2001 Girabola

Girabola 2001
Season 2001
(Mar 17–Dec 16)
Champions Petro de Luanda
Relegated Bravos do Maquis
Primeiro de Maio
Progresso do Sambizanga
2002 CAF Champions League Petro de Luanda
(Girabola winner)
2002 CAF Cup ASA
(Girabola runner-up)
Matches played 182
Goals scored 410 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorer Flávio Amado (23 goals)
Biggest home win Pet Lua 7–0 Pri Mai (01 Aug 2001)
Pet Lua 7–0 Pet Hua (04 Aug 2001)
Biggest away win
Highest scoring Pet Lua 6–4 Br. Maq (19 May 2001)
← 2000
2002 →

The 2001 Girabola was the 23rd season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season ran from 17th March to 16th December 2001. Petro de Luanda were the defending champions.

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2002 Gira Angola.

Petro de Luanda were crowned champions, winning their 13th title,[1] while Bravos do Maquis, Primeiro de Maio and Progresso do Sambizanga, were relegated.

Flávio Amado of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 23 goals.

Changes from the 2000 season

Relegated: ARA da Gabela, Sporting Cabinda and Sporting do Bié
Promoted: Benfica do Lubango, Primeiro de Maio and Progresso do Sambizanga

Stadiums and locations

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Petro de Luanda (C) 26 17 6 3 60 20 +40 57 2002 CAF Champions League
2 ASA 26 15 5 6 55 27 +28 50 2002 CAF Cup
3 Petro do Huambo 26 12 6 8 31 30 +1 42
4 Académica do Lobito 26 11 8 7 25 23 +2 41
5 Interclube 26 9 9 8 24 23 +1 36
6 Sagrada Esperança 26 9 9 8 20 22 −2 36
7 Primeiro de Agosto 26 8 10 8 27 24 +3 34
8 Benfica do Lubango 26 10 4 12 23 29 −6 34
9 Benfica de Luanda 26 8 8 10 37 33 +4 32
10 Sonangol do Namibe 26 9 5 12 17 28 −11 32
11 FC de Cabinda 26 8 6 12 30 32 −2 30
12 Progresso (R) 26 4 13 9 19 31 −12 25 Relegation to 2003 Gira Angola
13 Bravos do Maquis (R) 26 5 9 12 29 44 −15 24
14 Primeiro de Maio (R) 26 5 6 15 13 44 −31 21

Updated to games played on 16 December 2001.
Source: FIFA.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 BEN BLB BRA FCC INT PET PHU PRI MAI PRO SAG SON
Académica do Lobito — 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
ASA 5–1 — 2–6 1–0 6–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 5–1 6–0 1–0 5–1
Benfica de Luanda 0–2 1–0 — 3–1 4–2 5–2 0–0 2–3 0–0 3–2 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–2
Benfica do Lubango 2–0 1–2 1–0 — 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–0
Bravos do Maquis 1–1 2–3 3–2 0–0 — 3–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
FC de Cabinda 2–3 0–3 0–0 2–0 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–0 3–1
Interclube 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 — 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Petro de Luanda 5–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 6–4 1–0 2–1 — 7–0 2–0 7–0 0–0 4–0 3–0
Petro do Huambo 1–0 0–3 0–0 5–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 — 1–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 2–0
Primeiro de Agosto 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 — 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–0
Primeiro de Maio 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 0–0 0–2 1–0
Progresso do Sambizanga 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–2 4–3 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 — 1–1 0–0
Sagrada Esperança 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 — 0–1
Sonangol do Namibe 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2001. Source: girabola.com
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Angola Flávio Petro Luanda 23
2 Angola Adolfo F.C. Cabinda 20
3 Angola Love ASA 17
2001 Girabola winner


Atlético Petróleos de Luanda
13th title

Squad: Avelino Lopes, Betinho, Caricoco, Chinho, Delgado, Deodato, Dias Caires, Didí, Flávio, Gilberto, Gui, Jonas, Lamá, Mbiyavanga, Mbunga, Nando, Renato, Zico
Head Coach: Djalma Cavalcante

Top Scorer
Angola Flávio Amado

References

  1. ↑ ""Petro de Luanda" team has won the Angolan soccer first division championship". ANGOP.com. 10 Dec 2001. Retrieved 14 Dec 2014.
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