçambola - Clubs 2008

• Atlético Muçulmano da Matola
• Clube Ferroviário de Maputo
• Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol (Maputo)
• Clube Ferroviário da Beira
• Chingale de Tete
• Clube Ferroviário de Nampula
• Clube Ferroviário de Pemba
• Clube de Desportos do Maxaquene (Maputo)
• Grupo Desportivo Estrela Vermelha de Maputo
• Grupo Desportivo de Maputo
• Futebol Clube de Lichinga (Lichinga)
• Liga Muçulmana de Maputo
• Sport Macúti e Benfica (Macúti)
• Textáfrica do Chimoio

Relegated in 2007:

• Associação Académica de Maputo
• Grupo Desportivo da Companhia Têxtil do Punguè (Beira)
• Sport Quelimane e Benfica

[edit] List of champions

[edit] Colonial champions

1959 Sporting Clube de Nampula 1961 Ferroviário (Lourenço Marques) 1962 Sporting Clube de Lourenço Marques 1963 Ferroviário (Lourenço Marques)

1968 Ferroviário (Lourenço Marques) 1969/70 Textáfrica (Vila Pery) 1970/71 Ferroviário (Lourenço Marques)

1971/72 Textáfrica (Vila Pery) 1972/73 Ferroviário (Lourenço Marques) 1973/74 Textáfrica (Vila Pery)

[edit] Since independence

1976 Textáfrica do Chimoio 1977 Desportivo de Maputo 1978 Desportivo de Maputo 1979 Costa do Sol 1980 Costa do Sol 1981 Têxtil Punguè 1982 Ferroviario de Maputo 1983 Desportivo de Maputo 1984 Maxaquene 1985 Maxaquene 1986 Maxaquene 1987 Matchedje

1988 Desportivo de Maputo 1989 Ferroviario de Maputo 1990 Matchedje 1991 Costa do Sol 1992 Costa do Sol 1993 Costa do Sol 1994 Costa do Sol 1995 Desportivo de Maputo 1996 Ferroviario de Maputo 1997 Ferroviario de Maputo 1998/99 Ferroviario de Maputo 1999/00 Costa do Sol

2000/01 Costa do Sol 2002 Ferroviario de Maputo 2003 Maxaquene 2004 Ferroviário de Nampula 2005 Ferroviario de Maputo 2006 Desportivo de Maputo 2007 Costa do Sol

[edit] Titles by team

Club	Titles
Costa do Sol	9
Ferroviário de Maputo	7
Desportivo de Maputo	6
Maxaquene	4
Matchedje	2
Ferroviário de Nampula	1
Textáfrica do Chimoio	1
Têxtil Punguè	1

[edit] Topscorers

Year	Best scorers	Team	Goals
2004	Ruben	Ferroviário da Beira
2005	Maurício Pequenino	Desportivo de Maputo	14
2006	Maurício Pequenino	Desportivo de Maputo	16
2007	Tó	Costa do Sol	17

[edit] 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).

1. ^ "RSSSF Moçambola - 1976 season
2. ^ "RSSSF - Moçambola 2005 Season
3. ^ "RSSSF - Moçambola 2007 Season

[edit] External links

• RSSSF

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