1996 Girabola

Girabola 1996
Season	1996; (–)
Champions	1º de Agosto
Relegated	Nacional
1997 CAF Champions League	1º de Agosto ; (Girabola winner)
1997 CAF Cup	Petro Luanda ; (Girabola 2nd place)
Matches played	195
Top goalscorer	César Caná ; (15 goals)
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Season1996
(–)

RelegatedNacional

The 1996 Girabola was the 18th season of top-tier football competition in Angola. Atlético Petróleos de Luanda were the defending champions.

The league comprised 13 teams, the bottom one of which were relegated.

Primeiro de Agosto were crowned champions, winning their 6th title, while Nacional de Benguela were relegated.

César Caná of Académica do Lobito finished as the top scorer with 15 goals.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Primeiro de Agosto (C)	24	15	7	2	36	16	+20	52	Qualification for Champions League
2	Petro de Luanda	23	15	4	4	38	19	+19	49	Qualification for CAF Cup
3	Sagrada Esperança	24	14	6	4	40	17	+23	48
4	Académica do Lobito	24	10	4	10	24	28	−4	34
5	Rangol^[a]	24	9	6	9	28	30	−2	33
6	Petro do Huambo	24	9	4	11	27	31	−4	31
7	Progresso do Sambizanga	24	8	6	10	24	27	−3	30
8	Desportivo da EKA	24	7	9	8	29	34	−5	30
9	ASA	24	7	8	9	26	31	−5	29
10	Independente do Tômbwa	24	6	7	11	19	27	−8	25
11	Primeiro de Maio	24	6	5	13	24	26	−2	23
12	Benfica do Huambo	24	5	7	12	24	39	−15	22
13	Nacional de Benguela (R)	24	4	8	12	17	33	−16	20	Relegation to Provincial stages

v t e 1996 in African football (CAF)
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Domestic leagues	Algeria 95–96 96–97 Angola 96 Cameroon 1996 Cape Verde 96 Egypt 95–96 96–97 Libya 95–96 96–97 Senegal 1996 South Africa 96–97 Tunisia 95–96 96–97 Uganda 96
Domestic cups	Algeria 95–96 96–97 South Africa 96 Uganda 96
CAF competitions	CAF Champions League final African Cup Winners' Cup CAF Cup Super Cup

League table

Season	1996 (–)
Champions	1º de Agosto
Relegated	Nacional
1997 CAF Champions League	1º de Agosto (Girabola winner)
1997 CAF Cup	Petro Luanda (Girabola 2nd place)
Matches played	195
Top goalscorer	César Caná (15 goals)
← 1995 1997 →