Girabola

The competition is the successor to the "Campeonato do Estado Ultramarino de Angola".^[4]

Between 1975 and 1979, this competition did not take place.^[4]

In 1979, the first post-independence year that the competition was played, the league consisted of 24 teams, divided into groups of four or six teams, in a competition that started on December 8, 1979.^{[citation needed]}

In 1980, the competition was contested by the thirteen teams best classified in the previous season, plus Sagrada Esperança, benefiting from the division of the Lundas into north and south. The last edition to be played by fourteen teams was in 1990.^[4]

In 1991 and 1992, sixteen teams participated in the competition.^[5] In 1993 and 1994, the number of teams competing was reduced to twelve, because of the civil war that prevented teams from Huambo from participating in the competition.^[5]

In 1995 the competition was again contested by fourteen teams. Since that year, the point system has also changed, with the winner of the game earning 3 points instead of the 2 points previously earned.

Since 2010, the championship has been contested by 16 teams.^[5]

In January 2016, Angolan subscription TV satellite and cable provider ZAP, the Angolan Football Federation and the Girabola clubs, signed a three-year deal in which ZAP will have broadcast rights over all Girabola matches. As part of the deal, the Angolan state-owned TV station TPA will be allowed to broadcast one game per week on its free-view platform.^[6] Also as part of the deal, the Girabola changes its denomination to Girabola ZAP for sponsorship reasons.

In September 2025, ZAP through its sports network Z Sports regained exclusive rights to the league after five years.^[7]

The list of champions includes the national champions in the colonial period.^[8][9]

(Campeonato Provincial de Angola)

Titles by team

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More information Year, Name ...

Year	Name	Team	Goals
1979	João Machado	Diabos Verdes	18
1980	Alves	Primeiro de Agosto	29
1981	Maluka †	Primeiro de Maio	20
1982	Jesus	Petro de Luanda	21
1983	Maluka	Primeiro de Maio	17
1984	Jesus	Petro de Luanda	22
1985	Jesus	Petro de Luanda	19
1986	Túbia	Inter Luanda	20
1987	Mavó †	Ferroviário da Huíla	20
1988	Manuel	Primeiro de Agosto	16
1989	André	Desportivo da Cuca	18
1990	Mona	Petro de Luanda	17
1991	Amaral Aleixo	Sagrada Esperança	23
1992	Amaral Aleixo	Petro de Luanda	20
1993	Serginho	Desportivo da EKA	14
1994	Kabongó	Sonangol do Namibe	16
1995	Serginho	Desportivo da EKA	19
1996	César Caná	Académica do Lobito	15
1997	Zé Neli	Petro do Huambo	12
1998	Betinho	Petro de Luanda	14
1999	Isaac	Primeiro de Agosto	16
2000	Blanchard	Benfica de Luanda	19
2001	Flávio Amado	Petro de Luanda	23
2002	Flávio Amado	Petro de Luanda	16
2003	Mateus André	Interclube	12
2004	Love Kabungula	ASA	17
2005	Love Kabungula	ASA	13
2006	Manucho Gonçalves	Petro de Luanda	16
2007	Manucho Gonçalves	Petro de Luanda	14
2008	Santana Carlos	Petro de Luanda	20
2009	David Magalhães	Petro de Luanda	19
2010	Daniel Mpele Mpele	Kabuscorp	14
2011	Love Kabungula	Petro de Luanda	20
2012	Yano	Progresso	14
2013	Albert Meyong	Kabuscorp	20
2014	Albert Meyong	Kabuscorp	17
2015	Yano	Progresso	13
2016	Gelson	Primeiro de Agosto	23
2017	Azulão	Petro de Luanda	16
2018	Azulão	Petro de Luanda	20
2018–19	Mabululu	Primeiro de Agosto	14
2019–20	Tony Ribeiro	Petro de Luanda	15
2020–21	Azulão	Petro de Luanda	16
2021–22	Azulão	Petro de Luanda	21
2022–23	Azulão	Petro de Luanda	20
2023–24	Benarfa	Kabuscorp	15
2024–25	Kaporal	Wiliete de Benguela	22
2025–26	Dagó tshimbamba	primeiro de Angola	18

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Most time goalscorer

• 5 times.
  • Azulão (2017, 2018, 2020–21, 2021–22 and 2022–23.).

Most goals by a player in a single season

• 29 goals.
  • Alves (1980)

Most goals by a player in a single game

• 6 goals.
  • Vieira Dias (Primeiro Agosto) 7–0 against Sassamba, (1989)

All-time goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...

Rank	Player	Country	Goals	Years
1	Love Cabungula	Angola	135	2001–2017
2	Tiago Azulão	Brazil	131	2016–
3	Jesus	Angola	111	1981–1988

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More information Rank, Country ...

Rank	Country	Player	Hat-tricks
1		Jesus	7
2		Alves	5
		Azulão
4		Túbia Ribeiro	4
5		Ndisso	3
		Love
		Vieira Dias
8		Abel Campos	2
		Andre
		Bebeto
		David Magalhães
		Flávio Amado
		João Machado
		Julião
		Julinho
		Rasca
		Rivaldo
		Santana Carlos
		Yano
20	Several players		1

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Most hat-tricks in a single season

• 10 hat-tricks (2020-21)

Most hat-tricks by a player in a single season

• 3 hat-tricks
  • Jesus (1984)
• 3 hat-tricks
  • Túbia Ribeiro (1986)

• List of Girabola seasons
• Girabola Clubs Participation Details
• Angola Cup
• Angola Super Cup
• Angola 2nd Division