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| Founded | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) |
|---|---|
| First season | 1960 |
| Country | Mozambique |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup | Basketball Africa League (BAL) |
| Current champions | Ferroviário da Beira (6th title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Maxaquene (18 titles) |
 2023 LMB season | |
TheLiga Moçambicana de Basquetebol (LMB), known as theLigaMozal for sponsorship reasons, is the highestbasketball league inMozambique. Founded in 1960, the league typically consists of eight teams. The winners of the competition earn the right to play in thequalifying tournaments of theBasketball Africa League (BAL).
Maxaquene is the most successful team in league history with 18 titles. In recent years,Ferroviário da Beira andFerroviário 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 | 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(nowMaputo) | |
| 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[a] | 26 | 6 | 4 | 2010 |
| Desportivo Maputo[b] | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2003 |
| Ferroviário de Maputo[c] | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2019 |
| Ferroviário da Beira | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2024 |
| 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 inbold 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 |  | Quarter-finalist | 1–3 | |
| 2022 | Ferroviário da Beira |  Gold | | Group phase | 1–4 | |
| 2023 |  Silver | | Quarter-finalist | 2–4 | ||
| 2024 | Elite 16 |  | DNQ | |||
| 2025 | Costa do Sol | First round | | DNQ | ||
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