# 1979 Girabola

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Primeiro de Agosto (C) | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 11 | +38 | 26 | Qualification for Champions Cup |
| 2 | Nacional de Benguela | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 19 | |
| 3 | TAAG | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 18 | |
| 4 | Palancas do Huambo | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 21 | |
| 5 | Ferroviário da Huíla | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 16 | |
| 6 | Diabos Verdes | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 15 | |
| 7 | Académica do Lobito | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 15 | |
| 8 | Estrela Vermelha | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 15 | |
| 9 | FC do Uíge | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 14 | |
| 10 | Desportivo da Chela | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 13 | |
| 11 | Santa Rita | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 10 | |
| 12 | Construtores do Uíge | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 10 | |
| 13 | Vitória do Bié (R) | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 9 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 14 | Ginásio do KK (R) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 8 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 15 | FC de Cabinda (R) | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 16 | Sassamba da LS (R) | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 7 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 17 | Makotas de Malanje (R) | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 18 | Naval de P.A. (R) | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 6 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 19 | FC Mbanza Congo (R) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 5 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 20 | Juventude do Kunje (R) | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 21 | 14 de Abril (R) | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 4 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 22 | Diabos Negros (R) | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 3 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 23 | Luta Sport Clube (R) | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 2 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 24 | Desportivo de Xangongo (R) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 48 | −42 | 0 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
* ↑ Name later reverted to its original ASA
* ↑ Name later changed to Leões de Luanda and then reverted to its original Sporting de Luanda
* ↑ Name later changed to Mambroa and then reverted to its original Benfica do Huambo
* ↑ Name later reverted to its original Benfica do Lubango
* ↑ Name later changed to G.D. Welwitschia

## Preliminary rounds
### Serie A
#### Table and results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | PRI | FCU | CUI | FCC | FCM | LSC |
| 1 | Primeiro de Agosto (C) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | +35 | 20 | Semi-finals | | 3–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 8–0 | 5–1 |
| 2 | FC do Uíge | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 14 | | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 |
| 3 | Construtores do Uíge | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 10 | | 1–6 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 5–2 |
| 4 | FC de Cabinda | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 7 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| 5 | FC Mbanza Congo | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 5 | | 1–3 | 3–5 | 1–3 | 0–2 | | 2–1 |
| 6 | Luta Sport Clube | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 33 | −22 | 2 | | 1–6 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |

### Serie B
#### Table and results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | PAL | ACA | SAN | VIT | JUV | 14A |
| 1 | Palancas do Huambo | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 18 | Semi-finals | | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | Académica do Lobito | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 15 | | 4–2 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Santa Rita de Moçâmedes | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 10 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Vitória do Bié | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 9 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | | 1–0 | 2–4 |
| 5 | Juventude do Kunje | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 4 | | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 2–0 |
| 6 | 14 de Abril do Moxico | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 4 | | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |

### Serie C
#### Table and results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | NAC | FER | DCH | SAS | MAK | DNE |
| 1 | Nacional de Benguela | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 17 | Semi-finals | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 |
| 2 | Ferroviário da Huíla | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 16 | | 3–2 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Desportivo da Chela | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 13 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 5–2 | 4–0 |
| 4 | Sassamba da Lunda Sul | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 7 | | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 5 | Makotas de Malanje | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 3–1 |
| 6 | Diabos Negros de Ndalatando | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 1 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |

### Serie D
#### Table and results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | TAA | DVE | EST | GIN | NAV | DXA |
| 1 | Desportivo da TAAG | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 8 | +29 | 16 | Semi-finals | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 11–0 |
| 2 | Diabos Verdes | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 10 | +22 | 15 | | 5–0 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 8–0 |
| 3 | Estrela Vermelha do Huambo | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | +10 | 15 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 7–2 |
| 4 | Ginásio do Cuando Cubango | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 8 | | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| 5 | Naval de Porto Amboim | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 28 | −10 | 6 | | 0–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–1 | | 4–0 |
| 6 | Desportivo de Xangongo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 48 | −42 | 0 | | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |

## Final

| D'Agosto | Nacional |
| GK | ''– | Ângelo |
| RB | – | Lourenço (c) |
| CB | – | Mascarenhas |
| CB | – | Ndongala |
| LB | – | Agostinho |
| RM | – | Amândio |
| CM | – | Zeca |
| LM | – | Chimalanga |
| FW | – | Ndunguidi |
| FW | – | Túbia |
| FW | – | Vieira Dias |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | – | Mateus César |
| MF | – | Sansão |
| Manager: ||
| Ivan Ridanović ||
| GK | – | Pinto Leite |
| RB | – | Moio |
| CB | – | Canducho |
| CB | – | Barros |
| LB | – | Benchimol (c) |
| RM | – | Leandro |
| CM | – | Lino |
| LM | – | Quim |
| FW | – | Nelson |
| FW | – | Samuel |
| FW | – | 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

| Player | For | Against | Result | Round | Date |
| 4 goals (Poker) ||||||
| João Machado | Diabos Verdes | Naval P.A. | 5-1 | 2 | Sun, 9 Dec 1979 |
| Geovetty | Desp. da TAAG | Desp. de Xangongo | 11-0 | 10 | Sat, 23 Feb 1980 |
| 3 goals (Hat-trick) ||||||
| Arménio | F.C. do Uíge | F.C. de Cabinda | 3-0 | 1 | Sun, 9 Dec 1979 |
| Diamantino | Palancas | Juv. do Kunje | 6-2 | 3 | Sun, 23 Dec 1979 |
| Santo António | Estrela Vermelha | Naval P.A. | 3-4 | 7 | Sun, 20 Jan 1980 |
| João Machado | Diabos Verdes | Desp. da TAAG | 5-0 | 8 | Sun, 27 Jan 1980 |

## Champions

* 1979 Girabola winner
* Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto 1st title