1998 Girabola

The 1998 Girabola was the 20th season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season began on April 1, 1998. Primeiro de Agosto were the defending champions.

Girabola 1998
Season1998
(Apr 18–Nov 22)
ChampionsPrimeiro de Agosto
RelegatedIndependente do Tômbwa
Progresso do Sambizanga
1998 CAF Champions LeaguePrimeiro de Agosto
(Girabola winner)
1998 African Cup Winners' CupSagrada Esperança
(1998 cup winner)
1998 CAF CupAcadémica do Lobito (Girabola runnerup)
Matches played210
Goals scored434 (2.07 per match)
Top goalscorerBetinho
(14 goals)
Biggest home winPetro 5–0 Pro Sam (30 May 1999)
Pet Hua 5–0 FC Cab (05 Aug 1999)
Biggest away winKabusc 1–5 1º Agosto (3 May 1998)
Highest scoringKabusc 6–4 Ind. Tomb (28 Jun 1998)
← 1997
1999 →

The league comprised 16 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 1999 Gira Angola.

Primeiro de Agosto were crowned champions, winning their 7th title, while Chicoil, Kabuscorp and SECIL Marítima were relegated.

Alberto Ferreira aka Betinho of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 14 goals.

Changes from the 1997 season

Relegated: Benfica do Huambo, Primeiro de Maio
Promoted: Chicoil, SECIL

 Locations of the 1998 Girabola teams

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Primeiro de Agosto (C) 28 18 6 4 37 14 +23 60 Qualification for Champions League
2 Petro de Luanda 28 15 8 5 51 18 +33 53
3 Rangol[lower-alpha 1] 28 11 10 7 45 27 +18 43 Qualification for CAF Cup
4 ASA[lower-alpha 2] 28 11 7 10 34 22 +12 40
5 Sagrada Esperança 28 11 7 10 33 33 0 40
6 Progresso do Sambizanga 28 11 7 10 26 30 −4 40
7 Sonangol do Namibe[lower-alpha 3] 28 11 6 11 27 32 −5 39
8 Onze Bravos[lower-alpha 4] 28 10 7 11 36 43 −7 37
9 Independente do Tômbwa 28 10 6 12 36 51 −15 36
10 Académica do Lobito 28 9 9 10 31 29 +2 36
11 Petro do Huambo 28 8 11 9 35 35 0 35
12 FC de Cabinda 28 8 11 9 28 35 −7 35
13 Sporting de Cabinda 28 9 7 12 37 38 −1 34
14 Secil Marítima (R) 28 5 9 14 26 41 −15 24 Relegation to Provincial stages
15 Chicoil (R) 28 6 5 17 28 53 −25 23
16 Kabuscorp[lower-alpha 2] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 1999. Source: Girabola.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Name later changed to Benfica de Luanda
  2. Kabuscorp were disqualified after forfeiting their matches in rounds 28, 29 and 30. Forfeiting three matches resulted in all their games being annulled and the team subsequently disqualified, in spite of appeals. Also on account of that, ASA finished 3rd and Saneamento Rangol, 4th.[1]
  3. Name later changed to Atlético do Namibe
  4. Name later changed to Bravos do Maquis

Results
Home \ Away 11B ACL ASA CHI FCC IND KAB PET PHU PRI PRO RAN SAG SEC SON SCC
11 Bravos — – – – 1–0 1–1 – – – – 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 – –
Académica do Lobito 3–0 — 1–0 – 3–1 – 0–1 – – – 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 – 2–0
ASA – – — 2–1 – 1–0 2–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 – – – 1–1 2–0 –
Chicoil 2–1 1–1 – — – – – – 2–1 – 2–0 – – – – –
FC de Cabinda – – 0–1 3–2 — 1–0 3–2 – – 0–1 – – 2–1 0–0 – –
Independente do Tômbwa – – – 2–0 – — – 0–1 2–1 2–1 – – – – 0–0 –
Kabuscorp 3–1 – – 3–2 – 6–4 — – – 1–5 2–1 – – 1–0 – 3–1
Petro de Luanda 2–1 3–0 – – 4–0 – 2–0 — – – 0–0 2–0 2–2 – – 3–1
Petro do Huambo 4–2 2–0 – – 0–0 – 2–1 1–0 — – 1–0 2–3 – – – 1–1
Primeiro de Agosto 2–1 1–0 – 3–0 – – – 2–1 3–1 — – – – – 2–1 2–1
Progresso do Sambizanga – – 0–1 – 2–0 2–1 – – – 0–0 — 1–1 0–0 1–1 – –
Rangol – – 0–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 – – 0–0 – — 2–1 3–2 – –
Sagrada Esperança – – 2–1 1–0 – 4–1 5–0 – 0–0 0–2 – – — 2–1 2–0 –
Sécil Marítima 2–3 – – 3–2 – – – 0–3 1–2 0–1 – – – — 1–0 0–0
Sonangol do Namibe 2–1 1–0 – – – – 2–1 1–0 2–1 – 0–3 1–1 – – — 1–2
Sporting de Cabinda – – 1–3 – 3–2 – – – – – 0–0 2–1 1–2 – – —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 1998. Source: girabola.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer
  • Alberto Ferreira Betinho

Champions
 1998 Girabola winner 

Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto
7th title
Squad: Agó, Assis, Castella, Dé, Filipe, Goliath, Gonçalves, H. Cruz, H. Vicente, Isaac, Ismael, Julião, Kiss, L. Carlos, Mendonça, Mfede, Moisés I, Moisés II, Mwanza, Ndola, Neto, Nsilulu, Nzalambila, Pedro, Pena, Stopirrá, Xavier
Head Coach: Daniel Ndunguidi
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References
  1. "Angola 1998". rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 Mar 2017.
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