2017 Moçambola

The 2017 Moçambola is the 40th season of top-tier football in Mozambique. The season began on 4 March 2017.[1] Ferroviário Beira are the defending champions coming off their first league title (they had won two colonial championships prior to independence).

Moçambola
Season2017
ChampionsSongo
RelegatedChingale de Tete
UP de Lichinga
Macuácua
Matches played85
Goals scored161 (1.89 per match)
Biggest home win
Biggest away win
Highest scoring
Longest winning runCosta do Sol (4)
Longest unbeaten runLD Maputo (9)
Longest winless runMacuácua (12)
Longest losing runMaxaquene
UP de Lichinga (3)
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2017.

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.

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

Stadiums and locations
Locations of the 2015 Moçambola teams

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Songo 30 19 7 4 38 15 +23 64 2018 CAF Champions League
2 Costa do Sol 30 16 8 6 41 19 +22 56 2018 CAF Confederation Cup
3 Ferroviário Nacala 30 14 8 8 27 19 +8 50
4 Ferroviário Beira 30 11 12 7 36 27 +9 45
5 Desportivo Nacala 30 10 14 6 28 13 +15 44
6 LD Maputo 30 12 8 10 40 30 +10 44
7 Chibuto 30 11 10 9 28 28 0 43
8 Ferroviário Maputo 30 12 7 11 26 24 +2 43
9 Vilankulo 30 9 13 8 27 25 +2 40
10 Ferroviário Nampula 30 7 16 7 22 20 +2 37
11 Textáfrica 30 10 7 13 27 38 −11 37
12 Maxaquene 30 8 10 12 25 28 −3 34
13 1º de Maio 30 8 10 12 30 36 −6 34
14 Chingale de Tete 30 8 6 16 30 44 −14 30 Relegation to regional groups
15 UP de Lichinga 30 6 8 16 15 30 −15 26
16 Macuácua 16 4 6 6 13 47 −34 18
Updated to match(es) 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

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Songo111111111111
LD Maputo3710698422222
Ferroviário Maputo623352235433
Costa do Sol1212151265363344
Ferroviário Nampula61011887976685
Ferroviário Beira1269131391084556
Chibuto142526599967
Ferroviário Nacala1575912131213101078
Maxaquene627433757799
UP de Lichinga3942448487910
Desportivo Nacala358101011131112121211
1º de Maio15141371112141414141312
Vilankulo61211141414111213131313
Textáfrica61461171061011111114
Chingale de Tete121615161615151515151615
Macuácua61013151516161616151516
Leader
Relegation to regional groups
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2017. Source: Soccerway

References
  1. Mozambique 2017, RSSSF.com
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