1979 Girabola was the annual national Angola football (soccer) tournament, Girabola, held in 1979. It was the first national championship organized after Angola achieved independence in 1975. Due to the Angolan Civil War this was the first (and only) tournament that included teams from all Angolan provinces. By then, there were only sixteen provinces. Later on, the province of Lunda was split in two: Lunda Norte and Lunda Sul and Bengo was also created.
On the course of the championship, Sporting Clube de Luanda was renamed as Diabos Verdes.
Twenty-for teams were divided into four groups of six teams each with the top team advancing to the semi-finals.
João Machado of Diabos Verdes finished as the top scorer with 18 goals.
League table
Preliminary rounds Serie A
Round 1
Round 6
Round 2
Round 7
Round 3
Round 8
Round 4
Round 9
Round 5
Round 10
Table and results
Serie B
Round 1
Round 6
Round 2
Round 7
Round 3
Round 8
Round 4
Round 9
Round 5
Round 10
Table and results
Serie C
Round 1
Round 6
Round 2
Round 7
Round 3
Round 8
Round 4
Round 9
Round 5
Round 10
Table and results
Serie D
Round 1
Round 6
Round 2
Round 7
Round 3
Round 8
Round 4
Round 9
Round 5
Round 10
Table and results
Semi finals
Final
GK '– || Ângelo |- |RB ||– || Lourenço (c) |- |CB ||– || Mascarenhas |- |CB ||– || Ndongala |- |LB ||–|| Agostinho |- |RM ||–|| Amândio |- |CM ||–|| Zeca|- |LM ||–|| Chimalanga || || |- |FW ||–|| Ndunguidi |- |FW ||–|| Túbia |- |FW ||–|| Vieira Dias || || |- |colspan=3|Substitutions: |- |MF ||– || Mateus César || || |- |MF ||–|| Sansão'' || || |- |colspan=3|Manager:''' Ivan Ridanović
GK – Pinto LeiteRB – MoioCB – CanduchoCB – BarrosLB – Benchimol (c)RM – LeandroCM – LinoLM – QuimFW – NelsonFW – SamuelFW – Silva Substitutions:FW – Minguito FW – Manager: Amílcar dos Santos
Assistant referees: Pereira Lopes Manuel Pimentel
Trivia At 15 minutes of play into the final, the referee stopped the match for the public to greet president José Eduardo dos Santos, who had arrived at the stadium.
Season statistics Top scorer João Machado
Most goals scored in a single match PlayerForAgainstResultRoundDate4 goals (Poker) João MachadoDiabos VerdesNaval P.A.5-12Sun, 9 Dec 1979 GeovettyDesp. da TAAGDesp. de Xangongo11-010Sat, 23 Feb 19803 goals (Hat-trick) ArménioF.C. do UígeF.C. de Cabinda3-01Sun, 9 Dec 1979 DiamantinoPalancasJuv. do Kunje6-23Sun, 23 Dec 1979 Santo AntónioEstrela VermelhaNaval P.A.3-47Sun, 20 Jan 1980 João MachadoDiabos VerdesDesp. da TAAG5-08Sun, 27 Jan 1980
Champions
See also Gira Angola
References
External links Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation