Gira Angola

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Gira Angola
Founded1995
Country Angola
Confederation CAF
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid2
Promotion to Girabola
Relegation to Angola Provincial Stage
Domestic cup(s) Angolan Cup
Angolan SuperCup
Current champions Santa Rita
(2016)
Most championships Sporting de Cabinda (2)
Soccerball current event.svg 2019

Gira Angola aka Segundona is the 2nd division of Angolan football (soccer). It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation and gives access to Angola's top tier football division Girabola.

Angola country in Africa

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a west-coast country of south-central Africa. It is the seventh-largest country in Africa, bordered by Namibia to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Zambia to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Angola has an exclave province, the province of Cabinda that borders the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital and largest city of Angola is Luanda.

Angolan Football Federation

The Angolan Football Federation 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 the national team.

Girabola association football league

Girabola, or Campeonato Nacional de Futebol em Séniores Masculinos, is the top division of Angolan football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.

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History

In 1995, the competition's first edition was played. It was contested by 18 teams divided in three groups of six teams each. Clubs from all provinces of the country disputed the competition. In 2009 the competition was again played by eighteen clubs and officially named as Gira Angola.

From the 2011 edition on, the winners of the series played a round robin tournament to determine the league champion.

Editions

2019 Gira Angola (16 Feb – )

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S.L. Benfica (Lubango) Angolan football club based in Lubango

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Domant FC

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Gira Angola 2018–19 (9 Jun – 12 Sep, 2018)

Gira Angola 2017–18 (9 Jul – 15 Nov, 2017)

Gira Angola 2016–17 (10 Jul – 15 Oct, 2016)

: ^promoted Promoted to the 2017 Girabola.
: ^playoff winner Promoted to the 2017 Girabola.
: ^playoff loser Lost playoff match for the 2017 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2015–16 (11 Jul – 4 Oct, 2015)

Gira Angola 2014–15 (27 Jul – 17 Nov, 2014)

^promoted Promoted to the 2015 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2013–14 (13 July – 16 Nov, 2013) [1]

^promoted Promoted to the 2014 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2012–13 (30 Jun – Nov 12, 2012) [2]

^promoted Promoted to the 2013 Girabola.
^playoff winner Promoted to the 2013 Girabola.
^playoff loser Lost playoff match for the 2013 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2011–12 (16 July – 27 Nov, 2011) [3]

^promoted Promoted to the 2012 Girabola.
^playoff winner Promoted to the 2012 Girabola.
^playoff loser Lost playoff match for the 2012 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2010–11 (17 Jul – 27 Nov, 2010) [4]

^promoted Promoted to the 2011 Girabola.
^playoff winner Promoted to the 2011 Girabola.
^playoff loser Lost playoff match for the 2011 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2009–10 ( – ) [5]

^promoted Promoted to the 2010 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2008–09 (18 – 18 Oct 2008) [6]

^promoted Promoted to the 2009 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2007–08 (1 July – 13 Oct, 2007)

^promoted Promoted to the 2008 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2006–07 (29 July – 8 Oct 2006) [7]

^promoted Promoted to the 2007 Girabola
^disqualified Disqualified

Gira Angola 2005–06 (09 July – 20 Oct 2005)

^promoted Promoted to the 2006 Girabola
^withdrew Withdrew

Gira Angola 2004–05 (19 July – 18 Oct 2004)

^promoted Promoted to the 2005 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2003–04 (03 Aug – 22 Sep 2003)

^promoted Promoted to the 2004 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2002–03 (03 – 11 Aug 2002)

^promoted Promoted to the 2003 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2001–02 (15–23 Sep 2001)

^promoted Promoted to the 2002 Girabola.

Gira Angola 2000–01 (14–18 Nov 2000) [8] [9] [10]

Gira Angola 1999-00

Final Standings

^promoted Promoted to the 2000 Girabola.

Gira Angola 1998-99

^promoted Promoted to the 1999 Girabola.

List of champions and series winners

Titles by team

  1. Sporting de Cabinda 2 (2011, 2013)
  2. Domant FC 1 (2017)
    Santa Rita de Cássia 1 (2016)
    Primeiro de Maio 1 (2015)
    Académica do Lobito 1 (2014)
    Porcelana FC 1 (2012)

See also

Related Research Articles

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References

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  2. ↑ "Comunicado Oficial Nº056/SG/12" (PDF) (in Portuguese). fafutebol-angola.og. 17 Dec 2012. Retrieved 19 Mar 2015.
  3. ↑ "Comunicado Oficial Nº005/SG/12" (PDF) (in Portuguese). fafutebol-angola.og. 3 Feb 2012. Retrieved 14 Mar 2015.
  4. ↑ "Académica do Lobito vence 1º de Maio de Benguela no encerramento da segundona" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  5. ↑ "II DIVISÃO: Prova de Apuramento à primeira divisão inicia dia 18" (in Portuguese). FAFUTEBOL. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
  6. ↑ "Comunicado Oficial Nº 040/SG/08" (PDF) (in Portuguese). fafutebol-angola.og. 27 Oct 2008. Retrieved 12 Jan 2015.
  7. ↑ "Comunicado Oficial Nº 003/SG/07" (PDF) (in Portuguese). fafutebol-angola.og. 19 Jan 2007. Retrieved 10 Jan 2015.
  8. ↑ "As equipas do 1º de Maio de Benguela e Independente do Tombwa (Namibe) lideram" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 15 Nov 2000. Retrieved 17 Sep 2015.
  9. ↑ "O 1/0 de Maio de Benguela cumpre hoje calendário" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 18 Nov 2000. Retrieved 17 Sep 2015.
  10. ↑ "O 1/0 de Maio de Benguela regressou domingo a cidade de Benguela, após ter conseguido o apuramento" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 20 Nov 2000. Retrieved 17 Sep 2015.
  11. ↑ "A Associação Recreativa do Amboim, Ara daGabela (Kwanza-Sul), substituiu o Cambondo de Malange" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 12 Apr 2015. Retrieved 17 Sep 2015.
  12. ↑ "Sporting de Cabinda win second division football championship". ANGOP.com. 17 Nov 2013. Retrieved 28 Jul 2014.
  13. ↑ "Porcelana FC wins second division championship". ANGOP.com. 9 Dec 2012. Retrieved 27 Jul 2014.
  14. ↑ "Sporting de Cabinda sagrou-se campeão nacional da segunda divisão2011" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 27 Nov 2011. Retrieved 27 Jul 2014.
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