XII Girabola
Ended on Feb 1991!
Participants:
Futebol Clube de Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda Province
Grupo Desportivo Sagrada Esperana Dundo Lunda Norte Province
Desportivo Sassamba da Lunda-Sul Saurimo Lunda Province
Clube Desportivo e Recreativo da Cuca BGI Malanje Malanje Province
Clube Desportivo 1 de Agosto Luanda Luanda Province
Desportivo da TAAG (6) Luanda Luanda Province
Atltico Petrleos de Luanda (aka Petro de Luanda) (13) Luanda Luanda Province
Grupo Desportivo Interclube Luanda Luanda Province
Grupo Desportivo da EKA Dondo Kwanza Norte Province
Sport Huambo e Benfica (8) Huambo Huambo Province
Atltico Petrleos do Huambo (aka Petro do Huambo) (11) Huambo Huambo Province
Estrela Club 1 de Maio (12) Benguela Benguela Province
Sporting Clube de Benguela (14) Benguela Benguela Province
Clube Ferrovirio da Hula (5) Lubango Hula Province
(5) Born as Clube Ferrovirio de S da Bandeira and in 1975 changed to Clube Ferrovirio da Hula.
(6) Born as Atltico Sport Aviao, later renamed Desportivo da TAAG and in 1992 renamed again as
Atltico Sport Aviao (aka ASA).
(8) Born as Sport Nova Lisboa e Benfica, in 1975 renamed Estrela Vermelha do Huambo, later renamed
Mambroa SC and in 1990 renamed to Sport Huambo e Benfica.
(11) Founded in 1980 as a merger between Atltico de Nova Lisboa and Desportivo Sonangol.
(12) Founded in 1981 as a merger between Estrela Vermelha de Benguela and Grupo Desportivo 1 de Maio, initial
name was frica Txtil 1 de Maio, later renamed Estrela Club 1 de Maio.
(13) Founded in 1980 as a merger between Clube Atltico de Luanda, Grupo Sonangol and Sport e Benfica.
(14) Born as Sporting Clube de Benguela, in 1975 renamed Clube Desportivo de Benguela, in 1989 renamed again
as Sporting Clube de Benguela.
Final table:
1.Petro de Luanda 26 19 4 3 61-21 42 champions [C]
2.1 de Maio de Benguela 26 17 5 4 44-17 39
3.CD 1 de Agosto 26 13 9 4 38-27 35
4.Ferrovirio da Hula 26 11 6 9 37-34 28
5.Desportivo da EKA 26 12 2 12 37-35 26 [P]
6.GD Interclube 26 9 7 10 25-28 25 [1-1-0 2-1 3]
7.Sagrada Esperana 26 7 11 8 30-34 25 [0-1-1 1-2 1]
8.FC Cabinda 26 5 14 7 26-27 24 [0-2-0 2-2 2]
9.Desportivo da Cuca 26 5 14 7 28-31 24 [0-2-0 2-2 2] [P]
10.Sporting de Benguela 26 8 7 11 28-31 23 [1-0-1 4-2 2] [P]
11.Benfica do Huambo 26 9 5 12 36-33 23 [1-0-1 2-4 2]
12.Petro do Huambo 26 6 8 12 16-30 20
13.Desportivo da TAAG 26 5 9 12 24-34 19
14.Desportivo Sassamba DISQUALIFIED [26 1-9-16 28-76 11] [P]
Other info:
Topscorer: Mikayela Diakananwa [aka Mona] (Petro de Luanda), 17 goals.
NB: No relegations.
Promoted: Nacional de Benguela and Benfica de Cabinda.
Round 1
[Mar 23]
Ferrovirio Hula 2-1 Petro Huambo
[Mar 30]
Desp. Cuca 0-0 Desp. TAAG
[Mar 31]
Inter Luanda 0-2 1 Agosto
[Apr 1]
Benfica Huambo 3-1 Desp. Eka
Petro Luanda 0-0 1 Maio
Sporting Benguela 1-1 Desp. Sassamba
[Jul 11]
Sag. Esperana 1-1 FC Cabinda
Round 2
[Apr 5]
1 Agosto 2-0 Ferrovirio Hula
[Apr 7]
Desp. Sassamba 0-2 Desp. Eka
Desp. TAAG 0-0 Inter Luanda
Sag. Esperana 1-0 1 Maio
[Apr 8]
FC Cabinda 1-1 Desp. Cuca
Petro Huambo 0-0 Benfica Huambo
[May 23]
Sporting Benguela 1-0 Petro Luanda
Round 3
[Apr 14]
Desp. Eka 2-1 Petro Huambo
Sag. Esperana 1-0 Sporting Benguela
[Apr 15]
1 Maio 2-0 Desp. Cuca
Inter Luanda 0-0 FC Cabinda
Benfica Huambo 0-1 1 Agosto
[Apr 17]
Petro Luanda 4-0 Desp. Sassamba
[Apr 19]
Ferrovirio Hula 1-0 Desp. TAAG
Round 4
[Apr 21]
Desp. Eka 0-0 1 Agosto
Desp. TAAG awd Benfica Huambo [0-3 awarded; originally 1-2]
Inter Luanda 0-1 1 Maio
[Apr 22]
Sporting Benguela 1-1 Desp. Cuca
FC Cabinda 2-1 Ferrovirio Hula
Petro Huambo 3-2 Desp. Sassamba
[Apr 26]
Petro Luanda 2-2 Sag. Esperana
Round 5
[Apr 27]
1 Agosto 1-0 Petro Huambo
[Apr 28]
Desp. TAAG 1-0 Desp. Eka
Desp. Sassamba 1-2 Sag. Esperana
[Apr 29]
Desp. Cuca 1-3 Petro Luanda
Sporting Benguela 0-1 Inter Luanda
[date?]
Ferrovirio Hula 1-2 1 Maio
[May 23]
Benfica Huambo 0-0 FC Cabinda
Round 6
[May 11]
Petro Luanda 2-0 Inter Luanda
[May 12]
FC Cabinda 2-0 Desp. Eka
Petro Huambo 2-1 Desp. TAAG
Ferrovirio Hula 3-2 Sporting Benguela
1 Maio 2-0 Benfica Huambo
1 Agosto 2-2 Desp. Sassamba
[May 13]
Desp. Cuca 2-2 Sag. Esperana
Round 7
[May 19]
Desp. Sassamba 1-1 Desp. Cuca
Desp. Eka 0-2 1 Maio
1 Agosto 1-1 Desp. TAAG
Petro Huambo 2-1 FC Cabinda
Ferrovirio Hula 2-2 Petro Luanda
Sporting Benguela 4-0 Benfica Huambo
[May 20]
Inter Luanda 2-1 Sag. Esperana
Round 8
[May 26]
Desp. TAAG 4-1 Desp. Sassamba
1 Maio 0-0 Petro Huambo
[May 27]
Desp. Cuca 1-1 Inter Luanda
Sag. Esperana 1-1 Ferrovirio Hula
Benfica Huambo 0-2 Petro Luanda
[Jun 2]
Desp. Eka 2-0 Sporting Benguela
[Jul 4]
FC Cabinda 0-0 1 Agosto
Round 9
[Jun 9]
Ferrovirio Hula 0-0 Desp. Cuca
Desp. TAAG 1-1 FC Cabinda
Desp. Sassamba 1-0 Inter Luanda
Sag. Esperana 1-0 Benfica Huambo
Petro Huambo 0-1 Sporting Benguela
[Jun 10]
Petro Luanda 3-2 Desp. Eka
1 Maio 1-2 1 Agosto
Round 10
[Jun 15]
Inter Luanda 0-4 Ferrovirio Hula
[Jun 16]
Desp. TAAG 1-1 1 Maio
FC Cabinda 0-0 Desp. Sassamba
Petro Huambo 0-2 Petro Luanda
Sporting Benguela 2-2 1 Agosto
[Jun 17]
Desp. Cuca 3-0 Benfica Huambo
[Aug 5]
Sag. Esperana 0-1 Desp. Eka
Round 11
[Jun 20]
Sporting Benguela 1-1 Desp. TAAG
FC Cabinda 1-1 1 Maio
Desp. Sassamba 0-1 Ferrovirio Hula
1 Agosto 1-0 Petro Luanda
[Jun 21]
Inter Luanda 1-1 Benfica Huambo
[Jun 28]
Desp. Eka 0-1 Desp. Cuca
[Aug 8]
Petro Huambo 1-1 Sag. Esperana
Round 12
[Jun 22]
Desp. Cuca 0-0 Petro Huambo
[Jun 23]
Petro Luanda 2-2 Desp. TAAG
FC Cabinda 1-0 Sporting Benguela
Benfica Huambo 1-0 Ferrovirio Hula
Sag. Esperana 1-2 1 Agosto
1 Maio 4-0 Desp. Sassamba
[Jun 24]
Inter Luanda 3-2 Desp. Eka
Round 13
[Jun 30]
Ferrovirio Hula 4-1 Desp. Eka
Petro Luanda 3-0 FC Cabinda
1 Maio 1-0 Sporting Benguela
[Jul 1]
1 Agosto 0-0 Desp. Cuca
Sag. Esperana 1-0 Desp. TAAG
[Jul 4]
Petro Huambo 1-0 Inter Luanda
[Jul 21]
Desp. Sassamba 1-1 Benfica Huambo
Halfway table:
1.CD 1 de Agosto 13 7 6 0 16- 7 20
2.Petro de Luanda 13 7 4 2 25-11 18 [C]
3.1 de Maio de Benguela 13 7 4 2 17- 6 18
4.Ferrovirio da Hula 13 6 3 4 20-14 15
5.Sagrada Esperana 13 5 5 3 15-13 15
6.FC Cabinda 13 3 8 2 10-10 14
7.Desportivo da Cuca 13 2 9 2 11-11 13 [P]
8.Petro do Huambo 13 4 4 5 11-13 12
9.Desportivo da TAAG 13 2 7 4 12-14 11
10.Benfica do Huambo 13 3 4 6 9-16 10
11.GD Interclube 13 3 4 6 8-16 10
12.Sporting de Benguela 13 3 4 6 13-14 10 [P]
13.Desportivo da EKA 13 4 1 8 13-20 9 [P]
14.Desportivo Sassamba 13 1 5 7 10-25 7 [P]
Round 14
[Sep 16]
Desp. TAAG 1-0 Desp. Cuca
Petro Huambo 0-1 Ferrovirio Hula
[Sep 23]
1 Maio awd Petro Luanda [3-0 awarded]
[Oct 10]
Desp. Eka 3-1 Benfica Huambo
[Nov 24]
1 Agosto 1-2 Inter Luanda
[Jan 9 1991]
FC Cabinda 0-0 Sag. Esperana
Desp. Sassamba 1-2 Sporting Benguela
Round 15
[Sep 22]
Desp. Cuca 1-1 FC Cabinda
[Sep 23]
Ferrovirio Hula 0-0 1 Agosto
Benfica Huambo 4-0 Petro Huambo
[Oct 10]
Inter Luanda 1-0 Desp. TAAG
Petro Luanda 4-1 Sporting Benguela
[Nov 24]
Desp. Eka awd Desp. Sassamba [3-0 awarded]
[Dec 13]
1 Maio 3-0 Sag. Esperana
Round 16
[Sep 28]
Desp. TAAG 1-2 Ferrovirio Hula
[Sep 29]
Petro Huambo 0-1 Desp. Eka
[Sep 30]
Desp. Cuca 1-1 1 Maio
1 Agosto 3-2 Benfica Huambo
[Oct 24]
FC Cabinda 1-1 Inter Luanda
Sporting Benguela 0-0 Sag. Esperana
[Dec 13]
Desp. Sassamba 0-5 Petro Luanda
Round 17
[Oct 2]
1 Agosto 2-1 Desp. Eka
[Oct 3]
Desp. Cuca 1-2 Sporting Benguela
Desp. Sassamba 0-0 Petro Huambo
[Oct 24]
Benfica Huambo awd Desp. TAAG [0-3 awarded]
[Nov 14]
1 Maio 2-0 Inter Luanda
[Dec 1]
Ferrovirio Hula 1-0 FC Cabinda
Sag. Esperana 1-2 Petro Luanda
Round 18
[Oct 6]
Inter Luanda 0-1 Sporting Benguela
[Oct 7]
Petro Luanda 2-0 Desp. Cuca
Desp. Eka 4-1 Desp. TAAG
FC Cabinda 3-0 Benfica Huambo
Petro Huambo 1-1 1 Agosto
[Nov 28]
1 Maio 4-3 Ferrovirio Hula
Sag. Esperana 4-4 Desp. Sassamba
Round 19 [Oct 13]
Desp. Eka 1-0 FC Cabinda
Desp. TAAG 0-1 Petro Huambo
Inter Luanda 0-1 Petro Luanda
Benfica Huambo 1-0 1 Maio
Desp. Sassamba 1-3 1 Agosto
Sag. Esperana 1-0 Desp. Cuca
Sporting Benguela awd Ferrovirio Hula [3-0 awarded]
Round 20
[Oct 20]
Desp. TAAG 0-1 1 Agosto
FC Cabinda 0-0 Petro Huambo
[Oct 21]
Desp. Cuca 3-3 Desp. Sassamba
1 Maio 2-0 Desp. Eka
[Nov 11]
Benfica Huambo 2-0 Sporting Benguela
[Nov 25]
Petro Luanda 3-1 Ferrovirio Hula
[Jan 5 1991]
Sag. Esperana 0-0 Inter Luanda
Round 21 [Oct 28]
Desp. Sassamba 1-1 Desp. TAAG
Petro Huambo 0-1 1 Maio
Inter Luanda 1-2 Desp. Cuca
Ferrovirio Hula 1-1 Sag. Esperana
Petro Luanda 2-1 Benfica Huambo
Sporting Benguela 0-1 Desp. Eka
1 Agosto 3-2 FC Cabinda
Round 22
[Oct 31]
Desp. Cuca 1-1 Ferrovirio Hula
FC Cabinda 1-1 Desp. TAAG
[Nov 7]
Benfica Huambo 2-1 Sag. Esperana
[Nov 21]
Desp. Eka 1-2 Petro Luanda
Inter Luanda 5-2 Desp. Sassamba
1 Agosto 0-1 1 Maio
[Nov 24]
Sporting Benguela 0-0 Petro Huambo
Round 23
[Nov 3]
Benfica Huambo 2-1 Desp. Cuca
Desp. Eka 3-1 Sag. Esperana
Ferrovirio Hula 1-3 Inter Luanda
Petro Luanda 5-0 Petro Huambo
[Nov 4]
1 Maio 1-0 Desp. TAAG
1 Agosto 2-1 Sporting Benguela
[Jan 5 1991]
Desp. Sassamba 2-4 FC Cabinda
Round 24
[Nov 17]
Desp. TAAG 2-0 Sporting Benguela
Ferrovirio Hula 3-1 Desp. Sassamba
[Nov 18]
1 Maio 2-1 FC Cabinda
Benfica Huambo 0-0 Inter Luanda
Petro Luanda 3-1 1 Agosto
[Dec 8]
Desp. Cuca 2-2 Desp. Eka
[Feb 6 1991]
Sag. Esperana 1-3 Petro Huambo
Round 25
[Dec 15]
Desp. TAAG 1-5 Petro Luanda
Ferrovirio Hula 1-0 Benfica Huambo
[Dec 16]
Sporting Benguela 3-3 FC Cabinda
1 Agosto 2-2 Sag. Esperana
[Dec 19]
Desp. Sassamba 3-6 1 Maio
[Jan 27 1991]
Desp. Eka 1-2 Inter Luanda
[Jan 30 1991]
Petro Huambo 0-1 Desp. Cuca
Round 26 [Dec 22]
Desp. Cuca 4-3 1 Agosto
Desp. TAAG 1-3 Sag. Esperana
FC Cabinda 0-2 Petro Luanda
Inter Luanda 2-0 Petro Huambo
Benfica Huambo 12-0 Desp. Sassamba
Sporting Benguela 2-1 1 Maio
Desp. Eka 3-2 Ferrovirio Hula
Final table:
1.Petro de Luanda 26 19 4 3 61-21 42 champions [C]
2.1 de Maio de Benguela 26 17 5 4 44-17 39
3.CD 1 de Agosto 26 13 9 4 38-27 35
4.Ferrovirio da Hula 26 11 6 9 37-34 28
5.Desportivo da EKA 26 12 2 12 37-35 26 [P]
6.GD Interclube 26 9 7 10 25-28 25 [1-1-0 2-1 3]
7.Sagrada Esperana 26 7 11 8 30-34 25 [0-1-1 1-2 1]
8.FC Cabinda 26 5 14 7 26-27 24 [0-2-0 2-2 2]
9.Desportivo da Cuca 26 5 14 7 28-31 24 [0-2-0 2-2 2] [P]
10.Sporting de Benguela 26 8 7 11 28-31 23 [1-0-1 4-2 2] [P]
11.Benfica do Huambo 26 9 5 12 36-33 23 [1-0-1 2-4 2]
12.Petro do Huambo 26 6 8 12 16-30 20
13.Desportivo da TAAG 26 5 9 12 24-34 19
14.Desportivo Sassamba DISQUALIFIED [26 1-9-16 28-76 11] [P]
Team PL 1M 1A FDH DE GI SE FC DDC SDB BDH PDH DDT DS
Petro Luanda 0-0 3-1 3-1 3-2 2-0 2-2 3-0 2-0 4-1 2-1 5-0 2-2 4-0
1 Maio 3-0 1-2 4-3 2-0 2-0 3-0 2-1 2-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 4-0
1 Agosto 1-0 0-1 2-0 2-1 1-2 2-2 3-2 0-0 2-1 3-2 1-0 1-1 2-2
Ferrovirio da Hula 2-2 1-2 0-0 4-1 1-3 1-1 1-0 0-0 3-2 1-0 2-1 1-0 3-1
Desportivo EKA 1-2 0-2 0-0 3-2 1-2 3-1 1-0 0-1 2-0 3-1 2-1 4-1 3-0
GD Interclube 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-4 3-2 2-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 1-1 2-0 1-0 5-2
Sagrada Esperana 1-2 1-0 1-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-3 1-0 4-4
FC Cabinda 0-2 1-1 0-0 2-1 2-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-0 3-0 0-0 1-1 0-0
Desportivo da Cuca 1-3 1-1 4-3 1-1 2-2 1-1 2-2 1-1 1-2 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-3
Sporting de Benguela 1-0 2-1 2-2 3-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 3-3 1-1 4-0 0-0 1-1 1-1
Benfica do Huambo 0-2 1-0 0-1 1-0 3-1 0-0 2-1 0-0 2-1 2-0 4-0 0-3 12-0
Petro do Huambo 0-2 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-1 2-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 2-1 3-2
Desportivo da TAAG 1-5 1-1 0-1 1-2 1-0 0-0 1-3 1-1 1-0 2-0 0-3 0-1 4-1
Desportivo Sassamba 0-5 3-6 1-3 0-1 0-2 1-0 1-2 2-4 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-1
National Cup
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Round 1 [May 6]
Final [Sep 17, Estdio Nacional da Cidadela Desportiva, Luanda]
CD 1 de Agosto 1-0 Petro de Luanda
[Fuidimau 7']
National Supercup
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NB: not played this season.
Thanks to Josef Bobrowsky (R.I.P.)
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