2011 Girabola
The 2011 Girabola was the 33rd season of top-tier football in Angola. The season ran from 12 March to 6 November 2011. Interclube were the defending champions, having won their 2nd Angolan championship in 2010.
16 teams were involved in the league and the bottom three teams were relegated to the 2012
Gira Angola.[1]
Petro Luanda finished as top scorer with 20 goals.[3]
Angola was informed by CAF that it will have only 2 teams (one team in each competition) competing in the 2012 CAF club competitions, according to the latest CAF 5-year ranking.[4] The Girabola champion will play in the 2012 CAF Champions League.
Teams
SC Petróleos de Cabinda, and Sport Lubango e Benfica were directly relegated to the Gira Angola after finishing 12th, 13th and 14th respectively in the previous year's standings. They were replaced by First Division Série A champions Progresso, Série B champions Primeiro de Maio, and Académica Lobito
, winners of the promotion play-off between Série A and B runners-up.
Changes from 2010 season
Relegated:
Sporting de Cabinda, Benfica do Lubango
Promoted: Académica do Lobito, Primeiro de Maio, Progresso do Sambizanga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Recreativo do Libolo (C) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 57 | Qualification for Champions League |
2 | Kabuscorp | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 56 | |
3 | Petro de Luanda | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 46 | 29 | +17 | 51 | |
4 | Recreativo da Caála | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 48 | |
5 | Interclube | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 48 | |
6 | Primeiro de Agosto | 30 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 45 | |
7 | Sagrada Esperança | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 41 | |
8 | Bravos do Maquis | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 38 | |
9 | ASA | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 37 | |
10 | Académica do Soyo | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 37 | |
11 | Santos FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 36 | |
12 | Progresso do Sambizanga | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 36 | |
13 | Benfica de Luanda | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 35 | |
14 | FC de Cabinda (R) | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 33 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
15 | Primeiro de Maio (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 30 | |
16 | Académica do Lobito (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 61 | −41 | 13 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2011. 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) Champions; (R) Relegated
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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Love | Petro de Luanda | 20 |
2 | Sawu | Kabuscorp | 15 |
3 | Aguinaldo | Recreativo do Libolo | 13 |
4 | Abel Manfuila | Kabuscorp | 11 |
5 | Amaro | Primeiro de Agosto | 10 |
2011 Girabola winner |
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Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo 1st title |
Squad:
References
- ^ King, Ian (May 6, 2011). "Angola 2011". Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- ^ "Recreativo do Libolo empata na consagração". Federação Angolana de Futebol. September 6, 2011. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012.
- ^ "Love sagra-se melhor "artilheiro" pela terceira vez". Federação Angolana de Futebol. September 6, 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "CAF diminui participação angolana nas afrotaças(portuguese)". Archived from the original on 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ "Love Cabungula é o melhor marcador / Palmarés" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 6 Nov 2011. Retrieved 4 Sep 2016.