1996 Girabola
| Season |
1996 (–) |
|---|---|
| Champions | 1º de Agosto |
| Relegated | Nacional |
| 1997 CAF Champions League |
1º de Agosto (Girabola winner) |
| 1997 CAF Cup |
Petro Luanda (Girabola 2nd place) |
| Matches played | 195 |
| Top goalscorer |
César Caná (15 goals) |
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The 1996 Girabola was the 18th season of top-tier football competition in Angola. Atlético Petróleos de Luanda were the defending champions.
The league comprised 13 teams, the bottom one of which were relegated.
Primeiro de Agosto were crowned champions, winning their 6th title, while Nacional de Benguela were relegated.
César Caná of Académica do Lobito finished as the top scorer with 15 goals.
Changes from the 1995 season
Relegated: FC de Cabinda, Sonangol do Namibe, Sporting de Luanda, Sporting do Lubango
Promoted: Benfica do Huambo, Sagrada Esperança, Saneamento Rangol
Stadiums and locations
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primeiro de Agosto | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 52 | 1997 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Petro de Luanda | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 19 | +19 | 49 | 1997 CAF Cup |
| 3 | Sagrada Esperança | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 48 | |
| 4 | Académica Lobito | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 34 | |
| 5 | Rangol | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 33 | |
| 6 | Petro do Huambo | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 31 | |
| 7 | Progresso | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 30 | |
| 8 | Desportivo da EKA | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 30 | |
| 9 | ASA | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 29 | |
| 10 | Independente do Tômbwa | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 25 | |
| 11 | Primeiro de Maio | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 23 | |
| 12 | Benfica do Huambo | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 22 | |
| 13 | Nacional de Benguela | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 20 | Relegation to 1997 Gira Angola |
Updated to games played on 22 November 1996.
Source: girabola.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away | ACL | ASA | BHU | EKA | IND | NAC | PET | PHU | PRI | MAI | PRO | RAN | SAG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica do Lobito | — | ||||||||||||
| ASA | — | ||||||||||||
| Benfica do Huambo | — | ||||||||||||
| Desportivo da EKA | — | ||||||||||||
| Independente do Tômbwa | — | ||||||||||||
| Nacional de Benguela | — | ||||||||||||
| Petro de Luanda | — | ||||||||||||
| Petro do Huambo | — | ||||||||||||
| Primeiro de Agosto | — | ||||||||||||
| Primeiro de Maio | — | ||||||||||||
| Progresso do Sambizanga | — | ||||||||||||
| Rangol | — | ||||||||||||
| Sagrada Esperança | — |
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| 1996 Girabola winner
Squad: Assis, Bifex, Castella, Fuidimau, Gonçalves, Hélder Cruz, Hélder Vicente, Kiss, Milonga, Moisés, Mwanza, Ndisso, Nelo Jorge, Neto, Nhanga, Ntomas, Pedro, Pena, Quim Faria, Roque, Serginho, Stopirrá |
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| Top Scorer |
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External links
References
- ↑ "Angola 1995". rsssf.com. Retrieved 18 Sep 2017.