2015 Moçambola

Moçambola
Season2015
ChampionsFerroviário Maputo
Relegated1º de Maio
Desportivo de Nacala
Ferroviário Quelimane
2016 CAF Champions LeagueFerroviário Maputo
Matches played182
Goals scored291 (1.6 per match)
Biggest home winLD Maputo 5–0 Desportivo de Nacala
(11 April 2015)
Biggest away winFerroviário Quelimane 0–5 LD Maputo
(10 May 2015)
Highest scoring
2 matches
Longest winning runCosta do Sol (4)
Longest unbeaten runLD Maputo (9)
Longest winless runFerroviário 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 2014. 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.

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

Teams

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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.

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.

Stadiums and locations

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Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2014 season
1º de Maio de Quelimane Maputo Estádio 1º de Maio 18,000 Regional groups
FC Chibuto Chibuto Campo do Chibuto 2,000 7th in Moçambola
CD Costa do Sol Maputo Estádio do Costa do Sol 10,000 8th in Moçambola
Desportivo Maputo Maputo Estádio 1º de Maio 18,000 4th 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 3rd in Moçambola
Clube Ferroviário de Maputo Maputo Estádio da Machava 45,000 10th in Moçambola
Clube Ferroviário de Nacala Velha Nacala Estádio do Nacala Velha 15,000 Regional groups
Clube Ferroviário de Nampula Nampula Estadio 25 de Junho 5,000 2nd in Moçambola
Ferroviário de Quelimane Quelimane Campo do Ferroviário de Quelimane 3,000 11th in Moçambola
GD HCB Songo Songo Estádio 27 de Novembro 2,000 5th in Moçambola
Liga Muçulmana de Maputo Matola Estádio Da Liga Muçulmana 5,000 Moçambola Champions
C.D. Maxaquene Matola Campo do Matchedje 15,000 6th in Moçambola
Vilankulo F.C. Vilankulo Estádio Municipal de Vilankulo 5,000 Regional groups

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ferroviário Maputo (C, Q) 26 12 8 6 35 20 +15 44 2016 CAF Champions League
2 Costa do Sol 26 12 7 7 26 17 +9 43[a]
3 LD Maputo (Q) 26 12 7 7 26 12 +14 43[a] 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
4 Ferroviário Beira 26 11 6 9 24 21 +3 39[b]
5 HCB Songo 26 10 9 7 22 17 +5 39[b]
6 Ferroviário Nampula 26 9 10 7 18 18 0 37
7 Maxaquene 26 10 6 10 21 21 0 36
8 Ferroviário Nacala 26 9 7 10 17 15 +2 34[c]
9 Chibuto 26 8 10 8 23 20 +3 34[c]
10 Vilankulo 26 9 7 10 23 27 −4 34[c]
11 Desportivo Maputo 26 7 9 10 17 25 −8 30
12 1º de Maio (R) 26 6 11 9 17 25 −8 29 Relegation to regional groups
13 Desportivo de Nacala (R) 26 6 9 11 16 27 −11 27
14 Ferroviário Quelimane (R) 26 3 10 13 9 30 −21 19
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) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b LDM 0-0 CDS ; CDS 1-0 LDM
  2. ^ a b FBE 1-0 HCB ; HCB 0-0 FBE
  3. ^ a b c FNC: 10 points ; CHI: 4 points ; VIL: 2 points

Results

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

Home \ Away 1DM CHI CDS DMA DDN FBE FMA FNC FNM FQU HCB LDM MAX VIL
1º de Maio 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–1
Chibuto 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 4–2 2–1
Costa do Sol 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–0
Desportivo Maputo 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–1
Desportivo de Nacala 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–1
Ferroviário Beira 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2
Ferroviário Maputo 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 5–1
Ferroviário Nacala 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 2–1
Ferroviário Nampula 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0
Ferroviário Quelimane 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–5 1–2 1–1
HCB Songo 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
LD Maputo 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 5–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0
Maxaquene 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0
Vilankulo 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Leader
Relegation to regional groups
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Ferroviário Maputo28532123365755533444221311
Costa do Sol63811121294454432212111112122
LD Maputo63143231123224454332434233
Ferroviário Beira14837913131491181079987565343444
HCB Songo10612685108118101111111199976757555
Ferroviário Nampula1511137959776697878101010968666
Maxaquene21211312211111121223579997
Ferroviário Nacala106956867532343345689885878
Chibuto611691011121012121312131212131211121213101010109
Vilankulo10131414141011131313129887668586967810
Desportivo Maputo281012131414128101113121313121112117101111111111
1° de Maio61178117861099866610107910111313131312
Desportivo de Nacala2142444564751010101113131313121212121213
Ferroviário Quelimane1013121056711141414141414141414141414141414141414
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2015. Source: Soccerway (in French)

References

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