# 2014 Girabola

The 2014 Girabola was the 36th season of top-tier football league in Angola. The season ran from 21 February to 8 November 2014. Kabuscorp were the defending champions, having won their first Angolan championship in 2013.
The league comprised 16 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2015 Segundona.

## Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the 2013 season and three promoted from the 2013 Segundona, Benfica do Lubango, Sporting de Cabinda, União SC do Uíge. On the other hand, Porcelana FC, Atlético do Namibe, Santos FC were the last three teams of the 2013 season and played in the Segundona for the 2014 season. Kabuscorp were the defending champions from the 2013 season.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2013 season |
| ASA | Luanda | Estádio da Cidadela | 60,000 | 12th in Girabola |
| Benfica de Luanda | Luanda | Estádio dos Coqueiros | 8,000 | 10th in Girabola |
| Benfica do Lubango | Lubango | Estádio Nossa Senhora do Monte | 14,000 | 2nd place in Segundona |
| Bravos do Maquis | Luena | Estádio Mundunduleno | 4,300 | 3rd in Girabola |
| Desportivo da Huíla | Lubango | Estádio da Tundavala | 25,000 | 6th in Girabola |
| Interclube | Luanda | Estádio 22 de Junho | 7,000 | 7th in Girabola |
| Kabuscorp | Luanda | Estádio dos Coqueiros | 8,000 | Girabola Champions |
| Petro de Luanda | Luanda | Estádio 11 de Novembro | 50,000 | 4th in Girabola |
| Primeiro de Agosto | Luanda | Estádio 11 de Novembro | 50,000 | 2nd in Girabola |
| Primeiro de Maio | Benguela | Estádio Edelfride Costa | 6,000 | 13th in Girabola |
| Progresso do Sambizanga | Luanda | Estádio dos Coqueiros | 8,000 | 9th in Girabola |
| Recreativo da Caála | Caála | Estádio Mártires da Canhala | 12,000 | 11th in Girabola |
| Recreativo do Libolo | Calulo | Estádio Municipal de Calulo | 10,000 | 8th in Girabola |
| Sagrada Esperança | Dundo | Estádio Sagrada Esperança | 8,000 | 5th in Girabola |
| Sporting de Cabinda | Cabinda | Estádio Nacional do Chiazi | 25,000 | 1st place in Segundona |
| União do Uíge | Uíge | Estádio 4 de Janeiro | 12,000 | 3rd place in Segundona |

## Changes from 2013 season

Relegated: Atlético do Namibe, Porcelana FC, Santos FC
Promoted: Benfica do Lubango, Sporting de Cabinda, Progresso do Sambizanga

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Recreativo do Libolo (C) | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 69 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Kabuscorp | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 60 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | Benfica de Luanda | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 55 | |
| 4 | Primeiro de Agosto | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 52 | |
| 5 | Petro de Luanda | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 48 | |
| 6 | Bravos do Maquis | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 23 | +9 | 44 | |
| 7 | Recreativo da Caála | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 40 | |
| 8 | Sagrada Esperança | 30 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 40 | |
| 9 | Interclube | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 39 | |
| 10 | Progresso do Sambizanga | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 37 | |
| 11 | Desportivo da Huíla | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 32 | |
| 12 | Sporting de Cabinda | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 31 | |
| 13 | ASA | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 31 | |
| 14 | Primeiro de Maio (R) | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 28 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 15 | Benfica do Lubango (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 22 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 16 | União SC do Uíge (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 48 | −32 | 21 | Relegation to Provincial stages |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ASA | BEN | BLB | BRA | DES | INT | KAB | PET | PRI | MAI | PRO | CAA | LIB | SAG | SCC | USU |
| ASA | — | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Benfica de Luanda | 3–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Benfica do Lubango | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Bravos do Maquis | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–0 |
| Desportivo da Huíla | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Interclube | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Kabuscorp | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Petro de Luanda | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–1 |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Primeiro de Maio | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Progresso do Sambizanga | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Recreativo da Caála | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Recreativo do Libolo | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Sagrada Esperança | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Sporting de Cabinda | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
| União do Uíge | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |

## Season statistics

* 2014 Girabola winner
* Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo 3rd title