1979 Girabola

1979 Girabola was the annual national Angola football (soccer) tournament, Girabola, held in 1979. It was the first national championship organized after Angola achieved independence in 1975. Due to the Angolan Civil War this was the first (and only) tournament that included teams from all Angolan provinces. By then, there were only sixteen provinces. Later on, the province of Lunda was split in two: Lunda Norte and Lunda Sul and Bengo was also created.[1][2]

Girabola 1979
Season1979
(8/12/1979–23/3/1980)
Champions1º de Agosto
Relegated14 Abril
Diabos Negros
FC Cabinda
FC Mbanza
Ginásio KK
Juv Kunje
Luta SC
Makotas
Naval PA
Vitória SC
Xangongo
Santa Rita
Sassamba
1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs1º de Agosto
(Girabola winner)
Matches played126
Goals scored130 (1.03 per match)
Top goalscorerJoão Machado
(18 goals)
Biggest home winTAAG 11–0 Desp Xangongo (23 Feb 1980)
Biggest away winLuta SC 1–6 1º de Agosto (09 Dec 1979)
Construtores 1–6 1º de Agosto (10 Feb 1980)
Highest scoringTAAG 11–0 Desp Xangongo (23 Feb 1980)
Longest winning run1º de Agosto (10) (9 Dec 1979–10 Feb 1980)
Longest unbeaten run1º de Agosto (10) (9 Dec 1979–10 Feb 1980)
Longest winless runDesp Xangongo (10) (9 Dec 1979–9 Feb 1980)
Longest losing runDesp Xangongo (10) (9 Dec 1979–9 Feb 1980)
1980 →

On the course of the championship, Sporting Clube de Luanda was renamed as Diabos Verdes.

Twenty-for teams were divided into four groups of six teams each with the top team advancing to the semi-finals.

João Machado of Diabos Verdes finished as the top scorer with 18 goals.

Luta SC
FC Mbanza Congo
Diabos Negros
Makotas
Sassamba
Naval de P.A.
14 de Abril
Juv do Kunje
Palancas
Ginásio do KK
Santa Rita
Desp de Xangongo
 Locations of the 1979 Girabola teams

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Primeiro de Agosto (C) 14 13 0 1 49 11 +38 26 Qualification for Champions Cup
2 Nacional de Benguela 13 9 1 3 33 12 +21 19
3 TAAG[lower-alpha 1] 13 9 0 4 39 12 +27 18
4 Palancas do Huambo 12 10 1 1 35 19 +16 21
5 Ferroviário da Huíla 10 7 2 1 13 6 +7 16
6 Diabos Verdes[lower-alpha 2] 10 7 1 2 32 10 +22 15
7 Académica do Lobito 10 6 3 1 24 13 +11 15
8 Estrela Vermelha[lower-alpha 3] 10 7 1 2 20 10 +10 15
9 FC do Uíge 10 6 2 2 24 13 +11 14
10 Desportivo da Chela[lower-alpha 4] 10 5 3 2 20 7 +13 13
11 Santa Rita[lower-alpha 5] 10 4 2 4 13 11 +2 10
12 Construtores do Uíge 9 4 2 3 18 19 −1 10
13 Vitória do Bié (R) 10 4 1 5 12 16 −4 9 Relegation to Provincial stages
14 Ginásio do KK (R) 10 3 2 5 10 19 −9 8
15 FC de Cabinda (R) 9 3 1 5 8 13 −5 7
16 Sassamba da LS (R) 10 2 3 5 4 14 −10 7
17 Makotas de Malanje (R) 10 2 2 6 10 15 −5 6
18 Naval de P.A. (R) 10 3 0 7 18 28 −10 6
19 FC Mbanza Congo (R) 10 2 1 7 10 29 −19 5
20 Juventude do Kunje (R) 10 1 2 7 8 23 −15 4
21 14 de Abril (R) 10 1 2 7 10 26 −16 4
22 Diabos Negros (R) 10 1 1 8 8 24 −16 3
23 Luta Sport Clube (R) 10 0 2 8 11 32 −21 2
24 Desportivo de Xangongo (R) 10 0 0 10 6 48 −42 0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 1980. Source: Girabola.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Name later reverted to its original ASA
  2. Name later changed to Leões de Luanda and then reverted to its original Sporting de Luanda
  3. Name later changed to Mambroa and then reverted to its original Benfica do Huambo
  4. Name later reverted to its original Benfica do Lubango
  5. Name later changed to G.D. Welwitschia

Preliminary rounds

Serie A

Table and results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation PRI FCU CON FCC FCM LSC
1 Primeiro de Agosto (C) 10 10 0 0 43 8 +35 20 Semi-finals 3–1 3–2 4–1 8–0 5–1
2 FC do Uíge 10 6 2 2 24 22 +2 14 0–3 1–1 3–0 4–0 6–1
3 Construtores do Uíge 10 4 3 3 18 19 −1 11 1–6 1–1 1–0 1–3 5–3
4 FC de Cabinda 10 3 2 5 8 13 −5 8 0–2 0–1 – 2–0 1–1
5 FC Mbanza Congo 10 2 1 7 10 21 −11 5 1–3 3–5 1–3 0–2 2–1
6 Luta Sport Clube 10 0 2 8 11 32 −21 2 1–6 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 1980. Source: Girabola.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champion.

Serie B

Table and results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation PAL ACA SAN VIT JUV 14A
1 Palancas do Huambo 10 9 0 1 32 10 +22 18 Semi-finals 6–0 2–1 2–0 6–2 5–1
2 Académica do Lobito 10 6 3 1 24 13 +11 15 4–2 1–1 1–1 5–0 5–1
3 Santa Rita de Moçâmedes 10 4 2 4 13 11 +2 10 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–0 3–0
4 Vitória do Bié 10 4 1 5 12 16 −4 9 0–1 0–2 3–1 1–0 2–4
5 Juventude do Kunje 10 1 2 7 8 23 −15 4 1–5 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–0
6 14 de Abril do Moxico 10 1 2 7 11 27 −16 4 0–1 1–4 0–1 1–2 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 1980. Source: Girabola.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.

Serie C

Table and results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation NAC FER DCH SAS MAK DNE
1 Nacional de Benguela 10 8 1 1 23 7 +16 17 Semi-finals 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 6–1
2 Ferroviário da Huíla 10 7 2 1 13 6 +7 16 3–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0
3 Desportivo da Chela 10 5 3 2 20 7 +13 13 1–1 1–2 3–0 5–2 4–0
4 Sassamba da Lunda Sul 10 2 3 5 4 14 −10 7 0–3 0–1 0–2 2–1 2–1
5 Makotas de Malanje 10 2 2 6 10 15 −5 6 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–1
6 Diabos Negros de Ndalatando 10 0 1 9 6 27 −21 1 1–2 1–2 0–4 0–0 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 1980. Source: Girabola.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.

Serie D

Table and results
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation TAA DVE EST GIN NAV DXA
1 Desportivo da TAAG 10 8 0 2 37 8 +29 16 Semi-finals 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–1 11–0
2 Diabos Verdes 10 7 1 2 20 10 +10 15 5–0 2–0 1–1 5–1 8–0
3 Estrela Vermelha do Huambo 10 7 1 2 20 10 +10 15 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 7–2
4 Ginásio do Cuando Cubango 10 3 2 5 6 23 −17 8 0–5 0–2 0–2 2–0 5–1
5 Naval de Porto Amboim 10 3 0 7 18 28 −10 6 0–5 2–4 3–4 5–1 4–0
6 Desportivo de Xangongo 10 0 0 10 6 48 −42 0 0–4 2–4 0–2 0–1 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 1980. Source: Girabola.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.

Semi finals
Sun, 2 Mar 1980 Palancas do Huambo3–1Nacional de BenguelaCacilhas, Huambo
15:00 Rafael  24'
Kumandala  66'
Diamantino  84'		  89' Samuel Referee: Mário da Ressurreição
Sun, 9 Mar 1980 Nacional de Benguela5–0Palancas do HuamboBenguela
15:00 Referee: Júlio de Aveiro, Carlos Zacarias, Jorge Figarro
Sun, 2 Mar 1980 TAAG2–11º de AgostoCidadela, Luanda
15:00 Gonçalves  65'
Chinguito  83'		  20' (pen.) Lourenço Referee: Jorge Adriano
Sun, 9 Mar 1980 1º de Agosto1–0TAAGFerrovia, Lubango
15:00 Barros  23' Referee: Manuel Pimentel, Sebastião Reis, Berlas dos Santos
Sun, 16 Mar 1980 TAAG0–21º de AgostoCidadela, Luanda
15:00 Amândio
Sansão		 Referee: Júlio de Aveiro

Final

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Primeiro de Agosto2–1Nacional de Benguela
Ndunguidi  60'
Sansão  85'		  68' Quim
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dionísio de Almeida
D'Agosto
Nacional

Assistant referees:
Pereira Lopes
Manuel Pimentel

Trivia

At 15 minutes of play into the final, the referee stopped the match for the public to greet president José Eduardo dos Santos, who had arrived at the stadium.

Season statistics

Top scorer
  • João Machado

Champions
 1979 Girabola winner 

Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
1st title
Squad: Agostinho, Alves, Amândio, Ângelo, Barros, Chimalanga, Garcia, José Luís, Julião, Júlio Mendes, Lourenço, Luvambo, Manico, Manuel Neto, Mascarenhas, Mateus, Mesquita, Napoleão, Ndongala, Ndunguidi, Rosinha, Sabino, Sansão, Túbia, Vieira Dias, Zeca
Head Coach: Nicola Berardinelli

See also
  • Gira Angola

References
  1. "Futebol/Girabola: Das multidões aos estádios relvados às moscas". Angola Press. 18 February 2005.
  2. "Angola 1979". rsssf.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. "Supertaça". rsssf.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
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