2016 Girabola

Girabola

Season	2016
Matches played	79
Goals scored	164 (2.08 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gelson (9)
Biggest home win	2 matches Benfica Luanda 4-0 Desportivo Huíla (22 April 2016) Recreativo do Libolo 4-0 ASA (27 April 2016)
Biggest away win	5 matches Benfica Luanda 0-2 1º de Agosto (19 February 2016) 1º de Maio 2-4 Recreativo do Libolo (21 February 2016) Académica do Lobito 1-3 1º de Agosto (11 March 2016) Porcelana 0-2 Benfica Luanda (17 April 2016) Sagrada Esperança 0-2 Interclube (27 April 2016)
Highest scoring	1º de Maio 2-4 Recreativo do Libolo (21 February 2016)
Longest winning run	1º de Agosto (5)
Longest unbeaten run	Progresso (6)
Longest winless run	Académica do Lobito (8)
Longest losing run	ASA Recreativo da Caála (5)
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 1 May 2016.

The 2016 Girabola is the 38th season of top-tier football in Angola. The season starts on 19 February 2016.^[1]

The league comprised 16 teams, the bottom three of which will be relegated to the 2016 Gira Angola. Recreativo do Libolo are the defending champions, having won their second straight league title and fourth in the last five years.

Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 13 sides from the 2015 season and three promoted from the 2015 Gira Angola - 4 de Abril do Cuando, Porcelana and 1º de Maio.

On the other hand, Bravos do Maquis, Sporting de Cabinda and Domant FC were the last three teams of the 2015 season and will play in the Gira Angola for the 2016 season. Recreativo do Libolo are the defending champions from the 2015 season.

Changes from 2015 season

Benfica
Kabuscorp
Progresso

Locations of the 2015 Girabola teams

Relegated: Bravos do Maquis, Domant FC, Sporting de Cabinda
Promoted: 4 de Abril do Cuando, Porcelana, 1º de Maio

Stadiums and locations

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2016 season
4 de Abril do Cuando	Menongue	Campo da Banca	?	3rd in Gira Angola
Académica do Lobito	Lobito	Estádio do Buraco	15,000	13th in Girabola
ASA	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	30,000	9th in Girabola
Benfica de Luanda	Luanda	Estádio 11 de Novembro	50,000	3rd in Girabola
Desportivo da Huíla	Lubango	Estádio do Ferroviário da Huíla	25,000	7th in Girabola
Interclube	Luanda	Estádio 22 de Junho	7,000	5th in Girabola
Kabuscorp	Luanda	Estádio dos Coqueiros	8,000	4th in Girabola
Petro de Luanda	Luanda	Estádio 11 de Novembro	50,000	8th in Girabola
Primeiro de Agosto	Luanda	Estádio 11 de Novembro	50,000	2nd in Girabola
Porcelana FC	Ndalatando	Estádio Santos Dinis	5,000	1st in Gira Angola A
Primeiro de Maio	Benguela	Estádio Edelfrides Costa	6,000	1st in Gira Angola B
Progresso do Sambizanga	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	30,000	12th in Girabola
Progresso da Lunda Sul	Saurimo	Estádio das Mangueiras	7,000	6th in Girabola
Recreativo da Caála	Caála	Estádio Mártires da Canhala	3,000	11th in Girabola
Recreativo do Libolo	Calulo	Estádio Patrice Lumumba	10,000	Girabola Champions
Sagrada Esperança	Dundo	Estádio Sagrada Esperança	3,000	10th in Girabola

League table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	1º de Agosto	10	8	0	2	20	9	+11	24	2017 CAF Champions League
2	Petro de Luanda	10	6	2	2	10	6	+4	20
3	Benfica Luanda	10	6	0	4	11	7	+4	18
4	Desportivo Huíla	10	5	2	3	11	11	0	17
5	Recreativo do Libolo	9	4	4	1	17	11	+6	16		RDL: 3 points INT: 3 points SAG: 0 points
6	Interclube	10	5	1	4	8	7	+1	16
7	Sagrada Esperança	10	5	1	4	9	6	+3	16
8	Kabuscorp	10	4	3	3	10	8	+2	15
9	Progresso Lunda Sul	9	4	1	4	7	8	−1	13		PLS 0-0 PRO
10	Progresso	10	3	4	3	7	9	−2	13		PLS 0-0 PRO
11	1º de Maio	10	3	3	4	12	17	−5	12
12	Porcelana	10	3	1	6	7	11	−4	10
12	Recreativo da Caála	10	3	1	6	9	13	−4	10
14	4 de Abril do Cuando	10	2	3	5	9	10	−1	9	Relegation to 2017 Gira Angola
15	ASA	10	3	0	7	11	16	−5	9
16	Académica do Lobito	10	1	2	7	6	15	−9	5

Updated to games played on 1 May 2016.
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) play-off
(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	4 de Abril !4AB	Académica do Lobito !ACL	ASA !ASA	Benfica de Luanda !BEN	Desportivo da Huíla !HUI	Interclube !INT	Kabuscorp !KAB	Petro de Luanda !PET	Porcelana FC !POR	Primeiro de Agosto !PRI	Primeiro de Maio !MAI	Progresso da Lunda Sul !PLS	Progresso !PRO	Recreativo da Caála !CAA	Recreativo do Libolo !LIB	Sagrada Esperança !SAG
4 de Abril !4 de Abril		3–0		2–0									0–1	0–0		0–0
Académica do Lobito !Académica do Lobito								2–0		1–3		1–2	0–0		1–1
ASA !ASA		3–1			1–2		0–1							3–1		1–2
Benfica de Luanda !Benfica de Luanda		1–0			4–0					0–2				1–0		1–0
Desportivo da Huíla !Desportivo da Huíla						2–0		0–0		1–2	2–2					1–0
Interclube !Interclube			1–0						0–1		0–0	1–0			1–2
Kabuscorp !Kabuscorp					2–1	0–1		0–1						3–1		1–0
Petro de Luanda !Petro de Luanda	1–0								1–0		3–1	1–0			1–1
Porcelana FC !Porcelana FC	2–1		1–2	0–2	0–1		2–1
Primeiro de Agosto !Primeiro de Agosto	2–0								2–1			3–1	3–0		3–1
Primeiro de Maio !Primeiro de Maio			2–1	2–1			1–1		1–0						2–4
Progresso da Lunda Sul !Progresso da Lunda Sul	1–0		1–0	0–1									0–0	2–1
Progresso !Progresso					0–1	2–1	0–0		0–0		2–1
Recreativo da Caála !Recreativo da Caála		1–0				0–1		1–2		2–0			2–1
Recreativo do Libolo !Recreativo do Libolo	2–2		4–0	1–0			1–1
Sagrada Esperança !Sagrada Esperança		1–0				0–2		1–0		2–0	3–0

Updated to games played on 1 May 2016.
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.

Positions by round

	Leader
	Relegation to Angola Division 2

Team \ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1º de Agosto	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Petro de Luanda	5	9	7	3	4	8	4	4	3	2
Benfica de Luanda	13	16	9	8	5	6	5	3	2
Desportivo Huíla	5	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	4
Kabuscorp	1	4	3	5	2	3	3	5	5
Progresso Lunda Sul	10	7	10	13	14	12	8	10	6
Progresso	8	12	14	10	7	9	9	9	7
Sagrada Esperança	10	13	15	12	9	5	7	6	8
Recreativo do Libolo	1	4	3	4	8	4	6	7	9
Interclube	5	2	6	7	11	11	13	8	10
1º de Maio	13	14	10	9	13	14	14	11	11	11
Porcelana	8	11	13	11	6	10	11	14	14	12
Recreativo da Caála	13	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	12
4 de Abril do Cuando	10	10	8	13	10	13	12	13	12	14
ASA	1	6	5	6	12	7	10	12	13	15
Académica do Lobito	13	8	12	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16

Last updated: 1 May 2016
Source: Soccerway

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 1 May 2016

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals^[2]
1	Gelson	1º de Agosto	9
2	Amido Baldé	Benfica Luanda	5
3	Brito	Recreativo do Libolo	4
	Dani	4 de Abril do Cuando	4
	Filipe	1º de Maio	4
6	Carlinhos	Petro de Luanda	3
	Fredy	Recreativo do Libolo	3
	Love Kabungula	Sagrada Esperança	3
	Landry	Recreativo da Caála	3
	Mano	Kabuscorp	3
	Massinga	1º de Maio	3
	Moco	Interclube	3
	Nelito	ASA	3
	Paizinho	Recreativo da Caála	3
	Luís Tati	Progresso	3
	Bavon Tshibuabua	Progresso Lunda Sul	3

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Brito	Recreativo do Libolo	1º de Maio	2-4^[3]	000000002016-02-21-000021 February 2016
Gelson	1º de Agosto	Recreativo do Libolo	3-1^[4]	000000002016-04-10-000010 April 2016

References

↑ "Angola 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
↑ "Melhores Marcadores Girabola 2016 - Girabola". Retrieved 17 Feb 2016.
↑ "Football: Libolo beat opponent team with Brito's hat-trick - Sports - Angola Press - ANGOP". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
↑ "Angola: Girabola2016 - 1º De Agosto Beat Libolo - allAfrica.com". Retrieved 14 April 2016.

2016 in African Football (CAF)

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Domestic cups	Algeria 15–16 16–17 Egypt Kenya South Africa 15–16 16–17 Tunisia 15–16 16–17 Uganda 15–16 16–17

CAF club competitions	CAF Champions League qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds group stage knock-out stage final CAF Super Cup

International competitions	CECAFA Cup COSAFA Cup

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