2000 Girabola

Girabola 2000
Season2000
(Mar 18–Nov 05)
ChampionsPetro de Luanda
RelegatedARA da Gabela
Sporting Cabinda
Sporting do Bié
2001 CAF Champions LeaguePetro de Luanda
(Girabola winner)
2001 CAF CupASA (Girabola runner-up)
Matches played182
Goals scored444 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerBlanchard
(19 goals)
Biggest home winPetro 6–1 ARA
(30 Apr 2000)
Petro 6–1 Acad
(29 May 2000)
Biggest away winBenf 0–6 Petro
(06 May 2000)
Highest scoring
3 matches
← 1999
2001 →

The 2000 Girabola was the 22nd season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season ran from 18 March to 5 November 2000. Primeiro de Agosto were the defending champions.

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2001 Gira Angola.

Petro de Luanda were crowned champions, winning their 12th title,[1] while ARA da Gabela, Sporting de Cabinda and Sporting do Bié, were relegated.

Blanchard of Benfica de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 19 goals.[2]

Changes from the 1999 season

Relegated: Independente do Tômbwa and Progresso do Sambizanga
Withdrew: Cambondo de Malanje
Promoted: ARA da Gabela and Sporting do Bié

  • Note: From this season on and up until 2009, the Girabola was contested by 14 teams, instead of 16.
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 Locations of the 2000 Girabola teams

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Petro de Luanda (C) 26 20 3 3 65 16 +49 63 Qualification for Champions League
2 ASA 26 13 5 8 47 29 +18 44 Qualification for CAF Cup
3 Petro do Huambo 26 12 6 8 28 23 +5 42
4 Primeiro de Agosto 26 11 7 8 33 19 +14 40
5 Interclube 26 12 4 10 30 27 +3 40
6 Sonangol do Namibe[a] 26 11 6 9 32 30 +2 39
7 Académica do Lobito 26 10 6 10 28 35 −7 36
8 Benfica de Luanda 26 11 2 13 36 45 −9 35
9 Sagrada Esperança 25 9 6 10 21 30 −9 33
10 Onze Bravos[b] 26 8 9 9 29 34 −5 33
11 FC de Cabinda 26 8 8 10 24 31 −7 32
12 Sporting de Cabinda (R) 26 8 7 11 28 29 −1 31 Relegation to Provincial stages
13 ARA da Gabela (R) 26 6 2 18 23 46 −23 20
14 Sporting do Bié (R) 25 5 3 17 20 50 −30 18
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2000. 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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Name later changed to Atlético do Namibe
  2. ^ Name later changed to Bravos do Maquis

Results

Home \ Away 11B ACL ARA ASA BEN FCC INT PET PHU PRI SAG SBI SCC SON
11 Bravos — 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–0 3–1
Académica do Lobito 1–0 — 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–1
ARA da Gabela 1–0 2–1 — 0–2 2–2 4–0 0–3 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1
ASA 4–2 2–0 4–1 — 3–1 1–0 5–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–2 2–0
Benfica de Luanda 2–1 5–1 1–0 2–1 — 2–1 2–0 0–6 3–2 0–1 1–2 4–1 1–0 4–2
FC de Cabinda 3–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 1–2 — 1–0 0–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 0–0
Interclube 2–1 3–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 — 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–2
Petro de Luanda 2–1 6–1 6–1 2–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 1–0 4–1 5–0 2–1 3–0
Petro do Huambo 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 — 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–1
Primeiro de Agosto 1–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 5–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 — 5–1 4–0 1–1 4–1
Sagrada Esperança 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 0–0 — 1–1 1–0 1–0
Sporting do Bié 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–5 3–1 1–0 1–3 0–3 0–0 0–1 – — 2–0 0–1
Sporting de Cabinda 5–1 4–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 — 1–3
Sonangol do Namibe 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2000. Source: girabola.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top scorer

Champions

 2000 Girabola winner 

Atlético Petróleos de Luanda
12th title
Squad: Avelino Lopes, Betinho, Cacharamba, Chinho, Dias Caires, Filipe, Flávio, Gilberto, Guedes, Gui, Mbiyavanga, Nando, Nsuka, Renato, William, Zico
Head coach: Djalma Cavalcante

References

  1. ^ "O Petro-atletico de Luanda regressou asconquistas na divisão maior do futebol angolano" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 6 Nov 2000. Retrieved 18 Sep 2015.
  2. ^ "o avançado Blanchard, do Benfica de Luanda, com 19 golos, foi o melhor marcador do campeonato nacional de Futebol" (in Portuguese). ANGOP.com. 6 Nov 2000. Retrieved 20 Sep 2015.