2003 Girabola
| Season | 2003 (Feb 15–Nov 23) |
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| Champions | ASA |
| Relegated | Benfica de Luanda Desportivo da Huíla Ritondo |
| 2004 CAF Champions League | ASA Petro de Luanda |
| 2004 CAF Confederation Cup | Interclube (cup winner) Petro do Huambo |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 369 (2.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | André (12 goals) |
| Biggest home win | ASA 6–0 Pri Mai (25 Sep 2003) Int Lua 6–0 Pri Mai (02 Mar 2003) |
| Biggest away win | Des Hui 1–5 Pet Lua (07 May 2003) |
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The 2003 Girabola was the 25th season of top-tier football in Angola. The season began on 15th February 2003. ASA were the defending champions.
The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated to the 2004 Gira Angola.
ASA were crowned champions, winning a second title in a row, while Benfica de Luanda, Desportivo da Huíla and Ritondo, were relegated.[1] Mateus André of Interclube finished as the top scorer with 12 goals.
Contents
Changes from the 2002 season
Relegated: Benfica do Lubango, F.C. de Cabinda and Sporting do Bié
Promoted: Primeiro de Maio, Progresso do Sambizanga and Ritondo
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASA (C) | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 53 | 2004 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Petro de Luanda | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 52 | |
| 3 | Petro do Huambo | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 46 | 2004 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 4 | Primeiro de Agosto | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 42 | |
| 5 | Sonangol do Namibe | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 38 | |
| 6 | Académica do Lobito | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 37 | |
| 7 | Interclube | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 34 | 2004 CAF Confederation Cup |
| 8 | Progresso | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 34 | |
| 9 | Sporting de Cabinda | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 31 | |
| 10 | Primeiro de Maio | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 31 | |
| 11 | Sagrada Esperança | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 29 | |
| 12 | Benfica de Luanda (R) | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 28 | Relegation to 2004 Gira Angola |
| 13 | Desportivo da Huíla (R) | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 27 | |
| 14 | Ritondo de Malanje (R) | 26 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 47 | −35 | 10 |
Updated to games played on 23 November 2003.
Source: FIFA.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).
| Home ╲ Away | ACL | ASA | BEN | HUI | INT | PET | PHU | PRI | MAI | PRO | RIT | SAG | SON | SCC |
| Académica do Lobito | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| ASA | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Benfica de Luanda | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Desportivo da Huíla | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Interclube | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Petro de Luanda | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Petro do Huambo | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Primeiro de Agosto | 4–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Primeiro de Maio | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Progresso | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| Ritondo de Malanje | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sagrada Esperança | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Sonangol do Namibe | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Sporting de Cabinda | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 |
Updated to games played on 23 October 2005.
Source: soccerway.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Top scorers [2]
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  André |
Interclube | 12 |
| 2 | Love |
ASA | 11 |
| 3 | Flávio |
Petro Luanda | 10 |
| Jaburú |
Petro Huambo |
| 2003 Girabola winner |
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 Atlético Sport Aviação 2nd title |
| Top Scorer |
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| Mateus André |
