2007 Girabola
# 2007 Girabola

The 2007 Girabola was the 29th season of the top-tier football league in Angola. The season ran from 14 February to 21 October 2007. Primeiro de Agosto were the defending champions.

The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2008 Gira Angola.

Petro Atlético de Luanda were crowned champions, while Académica do Soyo, Atlético do Namibe and Juventude do Moxico were relegated. Manucho Gonçalves of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 14 goals.

## Changes from the 2006 season

Relegated: Bravos do Maquis, Progresso do Sambizanga, Sporting de Cabinda

Promoted: Juventude do Moxico, Petro do Huambo, Santos FC

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Interclube (C) | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 55 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 2 | Primeiro de Agosto | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 54 | Qualification for Champions League |
| 3 | Petro de Luanda | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 50 | Qualification for Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Sagrada Esperança | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 40 | |
| 5 | ASA | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 40 | |
| 6 | Petro do Huambo | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 39 | |
| 7 | Benfica do Lubango | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 39 | |
| 8 | Desportivo da Huíla | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 38 | |
| 9 | Primeiro de Maio | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 36 | |
| 10 | Benfica de Luanda | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 35 | |
| 11 | Santos FC | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 27 | |
| 12 | Académica do Soyo (R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 23 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 13 | Atlético do Namibe (R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 16 | Relegation to Provincial stages |
| 14 | Juventude do Moxico (R) | 26 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 53 | −45 | 6 | Relegation to Provincial stages |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ACS | ASA | ATN | BEN | BLB | DES | INT | JUV | PET | PHU | PRI | MAI | SAG | SAN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Académica do Soyo | — | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| ASA | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Atlético do Namibe | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Benfica de Luanda | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Benfica do Lubango | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Desportivo da Huíla | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Interclube | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Juventude do Moxico | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 |
| Petro de Luanda | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Petro do Huambo | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–4 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Primeiro de Maio | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Sagrada Esperança | 1–0 | 2–3 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| Santos FC | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |

## Season statistics

* 2007 Girabola winner
* Grupo Desportivo Interclube 1st title
