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Professional basketball league in Mozambique From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol (LMB), known as the Liga Mozal for sponsorship reasons, is the highest basketball league in Mozambique. Founded in 1960, the league typically consists of eight teams. The winners of the competition earn the right to play in the qualifying tournaments of the Basketball Africa League (BAL).
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| Founded | 1960 |
|---|---|
| First season | 1960 |
| Country | Mozambique |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
| Current champions | Costa do Sol (2nd title) (2023) |
| Most championships | Maxaquene (18 titles) |
 2023 LMB season | |
Maxaquene is the most successful team in league history with 18 titles. In recent years, Ferroviário da Beira and Ferroviário de Maputo have dominated the league, with one of these two teams winning all championships between 2011 and 2022.
The following were the eight teams of the 2022 season:[1]
| Team | City |
|---|---|
| Maxaquene | Maputo |
| Costa do Sol | Maputo |
| Ferroviário da Beira | Beira |
| Ferroviário de Maputo | Maputo |
| A Politecnica Maputo | Maputo |
| União Juvenil de Napipine | Napipine |
| Sporting de Quelimane | Quelimane |
| Ferroviário de Nampula | Nampula |
| Team | City | Last season |
|---|---|---|
| Clube Municipal da Beira | Maputo | 2022 |
| Universidade Pedagocica | Maputo | 2022 |
| Sporting da Beira | Beira | |
| Atlético da Beira | Beira | |
| Malhangalene de Lourenço Marques | Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) | |
| Têxtil do Punguè Beira | Beira | |
| Vaz Team da Beira | Beira | 2018[2] |
| Ferroviário de Nacala | Nacala | 2018[2] |
| Univ. Pedagogica Nampula | Nampula | 2015 |
The following were the champions, runners-up and third place teams in the Mozambican League history:[3]
| Club | Champions | Runners-up | Third place | Most recent title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxaquene[lower-alpha 1] | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2010 |
| Desportivo Maputo[lower-alpha 2] | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2003 |
| Ferroviário de Maputo[lower-alpha 3] | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2019 |
| Ferroviário da Beira | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2022 |
| Conseng Maputo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1996 |
| Costa do Sol | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2023 |
| Acadamica Maputo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1998 |
| Sporting da Beira | 0 | 2 | 0 | – |
| Malhangalene | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Atletico da Beira | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| A Politécnica Maputo | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Sporting de Quelimane | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Sporting de Maputo | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Têxtil do Punguè Beira | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
Teams in bold currently play in the LMB.
At the end of each season, the Mozambican Basketball Federation awards the best performers of a given season.
| Season | Representative team | Road to BAL | Qualified | Main competition | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ferroviário de Maputo |  Bronze |
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Quarter-finalist | 1–3 | |
| 2022 | Ferroviário da Beira |  Gold |
|
Group phase | 1–4 | |
| 2023 |  Silver |
|
Quarter-finalist | 2–4 | ||
| 2024 | Elite 16 |  |
DNQ | |||
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