2002 Girabola

Girabola 2002
Season 2002
(Feb 23–Oct 20)
Champions ASA
Relegated Benfica do Lubango
F.C. de Cabinda
Sporting do Bié
2003 CAF Champions League ASA
(Girabola winner)
2003 African Cup Winners' Cup Petro de Luanda
(cup winner)
2003 CAF Cup 1º de Agosto (Girabola runner-up)
Matches played 182
Goals scored 374 (2.05 per match)
Top goalscorer Flávio Amado (16 goals)
Biggest home win ASA 7–0 Des Hui
(01 Jul 2002)
Biggest away win
Highest scoring ASA 7–0 Des Hui
(01 Jul 2002)
2001
2003

The 2002 Girabola was the 24th season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season began on 23 February 2002. Petro de Luanda were the defending champions.

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2003 Gira Angola.

ASA were crowned champions, winning their first title,[1] while Benfica do Lubango, Futebol Clube de Cabinda and Sporting do Bié, were relegated. Flávio Amado of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 16 goals.[2]

Changes from the 2001 season

Relegated: Bravos do Maquis, Primeiro de Maio and Progresso do Sambizanga
Promoted: Desportivo da Huíla, Sporting de Cabinda and Sporting do Bié

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 ASA (C) 26 17 6 3 44 16+28 57 2003 CAF Champions League
2 Primeiro de Agosto 26 15 8 3 39 11+28 53 2003 CAF Cup
3 Petro de Luanda 26 15 6 5 47 17+30 51 2003 African Cup Winners' Cup
4 Petro do Huambo 26 11 7 8 29 27+2 40
5 Interclube 26 10 9 7 28 24+4 39
6 Académica do Lobito 26 10 9 7 28 27+1 39
7 Sporting de Cabinda 26 9 8 9 18 235 35
8 Benfica de Luanda 26 8 8 10 23 274 32
9 Sagrada Esperança 26 8 7 11 17 2912 31
10 Desportivo da Huíla 26 8 5 13 26 4014 29
11 Sonangol do Namibe 26 6 10 10 18 235 28
12 FC de Cabinda (R) 26 7 5 14 25 3914 26 Relegation to 2003 Gira Angola
13 Sporting do Bié (R) 26 7 3 16 18 3113 24
14 Benfica do Lubango (R) 26 4 3 19 14 4026 15

Updated to games played on 20 October 2002.
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).

Home ╲ Away ACL ASA BENLUBHUIFCCINTPETPHUPRISAGSONSCBSCC
Académica do Lobito 11 11 21 00 31 21 00 30 00 00 21 10 10
ASA 30 31 21 70 20 10 10 22 00 01 30 10 21
Benfica de Luanda 22 12 30 11 10 20 01 01 42 01 00 02 12
Benfica do Lubango 14 01 01 12 10 00 01 01 01 01 10 31 02
Desportivo da Huíla 10 14 01 00 20 12 12 41 12 00 20 10 22
FC de Cabinda 10 01 00 31 32 24 00 30 03 51 00 32 00
Interclube 22 11 01 10 03 22 21 00 10 31 11 10 11
Petro de Luanda 30 20 42 40 51 61 02 20 01 10 11 40 40
Petro do Huambo 00 00 30 11 20 01 01 11 10 30 21 40 10
Primeiro de Agosto 20 20 00 50 20 30 00 11 41 30 10 10 30
Sagrada Esperança 21 01 01 10 01 10 02 01 23 22 00 11 10
Sonangol do Namibe 12 11 00 20 20 10 21 11 11 01 01 10 00
Sporting do Bié 30 01 20 03 10 20 10 01 01 00 11 12 10
Sporting de Cabinda 01 14 00 10 20 10 00 21 10 00 00 10 10

Updated to games played on 20 October 2002.
Source: soccerway.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorers [3]

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Angola Flávio * Petro Luanda 16
2 Angola Loló 1º de Agosto 16
3 Angola Kadima ASA 11
4 Angola Lucas 1º de Agosto 10
5 Angola Bravo da Rosa Desportivo Huíla 8

* Less matches played

2002 Girabola winner
Angola
Atlético Sport Aviação
1st title
Top Scorer
Angola Flávio Amado

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