Gira Angola
Encyclopedia
| Girangola |
|---|
| Founded |
| 2008 |
| Nation |
 Angola |
| Access To |
| Girabola Girabola Girabola is the top division of Angolan football, and it is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.The league winner and runner-up qualify for the CAF Champions League.- History :... |
| Relegation To |
| Angola Provincial Stage |
| Number of Teams |
| 18 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| 2 |
| Domestic Cups |
| Angolan Cup Angolan Cup The Angolan football Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Angolan football.The competition was established in 1982 following an unofficial cup competition won by Nacional in 1980 and by TAAG in 1981... Angolan SuperCup Angolan SuperCup The Angolan football SuperCup is a two matches competition in Angolan football, played between the Girabola champions and the Angolan Cup winners.-Finals:*1988 : Petro Atlético bt Ferroviário da Huíla... |
| Current Champions |
| Sporting Cabinda Sporting Clube Petróleos de Cabinda Sporting Clube Petróleos de Cabinda is an Angolan football club based in Cabinda. They play their home games at the Estádio do Tafe.... |
| Most Successful Club |
| Académica Lobito Académica Petróleos do Lobito Académica Petróleos do Lobito, usually known as Académica Lobito, are a football club from Lobito, Angola. They are competing in 2009 in the Girabola. They play their home games at Estádio do Buraco.-Current squad:As of 2011, January 1... (1), Sporting Cabinda Sporting Clube Petróleos de Cabinda Sporting Clube Petróleos de Cabinda is an Angolan football club based in Cabinda. They play their home games at the Estádio do Tafe.... (1) |
Gira Angola (or Angolan Second Division) is the second division of Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, and it is organized by the Angolan Football Federation
Federação Angolana de Futebol
The Federação Angolana de Futebol 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....
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History
In 2008, 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.Gira Angola - teams in the league - 2011
- 17 de Maio (BenguelaBenguelaBenguela is a city in western Angola, south of Luanda, and capital of Benguela Province. It lies on a bay of the same name, in 12° 33’ S., 13° 25’ E...
) - Desportivo Huila (HuilaHuilaHuila may refer to:* Huila Department, in Colombia* Atlético Huila a first division Association football team in Colombia.* Huíla Province, in Angola* Nevado del Huila, volcano in Colombia...
) - Sporting CabindaSporting Clube Petróleos de CabindaSporting Clube Petróleos de Cabinda is an Angolan football club based in Cabinda. They play their home games at the Estádio do Tafe....
(CabindaCabindaCabinda may refer to:*Cabinda Province, an exclave and Province of Angola*Cabinda , the administrative capital of Cabinda Province*Republic of Cabinda, self-proclaimed government which claims sovereignty over Cabinda...
) - Atlético do NamibeAtlético Petróleos do NamibeAtlético Petróleos do Namibe is an Angolan football club based in Namibe. They play their home games at the Estádio Joaquim Morais.The team is also known as the name of their sponsor Sonangol...
(NamibeNamibeNamibe is the capital city of Namibe Province in Angola. It is a coastal desert city located in southwestern Angola and was founded in 1840 by the Portuguese rulers of the territory. The city's current population is 132,900...
) - Baixa de Kassanje (MalanjeMalanjeMalanje is the capital city of Malanje Province in Angola with a population of approximately 222,000. Nearby is the spectacular Calandula waterfalls, 85 km from the city. These falls are 105 metres high and their great width makes them the main tourist attraction in the region. It is a...
) - Domant FC (BengoBengoBengo may refer to* Bengo in Angola* Bengo * Bengo the Boxer puppy, a 1950s cartoon by William Timym.* Bengo travel...
) - Escola Norberto de Castro (LuandaLuandaLuanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
) - GN do Cunene (Cunene)
- Nacional Benguela (BenguelaBenguelaBenguela is a city in western Angola, south of Luanda, and capital of Benguela Province. It lies on a bay of the same name, in 12° 33’ S., 13° 25’ E...
) - Porcelana FC (N'dalatandoN'dalatandoN'dalatando is a town and municipality and capital of Cuanza Norte Province in Angola.It is served by a station on the northern railway of Angolan Railways....
) - Benfica LubangoSport Lubango e BenficaSport Lubango e Benfica is an Angolan football club based in Lubango. They play their home games at the Estádio Nossa Senhora do Monte.-Squad:...
(LubangoLubangoLubango is the capital city of the Angolan province of Huíla. Its last known population was 100,757. Until 1975, the city's official name was Sá da Bandeira.-Portuguese rule:...
) - Real M'Banza Congo (M'Banza Congo)
- Recreativo do Kafanda (BengoBengoBengo may refer to* Bengo in Angola* Bengo * Bengo the Boxer puppy, a 1950s cartoon by William Timym.* Bengo travel...
) - Recreativo do Seles (Vila do Seles)
- Sport Huambo e Benfica (HuamboHuamboHuambo, formerly Nova Lisboa , is the capital of Huambo province in Angola. The city is located about 220 km E from Benguela and 600 km SE from Luanda. The city's last known population count was 225,268...
) - Sport Cabinda e Benfica (CabindaCabindaCabinda may refer to:*Cabinda Province, an exclave and Province of Angola*Cabinda , the administrative capital of Cabinda Province*Republic of Cabinda, self-proclaimed government which claims sovereignty over Cabinda...
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List of champions
- 2008: Académica Lobito
- 2009: Sporting CabindaSporting Clube Petróleos de CabindaSporting Clube Petróleos de Cabinda is an Angolan football club based in Cabinda. They play their home games at the Estádio do Tafe....
Titles by team
- Académica LobitoAcadémica Petróleos do LobitoAcadémica Petróleos do Lobito, usually known as Académica Lobito, are a football club from Lobito, Angola. They are competing in 2009 in the Girabola. They play their home games at Estádio do Buraco.-Current squad:As of 2011, January 1...
(1 time) - Sporting CabindaSporting Clube Petróleos de CabindaSporting Clube Petróleos de Cabinda is an Angolan football club based in Cabinda. They play their home games at the Estádio do Tafe....
(1 time)