2008 Girabola
| Season | 2008 (Mar 02–Nov 02) |
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| Champions | Petro de Luanda |
| Relegated | Académica do Lobito Primeiro de Maio Kabuscorp |
| 2009 CAF Champions League | Petro de Luanda |
| 2009 CAF Confederation Cup | 1º de Agosto (cup winner) |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 368 (2.02 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Santana Carlos (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ben Lua 6–0 Pet Hua (12 Jul 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Ben Lua 0–4 Pet Lua (2 Nov 2008) |
| Highest scoring | Ben Lua 6–0 Pet Hua (12 Jul 2008) |
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The 2008 Girabola was the 30th season of the top-tier football league in Angola. The season began on 2nd March 2008. Interclube were the defending champions.
The league comprises 14 teams, the bottom three of which will be relegated to the 2009 Gira Angola.
Petro Atlético de Luanda were crowned champions,[1] while Benfica do Lubango, Petro do Huambo and Sagrada Esperança were relegated. Santana Carlos of Petro Luanda finished as top scorer with 20 goals.[2]
Contents
Changes from the 2007 season
Relegated: Académica do Soyo, Atlético do Namibe, Juventude do Moxico
Promoted: Bravos do Maquis, Kabuscorp, Recreativo do Libolo
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petro de Luanda (C) | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 58 | 2009 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Primeiro de Agosto | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 49 | |
| 3 | Recreativo do Libolo | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 44 | 2009 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Santos FC | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 39 | |
| 5 | Benfica de Luanda | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 37 | |
| 6 | Primeiro de Maio | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 35 | |
| 7 | ASA | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 33 | |
| 8 | Kabuscorp | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 31 | |
| 9 | Desportivo da Huíla | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 31 | |
| 10 | Interclube | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 31 | |
| 11 | Bravos do Maquis | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 29 | |
| 12 | Sagrada Esperança (R) | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 28 | Relegation to 2009 Gira Angola |
| 13 | Petro do Huambo (R) | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 23 | |
| 14 | Benfica do Lubango (R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 23 |
Updated to games played on 2 November 2008.
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).
| Home ╲ Away | ASA | BEN | LUB | MAQ | HUI | INT | KAB | PET | PHU | PRI | MAI | LIB | SAG | SAN |
| ASA | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Benfica de Luanda | 0–1 | 3–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Benfica do Lubango | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Bravos do Maquis | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Desportivo da Huíla | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Interclube | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Kabuscorp | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Petro de Luanda | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Petro do Huambo | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Primeiro de Maio | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Recreativo do Libolo | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Sagrada Esperança | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Santos FC | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Updated to games played on 6 November 2008.
Source: soccerway.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers [3]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Santana Carlos |
Petro Luanda | 20 |
| 2 | Love |
1º de Agosto | 15 |
 Reginaldo |
Recreativo Libolo |
| 2008 Girabola winner |
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 Atlético Petróleos de Luanda 14th title |
| Top Scorer |
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| Santana Carlos |
