2011 Girabola

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Girabola
Season2011 (Mar 2–Nov 6)
Champions Recreativo do Libolo
Relegated FC Cabinda
Primeiro de Maio
Académica Lobito
Champions League Recreativo do Libolo (Girabola winner)
Matches played240
Goals scored532 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorer Love Cabungula (20 goals)
Biggest home win Petro Atlético 7–0 Onze Bravos (17 April 2011)
Biggest away win Académica do Lobito 1–4 Benfica Luanda (15 May 2011)
Highest scoring Petro Atlético 7–0 Bravos Maquis
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2012 →

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.

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16 teams were involved in the league and the bottom three teams were relegated to the 2012 Gira Angola. [1]

Recreativo Libolo were crowned champions, while FC Cabinda, Primeiro de Maio and Académica Lobito were relegated. [2] Love Cabungula of 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

C.D. Huíla, 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: Desportivo da Huíla, Sporting de Cabinda, Benfica do Lubango
Promoted: Académica do Lobito, Primeiro de Maio, Progresso do Sambizanga

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 Locations of the 2011 Girabola teams

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Recreativo do Libolo (C)3017674826+2257Qualification for Champions League
2 Kabuscorp 3017584730+1756
3 Petro de Luanda 30131254629+1751
4 Recreativo da Caála 30146103734+348
5 Interclube 30111543117+1448
6 Primeiro de Agosto 30101553728+945
7 Sagrada Esperança 30101192625+141
8 Bravos do Maquis 30911103641−538
9 ASA 30910112929037
10 Académica do Soyo 30910112628−237
11 Santos FC 30812103440−636
12 Progresso do Sambizanga 3099122837−936
13 Benfica de Luanda 3098133336−335
14 FC de Cabinda (R)30712112530−533Relegation to Provincial stages
15 Primeiro de Maio (R)3079143042−1230
16 Académica do Lobito (R)3027212061−4113
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2011. 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 ACS ASA BEN BRA FCC INT KAB PET PRI MAI PRO CAA LIB SAG SAN
Académica do Lobito —1–01–11–40–20–20–31–11–31–11–52–20–00–21–02–2
Académica do Soyo 2–1—1–10–01–01–01–11–00–10–10–00–02–11–10–11–0
ASA 1–01–1—0–21–12–10–01–20–00–02–11–05–02–32–21–0
Benfica de Luanda 5–11–11–0—2–21–12–10–12–21–10–11–30–20–12–00–1
Bravos do Maquis 1–01–21–02–1—3–10–00–11–11–13–01–02–21–20–02–1
FC de Cabinda 2–01–00–11–41–1—0–00–21–11–11–11–02–11–01–10–0
Interclube 1–00–02–00–11–11–0—1–00–01–12–12–11–10–01–03–1
Kabuscorp 2–12–11–03–02–01–11–1—2–22–12–00–13–22–11–11–2
Petro de Luanda 3–01–01–02–07–00–22–02–3—2–01–11–11–10–12–12–0
Primeiro de Agosto 1–11–01–01–12–21–10–01–32–1—0–02–13–01–12–02–2
Primeiro de Maio 3–02–01–21–01–30–01–11–53–01–2—1–21–00–20–01–2
Progresso do Sambizanga 2–32–10–02–01–11–00–50–10–01–31–1—1–02–10–11–1
Recreativo da Caála 1–01–11–22–13–11–01–02–11–22–13–02–1—1–00–01–0
Recreativo do Libolo 2–02–02–13–03–13–31–23–11–20–03–14–01–0—1–02–0
Sagrada Esperança 2–12–02–00–11–01–00–01–02–21–33–00–12–01–1—1–1
Santos FC 1–03–51–10–03–21–01–11–22–21–01–11–11–33–11–1—
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2011. Source: girabola.com [ usurped ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Flag of Angola.svg Love Petro de Luanda 20
2 Flag of Angola.svg Sawu Kabuscorp 15
3 Flag of Angola.svg Aguinaldo Recreativo do Libolo 13
4 Flag of Angola.svg Abel Manfuila Kabuscorp 11
5 Flag of Angola.svg Amaro Primeiro de Agosto 10
 2011 Girabola winner 
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Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo
1st title
Squad: Adawa, Aguinaldo, Alberto, Dany, Edinho, Edy Boyom, Enoque, Fernando, Génesis, Geovany, Gomito, Hugo, Jean-Claude, Lito, Lukose, Machado, Manú, Mendes, Miro, Pitchu, Quinzinho, Rasca, Sanches, Stélvio, Toy, Vado, Viola, Yuri, Zé Kalanga
Head coach: Zeca Amaral

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References

  1. ↑ King, Ian (May 6, 2011). "Angola 2011" . Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Recreativo do Libolo empata na consagração". Federação Angolana de Futebol. September 6, 2011. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "CAF diminui participação angolana nas afrotaças(portuguese)". Archived from the original on 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  5. ↑ "Love Cabungula é o melhor marcador / Palmarés" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 6 Nov 2011. Retrieved 4 Sep 2016.
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