2015 Moçambola

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Moçambola
Season2015
Champions Ferroviário Maputo
Relegated1º de Maio
Desportivo de Nacala
Ferroviário Quelimane
2016 CAF Champions League Ferroviário Maputo
Matches played182
Goals scored291 (1.6 per match)
Biggest home win LD Maputo 5-0 Desportivo de Nacala
(11 April 2015)
Biggest away win Ferroviário Quelimane 0-5 LD Maputo
(10 May 2015)
Highest scoring
Longest winning run Costa do Sol (4)
Longest unbeaten run LD Maputo (9)
Longest winless run Ferroviário Quelimane (20)
Longest losing run1º de Maio
Ferroviário Quelimane
Maxaquene (5)
← 2014
2016 →
All statistics correct as of 1 November 2015.

The 2015 Moçambola is the 38th season of top-tier football in Mozambique. The season began on 14 March. Ferroviário Maputo won the league title by a single point with a 1-1 draw at Ferroviário Nampula. Costa do Sol could have taken the championship with a win or pulled even with a draw, but fell 1-0 at Chibuto to finish second despite leading the league for seven of the last 10 weeks. The championship was the 10th overall for Ferroviário Maputo and first since 2009.

Moçambola is the top division of Mozambican football, and it is organized by the Liga Moçambicana de Futebol.

Mozambique country in Africa

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini (Swaziland) and South Africa to the southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital of Mozambique is Maputo while Matola is the largest city, being a suburb of Maputo.

Clube Ferroviário de Maputo association football club

Clube Ferroviário de Maputo, or simply Ferroviário, is a Mozambique multi sports club from Maputo especially known for its football operations but also for its basketball and roller hockey team.

Contents

1º de Maio, Desportivo de Nacala and Ferroviário Quelimane finished as the bottom three teams in the league table and will be relegated to regional groups for the 2016 season.

Clube Desportivo de Nacala, or simply Nacala, is a Mozambique multi sports club from Nacala especially known for its football.

Clube Ferroviário de Quelimane, is a football club from Quelimane, Mozambique, who play in the regionalized Moçambola 2.

Teams

A total of 14 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2014 season and three promoted from 2014 regional groups, Ferroviário Nacala, 1º de Maio and Vilankulo.

Clube Ferroviário de Nacala Velha is a Mozambican football club.

Vilankulo F.C.

Vilankulo F.C., short name VFC, is a Mozambican football (soccer) club based in Vilankulo that plays in the top division of Mozambican football, Moçambola.

On the other hand, Têxtil do Punguè, Ferroviário Pemba and Estrela Vermelha Beira were the last three teams of the 2014 season and are playing in regional groups for the 2015 season. LD Maputo are the defending champions from the 2014 season.

Grupo Desportivo da Companha Têxtil do Punguè is a Mozambican football club based in Beira. They were relegated from the top division in Mozambican football, Moçambola, in 2014. Their home stadium is Estádio Chiveve.

Clube Ferroviário de Pemba, or simply Pemba, is a Mozambique multi sports club from Pemba especially known for its football.

Estrela Vermelha Beira, or simply Estrela Vermelha, is a Mozambique multi sports club from Beira, Mozambique especially known for its football.

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2014 season
1º de Maio de Quelimane Maputo Estádio 1º de Maio18,000Regional groups
FC Chibuto Chibuto Campo do Chibuto2,0007th in Moçambola
CD Costa do Sol Maputo Estádio do Costa do Sol 10,0008th in Moçambola
Desportivo Maputo Maputo Estádio 1º de Maio18,0004th in Moçambola
Desportivo de Nacala Nampula Estadio 25 de Junho5,0009th in Moçambola
Clube Ferroviário da Beira Beira Estádio do Ferroviário 7,0003rd in Moçambola
Clube Ferroviário de Maputo Maputo Estádio da Machava 45,00010th in Moçambola
Clube Ferroviário de Nacala Velha Nacala Estádio do Nacala Velha15,000Regional groups
Clube Ferroviário de Nampula Nampula Estadio 25 de Junho5,0002nd in Moçambola
Ferroviário de Quelimane Quelimane Campo do Ferroviário de Quelimane3,00011th in Moçambola
GD HCB Songo SongoEstádio 27 de Novembro2,0005th in Moçambola
Liga Muçulmana de Maputo Matola Estádio Da Liga Muçulmana 5,000 Moçambola Champions
C.D. Maxaquene Matola Campo do Matchedje 15,0006th in Moçambola
Vilankulo F.C. Vilankulo Estádio Municipal de Vilankulo5,000Regional groups

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Ferroviário Maputo (C, Q)2612863520+1544 2016 CAF Champions League
2 Costa do Sol 2612772617+943 [lower-alpha 1]
3 LD Maputo (Q)2612772612+1443 [lower-alpha 1] 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Ferroviário Beira 2611692421+339 [lower-alpha 2]
5 HCB Songo 2610972217+539 [lower-alpha 2]
6 Ferroviário Nampula 2691071818037
7 Maxaquene 26106102121036
8 Ferroviário Nacala 2697101715+234 [lower-alpha 3]
9 Chibuto 2681082320+334 [lower-alpha 3]
10 Vilankulo 2697102327−434 [lower-alpha 3]
11 Desportivo Maputo 2679101725−830
121º de Maio (R)2661191725−829Relegation to regional groups
13 Desportivo de Nacala (R)2669111627−1127
14 Ferroviário Quelimane (R)2631013930−2119
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 LDM 0-0 CDS ; CDS 1-0 LDM
  2. 1 2 FBE 1-0 HCB ; HCB 0-0 FBE
  3. 1 2 3 FNC: 10 points ; CHI: 4 points ; VIL: 2 points

Results

All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).

Home \ Away1DM CHI CDS DMA DDN FBE FMA FNC FNM FQU HCB LDM MAX VIL
1º de Maio1–11–20–01–01–11–31–00–10–02–20–12–12–1
Chibuto 0–01–03–12–03–11–00–10–03–00–00–04–22–1
Costa do Sol 2–03–02–11–00–10–01–01–01–01–11–01–22–0
Desportivo Maputo 2–21–02–20–20–01–21–02–10–01–10–02–10–1
Desportivo de Nacala 1–21–01–10–01–12–10–01–12–01–00–10–00–1
Ferroviário Beira 1–01–11–23–03–01–00–10–21–01–01–02–01–2
Ferroviário Maputo 0–01–10–00–12–12–11–04–03–03–11–00–25–1
Ferroviário Nacala 0–02–00–01–02–00–10–21–10–02–03–11–02–1
Ferroviário Nampula 0–11–00–22–00–01–01–10–01–01–12–11–01–0
Ferroviário Quelimane 0–01–11–00–11–11–10–11–00–01–00–51–21–1
HCB Songo 1–01–02–00–00–00–00–02–11–03–01–01–02–0
LD Maputo 0–00–00–01–05–02–03–11–01–01–02–10–11–0
Maxaquene 2–01–01–01–01–20–11–11–00–00–00–10–00–0
Vilankulo 3–00–02–10–11–02–01–10–01–12–11–00–01–2
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: soccerway.com
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Leader
Relegation to regional groups
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Ferroviário Maputo 28532123365755533444221311
Costa do Sol 63811121294454432212111112122
LD Maputo 63143231123224454332434233
Ferroviário Beira 14837913131491181079987565343444
HCB Songo 10612685108118101111111199976757555
Ferroviário Nampula 1511137959776697878101010968666
Maxaquene 21211312211111121223579997
Ferroviário Nacala 106956867532343345689885878
Chibuto 611691011121012121312131212131211121213101010109
Vilankulo 10131414141011131313129887668586967810
Desportivo Maputo 281012131414128101113121313121112117101111111111
1° de Maio61178117861099866610107910111313131312
Desportivo de Nacala 2142444564751010101113131313121212121213
Ferroviário Quelimane 1013121056711141414141414141414141414141414141414
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Soccerway (in French)

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