1997 Girabola

Girabola 1997
Season	1997; (–)
Champions	Petro Luanda
Relegated	Benfica; 1º de Maio
1997 CAF Champions League	Petro Luanda ; (Girabola winner)
1997 CAF Cup	Sagrada ; (Girabola 2nd place)
Matches played	210
	← 1996 1998 →

Season1997
(–)

The 1996 Girabola was the 19th season of top-tier football competition in Angola. Primeiro de Agosto were the defending champions.

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom two of which were relegated.

Petro de Luanda were crowned champions, winning their 11th title, while Benfica do Huambo and Primeiro de Maio were relegated.

Zé Neli of Petro do Huambo finished as the top scorer with 12 goals.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Petro de Luanda (C)	26	16	6	4	46	20	+26	54	Qualification for Champions League
2	Sagrada Esperança	26	15	5	6	41	26	+15	50	Qualification for CAF Cup
3	Sonangol do Namibe^[a]	26	10	9	7	33	25	+8	39
4	Primeiro de Agosto	26	9	10	7	35	29	+6	37
5	Petro do Huambo	26	9	8	9	30	32	−2	35
6	Rangol^[b]	26	9	8	9	32	25	+7	35
7	Kabuscorp	26	9	8	9	35	37	−2	35
8	ASA	26	10	5	11	25	29	−4	35
9	Académica do Lobito	26	7	12	7	25	29	−4	33
10	FC de Cabinda	26	9	4	13	31	33	−2	31
11	Progresso do Sambizanga	26	7	8	11	28	34	−6	29
12	Independente do Tômbwa	26	8	5	13	23	35	−12	29
13	Benfica do Huambo (R)	26	8	3	15	21	37	−16	27	Relegation to Provincial stages
14	Primeiro de Maio (R)	26	6	7	13	32	50	−18	25	Relegation to Provincial stages

v t e 1997 in African football (CAF)
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Domestic leagues	Algeria 96–97 97–98 Angola 97 Cameroon 1997 Cape Verde 97 Egypt 96–97 97–98 Libya 96–97 97–98 Senegal 1997 South Africa 96–97 97–98 Tunisia 96–97 97–98 Uganda 97
Domestic cups	Algeria 96–97 97–98 Angola 97 Uganda 97
CAF competitions	CAF Champions League final African Cup Winners' Cup CAF Cup Super Cup

League table

Season	1997 (–)
Champions	Petro Luanda
Relegated	Benfica 1º de Maio
1997 CAF Champions League	Petro Luanda (Girabola winner)
1997 CAF Cup	Sagrada (Girabola 2nd place)
Matches played	210
← 1996 1998 →