The 2016 Girabola was the 38th season of top-tier football in

Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...

. The season ran from 19 February to 5 November 2016. The league comprised 16 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2016 Provincial championships.

1º de Agosto Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto is a multisports club from Luanda, Angola. The club, founded 1 August 1977, is attached to the Angolan armed forces, which is its sponsor. Its main team competes in men's football, and its professional basketball t ...

won their first league title.

Teams

A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 13 sides from the 2015 season and three promoted from the 2015 Segundona - 4 de Abril do KK, Porcelana and 1º de Maio. Recreativo do Libolo were the defending champions from the 2015 season.

Changes from 2015 season

Relegated: Bravos do Maquis,

Domant FC Domant Futebol Clube de Bula Atumba is an Angolan sports club from the village of Bula Atumba, in the northern province of Bengo. The team currently plays in the Gira Angola and is based in the province's capital city of Caxito. History The ...

, Sporting de Cabinda
Promoted: 4 de Abril do KK, Porcelana, 1º de Maio

Stadiums and locations

League table

Results

Positions by round

Clubs season progress

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Season statistics

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Top scorers

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References

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External links

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