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).
 | |
| 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.
Teams
Current teams
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 |
Former teams
| 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 |
Champions
The following were the champions, runners-up and third place teams in the Mozambican League history:[3]
- In 2021, a tournament was played to determine which team would represent Mozambique in the 2022 BAL qualification games. Ferroviário da Beira defeated Ferroviário de Maputo to claim the country's spot.[15]
- In the 2023 season, there was also a separate qualifying tournament for the Basketball Africa League (BAL) that was organised in October and November. The tournament was won by Ferroviário da Beira, however, Costa do Sol won the 2023 LMB championship.
Performance by club
| 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.
Awards
At the end of each season, the Mozambican Basketball Federation awards the best performers of a given season.
Most Valuable Player
- 2015 – Pio Matos, Ferroviário de Maputo[19]
- 2017 – Ismael Nurmamade, Ferroviário da Beira[20]
- 2018 – Álvaro Calvo Masa, Ferroviário de Maputo[21]
- 2019 – Álvaro Calvo Masa, Ferroviário de Maputo[21]
- 2021 – Will Perry, Ferroviário da Beira[22]
- 2022 – Will Perry, Ferroviário da Beira[23]
- 2023 – Danilo Cumbe, Costa do Sol[24]
Top scorer
In the Basketball Africa League
| Season | Representative team | Road to BAL | Qualified | Main competition | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Ferroviário de Maputo |  Bronze |
 |
Quarter-finalist | 1–3 | |
| 2022 | Ferroviário da Beira |  Gold |
|
Group phase | 1–4 | |
| 2023 |  Silver |
|
Quarter-finalist | 2–4 | ||
| 2024 | Elite 16 |  |
DNQ | |||
References
Notes
External links
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