2006 Girabola
| Season | 2006 (Feb 25–Nov 26) |
|---|---|
| Champions | Interclube |
| Relegated |
Bravos do Maquis Progresso do Sambizanga Sporting de Cabinda |
| 2007 CAF Champions League |
1º de Agosto Petro de Luanda |
| 2007 CAF Confederation Cup |
Benfica de Luanda (cup runner-up) Interclube |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 342 (1.88 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Manucho Gonçalves (16 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Int Lua 5–0 Aca Soy (27 Aug 2006) Ben Lub 5–0 Spo Cab (15 Oct 2006) |
| Biggest away win | Pro Sam 0–5 Pet Lua (22 Nov 2006) |
| Highest scoring |
ASA 5–1 Aca Soy (02 Apr 2006) |
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The 2006 Girabola was the 28th season of top-tier football in Angola. The season began on 25 February 2006. Sagrada Esperança were the defending champions.
The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2007 Gira Angola.
Primeiro de Agosto were crowned champions, while Bravos do Maquis, Progresso do Sambizanga and Sporting de Cabinda were relegated.[1] Manucho Gonçalves of Petro Luanda finished as the top scorer with 16 goals.[2]
Changes from the 2005 season
Relegated: Académica do Lobito, Petro do Huambo, Sporting do Bié
Promoted: Bravos do Maquis, Académica do Soyo, Benfica do Lubango
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primeiro de Agosto (C) | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 56 | 2007 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Petro de Luanda | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 46 | |
| 3 | Interclube | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 44 | 2007 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Benfica do Lubango | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 39 | |
| 5 | ASA | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 36 | |
| 6 | Sagrada Esperança | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 36 | |
| 7 | Desportivo da Huíla | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 36 | |
| 8 | Benfica de Luanda | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 32 | 2007 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 9 | Académica do Soyo | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 32 | |
| 10 | Primeiro de Maio | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 31 | |
| 11 | Atlético do Namibe | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 31 | |
| 12 | Bravos do Maquis (R) | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 30 | Relegation to 2007 Gira Angola |
| 13 | Progresso (R) | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 31 | −11 | 24 | |
| 14 | Sporting de Cabinda (R) | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 16 |
Updated to games played on 26 November 2006.
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 | ACS | ASA | ATN | BEN | LUB | MAQ | HUI | INT | PET | PRI | MAI | PRO | SAG | SCC |
| Académica do Soyo | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| ASA | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Atlético do Namibe | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Benfica de Luanda | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Benfica do Lubango | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Bravos do Maquis | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Desportivo da Huíla | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Interclube | 5–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Petro de Luanda | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Primeiro de Maio | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Progresso | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sagrada Esperança | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Sporting de Cabinda | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
Updated to games played on 6 November 2006.
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 |  Manucho |
Petro Luanda | 16 |
| 2 |  Sérge |
Benfica Luanda | 10 |
| 3 | Gazeta |
1º de Agosto | 10 |
| 4 | Alberto |
Benfica Lubango | 7 |
| Adolfo |
Atlético Namibe |
| 2006 Girabola winner |
|---|
Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto 9th title |
| Top Scorer |
|---|
| Manucho Gonçalves |
External links
References
- ↑ "1º de Agosto New National Champions". ANGOP.com. 15 Oct 2006. Retrieved 14 Dec 2014.
- ↑ "Football: Petro`s Manucho Best Scorer Of First Division Championship". Federação Angolana de Futebol. 22 Oct 2007. Retrieved 8 Sep 2015.
- ↑ "Futebol: Homologado campeonato nacional da I divisão" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 8 Dec 2006. Retrieved 12 Sep 2015.