{{Infobox football league season | competition = Girabola | season = 2011 (Mar 2–Nov 6) | winners = Recreativo do Libolo | relegated = FC Cabinda<br>Primeiro de Maio<br>Académica Lobito | continentalcup1 = Champions League | continentalcup1 qualifiers = Recreativo do Libolo (Girabola winner) | league topscorer = Love Cabungula (20 goals) | biggest home win = <span style="font-size:smaller">Petro Atlético 7–0 Onze Bravos (17 April 2011)</span> | biggest away win = <span style="font-size:smaller">{{Nowrap|Académica do Lobito 1–4 Benfica Luanda (15 May 2011)}}</span> | highest scoring = <span style="font-size:smaller">Petro Atlético 7–0 Bravos Maquis</span> | longest wins = | longest unbeaten = | longest winless = | longest losses = | matches = 240 | total goals = 532 | prevseason = 2010 | nextseason = 2012 }} The '''2011 Girabola''' was the 33rd season of top-tier football in Angola. The season ran from 12 March to 6 November 2011. Interclube were the defending champions, having won their 2nd Angolan championship in 2010.
16 teams were involved in the league and the bottom three teams were relegated to the 2012 Gira Angola.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ango2011.html |title=Angola 2011 |date=May 6, 2011 |access-date=May 20, 2011 |author=King, Ian}}</ref>
Recreativo Libolo were crowned champions, while FC Cabinda, Primeiro de Maio and Académica Lobito were relegated.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fafutebol-angola.og.ao/noticias/noticias.php?id=467 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331203701/http://www.fafutebol-angola.og.ao/noticias/noticias.php?id=467 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 31, 2012 |title=Recreativo do Libolo empata na consagração |date=September 6, 2011 |publisher=Federação Angolana de Futebol }}</ref> Love Cabungula of Petro Luanda finished as top scorer with 20 goals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fafutebol-angola.og.ao/noticias/noticias.php?id=468 |title=Love sagra-se melhor "artilheiro" pela terceira vez |date=September 6, 2011 |publisher=Federação Angolana de Futebol |access-date=2011-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122135633/http://www.fafutebol-angola.og.ao/noticias/noticias.php?id=468 |archive-date=2012-01-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Angola was informed by CAF that it will have only 2 teams (one team in each competition) competing in the 2012 CAF club competitions, according to the latest CAF 5-year ranking.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/pt_pt/noticias/desporto/2011/6/30/CAF-diminui-participacao-angolana-nas-afrotacas,90257fc2-a11f-4ded-84b4-dff35c8f9c78.html |title=CAF diminui participação angolana nas afrotaças(portuguese) |access-date=2011-11-11 |archive-date=2020-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312020116/http://www.angop.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/desporto/2011/6/30/CAF-diminui-participacao-angolana-nas-afrotacas,90257fc2-a11f-4ded-84b4-dff35c8f9c78.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Girabola champion will play in the 2012 CAF Champions League.
==Teams== C.D. Huíla, SC Petróleos de Cabinda, and Sport Lubango e Benfica were directly relegated to the Gira Angola after finishing 12th, 13th and 14th respectively in the previous year's standings. They were replaced by First Division Série A champions Progresso, Série B champions Primeiro de Maio, and Académica Lobito, winners of the promotion play-off between Série A and B runners-up.
==Changes from 2010 season== '''Relegated:''' Desportivo da Huíla, Sporting de Cabinda, Benfica do Lubango <br> '''Promoted:''' Académica do Lobito, Primeiro de Maio, Progresso do Sambizanga
{{Location map+ |Angola |width=450 |float=right |caption={{pad|11em}}Locations of the 2011 Girabola teams |places= {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-5.55525 |long=12.185758 |label=FC Cabinda |position=top}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-6.122759 |long=12.353588 |label={{Nowrap|Académica Soyo}} |position=bottom}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-7.388141 |long=20.833554 |label=Sagrada |position=bottom}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-8.969852 |long=13.283587 |label={{Nowrap|D'Agosto Progresso}}<br>Kabuscorp |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=Benfica<br>{{Nowrap|Santos Interclube}} |position=top}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-10.006637 |long=14.905100 |label={{Nowrap|Libolo}} |position=right}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-11.779928 |long=19.910477 |label={{Nowrap|Bravos do Maquis}} |position=bottom}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-12.392643 |long=13.553668 |label={{Nowrap|Académica Lobito}} |position=top}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-12.576618 |long=13.408772 |label=1º de Maio |position=bottom}} {{Location map~ |Angola |lat=-12.846350 |long=15.559402 |label=Caála |position=bottom}} }}
==League table== <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |source={{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140307053904/http://www.girabola.com/?p=classificacao&epoca=31 Girabola.com]}}
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==Results== {{#invoke:sports results|main | source = {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080929212554/http://www.girabola.com/ girabola.com]}} | update = 6 November 2011 | matches_style=FBR | a_note = | team1= ACL | team2= ACS | team3= ASA | team4= BEN | team5= BRA | team6= FCC | team7= INT | team8= KAB | team9= PET | team10= PRI | team11= MAI | team12= PRO | team13= CAA | team14= LIB | team15= SAG | team16= SAN
| name_ACL = Académica do Lobito | name_ACS = Académica do Soyo | name_ASA = ASA | name_BEN = Benfica de Luanda | name_BRA = Bravos do Maquis | name_FCC = FC de Cabinda | name_INT = Interclube | name_KAB = Kabuscorp | name_PET = Petro de Luanda | name_PRI = Primeiro de Agosto | name_MAI = Primeiro de Maio | name_PRO = {{nowrap|Progresso do Sambizanga}} | name_CAA = Recreativo da Caála | name_LIB = Recreativo do Libolo | name_SAG = Sagrada Esperança | name_SAN = Santos FC
| match_ACL_ACS = 1–0 | match_ACL_ASA = 1–1 | match_ACL_BEN = 1–4 | match_ACL_BRA = 0–2 | match_ACL_FCC = 0–2 | match_ACL_INT = 0–3 | match_ACL_KAB = 1–1 | match_ACL_PET = 1–3 | match_ACL_PRI = 1–1 | match_ACL_MAI = 1–5 | match_ACL_PRO = 2–2 | match_ACL_CAA = 0–0 | match_ACL_LIB = 0–2 | match_ACL_SAG = 1–0 | match_ACL_SAN = 2–2
| match_ACS_ACL = 2–1 | match_ACS_ASA = 1–1 | match_ACS_BEN = 0–0 | match_ACS_BRA = 1–0 | match_ACS_FCC = 1–0 | match_ACS_INT = 1–1 | match_ACS_KAB = 1–0 | match_ACS_PET = 0–1 | match_ACS_PRI = 0–1 | match_ACS_MAI = 0–0 | match_ACS_PRO = 0–0 | match_ACS_CAA = 2–1 | match_ACS_LIB = 1–1 | match_ACS_SAG = 0–1 | match_ACS_SAN = 1–0
| match_ASA_ACL = 1–0 | match_ASA_ACS = 1–1 | match_ASA_BEN = 0–2 | match_ASA_BRA = 1–1 | match_ASA_FCC = 2–1 | match_ASA_INT = 0–0 | match_ASA_KAB = 1–2 | match_ASA_PET = 0–0 | match_ASA_PRI = 0–0 | match_ASA_MAI = 2–1 | match_ASA_PRO = 1–0 | match_ASA_CAA = 5–0 | match_ASA_LIB = 2–3 | match_ASA_SAG = 2–2 | match_ASA_SAN = 1–0
| match_BEN_ACL = 5–1 | match_BEN_ACS = 1–1 | match_BEN_ASA = 1–0 | match_BEN_BRA = 2–2 | match_BEN_FCC = 1–1 | match_BEN_INT = 2–1 | match_BEN_KAB = 0–1 | match_BEN_PET = 2–2 | match_BEN_PRI = 1–1 | match_BEN_MAI = 0–1 | match_BEN_PRO = 1–3 | match_BEN_CAA = 0–2 | match_BEN_LIB = 0–1 | match_BEN_SAG = 2–0 | match_BEN_SAN = 0–1
| match_BRA_ACL = 1–0 | match_BRA_ACS = 1–2 | match_BRA_ASA = 1–0 | match_BRA_BEN = 2–1 | match_BRA_FCC = 3–1 | match_BRA_INT = 0–0 | match_BRA_KAB = 0–1 | match_BRA_PET = 1–1 | match_BRA_PRI = 1–1 | match_BRA_MAI = 3–0 | match_BRA_PRO = 1–0 | match_BRA_CAA = 2–2 | match_BRA_LIB = 1–2 | match_BRA_SAG = 0–0 | match_BRA_SAN = 2–1
| match_FCC_ACL = 2–0 | match_FCC_ACS = 1–0 | match_FCC_ASA = 0–1 | match_FCC_BEN = 1–4 | match_FCC_BRA = 1–1 | match_FCC_INT = 0–0 | match_FCC_KAB = 0–2 | match_FCC_PET = 1–1 | match_FCC_PRI = 1–1 | match_FCC_MAI = 1–1 | match_FCC_PRO = 1–0 | match_FCC_CAA = 2–1 | match_FCC_LIB = 1–0 | match_FCC_SAG = 1–1 | match_FCC_SAN = 0–0
| match_INT_ACL = 1–0 | match_INT_ACS = 0–0 | match_INT_ASA = 2–0 | match_INT_BEN = 0–1 | match_INT_BRA = 1–1 | match_INT_FCC = 1–0 | match_INT_KAB = 1–0 | match_INT_PET = 0–0 | match_INT_PRI = 1–1 | match_INT_MAI = 2–1 | match_INT_PRO = 2–1 | match_INT_CAA = 1–1 | match_INT_LIB = 0–0 | match_INT_SAG = 1–0 | match_INT_SAN = 3–1
| match_KAB_ACL = 2–1 | match_KAB_ACS = 2–1 | match_KAB_ASA = 1–0 | match_KAB_BEN = 3–0 | match_KAB_BRA = 2–0 | match_KAB_FCC = 1–1 | match_KAB_INT = 1–1 | match_KAB_PET = 2–2 | match_KAB_PRI = 2–1 | match_KAB_MAI = 2–0 | match_KAB_PRO = 0–1 | match_KAB_CAA = 3–2 | match_KAB_LIB = 2–1 | match_KAB_SAG = 1–1 | match_KAB_SAN = 1–2
| match_PET_ACL = 3–0 | match_PET_ACS = 1–0 | match_PET_ASA = 1–0 | match_PET_BEN = 2–0 | match_PET_BRA = 7–0 | match_PET_FCC = 0–2 | match_PET_INT = 2–0 | match_PET_KAB = 2–3 | match_PET_PRI = 2–0 | match_PET_MAI = 1–1 | match_PET_PRO = 1–1 | match_PET_CAA = 1–1 | match_PET_LIB = 0–1 | match_PET_SAG = 2–1 | match_PET_SAN = 2–0
| match_PRI_ACL = 1–1 | match_PRI_ACS = 1–0 | match_PRI_ASA = 1–0 | match_PRI_BEN = 1–1 | match_PRI_BRA = 2–2 | match_PRI_FCC = 1–1 | match_PRI_INT = 0–0 | match_PRI_KAB = 1–3 | match_PRI_PET = 2–1 | match_PRI_MAI = 0–0 | match_PRI_PRO = 2–1 | match_PRI_CAA = 3–0 | match_PRI_LIB = 1–1 | match_PRI_SAG = 2–0 | match_PRI_SAN = 2–2
| match_MAI_ACL = 3–0 | match_MAI_ACS = 2–0 | match_MAI_ASA = 1–2 | match_MAI_BEN = 1–0 | match_MAI_BRA = 1–3 | match_MAI_FCC = 0–0 | match_MAI_INT = 1–1 | match_MAI_KAB = 1–5 | match_MAI_PET = 3–0 | match_MAI_PRI = 1–2 | match_MAI_PRO = 1–2 | match_MAI_CAA = 1–0 | match_MAI_LIB = 0–2 | match_MAI_SAG = 0–0 | match_MAI_SAN = 1–2
| match_PRO_ACL = 2–3 | match_PRO_ACS = 2–1 | match_PRO_ASA = 0–0 | match_PRO_BEN = 2–0 | match_PRO_BRA = 1–1 | match_PRO_FCC = 1–0 | match_PRO_INT = 0–5 | match_PRO_KAB = 0–1 | match_PRO_PET = 0–0 | match_PRO_PRI = 1–3 | match_PRO_MAI = 1–1 | match_PRO_CAA = 1–0 | match_PRO_LIB = 2–1 | match_PRO_SAG = 0–1 | match_PRO_SAN = 1–1
| match_CAA_ACL = 1–0 | match_CAA_ACS = 1–1 | match_CAA_ASA = 1–2 | match_CAA_BEN = 2–1 | match_CAA_BRA = 3–1 | match_CAA_FCC = 1–0 | match_CAA_INT = 1–0 | match_CAA_KAB = 2–1 | match_CAA_PET = 1–2 | match_CAA_PRI = 2–1 | match_CAA_MAI = 3–0 | match_CAA_PRO = 2–1 | match_CAA_LIB = 1–0 | match_CAA_SAG = 0–0 | match_CAA_SAN = 1–0
| match_LIB_ACL = 2–0 | match_LIB_ACS = 2–0 | match_LIB_ASA = 2–1 | match_LIB_BEN = 3–0 | match_LIB_BRA = 3–1 | match_LIB_FCC = 3–3 | match_LIB_INT = 1–2 | match_LIB_KAB = 3–1 | match_LIB_PET = 1–2 | match_LIB_PRI = 0–0 | match_LIB_MAI = 3–1 | match_LIB_PRO = 4–0 | match_LIB_CAA = 1–0 | match_LIB_SAG = 1–0 | match_LIB_SAN = 2–0
| match_SAG_ACL = 2–1 | match_SAG_ACS = 2–0 | match_SAG_ASA = 2–0 | match_SAG_BEN = 0–1 | match_SAG_BRA = 1–0 | match_SAG_FCC = 1–0 | match_SAG_INT = 0–0 | match_SAG_KAB = 1–0 | match_SAG_PET = 2–2 | match_SAG_PRI = 1–3 | match_SAG_MAI = 3–0 | match_SAG_PRO = 0–1 | match_SAG_CAA = 2–0 | match_SAG_LIB = 1–1 | match_SAG_SAN = 1–1
| match_SAN_ACL = 1–0 | match_SAN_ACS = 3–5 | match_SAN_ASA = 1–1 | match_SAN_BEN = 0–0 | match_SAN_BRA = 3–2 | match_SAN_FCC = 1–0 | match_SAN_INT = 1–1 | match_SAN_KAB = 1–2 | match_SAN_PET = 2–2 | match_SAN_PRI = 1–0 | match_SAN_MAI = 1–1 | match_SAN_PRO = 1–1 | match_SAN_CAA = 1–3 | match_SAN_LIB = 3–1 | match_SAN_SAG = 1–1 }}
==Season statistics== ===Top scorers=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Scorer !Club !Goals |- |'''1''' |align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} '''Love''' |align="left"|Petro de Luanda |'''20''' |- |2 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} Sawu |align="left"|Kabuscorp |15 |- |3 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} Aguinaldo |align="left"|Recreativo do Libolo |13 |- |4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} Abel Manfuila |align="left"|Kabuscorp |11 |- |5 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} Amaro |align="left"|Primeiro de Agosto |10 |}
{{winners||2011 Girabola winner|100px<br>Clube Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo|1st}} {{center|<small>'''Squad:''' Adawa, Aguinaldo, Alberto, ''Dany'', Edinho, Edy Boyom, Enoque, Fernando, Génesis, Geovany, Gomito, ''Hugo'', Jean-Claude, ''Lito'', Lukose, Machado, ''Manú'', ''Mendes'', ''Miro'', ''Pitchu'', Quinzinho, ''Rasca'', Sanches, Stélvio, ''Toy'', ''Vado'', ''Viola'', Yuri, ''Zé Kalanga'' <br />'''Head coach''': ''Zeca'' Amaral</small>}}
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.angop.ao/angola/pt_pt/noticias/desporto/2011/10/44/Love-Cabungula-melhor-marcador-Palmares,fb53ad4f-7053-4acd-8c4c-f29133921dca.html |title=Love Cabungula é o melhor marcador / Palmarés |publisher=ANGOP.com |date=6 Nov 2011 |access-date=4 Sep 2016 |language=pt}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://jornaldosdesportos.sapo.ao/resultados/jornada/1/?y=2011 Girabola 2011 stats at jornaldosdesportos.sapo.ao] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060704180832/http://www.fafutebol-angola.og.ao/ Federação Angolana de Futebol] *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ango2011.html 2011 Girabola at rsssf.org]
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