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2001 Girabola

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Season
  
2001 (Mar 17–Dec 16)

Champions
  
Petro de Luanda

Relegated
  
Bravos do Maquis Primeiro de Maio Progresso do Sambizanga

2002 CAF Champions League
  
Petro de Luanda (Girabola winner)

2002 African Cup Winners' Cup
  
Sonangol Namibe (cup winner)

2002 CAF Cup
  
ASA (Girabola runner-up)

The 2001 Girabola was the 23rd season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season began on 17th March 2001. Petro de Luanda were the defending champions.

Contents

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2002 Gira Angola.

Petro de Luanda were crowned champions, winning their 13th title, while Bravos do Maquis, Primeiro de Maio and Progresso do Sambizanga, were relegated. Flávio Amado of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 23 goals.

Changes from the 2000 season

Relegated: ARA da Gabela, Sporting Cabinda and Sporting do Bié
Promoted: Benfica do Lubango, Primeiro de Maio and Progresso do Sambizanga

League table

Updated to games played on 16 December 2001.
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).

Updated to games played on 16 December 2001.
Source: soccerway.com
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

2001 Girabola Wikipedia