1985 Girabola

Girabola 1985

Season	1985 (–)
Champions	1º de Maio
Relegated	Dínamos Gaiatos Leões
1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs	1º de Maio (Girabola winner)
Matches played	182
Top goalscorer	Jesus (19 goals)
← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 Girabola was the seventh season of top-tier football competition in Angola. Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio were the defending champions.

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

Primeiro de Maio were crowned champions, winning their 2nd title, while Gaiatos de Benguela, Dínamos do Kwanza Sul and Leões do Planalto were relegated.

Osvaldo Saturnino aka Jesus of Petro de Luanda finished as the top scorer with 19 goals.

Changes from the 1984 season

Relegated: M.C.H. do Uíge, Nacional de Benguela, Progresso do Sambizanga
Promoted: Dínamos do Kwanza Sul, Gaiatos de Benguela, Leões do Planalto

Stadiums and locations

Sagrada

1º de Agosto

Petro

TAAG

Inter

Dínamos

1º de Maio

Desp Benguela

Gaiatos

Leões

Mambroa

Petro do Huambo

Desp da Chela

Ferrov da Huíla

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 Locations of the 1985 Girabola teams

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Primeiro de Maio	26	16	6	4	36	17	+19	38	1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs
2	Inter de Luanda	26	14	7	5	54	36	+18	35
3	Desportivo da Chela	26	15	4	7	39	23	+16	34
4	Petro de Luanda	26	13	5	8	35	18	+17	31
5	Desportivo de Benguela	26	9	10	7	32	33	−1	28
6	Mambroa	26	9	9	8	22	23	−1	27
7	Ferroviário da Huíla	26	10	6	10	42	44	−2	26
8	Primeiro de Agosto	26	10	6	10	38	32	+6	26
9	Petro do Huambo	26	9	6	11	38	28	+10	24
10	Sagrada Esperança	26	10	4	12	30	40	−10	24
11	TAAG	26	7	6	13	29	33	−4	20
12	Gaiatos de Benguela	26	6	7	13	20	36	−16	19	Relegation to 1986 Gira Angola
13	Dínamos do K.S.	26	7	3	16	20	46	−26	17
14	Leões do Planalto	26	2	11	13	25	51	−26	15

Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 1985. Source: girabola.com, rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away	DBG	DCH	TAG	DIN	FER	GAI	ILU	LEO	MAM	PET	PHU	PRI	MAI	SAG
Desportivo de Benguela	—
Desportivo da Chela		—
Desportivo da Taag			—
Dínamos do K.S.				—
Ferroviário da Huíla					—
Gaiatos de Benguela						—
Inter de Luanda							—
Leões de Luanda								—
Mambroa									—
Petro de Luanda										—
Petro do Huambo											—
Primeiro de Agosto												—
Primeiro de Maio													—
Sagrada Esperança														—

Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 1985. Source: girabola.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

1985 Girabola winner Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio 2nd title Squad: Agostinho, Águas, André, Daniel Fidéle, Fusso, Garcia, Melanchton, Moisés, Nando, Sarmento, Simões, Vicy, Zandú Head Coach: Rui Rodrigues

Top Scorer
Osvaldo Saturnino Jesus

External links

• Federação Angolana de Futebol