2001 Girabola

The 2001 Girabola was the 23rd season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season ran from 17 March to 16 December 2001. Petro de Luanda were the defending champions.

Girabola 2001
Season2001
(Mar 17–Dec 16)
ChampionsPetro de Luanda
RelegatedBravos do Maquis
Primeiro de Maio
Progresso do Sambizanga
2002 CAF Champions LeaguePetro de Luanda
(Girabola winner)
2002 CAF CupASA
(Girabola runner-up)
Matches played182
Goals scored410 (2.25 per match)
Top goalscorerFlávio Amado (23 goals)
Biggest home winPet Lua 7–0 Pri Mai (1 Aug 2001)
Pet Lua 7–0 Pet Hua (4 Aug 2001)
Biggest away win
3 matches
Highest scoringPet Lua 6–4 Br. Maq (19 May 2001)
← 2000
2002 →

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2002 Gira Angola.

Petro de Luanda were crowned champions, winning their 13th title,[1] while Bravos do Maquis, Primeiro de Maio and Progresso do Sambizanga, were relegated.

Flávio Amado of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 23 goals.

Changes from the 2000 season

Relegated: ARA da Gabela, Sporting Cabinda and Sporting do Bié
Promoted: Benfica do Lubango, Primeiro de Maio and Progresso do Sambizanga

 Locations of the 2001 Girabola teams

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Petro de Luanda (C) 26 17 6 3 60 20 +40 57 Qualification for Champions League
2 ASA 26 15 5 6 55 27 +28 50 Qualification for CAF Cup
3 Petro do Huambo 26 12 6 8 31 30 +1 42
4 Académica do Lobito 26 11 8 7 25 23 +2 41
5 Interclube 26 9 9 8 24 23 +1 36
6 Sagrada Esperança 26 9 9 8 20 22 −2 36
7 Primeiro de Agosto 26 8 10 8 27 24 +3 34
8 Benfica do Lubango 26 10 4 12 23 29 −6 34
9 Benfica de Luanda 26 8 8 10 37 33 +4 32
10 Sonangol do Namibe[lower-alpha 1] 26 9 5 12 17 28 −11 32
11 FC de Cabinda 26 8 6 12 30 32 −2 30
12 Progresso do Sambizanga (R) 26 4 13 9 19 31 −12 25 Relegation to Provincial stages
13 Bravos do Maquis (R) 26 5 9 12 29 44 −15 24
14 Primeiro de Maio (R) 26 5 6 15 13 44 −31 21
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2001. Source: Girabola.com
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
Notes:
  1. Name later changed to Atlético do Namibe

Results
Home \ Away ACL ASA BEN BLB BRA FCC INT PET PHU PRI MAI PRO SAG SON
Académica do Lobito — 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
ASA 5–1 — 2–6 1–0 6–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 5–1 6–0 1–0 5–1
Benfica de Luanda 0–2 1–0 — 3–1 4–2 5–2 0–0 2–3 0–0 3–2 3–1 0–1 0–1 0–2
Benfica do Lubango 2–0 1–2 1–0 — 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–0
Bravos do Maquis 1–1 2–3 3–2 0–0 — 3–0 0–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0
FC de Cabinda 2–3 0–3 0–0 2–0 3–0 — 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 4–0 0–0 0–0 3–1
Interclube 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 — 0–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Petro de Luanda 5–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 6–4 1–0 2–1 — 7–0 2–0 7–0 0–0 4–0 3–0
Petro do Huambo 1–0 0–3 0–0 5–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 — 1–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 2–0
Primeiro de Agosto 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–0 — 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–0
Primeiro de Maio 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 0–0 0–2 1–0
Progresso do Sambizanga 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 2–2 4–3 0–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 — 1–1 0–0
Sagrada Esperança 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 — 0–1
Sonangol do Namibe 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 16 December 2001. Source: girabola.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Angola Flávio Petro Luanda 23
2 Angola Adolfo F.C. Cabinda 20
3 Angola Love ASA 17

Most goals scored in a single match
PlayerForAgainstSRDate
5 goals
Angola LoveASASonangol do Namibe5–1 (H)3April 6, 2001
4 goals (Poker)
Angola LoveASAProgresso Sambizanga6–0 (H)10June 24, 2001
Angola FlávioPetro de LuandaSagrada Esperança4–0 (H)21November 25, 2001
3 goals (Hat-trick)
Angola FlávioPetro de LuandaBravos do Maquis6–4 (H)7May 19, 2001
 2001 Girabola winner 

Atlético Petróleos de Luanda
13th title
Squad: Avelino Lopes, Betinho, Caricoco, Chinho, Delgado, Deodato, Dias Caires, Didí, Flávio, Gilberto, Gui, Jonas, Lamá, Mbiyavanga, Mbunga, Nando, Renato, Zico
Head coach: Djalma Cavalcante

References
  1. ""Petro de Luanda" team has won the Angolan soccer first division championship". ANGOP.com. 10 December 2001. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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