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2023 LMB season

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2023 LMB season
LeagueLiga Moçambicana de Basquetebol
SportBasketball
Duration14 December – 20 December 2023
Number of teams8
Season MVPDanilo Cumbe (Costa do Sol)
Top scorerBaggio Chimonzo (Ferroviário de Maputo)
Finals championsCosta do Sol (2nd title)
  Runners-up Ferroviário de Maputo
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 LMB season (also known as the Liga Mozal) was the 14th season of the Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol, the highest level of men's basketball in Mozambique. The season took place between 14 December to 20 December 2023.[1]

Costa do Sol won its second championship, 21 years after its first championship.[2]

Teams

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União Juvenil de Napipine left the league after the 2022 season, while New Vision from Pemba entered the league.

Team City
A Poltiécnica Maputo
Costa do Sol Maputo
Ferroviário da Beira Beira
Ferroviário de Maputo Maputo
Ferroviário de Nampula Nampula
Maxaquene Maputo
New Vision Pemba
Sporting de Quelimane Quelimane

Regular season

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The eight teams played each other team once. The top four teams advance to the playoffs, while the bottom four qualified for the classification round.

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Costa do Sol 7 7 0 529 394 +135 14 Advance to playoffs
2 Ferroviário da Beira 7 6 1 520 352 +168 13
3 Ferroviário de Maputo 7 5 2 488 434 +54 12
4 A Politécnica 7 3 4 369 411 −42 10
5 Sporting de Quelimane 7 3 4 439 495 −56 10 Qualification for classification round for 5th–8th places
6 Maxaquene 7 2 5 458 491 −33 9
7 New Vision 7 1 6 467 547 −80 8
8 Ferroviário de Nampula 7 1 6 324 402 −78 8


Classification rounds for 5th–8th places

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First round 5th-6th place game
      
5 Sporting de Quelimane 57
8 Ferroviário de Nampula 66
8 Ferroviário de Nampula 75
7 New Vision 64
6 Maxaquene 69
7 New Vision 75 7th-8th place game
5 Sporting de Quelimane 60
6 Maxaquene 72

Playoffs

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The semi-finals were played in a best-of-three format, while the finals were played in a best-of-five format.

Semifinals Final
      
1 Costa do Sol 2
4 A Politécnica 0
1 Costa do Sol 3
3 Ferroviário de Maputo 2
2 Ferroviário da Beira 1
3 Ferroviário de Maputo 2 Third place series
2 Ferroviário da Beira 2
4 A Politécnica 0

Individual awards

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After the final gameday, the following individual awards were awarded by the Mozambican Basketball Federation:[3]

  • Most Valuable Player: Danilo Cumbe (Costa do Sol)
  • Top Scorer: Baggio Chimonzo, 245 points (Ferroviário de Maputo)
  • Best Three-point Shooter: Baggio Chimonzo (Ferroviário de Maputo)

References

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  1. ^ Bernardo, Selemane (2 December 2023). "Vem aí a Liga Mozal". Rádio Moçambique (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ Nhamurave, Samuel. "basquetebol: costa do sol sagra-se campeão 20 anos depois" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Danilo Cumbe é o MVP e Baggio Chimonzo o melhor marcador e triplista da Liga Mozal". lance.co.mz (in Portuguese). 23 December 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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