Season 2015 2016 CAF Champions League Recreativo do Libolo Dates 11 Feb 2015 – 10 Oct 2015 Matches played 240 | Champions Recreativo do Libolo 2016 CAF Confederation Cup Onze Bravos Champion C.R.D. Libolo Goals scored 514 | |
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Top goalscorer Albert MeyongYano (13) Biggest home win 1º de Agosto 5-0 ASA(10 May 2015) Similar 2014–15 South African Pr, 2015 Úrvalsdeild, 2015 SLeague | ||
The 2015 Girabola is the 37th season of top-tier football in Angola. The season ran from 11 February to 10 October 2015. Recreativo do Libolo survived a late-season scare from 1º de Agosto to win their fourth Angolan championship, all in the past five years. Recreativo do Libolo needed a scoreless draw against Académica do Lobito in their final game to finish in a tie atop the standings with 1º de Agosto, who closed the season with six straight wins. Recreativo do Libolo won the tiebreaker based on head-to-head points.
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The league comprised 16 teams, the bottom three of which will be relegated to the 2016 Gira Angola. Domant, Onze Bravos and Sporting de Cabinda finished in the last three spots and will be relegated.
Teams
A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 13 sides from the 2014 season and three promoted from the 2014 Gira Angola, Académica do Lobito, Domant and Progresso Lunda Sul.
On the other hand, 1º de Maio, Benfica Lubango and União SC were the last three teams of the 2014 season and will play in the Gira Angola for the 2015 season. Recreativo do Libolo are the defending champions from the 2014 season.
Changes from 2014 season
Relegated: Primeiro de Maio, Benfica do Lubango, União do Uíge
Promoted: Académica do Lobito, Domant FC, Progresso da Lunda Sul
League table
Updated to games played on 10 October 2015.
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of wins; 6) extra play-off game or tournament between the teams in question
(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 10 October 2015.
Source: girabola.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
Last updated: 10 October 2015
Source: Soccerway (French)