The Liga Moçambicana de Basquetebol (LMB), known as the Liga Mozal for sponsorship reasons, is the highest

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league in

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. 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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is the most successful team in league history with 18 titles. In recent years, Ferroviário da Beira and

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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:

Former teams

Champions

The following were the champions, runners-up and third place teams in the Mozambican League history:

Performance by club

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 –

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*2017 – Ismael Nurmamade, Ferroviário da Beira *2018 –

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, Ferroviário de Maputo *2019 – Álvaro Calvo Masa, Ferroviário de Maputo *2021 – Will Perry, Ferroviário da Beira *2022 – Will Perry, Ferroviário da Beira *2023 – Danilo Cumbe,

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Top scorer

* 2022 – Danilo Cumbe, Costa do Sol (147 points) * 2023 – Baggio Chimonzo, Ferroviário de Maputo (245 points)

In the Basketball Africa League

References

Notes

External links

AfroBasket.com League Page
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