Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol em Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan
football
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. It is organized by the
Angolan Football Federation
The Angolan Football Federation ( pt, Federação Angolana de Futebol, FAF) is the governing body of football in Angola. It was founded in 1979, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1980. It organizes the national football league Girabola and t ...
.
The league winner and runner-up qualify for the
CAF Champions League
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.
Girabola ZAP
In January 2016, Angolan subscription TV satellite and cable provider
ZAP, the
Angolan Football Federation
The Angolan Football Federation ( pt, Federação Angolana de Futebol, FAF) is the governing body of football in Angola. It was founded in 1979, and affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1980. It organizes the national football league Girabola and t ...
and the Girabola clubs, signed a three-year deal in which ZAP will have broadcast rights over all Girabola matches. As part of the deal, the Angolan state-owned TV station
TPA will be allowed to broadcast one game per week on its free-view platform. Also as part of the deal, the Girabola changes its denomination to Girabola ZAP.
Qualification for African competitions
Association ranking for 2020–21 CAF competitions
Association ranking for
2020–21 CAF Champions League The 2020–21 CAF Champions League (officially the 2020–21 Total CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 57th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 25th ...
and
2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup
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will be based on results from each CAF tournament (Champions League and Confederation Cup) from 2016 to 2019–20.
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* CL:
CAF Champions League
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* CC:
CAF Confederation Cup
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2021-22 Girabola teams
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Académica do Lobito (
Lobito
Lobito is a Municipalities of Angola, municipality in Angola. It is located in Benguela Province, on the Atlantic Coast north of the Catumbela Estuary. The Lobito municipality had a population of 393,079 in 2014.
History
The city was founded in ...
,
Benguela
Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census.
History
Por ...
)
*
Bravos do Maquis (
Luena,
Moxico)
*
Cuando Cubango FC
Cuando Cubango Futebol Clube or simply Cuando Cubango FC is an Angolan sports club from the city of Menongue, in the Angolan southern province of Cuando Cubango. The club was founded as Futebol Clube da Casa Militar.
In 2016, the team secured a ...
(
Kuito,
Bié)
*
Desportivo da Huíla (
Lubango
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,
Huíla)
*
Interclube (
Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
)
*
Kabuscorp (
Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
)
*
Lunda Sul (
Saurimo
Saurimo, formerly known as Henrique de Carvalho, is a city in Angola, capital of the Lunda Sul Province
:''Lunda Sul Province is not to be confused with Luanda Sul, a satellite city of Luanda, the capital of Angola.''
Lunda Sul ("South Lunda" ...
,
Lunda Sul)
*
Petro de Luanda
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Given name
* Petro Balabuyev (1931-2007), Ukrainian airplane designer, engineer and professor, lead designer of many Antonov airplanes
* Petro Doroshenko (1 ...
(
Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
)
*
Primeiro de Agosto
Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto is a multisports club from Luanda, Angola. The club, founded 1 August 1977, is attached to the Angolan armed forces, which is its sponsor. Its main team competes in men's football, and its professional basketball t ...
(
Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
)
*
Progresso do Sambizanga (
Luanda
Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...
)
*
Recreativo da Caála (
Caála
Caála is a town and a municipality located 23 km west of the city of Huambo, in the namesake province in Angola. It was known as Vila Robert Williams while Angola was a Portuguese colony, after the famous railroad developer and mining magna ...
,
Huambo)
*
Recreativo do Libolo (
Libolo
Libolo is a municipality in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola, with the town of Calulo
Calulo is a town, with a population of 44,000 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Libolo, province of Cuanza Sul, Angola and the seat of the municipali ...
,
Kwanza Sul
Cuanza Sul Province ("South Cuanza"; Umbundu: Kwanza Kombuelo Volupale) is a province of Angola. It has an area of and a population of 1,881,873. Sumbe is the capital of the province. Don founded the province in 1769 as Novo Redondo.
Histor ...
)
*
Sagrada Esperança (
Dundo,
Lunda Norte)
*
Sporting de Benguela (
Benguela
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History
Por ...
)
*
Sporting de Cabinda (
Cabinda)
*
Wiliete (
Benguela
Benguela (; Umbundu: Luombaka) is a city in western Angola, capital of Benguela Province. Benguela is one of Angola's most populous cities with a population of 555,124 in the city and 561,775 in the municipality, at the 2014 census.
History
Por ...
)
List of champions before independence
The list of champions includes the national champions in the colonial period.
(''Campeonato Provincial de Angola'')
*1941:
Sporting de Luanda
*1942:
Sporting de Luanda
*1943: Benfica de Benguela
*1944:
Sporting de Luanda
*1945:
Sport Clube da Catumbela
*1946:
Sporting de Luanda
*1947:
Sporting de Luanda
*1948: ''unknown''
*1949: ''unknown''
*1950: ''unknown''
*1951:
Ferroviário de Nova Lisboa
*1952:
Portugal de Benguela
*1953:
Ferroviário de Luanda
*1954:
Lobito Sports Clube
*1955:
Sporting de Luanda
*1956:
Sporting de Luanda
*1957:
Ferroviário de Nova Lisboa
*1958: Sport Clube da Catumbela
*1959:
Portugal de Benguela
*1960:
Portugal de Benguela
*1961:
Portugal de Benguela
*1962:
Ferroviário de Luanda
*1963:
Sporting de Luanda
*1964:
Portugal de Benguela
*1965:
Atlético Sport Aviação
Atlético Sport Aviação, best known as ASA, is a football club from Luanda, Angola.
The club was founded in 1953 by a group of workers from TAAG's predecessor DTA. Mr. Jacinto Medina was the first chairman.
Before Angola's independence, the c ...
*1966:
Atlético Sport Aviação
Atlético Sport Aviação, best known as ASA, is a football club from Luanda, Angola.
The club was founded in 1953 by a group of workers from TAAG's predecessor DTA. Mr. Jacinto Medina was the first chairman.
Before Angola's independence, the c ...
*1967:
Atlético Sport Aviação
Atlético Sport Aviação, best known as ASA, is a football club from Luanda, Angola.
The club was founded in 1953 by a group of workers from TAAG's predecessor DTA. Mr. Jacinto Medina was the first chairman.
Before Angola's independence, the c ...
*1968:
Atlético Sport Aviação
Atlético Sport Aviação, best known as ASA, is a football club from Luanda, Angola.
The club was founded in 1953 by a group of workers from TAAG's predecessor DTA. Mr. Jacinto Medina was the first chairman.
Before Angola's independence, the c ...
*1969:
Independente Sport Clube
Independente Sport Clube, formerly Independente de Porto Alexandre, is an Angolan football club based in the town of Tômbwa in Angola's southern province of Namibe.
In 1969, 70 and 71 the team has won the Angolan Provincial Championship.
L ...
*1970:
Independente Sport Clube
Independente Sport Clube, formerly Independente de Porto Alexandre, is an Angolan football club based in the town of Tômbwa in Angola's southern province of Namibe.
In 1969, 70 and 71 the team has won the Angolan Provincial Championship.
L ...
*1971:
Independente Sport Clube
Independente Sport Clube, formerly Independente de Porto Alexandre, is an Angolan football club based in the town of Tômbwa in Angola's southern province of Namibe.
In 1969, 70 and 71 the team has won the Angolan Provincial Championship.
L ...
*1972:
Benfica de Nova Lisboa
*1973:
Futebol Clube do Moxico
*1974:
Ferroviário de Nova Lisboa
*1975:
Recreativo da Caála
Titles by team
Since independence (''Girabola'')
Titles by team
Topscorers
Girabola participation details
2000s
1979-1999
*
Rádio 5 Awards
See also
*
List of Girabola seasons
*
Girabola Clubs Participation Details
*
List of Girabola players during 2014 season
*
Angola Cup
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Angola Super Cup
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Angola 2nd Division
References
External links
Girabola.com – Updated Standings and NewsClaque magazineGirabola summary
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