2023 Moçambola
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ferroviário Beira |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 271 (2.05 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dayo António (UD Songo, 12 goals)[1] |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 Moçambola was the 45th season of Moçambola, the top-flight football season in Mozambique.
Ferroviário Beira won their second-ever Moçambola title on the last day of the season after defeating Vilankulos 1–0. Coach Hélder Duarte also won his second title after winning with Black Bulls in 2021.[2]
Changes
Ferroviário Quelimane were promoted from the second division, along with Matchedje of Maputo and Baía de Pemba.[3]
League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferroviário Beira (C) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 39 | Champions, Qualification to the 2024–25 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Black Bulls | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 38 | |
| 3 | Ferroviário Nampula | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 36 | |
| 4 | Costa do Sol | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 36 | |
| 5 | UD Songo | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 35 | |
| 6 | Baía de Pemba | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 33 | |
| 7 | Ferroviário de Lichinga | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 32 | |
| 8 | Ferroviário Maputo | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 29 | |
| 9 | Vilankulo F.C. | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 28 | |
| 10 | Ferroviário Nacala (R) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 25 | Relegation |
| 11 | Clube Ferroviário de Quelimane (R) | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 20 | |
| 12 | Matchedje (Maputo) (R) | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 10 |
Attendances
| # | Football club | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferroviário de Lichinga | 3,118 |
| 2 | Ferroviário da Beira | 2,043 |
| 3 | Ferroviário de Nacala | 1,488 |
| 4 | Ferroviário de Nampula | 1,022 |
| 5 | UD Songo | 994 |
| 6 | Ferroviário de Quelimane | 860 |
| 7 | Baía de Pemba FC | 820 |
| 8 | CD Matchedje de Maputo | 688 |
| 9 | Vilankulo FC | 292 |
| 10 | CD Costa do Sol | 215 |
| 11 | Associação Black Bulls | 205 |
| 12 | Ferroviário de Maputo | 204 |
References
- ↑ "Mozambique 2023". RSSSF.
- ↑ Baloi, Salvador (6 November 2023). "Moçambola 2023: Ferroviário da Beira is Mozambican soccer champion".
- ↑ "Zambézia no Moçambola 2023: Província será representada pelos locomotivas de Quelimane".