2015_Girabola
2015 Girabola
Football league season
The 2015 Girabola was the 37th season of top-tier football in Angola. The season ran from 11 February to 10 October 2015. Recreativo do Libolo survived a late-season scare from 1º de Agosto to win their fourth Angolan championship, all in the past five years. Recreativo do Libolo needed a scoreless draw against Académica do Lobito in their final game to finish in a tie atop the standings with 1º de Agosto, who closed the season with six straight wins. Recreativo do Libolo won the tiebreaker based on head-to-head points.
Season | 2015 |
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Champions | Recreativo do Libolo |
Relegated | Domant Bravos do Maquis Sporting de Cabinda |
Champions League | Recreativo do Libolo |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 514 (2.14 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Albert Meyong Yano (13) |
Biggest home win | 1º de Agosto 5-0 ASA (10 May 2015) |
Biggest away win | 5 matches
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Highest scoring | Interclube 5-2 Sp Cabinda (21 Feb 2015) |
Longest winning run | Recreativo do Libolo (7) |
Longest unbeaten run | Recreativo do Libolo (22) |
Longest winless run | Recreativo da Caála (11) |
Longest losing run | Domant (6) |
← 2014 2016 →
All statistics correct as of 10 October 2015. |
The league comprised 16 of teams and the bottom three were relegated to the 2016 Segundona.[1] Domant, Onze Bravos and Sporting de Cabinda finished in the last three spots and were relegated.
A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the 2014 season and three promoted from the 2014 Segundona, Académica do Lobito, Domant and Progresso Lunda Sul.
Recreativo do Libolo were the defending champions from the 2014 season.
Relegated: Primeiro de Maio, Benfica do Lubango, União do Uíge
Promoted: Académica do Lobito, Domant FC, Progresso da Lunda Sul
Stadiums and locations
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Recreativo do Libolo (C) | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 60[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for Champions League |
2 | Primeiro de Agosto | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 23 | +28 | 60[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Benfica de Luanda | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 53 | |
4 | Kabuscorp | 30 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 48 | |
5 | Interclube | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 45 | |
6 | Progresso da LS | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 40 | |
7 | Desportivo da Huíla | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 39 | |
8 | Petro de Luanda | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 38 | |
9 | ASA | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 38 | |
10 | Sagrada Esperança | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 37 | |
11 | Recreativo da Caála | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 36 | |
12 | Progresso do Sambizanga | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 35 | |
13 | Académica do Lobito | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 33 | |
14 | Bravos do Maquis (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 40 | −12 | 31 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
15 | Sporting de Cabinda (R) | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 31 | |
16 | Domant FC (R) | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 19 |
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
Notes:
Home \ Away | ACA | ASA | BEN | BMQ | DHL | DOM | INT | KAB | PET | PRI | PRL | PRO | RCA | RLB | SAG | SCC |
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Académica do Lobito | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
ASA | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Benfica de Luanda | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 |
Bravos do Maquis | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Desportivo da Huíla | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
Domant FC | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Interclube | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–2 |
Kabuscorp | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Petro de Luanda | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Primeiro de Agosto | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Progresso da Lunda Sul | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Progresso do Sambizanga | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
Recreativo da Caála | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Recreativo do Libolo | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Sagrada Esperança | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 |
Sporting de Cabinda | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
Source: Girabola |
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Top scorers
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Hat-tricks
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2015 Girabola winner |
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Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo 4th title |
Squad: Landu, Manaia, Nílton, Ricardo (GK) Carlitos, Eddie, Edy Boyom, Kuagica, Mauro, Mingo Sanda, Natael, Wires (DF) Dany, Dário, Fredy, Fuky, Kaya, Mbongo, Medá, Rudy, Sidnei, Pataca (MF) Alexandre, Brito, Chico, Diawara, Valdinho (FW) João Paulo Costa (Head Coach) |
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