2015 Girabola

Girabola
Season 2015
Matches played 60
Goals scored 135 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorer Mawiya Jiresse (5)
Biggest home win Interclube 5-2 Sporting de Cabinda (21 February 2015)
Progresso Lunda Sul 3-0 Sporting de Cabinda (7 March 2015)
Interclube 3-0 Onze Bravos (7 March 2015)
Benfica Luanda 3-0 Sagrada Esperança (8 March 2015)
Biggest away win Progresso 0-3 ASA (4 March 2015)
Progresso 0-3 1º de Agosto (4 April 2015)
Highest scoring Interclube 5-2 Sporting de Cabinda (21 February 2015)
Longest winning run Recreativo do Libolo (3)
Longest unbeaten run Interclube (8)
Longest winless run Recreativo da Caála (8)
Longest losing run Académica do Lobito
1º de Agosto (3)
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The 2015 Girabola is the 37th season of top-tier football in Angola. The season runs from 11 February to 18 November 2015. Recreativo do Libolo are the defending champions, having won their third Angolan championship, all in the past four years.

The league comprises 16 teams, the bottom three of which will be relegated to the 2016 Gira Angola.[1]

Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 13 sides from the 2014 season and three promoted from the 2014 Gira Angola, Académica do Lobito, Domant and Progresso Lunda Sul.

On the other hand, 1º de Maio, Benfica Lubango and União SC were the last three teams of the 2014 season and will play in the Gira Angola for the 2015 season. Recreativo do Libolo are the defending champions from the 2014 season.

Stadiums and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2013 season
Académica do Lobito Lobito Estádio do Buraco 15,000 Gira Angola
ASA Luanda Estádio dos Coqueiros 12,000 13th in Girabola
Benfica de Luanda Luanda Estádio 11 de Novembro 50,000 3rd in Girabola
Bravos do Maquis Luena Estádio Mundunduleno 4,300 6th in Girabola
Desportivo da Huíla Lubango Estadio da Tundavala 25,000 11th in Girabola
Domant Caxito Estádio Municipal do Dande 5,000 Gira Angola
Interclube Luanda Estádio 22 de Junho 12,000 9th in Girabola
Kabuscorp Luanda Estádio dos Coqueiros 12,000 2nd in Girabola
Petro de Luanda Luanda Estádio 11 de Novembro 50,000 5th in Girabola
Primeiro de Agosto Luanda Estádio 11 de Novembro 50,000 4th in Girabola
Progresso do Sambizanga Luanda Estádio dos Coqueiros 12,000 10th in Girabola
Progresso da Lunda Sul Saurimo Estádio das Mangueiras 7,000 Gira Angola
Recreativo da Caála Caála Estádio Mártires da Canhala 3,000 7th in Girabola
Recreativo do Libolo Calulo Estádio Patrice Lumumba 10,000 Girabola Champions
Sagrada Esperança Dundo Estádio Sagrada Esperança 3,000 8th in Girabola
Sporting de Cabinda Cabinda Estádio Municipal do Tafe 25,000 12th in Girabola

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
Head-to-head
1 Interclube 8 4 4 0 13 4 +9 16 2016 CAF Champions League
2 Progresso Lunda Sul 7 4 1 2 11 7 +4 13rowspan=12|
3 Petro de Luanda 7 3 3 1 7 6 +1 12 BEN 1-1 PDL
RDL 1-1 PDL
4 Benfica Luanda 7 3 3 1 10 4 +6 12
5 Recreativo do Libolo 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12
6 Kabuscorp 7 2 5 0 10 8 +2 11 1DA 0-1 KAB
7 1º de Agosto 8 3 2 3 10 7 +3 11
8 Onze Bravos 8 3 1 4 8 11 3 10
9 Académica do Lobito 8 3 0 5 11 9 +2 9 SDC 1-1 ASA
ADL 3-1 HUI
ADL 3-0 SDC
10 ASA 8 2 3 3 8 8 0 9
11 Sporting de Cabinda 8 2 3 3 8 14 6 9
12 Desportivo Huíla 7 2 3 2 6 7 1 9
13 Sagrada Esperança 8 2 2 4 4 11 7 8
14 Domant 7 2 1 4 7 12 5 7 Relegation to 2016 Segundona
15 Recreativo da Caála 8 0 6 2 5 7 2 6
16 Progresso 7 1 2 4 4 11 7 5

Updated to games played on 12 April 2015.
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) extra play-off game or tournament between the teams in question
(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] ACL ASA BENMAQHUIDOMINTKABPETPRIPLSPROCAALIBSAGSCC
Académica do Lobito 31 20 01
ASA 10 01 23 11
Benfica de Luanda 20 20 11 30
Bravos do Maquis 10 21 11 32
Desportivo da Huíla 21 10 00
Domant FC 21 21 11
Interclube 00 11 30 52
Kabuscorp 21 11 11 22
Petro Atlético 21 00 21
Primeiro de Agosto 20 01 11 20
Progresso da Lunda Sul 10 11 21 30
Progresso 03 03 12
Recreativo da Caála 00 01 00 11
Recreativo do Libolo 42 22 11 20 12
Sagrada Esperança 21 02 10 00
Sporting de Cabinda 11 00 20

Updated to games played on 12 April 2015.
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 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mawiya Jiresse Sporting de Cabinda 5
2 Angola Cachi Académica do Lobito 4
Angola Dário Recreativo do Libolo 4
Brazil Fabricio Benfica Luanda 4
Cameroon Albert Meyong Kabuscorp 4
Angola Nelito Académica do Lobito 4
Angola Pedro Benfica Luanda 4
Senegal Ben Traoré 1º de Agosto 4
Democratic Republic of the Congo Bavon Tshibuabua Progresso Lunda Sul 4
10 Angola Abel Domant 3
Angola Chiquinho Desportivo Huíla 3
Angola Nandinho Interclube 3
Angola Nelito ASA 3

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.