1981 Girabola

The 1981 Girabola was the third season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season ran from 9 May 1981 to 7 February 1982.

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated.

Primeiro de Agosto were the defending champions and were crowned champions, winning their 3rd title, while Desportivo da Chela, FC do Uíge, Ferroviário da Huíla and Petro do Huambo were relegated.

Joseph Maluka of Primeiro de Maio finished as the top scorer with 20 goals.

Changes from the 1980 season Diabos Verdes were renamed as Leões de Luanda. Relegated: Palancas do Huambo, Sagrada Esperança, Sassamba da LS, Welwitschia Promoted: Petro de Luanda, Petro do Huambo, Primeiro de Maio, Progresso do Sambizanga

Legal disputes Leões de Luanda won a claim against Petro de Luanda for the latter fielding ineligible player João Machado (he was supposed to be suspended for a double yellow card) in their first leg match for the 8th round played on July 11. Petro had originally won the game by 2-1. As a result, Leões were awarded 2 pts and Petro subsequently forfeited 2 pts.

In another case, the so-called Caso Rafael, in which Leões de Luanda fielded an ineligible player named Rafael, Leões de Luanda forfeited a total five points and was therefore relegated. Subsequently, all clubs involved in games where such player took part were awarded the lost points as follows: Mambroa (2 pts), FC Uíge (2 pts) and Desportivo da Chela (1 pt).

In another dispute, Desportivo da Chela was awarded 1 point as a result of the so-called Caso Felix, in its claim against Ferroviário da Huíla. Subsequently, Ferroviário forfeited 1 pt.

League table

Results

Season Statistics Scorers R/TACACOUDCHDTAFCUFHLLEOMAMNACPETPHUPRIPRMPROTOTAL1 10/5/8110/5/819/5/8110/5/8110/5/8110/5/8110/5/8110/5/8110/5/819/5/8110/5/8110/5/819/5/819/5/81FCU–ACA 1–0 FHL–COU 1–2 PRO–DCH 0–0 PHU–DTA 0–1Ndisso ' FCU–ACA 1–0Armindo 15' FHL–COU 1–2 PRI–LEO 0–1Loth 28' NAC–MAM 0–0 NAC–MAM 0–0 PET–PRM 3–2Abreu 1'Jesus 55' 90' PHU–DTA 0–1 PRI–LEO 0–1 PET–PRM 3–2Maluka 70' 72' PRO–DCH 0–0 112 17/5/8116/5/8117/5/8117/5/8117/5/8117/5/8116/5/8117/5/8117/5/8117/5/8117/5/8117/5/8116/5/8116/5/81DCH–ACA 1–1 PRM–COU 4–1Nimy ' DCH–ACA 1–1 DTA–PRI 2–3Ndisso 8'Luntadila 64' FCU–MAM 2–2Armindo x2 PHU–FHL 1–0 PRO–LEO 2–1Mané 69' FCU–MAM 2–2Julião x2 NAC–PET 1–1Sansão ' NAC–PET 1–1Oliveira 36' PHU–FHL 1–0Santiago 16' DTA–PRI 2–3Alves 55'Ndunguidi 'Nsuka 73' PRM–COU 4–1 14' 37' 42' 50' PRO–LEO 2–1Nando 24'Tobias 45' 223 24/5/8124/5/8124/5/8123/5/8124/5/8124/5/8124/5/8123/5/8124/5/8124/5/8124/5/8124/5/81ACA–PRO 0–1 COU–NAC 1–1Zumbele 10' MAM–DCH 1–1Zé Amaro 6' DTA–LEO 2–0Ed.Machado 17'Luntadila 38' PET–FCU 0–1Mário 31' FHL–PRI 1–1Tozé 80' DTA–LEO 2–0 MAM–DCH 1–1Julião 15' COU–NAC 1–1Leandro 16' PET–FCU 0–1 PRM–PHU 2–3 1' 3' 65' FHL–PRI 1–1Ndunguidi 85' PRM–PHU 2–3Maluka 11'Juca 36' ACA–PRO 0–1Deny ' 154 30/5/8131/5/8131/5/8130/5/8131/5/8130/5/8130/5/8131/5/8131/5/8131/5/8131/5/8131/5/8131/5/8131/5/81LEO–ACA 0–2Mateus 23'Arnaldo 63' pen. FCU–COU 1–0 DCH–PET 2–2Lucas 'Mateus ' DTA–FHL 4–0Gonçalves 5'Ed.Machado 73' ?Zola ' FCU–COU 1–0Armindo 53' DTA–FHL 4–0 LEO–ACA 0–2 MAM–PRO 2–1Marques 25'Julião 30' NAC–PHU 0–0 DCH–PET 2–2Lito 'Macuéria 49' NAC–PHU 0–0 PRI–PRM 1–1 PRI–PRM 1–1 MAM–PRO 2–1V. Dias 45' pen. 165 7/6/817/6/817/6/817/6/817/6/817/6/817/6/817/6/817/6/816/6/817/6/817/6/817/6/816/6/81ACA–MAM 2–3Arnaldo 32' 65' COU–DCH 1–0Vicy 87' COU–DCH 1–0 PRM–DTA 1–1 PHU–FCU 1–1Armindo 4' FHL–LEO 1–0Tomás 16' FHL–LEO 1–0 ACA–MAM 2–3Julião pen.Maria 48'o.g. ' PRI–NAC 2–0 PRO–PET 1–0 PHU–FCU 1–1Saavedra 14' PRI–NAC 2–0Dinis 36'Amândio 85' PRM–DTA 1–1Lunguila 36' PRO–PET 1–0Vieira Dias ' 146 13/6/8114/6/8114/6/8114/6/8113/6/8114/6/8114/6/8114/6/8114/6/8113/6/8114/6/8113/6/8114/6/8114/6/81PET–ACA 1–1 COU–PRO 1–1 DCH–PHU 1–1Brás 85' DTA–NAC 1–0Geovety PRI–FCU 2–2Simão 8'Lito 16' PRM–FHL 2–0 MAM–LEO 2–0Maria 62'Firmino 80' MAM–LEO 2–0 DTA–NAC 1–0 PET–ACA 1–1 DCH–PHU 1–1Detoni 60' PRI–FCU 2–2Alves 35' 70' PRM–FHL 2–0Daniel 'Maluka 76' COU–PRO 1–1 157 5/7/815/7/815/7/815/7/815/7/815/7/814/7/815/7/815/7/815/7/815/7/815/7/814/7/815/7/81ACA–COU 1–3Arnaldo 90' ACA–COU 1–3Vicy 3' ?Marco 42' DCH–PRI 0–1 FCU–DTA 1–5Ed.Machado 38' 40'Gonçalves 60'Geovety 69'Juca 73' FCU–DTA 1–5Armindo 78' NAC–FHL 2–0 LEO–PRM 0–1 MAM–PET 2–3Julião ' NAC–FHL 2–0Sansão x2 MAM–PET 2–3Jesus x2Macuéria ' PRO–PHU 3–0 DCH–PRI 0–1Tandu 72' LEO–PRM 0–1Daniel 80' PRO–PHU 3–0 228 12/7/8112/7/8111/7/8111/7/8112/7/8112/7/8111/7/8112/7/8112/7/8111/7/8112/7/8112/7/8112/7/8112/7/81PHU–ACA 1–2 COU–MAM 1–1 DTA–DCH 2–1 DTA–DCH 2–1 FHL–FCU 1–2Armindo 25' ? pen. FHL–FCU 1–2Miguel ' PET–LEO 0–3 COU–MAM 1–1 PRM–NAC 1–1 PET–LEO 0–3 PHU–ACA 1–2 PRI–PRO 3–0 PRM–NAC 1–1 PRI–PRO 3–0 199 19/7/8118/7/8119/7/8119/7/8119/7/8119/7/8118/7/8119/7/8118/7/8118/7/8119/7/8119/7/8119/7/8119/7/81ACA–PRI 0–3 PET–COU 3–0 FHL–DCH 1–1Basílio 23' PRO–DTA 0–3Luntadila 15'Ed. Machado 37'Geovety 80' pen. FCU–PRM 0–3 FHL–DCH 1–1Miguel Antunes 75' LEO–NAC 1–3Loth 1' MAM–PHU 1–0 LEO–NAC 1–3Alcídes 43'Sansão 55' 85' PET–COU 3–0Jesus 10' 60'Afonso 79' MAM–PHU 1–0 ACA–PRI 0–3 FCU–PRM 0–3Maluka 41' 87'Daniel 62' PRO–DTA 0–3 1910 12/9/8113/9/8112/9/8112/9/8113/9/8113/9/8113/9/8113/9/8113/9/8113/9/8113/9/8113/9/8112/9/8113/9/81DTA–ACA 0–0 COU–LEO 5–1 8' 34' 80'Kuzieme 'Tex 68' PRM–DCH 2–1Dias ' DTA–ACA 0–0 NAC–FCU 1–1Arménio 81' FHL–PRO 0–3 COU–LEO 5–1Dianingana 50' PRI–MAM 2–1Mascarenhas 67' NAC–FCU 1–1Sansão 70' PHU–PET 0–0 PHU–PET 0–0 PRI–MAM 2–1Tandu 32'Ivo 81' PRM–DCH 2–1Daniel 'Maluka 36' FHL–PRO 0–3Sto António 'Vieira Dias 39' 1711 20/9/8120/9/8120/9/8120/9/8119/9/8120/9/8119/9/8120/9/8120/9/8120/9/8120/9/8120/9/8119/9/8119/9/81ACA–FHL 2–1Mateus 'Tomás ' COU–PHU 1–2 DCH–NAC 3–1Lucas 'Basílio 40'Zé Amaro 58' MAM–DTA 0–0 LEO–FCU 1–0 ACA–FHL 2–1Rodrigues ' LEO–FCU 1–0Matos 7' MAM–DTA 0–0 DCH–NAC 3–1Sansão 43' PET–PRI 0–2 COU–PHU1–2 PET–PRI 0–2Alves 30' 42' PRO–PRM 2–0 PRO–PRM 2–0Vieira Dias 30'Zandú 85' 1512 26/9/8126/9/8127/9/8127/9/8127/9/8127/9/8127/9/8127/9/8127/9/8127/9/8127/9/8126/9/8126/9/8127/9/81PRM–ACA 2–1Arnaldo ' PRI–COU 2–1Massaca 18' FCU–DCH 0–1Basílio 43' DTA–PET 2–2Ed.Machado 38' 90+1' FCU–DCH 0–1 FHL–MAM 0–2 PHU–LEO 1–1Diamantino 57' FHL–MAM 0–2Jorge 14'Arlindo 25' NAC–PRO 2–1Alcídes 'Nelson ' DTA–PET 2–2César 45'J.Machado 90+9' PHU–LEO 1–1Américo 12' PRI–COU 2–1Alves 35' 76' PRM–ACA 2–1Maluka 44' pen. 47' NAC–PRO 2–1Dé ' 1813 4/10/814/10/814/10/814/10/814/10/813/10/814/10/813/10/814/10/813/10/814/10/814/10/813/10/814/10/81ACA–NAC 1–0 COU–DTA 1–3 DCH–LEO 0–0 COU–DTA 1–3 PRO–FCU 1–3 PET–FHL 1–2Canhoto 11' pen.Simões 41' DCH–LEO 0–0 PRM–MAM 1–0 ACA–NAC 1–0 PET–FHL 1–2J.Machado 9' PHU–PRI 0–0 PHU–PRI 0–0 PRM–MAM 1–0Daniel 2' PRO–FCU 1–3 1314 11/10/8111/10/8111/10/8111/10/8111/10/8111/10/8111/10/8111/10/8111/10/8111/10/8111/10/8111/10/8111/10/8111/10/81ACA–FCU 1–0Jindungo 7' COU–FHL 0–1 DCH–PRO 1–0Basílio ' DTA–PHU 2–0Luntadila 36' ACA–FCU 1–0 COU–FHL 0–1 LEO–PRI 0–1 MAM–NAC 1–0Santana 33' MAM–NAC 1–0 PRM–PET 1–1Jesus 21' DTA–PHU 2–0 LEO–PRI 0–1Alves 45' PRM–PET 1–1Juca 3' DCH–PRO 1–0 915 18/10/8118/10/8118/10/8118/10/8118/10/8118/10/8117/10/8118/10/8117/10/8117/10/8118/10/8118/10/8118/10/8117/10/81ACA–DCH 1–0Arnaldo ' COU–PRM 2–2Vicy 25' 70' ACA–DCH 1–0 PRI–DTA 1–1Ed.Machado 79' MAM–FCU 1–0 FHL–PHU 3–2Tomás 35'Canhoto 37' pen.Emílio 73' LEO–PRO 1–1Vieira Dias 73' MAM–FCU 1–0Jorge 23' PET–NAC 2–0 PET–NAC 2–0J.Machado 'Lito ' FHL–PHU 3–2Saavedra 19'Santiago 30' PRI–DTA 1–1Amândio 90' COU–PRM 2–2Maluka 11'J.Gregório 88' LEO–PRO 1–1Vieira Dias ' 1716 25/10/818/11/8125/10/8110/11/8125/10/8124/10/8110/11/8125/10/818/11/8125/10/8125/10/8124/10/8125/10/8125/10/81PRO–ACA 1–0 NAC–COU 2–0 DCH–MAM 0–1 LEO–DTA 1–1Luntadila ' FCU–PET 3–3Armindo 32'Mavó 42'Raimundo 75' PRI–FHL 1–0 LEO–DTA 1–1Franco ' DCH–MAM 0–1Maria 45' NAC–COU 2–0 FCU–PET 3–3J.Machado 36'Pepé 47'Jesus 48' PHU–PRM 1–0Saavedra 4' PRI–FHL 1–0Tandu 20' PHU–PRM 1–0 PRO–ACA 1–0Praia 80' 1417 15/11/8115/11/8114/11/8115/11/8115/11/8115/11/8115/11/8115/11/8115/11/8114/11/8115/11/8115/11/8115/11/8115/11/81ACA–LEO O–O COU–FCU 4–1 PET–DCH 3–2Lucas 4' FHL–DTA 0–1Juca ' COU–FCU 4–1 FHL–DTA 0–1 ACA–LEO 0–0 PRO–MAM 0–0 PHU–NAC 1–1Alcídes 85' PET–DCH 3–2Santos 17'Jesus 25' PHU–NAC 1–1Américo 48' PRM–PRI 0–3Alves 16'Nsuka 36'Barros 82' PRM–PRI 0–3 PRO–MAM 0–0 1618 22/11/8122/11/8122/11/8121/11/8122/11/8121/11/8121/11/8122/11/8122/11/8122/11/8122/11/8122/11/8121/11/8122/11/81MAM–ACA 4–1Luís o.g. DCH–COU 1–3Vicy 22'Nimy 35' 41' DCH–COU 1–3Pepé 44' pen. DTA–PRM 3–0Luntadila 8'Ed.Machado 43' 79' FCU–PHU 0–1 LEO–FHL 3–2Barbosa 'Paiva 55' LEO–FHL 3–2Loth 'Mané 65' pen.Vieira Dias ' MAM–ACA 4–1Ralph 9'Julião 45' 82'Marques 74' NAC–PRI 0–2 PET–PRO 1–2Jesus 87' pen. FCU–PHU 0–1Lilas ' NAC–PRI 0–2Ndunguidi 23'Alves 90' DTA–PRM 3–0 PET–PRO 1–2Abreu 20' 75' 2319 28/11/8129/11/8129/11/8129/11/8129/11/8129/11/8129/11/8129/11/8129/11/8129/11/8129/11/8128/11/81ACA–PET 2–0 PRO–COU 1–0 PHU–DCH 0–1Lucas 71' NAC–DTA 0–1Ed.Machado 44' FCU–PRI 0–2 FHL–PRM 1–4Barbosa ' pen. LEO–MAM 3–1Diamantino 26'Loth 'Mané LEO–MAM 3–1Ralph 22' NAC–DTA 0–1 ACA–PET 2–0 PHU–DCH 0–1 FCU–PRI 0–2Zeca 28'Alves 70' FHL–PRM 1–4Sarmento 47'Juca 77'Maluka 85' PRO–COU 1–0Dé 44' 1620 6/12/816/12/8131/1/825/12/815/12/816/12/816/12/816/12/816/12/816/12/816/12/8131/1/826/12/816/12/81COU–ACA 1–1 COU–ACA 1–1 PRI–DCH 0–0 DTA–FCU 1–1Geovety ' DTA–FCU 1–1Monasseis 36' FHL–NAC 0–2 PRM–LEO 1–1Dianingana 43' PET–MAM 1–1Paulinho 84' FHL–NAC 0–2 PET–MAM 1–1Tony 25' o.g. PHU–PRO 1–0Américo 16' PRI–DCH 0–0 PRM–LEO 1–1Maluka ' PHU–PRO 1–0 1121 13/12/8113/12/8113/12/8113/12/8113/12/8113/12/8113/12/8113/12/8113/12/8113/12/8113/12/8113/1/8213/12/8113/1/82ACA–PHU 1–0Sayombo ' MAM–COU 3–4Zumbele x2José 57'Vicy 84' DCH–DTA 0–2 DCH–DTA 0–2 FCU–FHL 5–0 FCU–FHL 5–0 LEO–PET 1–0Vieira Dias ' MAM–COU 3–4Arlindo 'Jorge 'Marques 89' NAC–PRM 0–0 LEO–PET 1–0 ACA–PHU 1–0 PRO–PRI 2–3Alves 6' 58'Ndunguidi 18' pen. NAC–PRM 0–0 PRO–PRI 2–3Praia 'Vieira Dias ' 2122 19/12/8020/12/813/1/8220/12/8119/12/803/1/8220/12/8120/12/8120/12/8120/12/8120/12/8119/12/8019/12/8020/12/81PRI–ACA 3–0 COU–PET 2–1Nimy 1'Indú 51' DCH–FHL 2–0Ndala 4'Brás ' pen. DTA–PRO 1–2Jujú 37' PRM–FCU 1–1Arménio 73' DCH–FHL 2–0 NAC–LEO 1–1Vieira Dias 27' PHU–MAM 1–1 NAC–LEO 1–1Samuel 17' COU–PET 2–1Lito 30' PHU–MAM 1–1 PRI–ACA 3–0Ndunguidi 9'Nsuka 17' 29' PRM–FCU 1–1Maluka 83' pen. DTA–PRO 1–2Abreu 82'Vieira Dias 84' 1723 10/1/829/1/8210/1/8210/1/8210/1/8210/1/829/1/8210/1/8210/1/829/1/829/1/8210/1/8210/1/8210/1/82ACA–DTA 0–0 LEO–COU 0–0 DCH–PRM 3–3Basílio 27'Ndala ' ACA–DTA 0–0 FCU–NAC 1–1Zacarias 60' PRO–FHL 1–0 LEO–COU 0–0 MAM–PRI 1–0Julião 62' FCU–NAC 1–1Sansão 33' PET–PHU 1–0 PET–PHU 1–0 MAM–PRI 1–0 DCH–PRM 3–3Maluka 30'Afonso 75' o.g. PRO–FHL 1–0 1124 17/1/8217/1/8216/1/8216/1/8217/1/8217/1/8217/1/8216/1/8216/1/8217/1/8217/1/8217/1/8217/1/8217/1/82FHL–ACA 1–3Chiby 35'Altino 59' o.g.Sayombo 80' PHU–COU 4–1 NAC–DCH 3–1 DTA–MAM 1–1Geovety 87' pen. FCU–LEO 0–0 FHL–ACA 1–3Tomás 13' FCU–LEO 0–0 DTA–MAM 1–1Julião ' NAC–DCH 3–1Lino ' PRI–PET 0–1Jesus 6' pen. PHU–COU 4–1Américo 'Bito 'Saavedra x2 PRI–PET 0–1 PRM–PRO 0–2 PRM–PRO 0–2 1825 24/1/8224/1/8224/1/8224/1/8224/1/8224/1/8223/1/8224/1/8224/1/8224/1/8223/1/8224/1/8224/1/8224/1/82ACA–PRM 2–0 COU–PRI 1–0 DCH–FCU 3–0Brás 2'Basílio 12' 80' PET–DTA 2–2Ed.Machado 3' ? DCH–FCU 3–0 MAM–FHL 3–0 LEO–PHU 3–3Diamantino 13'V.Dias 34' pen. MAM–FHL 3–0 PRO–NAC 1–2 PET–DTA 2–2Abreu 9'R.Gomes 66' o.g. LEO–PHU 3–3Saavedra 15' COU–PRI 1–0 ACA–PRM 2–0 PRO–NAC 1–2 2226 7/2/827/2/827/2/827/2/827/2/827/2/827/2/827/2/827/2/827/2/826/2/826/2/827/2/827/2/82NAC–ACA 0–0 DTA–COU 1–2 LEO–DCH 3–0 DTA–COU 1–2 FCU–PRO 1–2Zacarias 31' pen. FHL–PET 2–4Barbosa 'Jacinto 43' LEO–DCH 3–0 MAM–PRM 3–0Marques 'Santana x2 NAC–ACA 0–0 FHL–PET 2–4Jesus 15' ? pen.Lito 60' 85' PRI–PHU 3–0 PRI–PHU 3–0 MAM–PRM 3–0 FCU–PRO 1–2 21T2538264328182638243624413431432

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