1979 Girabola was the annual national Angola
football
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(soccer) tournament,
Girabola
Girabola, or ''Campeonato Nacional de Futebol de Séniores Masculinos'', is the top division of Angolan association football, football. It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation.
The term "Girabola" () is a creation of the nationalist, ...
, held in 1979. It was the first national championship organized after
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...
achieved independence in 1975. Due to the
Angolan Civil War
The Angolan Civil War () was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002. The war began immediately after Angola became independent from Portugal in November 1975. It was a power struggle between two for ...
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
Sporting Clube de Luanda best known as Sporting de Luanda, is an Angolan multisports club based in Luanda. The club's football team, while being one of the most ancient and traditional clubs in Luanda, has been out of major competition due to fi ...
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
Preliminary rounds
Serie A
Round 1
Round 6
Round 2
Round 7
Round 3
Round 8
Round 4
Round 9
Round 5
Round 10
Table and results
Serie B
Round 1
Round 6
Round 2
Round 7
Round 3
Round 8
Round 4
Round 9
Round 5
Round 10
Table and results
Serie C
Round 1
Round 6
Round 2
Round 7
Round 3
Round 8
Round 4
Round 9
Round 5
Round 10
Table and results
Serie D
Round 1
Round 6
Round 2
Round 7
Round 3
Round 8
Round 4
Round 9
Round 5
Round 10
Table and results
Semi finals
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Final
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
Champions
See also
*
Gira Angola
Segundona aka Torneio de Apuramento ''(Qualification Tournament)'' or Gira Angola is the 2nd division of Angolan football (soccer). It is organized by the Angolan Football Federation and gives access to Angola's top tier football division Girabola ...
References
External links
Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
{{Girabola seasons
Angola
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Angola
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Girabola seasons