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2016 Moçambola

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Moçambola
Season2016
ChampionsFerroviário Beira
RelegatedDesportivo Maputo
Desportivo Niassa
Estrela Vermelha Maputo
2017 CAF Champions LeagueFerroviário Beira
Matches played240
Goals scored453 (1.89 per match)
Biggest home winDesportivo Nacala 6-1 Desportivo Niassa
(11 September 2016)
Biggest away win
2 matches
Highest scoringDesportivo Nacala 6-1 Desportivo Niassa
(11 September 2016)
Longest winning runFerroviário Beira (6)
Longest unbeaten runFerroviário Nampula (16)
Longest winless runDesportivo Maputo (23)
Longest losing runDesportivo Niassa (7)
2015
2017
All statistics correct as of 1 November 2016.

The 2016 Moçambola is the 39th season of top-tier football in Mozambique. The season began on 12 March 2016. Ferroviário Beira won their final six matches to pass Songo in the standings and clinch their first league title (they had won two colonial championships prior to independence).

Teams

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The league expanded to 16 teams for the 2016 season with Chingale de Tete, Desportivo de Niassa and Estrela Vermelha Beira being promoted from regional groups and only Ferroviário Quelimane relegated following their last place finish in 2015.

Stadiums and locations

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Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2016 season
1º de Maio de Quelimane Quelimane Estádio 1º de Maio 8,000 12th in Moçambola
FC Chibuto Chibuto Campo do Chibuto 2,000 9th in Moçambola
CD Chingale Tete Estádio do Chingale 6,000 Regional groups
CD Costa do Sol Maputo Estádio do Costa do Sol 10,000 2nd in Moçambola
Desportivo Maputo Maputo Estádio 1º de Maio 18,000 11th in Moçambola
Desportivo de Nacala Nampula Estadio 25 de Junho 5,000 13th in Moçambola
Clube Desportivo de Niassa Niassa Regional groups
Estrela Vermelha Beira Beira Campo do Afrin 5,000 Regional groups
Clube Ferroviário da Beira Beira Estádio do Ferroviário 7,000 4th in Moçambola
Clube Ferroviário de Maputo Maputo Estádio da Machava 45,000 Moçambola Champions
Clube Ferroviário de Nacala Velha Nacala Estádio do Nacala Velha 15,000 8th in Moçambola
Clube Ferroviário de Nampula Nampula Estadio 25 de Junho 5,000 6th 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 3rd in Moçambola
C.D. Maxaquene Matola Campo do Matchedje 15,000 7th in Moçambola
Vilankulo F.C. Vilankulo Estádio Municipal de Vilankulo 5,000 10th in Moçambola

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ferroviário Beira (C, Q) 30 18 7 5 40 21 +19 61 2017 CAF Champions League
2 Songo 30 16 7 7 32 14 +18 55
3 Chibuto 30 13 11 6 35 19 +16 50[a]
4 LD Maputo 30 15 5 10 37 21 +16 50[a]
5 Ferroviário Nampula 30 13 11 6 37 21 +16 50[a]
6 Ferroviário Maputo 30 13 10 7 27 18 +9 49
7 Maxaquene 30 11 10 9 28 26 +2 43
8 Ferroviário Nacala 30 10 12 8 22 24 −2 42
9 Desportivo Nacala 30 10 10 10 39 34 +5 40
10 Costa do Sol 30 10 8 12 34 33 +1 38
11 Vilankulo 30 9 10 11 22 28 −6 37
12 Chingale de Tete 30 9 6 15 19 41 −22 33
13 1º de Maio 30 7 11 12 30 36 −6 32
14 Estrela Vermelha Beira (R) 30 6 12 12 28 36 −8 30 Relegation to regional groups
15 Desportivo Maputo (R) 30 2 13 15 15 34 −19 19
16 Desportivo Niassa (R) 30 3 7 20 11 50 −39 16
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2016. Source: Soccerway.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 c CHI: 8 points ; LDM: 4 points ; FNM: 3 points

Positions by round

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Leader
Relegation to regional groups
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Ferroviário Beira212585265645763242122222221111
Songo211422412211111111211111112222
Chibuto4710968744156588876556543334433
LD Maputo12146111121333436688665666443344
Ferroviário Nampula4139107101098887654534443334566655
Ferroviário Maputo12144335256462222423334455655566
Maxaquene157654687679875357777877777777
Ferroviário Nacala410131315161616151614141111111111111010109911888888
Desportivo Nacala145571011121111119899999998810109119109109
Costa do Sol41889791010101110121410101010111111111110101111111110
Vilankulo413243533524347765899788910910911
Chingale de Tete41014141213151516121512141314141414141414121312121212121212
1º de Maio4912161614131414151313131013131313131313131213131313131313
Estrela Vermelha Beira47101011887891011101111111212121212141414141414141414
Desportivo Maputo161616121415141313141616161615151515151516161515151515151515
Desportivo Niassa141215151311111212131215151516161616161615151616161616161616
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2016. Source: Soccerway

References

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