2020–21 Girabola

The 2020–21 Girabola was the 43rd season of top-tier football in Angola. The season was held from 26 December 2020 until 29 June 2021.[1]

Girabola
Season2020–21
ChampionsSagrada Esperança
Matches played240
Goals scored501 (2.09 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Azulão
(16 goals)

The league comprised 16 teams and the bottom three teams were relegated to the 2021–22 Provincial stages.

Sagrada Esperança won the title while Baixa de Cassanje, Santa Rita de Cássia and Ferroviário do Huambo were relegated.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure # Matches Period Inc Pos Out Pos Incoming manager Date of appointment Final Pos
Baixa de CassanjeAngola Manuel MartinsSacked7/3026/12/2020 – 3/2/2021n/a15thAngola Paulo Saraiva4 February 202114th
Petro de LuandaSpain Tony CosanoSacked11/3026/12/2020 – 24/2/2021n/a3rdAngola Bodunha25 February 20212nd
Desportivo da HuílaAngola André MacangaResigned10/3026/12/2020 – 24/2/2021n/a10thAngola Mário Soares2 March 202111th
Cuando Cubango FCAngola Albano CésarSacked13/3026/12/2020 – 8/3/2021n/a10thAngola Hélder Teixeira3 March 202112th
Wiliete S.C.Angola João PintarSacked6/3026/12/2020 – 1/2/2021n/a14thAngola Albano César2 April 20217th
Recreativo do LiboloAngola Romeu FilemónSacked15/3026/12/2020 – 3/4/2021n/a12thPortugal Paulo Torres4 April 202110th
Cuando Cubango FCAngola Hélder TeixeiraSacked10/178/3/2021 – 25/6/202110th10thAngola Luís Quintas25 June 202112th
1º de AgostoPortugal Paulo DuarteSacked25/3023/12/2020 – 29/6/2021n/a3rdAngola Filipe Nzanza29 June 20213rd
Recreativo da CaálaAngola David DiasDeceased25/3027/12/2020 – 20/6/2021n/a6thAngola Dudú Leite/Silvano Cussanda23 June 20216th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sagrada Esperança (C) 30 21 7 2 42 10 +32 70 Qualification for Champions League
2 Petro de Luanda 30 21 4 5 47 17 +30 67
3 Primeiro de Agosto 30 19 7 4 54 23 +31 64 Qualification for Confederation Cup
4 Bravos do Maquis[lower-alpha 1] 30 15 10 5 43 23 +20 55
5 Interclube[lower-alpha 2] 30 11 11 8 35 22 +13 44
6 Recreativo da Caála 30 11 13 6 30 19 +11 46
7 Wiliete SC 30 10 11 9 38 33 +5 41
8 Académica do Lobito[lower-alpha 3] 30 10 8 12 30 31 −1 38
9 Progresso do Sambizanga 30 9 7 14 29 37 −8 34
10 Recreativo do Libolo 30 8 10 12 21 32 −11 34
11 Desportivo da Huíla[lower-alpha 1] 30 9 7 14 25 30 −5 34
12 Cuando Cubango FC 30 6 15 9 31 31 0 33[lower-alpha 4]
13 Sporting de Cabinda[lower-alpha 3] 30 10 3 17 25 40 −15 33[lower-alpha 4]
14 Baixa de Cassanje (R) 30 8 8 14 28 43 −15 32 Relegation to Provincial stages
15 Santa Rita de Cássia[lower-alpha 2] (R) 30 7 8 15 18 29 −11 29
16 Ferroviário do Huambo[lower-alpha 5] (R) 30 0 1 29 5 81 −76 1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 July 2021. Source: Girabola.com Girabola, SOCCERWAY
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Bravos do Maquis was awarded 6 points and 3–0 wins against Santa Rita and Desportivo da Huíla in the 11th and 6th round matches, respectively.
  2. Santa Rita was awarded a 3–0 win against Interclube as Interclube failed to produce valid licences in their away match against Santa Rita.
  3. Académica do Lobito was awarded a 3–0 win against Sporting de Cabinda as Sporting were absent from the match citing lack of transportation.
  4. Head-to-head results: C.Cubango 5, Sporting 0; Sporting 2 C.Cubango 0.
  5. Ferroviário do Huambo forfeited all points (up until the 27th round) for fielding an ineligible player. Subsequently, the respective opponents were awarded a 3-0 win.

Results
Home \ Away ACA BAI CAA CCU DES FER INT MAQ PET PRI PRO LIB SAG SCC SRC WIL
Académica do Lobito — 2–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 3–0
Baixa de Cassanje 0–1 — 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 1–0 3–3 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–0 1–1
Recreativo da Caála 1–0 4–0 — 1–1 0–0 3–0[lower-alpha 3] 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
Cuando Cubango FC 1–1 1–1 0–0 — 2–2 3–0[lower-alpha 4] 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–0[lower-alpha 5] 0–0 5–0 0–0 0–0
Desportivo da Huíla 2–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 — 3–0[lower-alpha 6] 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
Ferroviário do Huambo 0–3[lower-alpha 7] 0–3[lower-alpha 8] 1–2 0–3[lower-alpha 9] 2–3 — 0–2 0–3[lower-alpha 10] 0–2 0–3[lower-alpha 11] 0–3[lower-alpha 12] 0–3[lower-alpha 13] 0–3[lower-alpha 14] 1–2 0–3[lower-alpha 15] 0–3[lower-alpha 16]
Interclube 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 5–0 — 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 4–1 0–0 1–0
Bravos do Maquis 1–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 3–0 3–0[lower-alpha 17] 0–0 — 1–1 3–2 3–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–0[lower-alpha 18] 2–1
Petro de Luanda 1–0 5–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 — 3–0 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–0
Primeiro de Agosto 2–0 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 — 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–2 2–2
Progresso do Sambizanga 0–0 4–2 0–3 0–0 2–1 3–0[lower-alpha 19] 1–1 2–0 2–3 0–1 — 2–1 0–1 3–0 1–0 0–0
Recreativo do Libolo 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 2–2 1–0 — 1–4 1–0 0–0 1–0
Sagrada Esperança 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–0 2–0 1–0
Sporting de Cabinda 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 4–0 1–0 0–2 3–0 0–4 3–0[lower-alpha 20] 1–0 1–0 — 1–0 2–3
Santa Rita de Cássia 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 — 1–1
Wiliete SC 6–3 1–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 3–0[lower-alpha 21] 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 July 2021. Source: girabola.com[2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Académica was awarded a 3–0 win
  2. Baixa was awarded a 3–0 win (original score 2–1 win)
  3. Caála was awarded a 3–0 win (original score 2–0 win)
  4. Cuando Cubango was awarded a 3–0 win (original score 1–1)
  5. Cuando Cubango was awarded a 3–0 win
  6. Desportivo was awarded a 3–0 win (original score 2–2)
  7. Académica was awarded a 0–3 win (original score 1–0 defeat)
  8. Baixa was awarded a 0–3 win (original score 1–0 defeat)
  9. Cuando Cubango was awarded a 0–3 win (original score 1–1)
  10. Maquis was awarded a 0–3 win (original score 2–0 defeat)
  11. D'Agosto was awarded a 0–3 win (original score 1–2 win)
  12. Progresso was awarded a 0–3 win (original score 0–0)
  13. Libolo was awarded a 0–3 win (original score 1–0 defeat)
  14. Sagrada was awarded a 0–3 win (original score 1–0 defeat)
  15. Santa Rita was awarded a 0–3 win (original score 1–0 defeat)
  16. Wiliete was awarded a 0–3 win (original score 2–0 defeat)
  17. Maquis was awarded a 3–0 win (original score 0–0)
  18. Maquis was awarded a 3–0 win
  19. Progresso was awarded a 3–0 win (original score 2–2)
  20. Sporting was awarded a 3–0 win
  21. Wiliete was awarded a 3–0 win (original score 0–0)

Statistics

Top scorers
As of 24 July 2021
RankScorerClubAppsGoals
1Brazil AzulãoPetro de Luanda22(4)16
2Angola Zini1º de Agosto15(6)11
3Angola DasfaaInterclube19(4)10
4Angola Mabululu1º de Agosto20(3)9
5Angola DepúRecreativo da Caála23(1)9

Hat-tricks
As of 24 July 2021
PlayerForAgainstSRDate
Angola GazetaInterclubeFerroviário do Huambo5-0 (H)83 February 2021
Angola KaporalWiliete SCAcadémica do Lobito6-2 (H)2230 May 2021
Brazil AzulãoPetro de LuandaProgresso Sambizanga3-1 (H)236 June 2021
Angola Zini1º de AgostoSanta Rita de Cássia4-2 (H)2924 July 2021

Notes

    References
    1. Angola 2020/21, RSSSF.com
    2. "Calendário de Jogos do Girabola". Girabola.com. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.


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