2014 Girabola

Girabola
Season 2014
Champions Recreativo do Libolo
Relegated 1º de Maio
Benfica Lubango
União SC
Matches played 240
Goals scored 509 (2.12 per match)
Top goalscorer Albert Meyong (16)
Biggest home win Petro de Luanda 6-1 União SC
Recreativo da Caála 5-0 Interclube
Onze Bravos 5-0 União SC
Biggest away win Benfica Lubango 0-5 1º de Agosto
Highest scoring Petro de Luanda 6-1 União SC
Petro de Luanda 5-2 Desportivo Huíla
Longest winning run Recreativo do Libolo (8)
Longest unbeaten run Recreativo do Libolo (17)
Longest winless run 1º de Maio
União SC (14)
Longest losing run União SC (8)
← 2013
2015 →

The 2014 Girabola is the 36th season of top-tier football in Angola. The season runs from 21 February to 8 November 2014. Kabuscorp are the defending champions, having won their first Angolan championship in 2013.

The league comprises 16 teams, the bottom three of which will be relegated to the 2015 Gira Angola.[1]


Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 13 sides from the 2013 season and three promoted from the 2013 Gira Angola, Benfica do Lubango, Sporting de Cabinda, União SC do Uíge. On the other hand, Porcelana FC, Atlético do Namibe, Santos FC were the last three teams of the 2013 season and will play in the Gira Angola for the 2014 season. Kabuscorp are the defending champions from the 2013 season.

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2013 season
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda Luanda Estádio 11 de Novembro 50,000 4th in Girabola
Atlético Sport Aviação Luanda Estádio da Cidadela 60,000 12th in Girabola
C.D. Huíla Lubango Tundavala National Stadium 25,000 6th in Girabola
C.D. Primeiro de Agosto Luanda Estádio 11 de Novembro 50,000 2nd in Girabola
C.R. Caála Caála Estádio Mártires da Canhala 3,000 11th in Girabola
C.R.D. Libolo Calulo Estádio Municipal de Calulo 10,000 8th in Girabola
Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio Benguela Estádio Municipal Edelfride Palhares da Costa 6,000 13th in Girabola
F.C. Bravos do Maquis Luena Estádio Mundunduleno 4,300 3rd in Girabola
G.D. Interclube Luanda Estádio 22 de Junho 12,000 7th in Girabola
G.D. Sagrada Esperança Dundo Estádio Quintalão 3,000 5th in Girabola
Kabuscorp S.C.P. Luanda Estádio dos Coqueiros 12,000 Girabola Champions
Progresso Associação do Sambizanga Luanda Estádio dos Coqueiros 12,000 9th in Girabola
S.L. Benfica (Luanda) Luanda Estádio dos Coqueiros 12,000 10th in Girabola
S.L. Benfica (Lubango) Lubango Estádio Nossa Senhora do Monte 14,000 Gira Angola
Sporting Clube de Cabinda Cabinda Estádio Nacional do Chiazi 25,000 Gira Angola
União Sport Clube do Uíge Uíge Estádio 4 de Janeiro 12,000 Gira Angola

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Recreativo do Libolo (C) 30 20 9 1 39 13 +26 69 2015 CAF Champions League
2 Kabuscorp 30 17 9 4 44 27 +17 60
3 Benfica Luanda 30 14 13 3 31 18 +13 55 2015 CAF Confederation Cup
4 1º de Agosto 30 16 4 10 49 31 +18 52
5 Petro de Luanda 30 13 9 8 43 27 +16 48
6 Bravos do Maquis 30 11 11 8 32 23 +9 44
7 Recreativo da Caála 30 10 10 10 34 29 +5 40
8 Sagrada Esperança 30 8 16 6 27 24 +3 40
9 Interclube 30 11 6 13 29 38 −9 39
10 Progresso 30 9 10 11 31 33 −2 37
11 Desportivo Huíla 30 9 5 16 28 42 −14 32
12 Sporting de Cabinda 30 7 10 13 25 31 −6 31
13 ASA 30 8 7 15 28 35 −7 31
14 1º de Maio (R) 30 6 10 14 29 40 −11 28 Relegation to 2015 Gira Angola
15 Benfica Lubango (R) 30 5 7 18 24 50 −26 22
16 União SC (R) 30 5 6 19 16 48 −32 21

Updated to games played on 5 November 2014.
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

All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).

Home ╲ Away[1] ASA BEN LUBMAQHUIINTKABPETPRIMAIPROCAALIBSAGSCCUSU
ASA 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 3–2 3–0 1–0
Benfica de Luanda 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0
Benfica do Lubango 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–3 0–5 3–2 1–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 0–1
Bravos do Maquis 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 0–1 5–0
Desportivo da Huíla 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–4 0–1 1–0 3–2
Interclube 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–3 3–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 1–0 1–0
Kabuscorp 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 3–2 2–1
Petro Atlético 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 5–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 6–1
Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 1–0
Primeiro de Maio 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–0
Progresso 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–3 2–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–1
Recreativo da Caála 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 5–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 4–1
Recreativo do Libolo 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Sagrada Esperança 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1
Sporting de Cabinda 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1
União SC do Uíge 0–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0

Updated to games played on date=5 November 2014.
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.

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals[2]
1 Cameroon Albert Meyong Kabuscorp 16
2 Angola Ary Papel 1º de Agosto 13
3 Senegal Ladji Keita Petro de Luanda 12
Angola Patrick II Sagrada Esperança 12
5 Brazil Fabrício Recreativo da Caála 11
6 Democratic Republic of the Congo Yannick Bissio ASA 9
Angola Chiquinho Desportivo da Huíla 9
Portugal Dário Recreativo do Libolo 9
9 Angola Bena Desportivo da Huíla 8
Angola Gelson 1º de Agosto 8

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ King, Ian (6 May 2011). "Angola 2011". Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Melhores Marcadores Girabola 2014 - Girabola". Retrieved 1 October 2014.