2005 Girabola

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Girabola 2005
Season2005 (Feb 20–Oct 23)
Champions Sagrada Esperança
Relegated Académica do Lobito
Petro do Huambo
Sporting do Bié
2006 CAF Champions League Sagrada Esperança (winner)
ASA (runner-up)
2006 CAF Confederation Cup Petro de Luanda (3rd place)
Matches played182
Goals scored346 (1.9 per match)
Top goalscorer Love Kabungula (13 goals)
Biggest home win
3 matches
Biggest away win Spo Bié 0–4 Int Lua (31 Jul 2005)
Highest scoring Pri Ago 5–2 Atl Nam
(13 Apr 2005)
Longest winning run Pet Lua (5) 17 Jul - 21 Aug
Longest unbeaten run Pet Lua (11) 03 Jul - 26 Aug
← 2004
2006 →

The 2005 Girabola was the 27th season of top-tier football in Angola. The season ran from 20 February to 23 October 2005. ASA were the defending champions.

Contents

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2006 Gira Angola.

Sagrada Esperança were crowned champions, while Académica do Lobito, Petro do Huambo and Sporting do Bié were relegated. [1]

Arsénio Kabungula aka Love of ASA finished as the top scorer with 13 goals. [2]

Changes from the 2004 season

Relegated: Académica do Soyo, Benfica do Lubango and Bravos do Maquis
Promoted: Benfica de Luanda, Desportivo da Huíla, Sporting do Bié

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 Locations of the 2005 Girabola teams

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Sagrada Esperança (C)2615653419+1551Qualification for Champions League
2 ASA 2614843720+1750
3 Petro de Luanda 2614662817+1148Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Primeiro de Agosto 2611873621+1541
5 Benfica de Luanda 2610792819+937
6 Primeiro de Maio 2691072625+137
7 Interclube 268992728−133
8 Atlético do Namibe 268992531−633
9 Sporting de Cabinda 2696112331−833
10 Progresso do Sambizanga 2671182326−332
11 Desportivo da Huíla 2671092225−331
12 Petro do Huambo (R)2686121319−630Relegation to Provincial stages
13 Académica do Lobito (R)2667132029−925
14 Sporting do Bié (R)2633201345−3212
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2005. 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; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ACL ASA ATN * BEN DES INT PET PHU PRI MAI PRO SAG SBI SCC
Académica do Lobito —0–10–10–21–12–11–11–01–02–01–31–12–01–0
ASA 2–1—2–30–22–02–12–02–01–01–03–11–24–02–1
Atlético do Namibe *0–01–0—2–21–10–00–21–00–01–00–00–24–02–0
Benfica de Luanda 2–01–22–0—0–02–02–12–00–00–00–00–12–14–0
Desportivo da Huíla 0–01–11–02–1—2–10–02–10–11–10–01–13–03–0
Interclube 1–10–22–22–11–0—1–02–00–02–12–20–12–10–2
Petro de Luanda 1–02–31–11–02–01–0—2–11–03–11–01–01–01–1
Petro do Huambo 1–00–02–01–00–10–01–0—0–10–00–11–01–02–1
Primeiro de Agosto 3–11–15–21–13–11–11–21–1—1–14–13–03–01–0
Primeiro de Maio 1–02–24–21–01–02–10–00–12–1—2–11–11–01–1
Progresso do Sambizanga 0–01–11–11–12–03–10–20–01–00–0—0–11–02–2
Sagrada Esperança 2–10–03–02–03–10–01–01–02–12–21–0—3–10–1
Sporting do Bié 3–20–10–10–11–10–40–10–00–22–10–11–3—3–0
Sporting de Cabinda 2–10–01–01–01–01–21–11–01–20–13–12–10–0—
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2005. Source: girabola.com [ usurped ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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 2005 Girabola winner 
Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperança
1st title
Squad: Alex, Andia, António, Bondoso, Chinho , Fatite, Filipe, Goliath , Hélder Vicente, Jojó, Kadé, Kivota, Lebo Lebo, Maninho Loide, Marcos, Mbala, Moisés II, Nsuka, Palucho, Roque Sapiri, Santana
Head coach: Mário Calado

References

  1. ↑ "Soccer: Sagrada Esperança Win Girabola 2005". ANGOP.com. 24 Oct 2005. Retrieved 8 Dec 2014.
  2. ↑ "Football: Petro`s Manucho Best Scorer Of First Division Championship". Federação Angolana de Futebol. 22 Oct 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 Sep 2015.
  3. ↑ "Futebol: d`Agosto quebra jejum de vitórias com goleada" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 12 Mar 2005.
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