The Taça de Moçambique, also known as Taça Moçambique (meaning Cup of Mozambique) is the second most important football competition of Mozambique, and it is organized by the Mozambican Football Federation. The competition's first edition was competed for in 1978.

Mozambican flag

Competition format

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The competition is a one-legged single-elimination tournament between teams from all over the country.

The competition is divided in two parts. In the first part, which is called Fase Provincial (meaning Provincial Stage), clubs are split into regional groups in which they play against teams from the same province.

The second part of the cup, which is called Fase Nacional (meaning National Stage), is contested between 16 clubs, qualified from the Provincial Stage.

List of champions

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Season Winner Score Runner-up
1978 Maxaquene 4-0 Ferroviário de Beira
1979 Palmeiras de Beira 2-2 (Palmeiras won on py) Têxtil Punguè
1980 Costa do Sol 3-1 Palmeiras de Beira
1981 Desportivo de Maputo 1-0 Costa do Sol
1982 Maxaquene 1-0 Ferroviário de Maputo
1983 Costa do Sol 1-0 Textáfrica
1984 Ferroviário de Maputo 4-2 Palmeiras de Beira
1985 not disputed
1986 Maxaquene 2-0 Estrela Vermelha
1987 Maxaquene 3-0 Palmeiras de Beira
1988 Costa do Sol 1-0 Aguia d'Ouro
1989 Ferroviário de Maputo 2-0 Desportivo de Maputo
1990 Matchedje Maputo 3-1 Maxaquene
1991 Clube de Gaza 2-1 (after extra-time) Maxaquene
1992 Costa do Sol 4-1 (after extra-time) Clube de Gaza
1993 Costa do Sol 2-0 Ferroviário de Beira
1994 Maxaquene 1-0 Ferroviário de Maputo
1995 Costa do Sol 2-1 Maxaquene
1995/96 Maxaquene 2-1 GD da Companhia Têxtil do Punguè
1996/97 Costa do Sol 5-2 Migração (Beira)
1997/98 Maxaquene 1-0 Ferroviário de Maputo
1998/99 Costa do Sol 5-0 Sporting Clube de Nampula
1999/2000 Costa do Sol 1-0 Matchedje Maputo
2000/01 Maxaquene 3-1 Textáfrica
2001/02 Costa do Sol 2-0 Académica de Maputo
2003 Ferroviário de Nampula 1-1 (py 5-4) Ferroviário de Maputo
2004 Ferroviário de Maputo 5-1 Textáfrica
2005 Ferroviário de Beira 1-0 (after extra-time) Costa do Sol
2006 Desportivo de Maputo 1-0 Têxtil Punguè
2007 Costa do Sol 3-0 Ferroviário de Nampula
2008 Atlético Muçulmano 1-0 Chingale de Tete
2009 Ferroviário de Maputo 2-0 Costa do Sol
2010 Maxaquene 2-0 Vilankulo F.C.
2011 Ferroviário de Maputo 3-0 Chingale de Tete
2012 Liga Muçulmana 1-0 Costa do Sol
2013 Ferroviário de Beira 2-0 FC Chibuto
2014 Ferroviário de Beira 1-0 Ferroviário de Maputo
2015 Liga Desportiva de Maputo 2-1 Ferroviário de Beira
2016 União Desportiva do Songo 3-1 Maxaquene
2017 Costa do Sol 1-0 (after extra-time)[1] União Desportiva do Songo
2018 Costa do Sol 1-1 (after extra-time; 4-2 (p))[2] Ferroviário de Beira
2019 União Desportiva do Songo 2-0[3] Ferroviário de Maputo
2020 not disputed
2021 not disputed
2022 Ferroviário de Maputo 1-0 Ferroviário de Beira

Titles by team

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Club Titles
Costa do Sol 13
Maxaquene 8
Ferroviário de Maputo 6
Ferroviário de Beira 3
Desportivo de Maputo 2
Liga Desportiva de Maputo (formerly Liga Muçulmana) 2
União Desportiva do Songo 2
Clube de Gaza 1
Ferroviário de Nampula 1
Matchedje Maputo 1
Palmeiras de Beira 1
Atlético Muçulmano 1

References

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