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2002 Girabola

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Season
  
2002 (Feb 23–Oct 20)

2003 CAF Champions League
  
ASA (Girabola winner)

Champions
  
ASA

Relegated
  
Benfica do Lubango F.C. de Cabinda Sporting do Bié

2003 African Cup Winners' Cup
  
Petro de Luanda (cup winner)

2003 CAF Cup
  
1º de Agosto (Girabola runner-up)

The 2002 Girabola was the 24th season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season began on 23 February 2002. Petro de Luanda were the defending champions.

Contents

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2003 Gira Angola.

ASA were crowned champions, winning their first title, while Benfica do Lubango, Futebol Clube de Cabinda and Sporting do Bié, were relegated. Flávio Amado of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 16 goals.

Changes from the 2001 season

Relegated: Bravos do Maquis, Primeiro de Maio and Progresso do Sambizanga
Promoted: Desportivo da Huíla, Sporting de Cabinda and Sporting do Bié

League table

Updated to games played on 20 October 2002.
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 20 October 2002.
Source: soccerway.com
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

* Less matches played

References

2002 Girabola Wikipedia