1998 Girabola

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Girabola 1998
Season1998
(Apr 18–Nov 22)
Champions Primeiro de Agosto
Relegated Independente do Tômbwa
Progresso do Sambizanga
1998 CAF Champions League Primeiro de Agosto
(Girabola winner)
1998 African Cup Winners' Cup Sagrada Esperança
(1998 cup winner)
1998 CAF Cup Académica do Lobito (Girabola runner-up)
Matches played210
Goals scored434 (2.07 per match)
Top goalscorer Betinho
(14 goals)
Biggest home win Petro 5–0 Pro Sam (30 May 1999)
Pet Hua 5–0 FC Cab (05 Aug 1999)
Biggest away win Kabusc 1–5 1º Agosto (3 May 1998)
Highest scoring Kabusc 6–4 Ind. Tomb (28 Jun 1998)
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 Girabola was the 20th season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season began on April 1, 1998. Primeiro de Agosto were the defending champions.

Contents

The league comprised 16 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 1999 Gira Angola.

Primeiro de Agosto were crowned champions, winning their 7th title, while Chicoil, Kabuscorp and SECIL Marítima were relegated.

Alberto Ferreira aka Betinho of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 14 goals.

Changes from the 1997 season

Relegated: Benfica do Huambo, Primeiro de Maio
Promoted: Chicoil, SECIL

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ASA
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 Locations of the 1998 Girabola teams

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Primeiro de Agosto (C)2818643714+2360Qualification for Champions League
2 Petro de Luanda 2815855118+3353
3 Rangol [a] 28111074527+1843Qualification for CAF Cup
4 ASA [b] 28117103422+1240
5 Sagrada Esperança 28117103333040
6 Progresso do Sambizanga 28117102630−440
7 Sonangol do Namibe [c] 28116112732−539
8 Onze Bravos [d] 28107113643−737
9 Independente do Tômbwa 28106123651−1536
10 Académica do Lobito 2899103129+236
11 Petro do Huambo 2881193535035
12 FC de Cabinda 2881192835−735
13 Sporting de Cabinda 2897123738−134
14 Secil Marítima (R)2859142641−1524Relegation to Provincial stages
15 Chicoil (R)2865172853−2523
16 Kabuscorp [b] (D)00000000Disqualified
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 1999. Source: Girabola.com [ usurped ]
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; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Name later changed to Benfica de Luanda
  2. 1 2 Kabuscorp were disqualified after forfeiting their matches in rounds 28, 29 and 30. Forfeiting three matches resulted in all their games being annulled and the team subsequently disqualified, in spite of appeals. Also on account of that, ASA finished 3rd and Saneamento Rangol, 4th. [1]
  3. ↑ Name later changed to Atlético do Namibe
  4. ↑ Name later changed to Bravos do Maquis

Results

Home \ Away 11B ACL ASA CHI FCC IND KAB PET PHU PRI PRO RAN SAG SEC SON SCC
11 Bravos —–––1–01–1––––1–01–21–02–2––
Académica do Lobito 3–0—1–0–3–1–0–1–––0–01–11–21–0–2–0
ASA ––—2–1–1–02–01–23–01–0–––1–12–0–
Chicoil 2–11–1–—––––2–1–2–0–––––
FC de Cabinda ––0–13–2—1–03–2––0–1––2–10–0––
Independente do Tômbwa –––2–0–—–0–12–12–1––––0–0–
Kabuscorp 3–1––3–2–6–4—––1–52–1––1–0–3–1
Petro de Luanda 2–13–0––4–0–2–0—––0–02–02–2––3–1
Petro do Huambo 4–22–0––0–0–2–11–0—–1–02–3–––1–1
Primeiro de Agosto 2–11–0–3–0–––2–13–1—––––2–12–1
Progresso do Sambizanga ––0–1–2–02–1–––0–0—1–10–01–1––
Rangol ––0–11–11–22–21–0––0–0–—2–13–2––
Sagrada Esperança ––2–11–0–4–15–0–0–00–2––—2–12–0–
Sécil Marítima 2–3––3–2–––0–31–20–1–––—1–00–0
Sonangol do Namibe 2–11–0––––2–11–02–1–0–31–1––—1–2
Sporting de Cabinda ––1–3–3–2–––––0–02–11–2––—
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 1998. Source: girabola.com [ usurped ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Champions

 1998 Girabola winner 
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Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
7th title
Squad:Agó, Assis, Castella, Dé, Filipe, Goliath , Gonçalves, H. Cruz, H. Vicente, Isaac, Ismael, Julião, Kiss, L. Carlos, Mendonça, Mfede, Moisés I, Moisés II, Muanza, Ndola, Neto, Nsilulu, Nzalambila, Pedro, Pena, Stopirrá , Xavier
Head coach: Daniel Ndunguidi

References

  1. ↑ "Angola 1998". RSSSF . Retrieved 29 Mar 2017.
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