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1999 Girabola

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Season
  
1999 (Apr 18–Nov 22)

Champions
  
Primeiro de Agosto

Relegated
  
Independente do Tômbwa Progresso do Sambizanga

2000 CAF Champions League
  
Primeiro de Agosto (Girabola winner)

2000 African Cup Winners' Cup
  
Sagrada Esperança (1999 cup winner)

2000 CAF Cup
  
Académica do Lobito (Girabola runnerup)

The 1999 Girabola was the 21st season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season began on 18th April 1999. Primeiro de Agosto were the defending champions.

Contents

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2000 Gira Angola.

Primeiro de Agosto were crowned champions, winning their 8th title, while Independente do Tômbwa and Progresso do Sambizanga, were relegated. Isaac of Primeiro de Agosto finished as the top scorer with 19 goals.

Changes from the 1998 season

Relegated: Chicoil, SECIL
Promoted: Cambondo, Inter de Luanda, Ferroviário da Huíla *

  • Note: Ferroviário da Huíla withdrew after being promoted, hence the tournament was contested by 15 teams, instead of 16.
  • League table

    Updated to games played on 22 November 1999.
    Source: girabola.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).

    Updated to games played on 22 November 1999.
    Source: girabola.com
    ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    References

    1999 Girabola Wikipedia