1980 Girabola
This is the first ever edition of the Girabola, which means the first national football championship organized after Angola achieved independence in 1975. It ran from 8 December 1979 to... This is the only edition that included teams from all Angolan provinces. Note that at the time, there were only 16 provinces. Later on, the province of Lunda was split in two: Lunda Norte and Lunda Sul and Bengo was also created.[1]
24 teams were divided into 4 groups of 6 teams each.
Participating teams
Serie A
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Source: girabola.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Serie B
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ACL |
PAL | SRI | VIT | JKU |
| 14 de Abril
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| Académica do Lobito
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| Palancas do Huambo
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| Santa Rita
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| Vitória do Bié
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| Juventude do Kunje
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| Source: girabola.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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Serie C
Serie D
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| FC Mbanza Congo | 1–3 | MCH do Uíge | 8 Dec |
| Académica do Lobito | 1–1 | Victória Atlético do Bié | 8 Dec |
| Semifinals |
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| Nacional de Benguela | | Palancas do Huambo | | | |
| 1º de Agosto | | TAAG | | | |
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| 1º de Agosto | 2–1 | Nacional de Benguela | | Cidadela |
- Name later reverted to its original Benfica do Lubango
- Later changed to Leões de Luanda
See also
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