Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, where they are the current champions.
The Angolan football Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Angolan football.
Sport Luanda e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica de Luanda, or simply as Benfica, is a football club from Luanda, Angola. The club was established as the Luanda affiliate of SL Benfica of Portugal, and shares the same colours. The logo is also very similar to the Portuguese one. The club, as of 2019, has never won the Girabola.
Girabola, or Campeonato Nacional de Futebol de Séniores Masculinos, is the top division of Angolan football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.
Sport Lubango e Benfica, and best known as Benfica do Lubango, is an Angolan football club based in Lubango. They play their home games at the Estádio Nossa Senhora do Monte.
Estádio da Luz, officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, was a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal.
Atlético Petróleos do Huambo or simply Petro do Huambo is an Angolan football club based in Huambo. The club was established in 1980 as a result of a merger between Atlético de Nova Lisboa and Desportivo Sonangol. They are currently playing their home games at the Estádio Mártires da Canhala.
Football is the most popular sport in Angola, The national team (m) qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and many Angolan footballers play internationally, particularly in Portugal and France.
Clube Desportivo Ferroviário do Huambo, formerly Ferrovia Sport Clube de Nova Lisboa, is an Angolan football club based in Huambo, in central Angola.
Jorge Gomes Mangrinha Académica Sport Clube do Huambo best known as JGM is an Angolan sports club from the city of Huambo, in the namesake southern province. In 2016, the club participated for the second consecutive time in the Gira Angola, after winning the Huambo province football championship.
The 2016 Taça de Angola was the 35th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola.
The 2011 Taça de Angola was the 30th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. G.D. Interclube beat C.D. Primeiro de Agosto 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in regular time, to secure its third title.
The 2009 Taça de Angola was the 28th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. Primeiro de Agosto beat Sagrada Esperança 2–1 in the final, to secure its 3rd title.
The 2008 Taça de Angola was the 27th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition in Angola, following the Girabola. Santos Futebol Clube de Angola beat Recreativo do Libolo 1–0 in the final, to secure its 1st title.
The 2007 Taça de Angola was the 26th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola.
The 2005 Taça de Angola was the 24th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola. ASA beat Interclube 1–0 in the final to secure its third title.
The 2004 Taça de Angola was the 23rd edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola. Sonangol do Namibe beat Primeiro de Agosto 2-0 in the final to secure its second title.
The 2003 Taça de Angola was the 22nd edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola. Interclube beat Sagrada Esperança 1-0 in the final to secure its second title.
The 2001 Taça de Angola was the 20th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola. Sonangol do Namibe beat Sporting de Cabinda 3-2 in the final to secure its 1st title.
1979 Girabola was the annual national Angola football (soccer) tournament, Girabola, held in 1979. It was the first national championship organized after Angola achieved independence in 1975. Due to the Angolan Civil War this was the first tournament that included teams from all Angolan provinces. By then, there were only sixteen provinces. Later on, the province of Lunda was split in two: Lunda Norte and Lunda Sul and Bengo was also created.
