{{Infobox football league season | competition = Girabola 2002 | season = 2002<br>(Feb 23–Oct 20) | winners = ASA | relegated = Benfica do Lubango<br>F.C. de Cabinda<br>Sporting do Bié | continentalcup1 = 2003 CAF Champions League | continentalcup1 qualifiers = ASA <br> (Girabola winner) | continentalcup2 = 2003 CAF Cup | continentalcup2 qualifiers = 1º de Agosto (Girabola runner-up) | league topscorer = Flávio Amado (16 goals) | biggest home win = ASA 7–0 Des Hui <br> <small>(01 Jul 2002)</small> | biggest away win = {{Collapsible list | title = 3 matches |Des Hui 1–4 ASA <br> <small>(06 Mar 2002)</small> |Ben Lub 1–4 Aca Lob <br> <small>(30 Mar 2002)</small> |Spo Cab 1–4 ASA <br> <small>(29 Sep 2002)</small> }} | highest scoring = ASA 7–0 Des Hui <br> <small>(01 Jul 2002)</small> | longest wins = | longest unbeaten = | longest winless = | longest losses = | matches = 182 | total goals = 374 | prevseason = 2001 | nextseason = 2003 }} The '''2002 Girabola''' was the 24th season of top-tier football competition in Angola. The season ran from 23 February to 20 October 2002. Petro de Luanda were the defending champions.
The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2003 Gira Angola.
ASA were crowned champions, winning their first title,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/desporto/2002/9/43/,c50a71d5-afcb-46a0-925e-52b4b6365642.html |title=O Atlético Sport Aviação (Asa) conquistou o primeiro título |publisher=ANGOP.com |date=21 Oct 2002 |access-date=6 Dec 2014 |language=pt |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073610/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/desporto/2002/9/43/,c50a71d5-afcb-46a0-925e-52b4b6365642.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> while Benfica do Lubango, Futebol Clube de Cabinda and Sporting do Bié, were relegated.
Flávio Amado of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 16 goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/desporto/2002/10/46/,45a9f2a8-bbd4-43e2-b0c8-fc6c55365235.html |title=O avançado do Petro de Luanda, Flávio Amado,melhor marcador do campeonato nacional de futebol da Iª divisão "Girabola-2002" |publisher=ANGOP.com |date=15 Nov 2002 |access-date=13 Sep 2015}}</ref>
==Changes from the 2001 season== '''Relegated:''' Bravos do Maquis, Primeiro de Maio and Progresso do Sambizanga<br> '''Promoted:''' Desportivo da Huíla, Sporting de Cabinda and Sporting do Bié
{{Location map+ |Angola |width=450 |float=right |caption={{pad|12em}}Locations of the 2002 Girabola teams |places= {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-5.55525 |long=12.185758 |label=FC Cabinda |position=top}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-5.55525 |long=12.185758 |label=Sporting |position=right}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-7.388141 |long=20.833554 |label=Sagrada |position=bottom}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-8.969852 |long=13.283587 |label=1º de Agosto |position=bottom}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-8.969852 |long=13.283587 |label=Petro |position=left}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-8.969852 |long=13.283587 |label=ASA |position=right}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-8.969852 |long=13.283587 |label={{Nowrap|Benfica Interclube}} |position=top}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-12.392643 |long=13.553668 |label=Académica |position=top}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-12.396793 |long=16.936406 |label={{Nowrap|Sporting do Bié}} |position=top}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-12.766667 |long=15.733333 |label={{Nowrap|Petro do Huambo}} |position=bottom}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-14.948579 |long=13.537699 |label={{Nowrap|Benfica Lubango}} |position=top}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-14.948579 |long=13.537699 |label={{Nowrap|Desportivo}} |position=right}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-15.201389 |long=12.158056 |label=Sonangol |position=bottom}} }}
==League table== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |source={{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140307041535/http://www.girabola.com/?p=classificacao&epoca=35 Girabola.com]}}
<!--Update team positions here--> |team1=ASA |team2=PRI |team3=PET |team4=PHU |team5=INT |team6=ACA |team7=SCC |team8=BEN |team9=SAG |team10=DES |team11=SON |team12=FCC |team13=SCB |team14=BLB
<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)--> |result1=CCL |result2=CCC |result3= |result12=REL |result13=REL |result14=REL
<!--Update team results here and then (if needed) positions above. Don't forget to update the date (update parameter)--> |update=20 October 2002 |win_ACA=10 |draw_ACA=9 |loss_ACA=7 |gf_ACA=28 |ga_ACA=27 <!-- Académica Lobito --> |win_ASA=17 |draw_ASA=6 |loss_ASA=3 |gf_ASA=44 |ga_ASA=16 <!-- ASA --> |win_BEN=8 |draw_BEN=8 |loss_BEN=10 |gf_BEN=23 |ga_BEN=27 <!-- Benfica Luanda --> |win_BLB=4 |draw_BLB=3 |loss_BLB=19 |gf_BLB=14 |ga_BLB=40 <!-- Benfica Lubango --> |win_DES=8 |draw_DES=5 |loss_DES=13 |gf_DES=26 |ga_DES=40 <!-- Desportivo Huíla --> |win_FCC=7 |draw_FCC=5 |loss_FCC=14 |gf_FCC=25 |ga_FCC=39 <!-- FC Cabinda --> |win_INT=10 |draw_INT=9 |loss_INT=7 |gf_INT=28 |ga_INT=24 <!-- Interclube --> |win_PET=15 |draw_PET=6 |loss_PET=5 |gf_PET=47 |ga_PET=17 <!-- Petro de Luanda --> |win_PHU=11 |draw_PHU=7 |loss_PHU=8 |gf_PHU=29 |ga_PHU=27 <!-- Petro do Huambo --> |win_PRI=15 |draw_PRI=8 |loss_PRI=3 |gf_PRI=39 |ga_PRI=11 <!-- Primeiro de Agosto --> |win_SAG=8 |draw_SAG=7 |loss_SAG=11 |gf_SAG=17 |ga_SAG=29 <!-- Sagrada Esperança --> |win_SON=6 |draw_SON=10 |loss_SON=10 |gf_SON=18 |ga_SON=23 <!-- Sonangol Namibe --> |win_SCB=7 |draw_SCB=3 |loss_SCB=16 |gf_SCB=18 |ga_SCB=31 <!-- Sporting Bié --> |win_SCC=9 |draw_SCC=8 |loss_SCC=9 |gf_SCC=18 |ga_SCC=23 <!-- Sporting Cabinda -->
<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)--> |name_ACA=Académica do Lobito |name_ASA=ASA |name_BEN=Benfica de Luanda |name_BLB=Benfica do Lubango |name_DES=Desportivo da Huíla |name_FCC=FC de Cabinda |name_INT=Interclube |name_PET=Petro de Luanda |name_PHU=Petro do Huambo |name_PRI=Primeiro de Agosto |name_SAG=Sagrada Esperança |name_SON=Sonangol do Namibe |name_SCB=Sporting do Bié |name_SCC=Sporting de Cabinda
<!--Status--> |status_ASA=C |status_BLB=R |status_FCC=R |status_SCB=R |status_text_D=Disqualified |status_text_Q=Qualified to the phase indicated |status_text_R=Relegated
<!--Table settings and rules--> |show_limit=5 |class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
<!--SON --> |note_SON=Name later changed to Atlético do Namibe
<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions--> |res_col_header=QR |col_CCL=green1 |text_CCL={{nowrap|Qualification for Champions League}} |col_CCC=blue1 |text_CCC={{nowrap|Qualification for CAF Cup}} <!--|col_RPO =red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the Girabola play-offs--> |col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to {{season link|2003|Angolan Provincial Football Stage|Provincial stages}}
}}</onlyinclude>
==Results== {{#invoke:sports results|main | source = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150414001122/http://www.girabola.com/?p=jogos&epoca=36&jornada=26 girabola.com]}} | update = 20 October 2002 | matches_style=FBR | a_note = | team1= ACL | team2= ASA | team3= BEN | team4= BLB | team5= DES | team6= FCC | team7= INT | team8= PET | team9= PHU | team10= PRI | team11= SAG | team12= SBI | team13= SCC | team14= SON
| name_ACL = Académica do Lobito | name_ASA = ASA | name_BEN = Benfica de Luanda | name_BLB = Benfica do Lubango | name_DES = Desportivo da Huíla | name_FCC = FC de Cabinda | name_INT = Interclube | name_PET = Petro de Luanda | name_PHU = Petro do Huambo | name_PRI = Primeiro de Agosto | name_SAG = Sagrada Esperança | name_SBI = Sporting do Bié | name_SCC = Sporting de Cabinda | name_SON = {{nowrap|Sonangol do Namibe}}
| match_ACL_ASA = 1–1 | match_ACL_BEN = 1–1 | match_ACL_BLB = 2–1 | match_ACL_DES = 0–0 | match_ACL_FCC = 3–1 | match_ACL_INT = 2–1 | match_ACL_PET = 0–0 | match_ACL_PHU = 3–0 | match_ACL_PRI = 0–0 | match_ACL_SAG = 0–0 | match_ACL_SBI = 1–0 | match_ACL_SCC = 1–0 | match_ACL_SON = 2–1
| match_ASA_ACL = 3–0 | match_ASA_BEN = 3–1 | match_ASA_BLB = 2–1 | match_ASA_DES = 7–0 | match_ASA_FCC = 2–0 | match_ASA_INT = 1–0 | match_ASA_PET = 1–0 | match_ASA_PHU = 2–2 | match_ASA_PRI = 0–0 | match_ASA_SAG = 0–1 | match_ASA_SBI = 1–0 | match_ASA_SCC = 2–1 | match_ASA_SON = 3–0
| match_BEN_ACL = 2–2 | match_BEN_ASA = 1–2 | match_BEN_BLB = 3–0 | match_BEN_DES = 1–1 | match_BEN_FCC = 1–0 | match_BEN_INT = 2–0 | match_BEN_PET = 0–1 | match_BEN_PHU = 0–1 | match_BEN_PRI = 4–2 | match_BEN_SAG = 0–1 | match_BEN_SBI = 0–2 | match_BEN_SCC = 1–2 | match_BEN_SON = 0–0
| match_BLB_ACL = 1–4 | match_BLB_ASA = 0–1 | match_BLB_BEN = 0–1 | match_BLB_DES = 1–2 | match_BLB_FCC = 1–0 | match_BLB_INT = 0–0 | match_BLB_PET = 0–1 | match_BLB_PHU = 0–1 | match_BLB_PRI = 0–1 | match_BLB_SAG = 0–1 | match_BLB_SBI = 3–1 | match_BLB_SCC = 0–2 | match_BLB_SON = 1–0
| match_DES_ACL = 1–0 | match_DES_ASA = 1–4 | match_DES_BEN = 0–1 | match_DES_BLB = 0–0 | match_DES_FCC = 2–0 | match_DES_INT = 1–2 | match_DES_PET = 1–2 | match_DES_PHU = 4–1 | match_DES_PRI = 1–2 | match_DES_SAG = 0–0 | match_DES_SBI = 1–0 | match_DES_SCC = 2–2 | match_DES_SON = 2–0
| match_FCC_ACL = 1–0 | match_FCC_ASA = 0–1 | match_FCC_BEN = 0–0 | match_FCC_BLB = 3–1 | match_FCC_DES = 3–2 | match_FCC_INT = 2–4 | match_FCC_PET = 0–0 | match_FCC_PHU = 3–0 | match_FCC_PRI = 0–3 | match_FCC_SAG = 5–1 | match_FCC_SBI = 3–2 | match_FCC_SCC = 0–0 | match_FCC_SON = 0–0
| match_INT_ACL = 2–2 | match_INT_ASA = 1–1 | match_INT_BEN = 0–1 | match_INT_BLB = 1–0 | match_INT_DES = 0–3 | match_INT_FCC = 2–2 | match_INT_PET = 2–1 | match_INT_PHU = 0–0 | match_INT_PRI = 1–0 | match_INT_SAG = 3–1 | match_INT_SBI = 1–0 | match_INT_SCC = 1–1 | match_INT_SON = 1–1
| match_PET_ACL = 3–0 | match_PET_ASA = 2–0 | match_PET_BEN = 4–2 | match_PET_BLB = 4–0 | match_PET_DES = 5–1 | match_PET_FCC = 6–1 | match_PET_INT = 0–2 | match_PET_PHU = 2–0 | match_PET_PRI = 0–1 | match_PET_SAG = 1–0 | match_PET_SBI = 4–0 | match_PET_SCC = 4–0 | match_PET_SON = 1–1
| match_PHU_ACL = 0–0 | match_PHU_ASA = 0–0 | match_PHU_BEN = 3–0 | match_PHU_BLB = 1–1 | match_PHU_DES = 2–0 | match_PHU_FCC = 0–1 | match_PHU_INT = 0–1 | match_PHU_PET = 1–1 | match_PHU_PRI = 1–0 | match_PHU_SAG = 3–0 | match_PHU_SBI = 4–0 | match_PHU_SCC = 1–0 | match_PHU_SON = 2–1
| match_PRI_ACL = 2–0 | match_PRI_ASA = 2–0 | match_PRI_BEN = 0–0 | match_PRI_BLB = 5–0 | match_PRI_DES = 2–0 | match_PRI_FCC = 3–0 | match_PRI_INT = 0–0 | match_PRI_PET = 1–1 | match_PRI_PHU = 4–1 | match_PRI_SAG = 3–0 | match_PRI_SBI = 1–0 | match_PRI_SCC = 3–0 | match_PRI_SON = 1–0
| match_SAG_ACL = 2–1 | match_SAG_ASA = 0–1 | match_SAG_BEN = 0–1 | match_SAG_BLB = 1–0 | match_SAG_DES = 0–1 | match_SAG_FCC = 1–0 | match_SAG_INT = 0–2 | match_SAG_PET = 0–1 | match_SAG_PHU = 2–3 | match_SAG_PRI = 2–2 | match_SAG_SBI = 1–1 | match_SAG_SCC = 1–0 | match_SAG_SON = 0–0
| match_SBI_ACL = 3–0 | match_SBI_ASA = 0–1 | match_SBI_BEN = 2–0 | match_SBI_BLB = 0–3 | match_SBI_DES = 1–0 | match_SBI_FCC = 2–0 | match_SBI_INT = 1–0 | match_SBI_PET = 0–1 | match_SBI_PHU = 0–1 | match_SBI_PRI = 0–0 | match_SBI_SAG = 1–1 | match_SBI_SCC = 1–0 | match_SBI_SON = 1–2
| match_SCC_ACL = 0–1 | match_SCC_ASA = 1–4 | match_SCC_BEN = 0–0 | match_SCC_BLB = 1–0 | match_SCC_DES = 2–0 | match_SCC_FCC = 1–0 | match_SCC_INT = 0–0 | match_SCC_PET = 2–1 | match_SCC_PHU = 1–0 | match_SCC_PRI = 0–0 | match_SCC_SAG = 0–0 | match_SCC_SBI = 1–0 | match_SCC_SON = 1–0
| match_SON_ACL = 1–2 | match_SON_ASA = 1–1 | match_SON_BEN = 0–0 | match_SON_BLB = 2–0 | match_SON_DES = 2–0 | match_SON_FCC = 1–0 | match_SON_INT = 2–1 | match_SON_PET = 1–1 | match_SON_PHU = 1–1 | match_SON_PRI = 0–1 | match_SON_SAG = 0–1 | match_SON_SBI = 1–0 | match_SON_SCC = 0–0 }}
==Season statistics==
=== Top scorers === <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/desporto/2002/8/37/,73232981-fcc4-4bbd-8b4d-05a466808c29.html |title=O avançado do Petro de Luanda, Flávio Amado,ao marcar dois dos quatro golos |publisher=ANGOP.com |date=15 Sep 2002 |access-date=14 Sep 2015 |language=pt}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Scorer !Club !Goals |- |1 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} '''Flávio''' * |align="left"|Petro Luanda |'''16''' |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} ''Loló'' |align="left"|1º de Agosto |16 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} Kadima |align="left"|ASA |11 |- |4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} Lucas |align="left"|1º de Agosto |10 |- |5 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} Bravo da Rosa |align="left"|Desportivo Huíla |8 |} <small>* Less matches played</small>
{{winners||2002 Girabola winner|100px<br>Atlético Sport Aviação|1st}} {{center|<small>'''Squad:''' ''Bubista'', ''Dadá'', ''Fofaná'', Jacinto, ''Jamba'', Kadima, ''Love'', Malamba, ''Milex'', ''Minhonha'', Papy, Sérgio, ''Silas'', Silva, Simão, Suka, ''Taty'', ''Tony'' Osódio, Vieira,<br />Yamba Asha <br />'''Head coach''': Bernardino Pedroto</small>}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140307051648/http://www.girabola.com/?p=classificacao&epoca=36 Girabola 2002 standings at girabola.com]}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060704180832/http://www.fafutebol-angola.og.ao/ Federação Angolana de Futebol]
{{2002 in African football (CAF)}} {{2002 in Angolan football}} {{Girabola seasons}}
Category:Girabola seasons Girabola Angola