# 2013 Girabola

The 2013 Girabola was the 35th season of top-tier football in Angola. The season ran from 26 February to 3 November 2013. Recreativo do Libolo were the defending champions. Kabuscorp were crowned champions having won their first title.
The league comprised 16 teams and the bottom three were relegated to the 2014 Segundona.
The winner and the runner-up qualified to the CAF Champions League.

## Changes from 2012 season

Relegated: Académica do Soyo, Sporting de Cabinda, Nacional de Benguela
Promoted: Desportivo da Huíla, Porcelana FC, Primeiro de Maio

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kabuscorp (C) | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 73 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Primeiro de Agosto | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 23 | +19 | 55 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | Bravos do Maquis | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 52 | |
| 4 | Petro de Luanda | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 49 | |
| 5 | Sagrada Esperança | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 46 | |
| 6 | Desportivo da Huíla | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 42 | |
| 7 | Interclube | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Recreativo do Libolo | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 39 | |
| 9 | Progresso do Sambizanga | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 38 | |
| 10 | Benfica de Luanda | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 30 | −1 | 35 | |
| 11 | Recreativo da Caála | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 34 | |
| 12 | ASA | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 32 | |
| 13 | Primeiro de Maio | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 32 | |
| 14 | Porcelana FC (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 31 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 15 | Atlético do Namibe (R) | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 60 | −33 | 26 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 16 | Santos FC (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to Provincial stages |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ASA | ATN | BEN | BRA | DES | INT | KAB | PET | POR | PRI | MAI | PRO | CAA | LIB | SAG | SAN |
| ASA | — | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Atlético do Namibe | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Benfica de Luanda | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Bravos do Maquis | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Desportivo da Huíla | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Interclube | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Kabuscorp | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Petro de Luanda | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Porcelana FC | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Primeiro de Maio | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Progresso do Sambizanga | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Recreativo da Caála | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Recreativo do Libolo | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Sagrada Esperança | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 |
| Santos FC | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Albert Meyong | Kabuscorp | 20 |
| 2 | Guedes | Sagrada Esperança | 12 |
| 2 | Massinga | Atlético Namibe | 12 |
| 4 | Bena | Desportivo Huíla | 11 |
| 4 | Paizinho | Bravos do Maquis | 11 |
| 6 | Yano | Progresso Sambizanga | 9 |
| 6 | Love | Kabuscorp | 9 |
| 8 | Laúcha | Porcelana FC | 8 |
| 8 | Ladji Keita | Petro Luanda | 8 |
* 2013 Girabola winner
* Kabuscorp Sport Clube do Palanca 1st title