2001 Angola Cup

The 2001 Taça de Angola was the 20th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following the Girabola. Sonangol do Namibe beat Sporting de Cabinda 3-2 in the final to secure its 1st title.^[1]

2001 Angola Cup

Tournament details
Country	Angola
Dates	16 May – 11 Nov 2001
Teams	17
Defending champions	Petro de Luanda
Final positions
Champions	Sonangol do Namibe
Runners-up	Sporting de Cabinda
2002 African Cup Winners' Cup	Sonangol Namibe (cup winner)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
← 2000 2002 →

The winner qualified to the 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup.

Stadiums and locations

FC Cabinda
Sp Cabinda

Sagrada

Benfica
ASA
Progresso

Desp Bengo

Inter

D'Agosto
Petro
Ferrovia

11 Bravos

Aca Lobito

1º de Maio

Pet Huambo

Benfica Lub

Sonangol

 Locations of the 2001 Angola Cup teams

P	Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2000	Current	P
4	Académica do Lobito	Lobito	Estádio do Buraco	10,000		QF
4	ASA	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	60,000		QF
5	Benfica de Luanda	Luanda	Campo de São Paulo	2,000		R16
6	Benfica do Lubango	Lubango				PR
4	Desportivo do Bengo	Caxito	Municipal do Dande	5,000		QF
5	FC de Cabinda	Cabinda	Estádio do Tafe	25,000		R16
5	Ferroviário de Luanda	Luanda	Campo de S.Paulo	2,000		R16
5	Inter de Luanda[a]	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	65,000		R16	1
5	Onze Bravos[b]	Luena	Estádio Mundunduleno	4,300		R16
4	Petro de Luanda	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	65,000		QF
3	Petro do Huambo	Huambo	Estádio dos Kurikutelas	10,000		SF
5	Primeiro de Agosto	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	65,000		R16
5	Primeiro de Maio	Benguela	Estádio Municipal	6,000		R16
3	Progresso	Luanda	Estádio da Cidadela	65,000		SF
5	Sagrada Esperança	Dundo	Estádio Sagrada Esperança	8,000		R16
1	Sonangol do Namibe[c]	Namibe	Estádio Joaquim Morais	5,000		Champion
2	Sporting de Cabinda	Cabinda	Estádio do Tafe	25,000		Runner-up

Championship bracket

The knockout rounds were played according to the following schedule:

• May 16 - preliminary rounds
• Jul 18 - Sep 5: Round of 16
• Oct 10 - Sep 12: Quarter-finals
• Oct 31: Semi-finals
• Nov 11: Final

Preliminary Rounds Wed, 16 May 2001

1/16 Finals 17 July / 5 Sep 2001

Quarterfinals 11 Oct / 12 Sep 2001

Semifinals Wed, 31 Oct 2001

Final Mon, 11 Nov 2001

Wed, 25 Jul 2001

11 Bravos

1

Progresso

2

Thu, 11 Oct 2001 (pen) a.e.t.

Progresso

10

Petro de Luanda

7

Tue, 17 Jul 2001

Petro de Luanda

4

Benfica de Luanda

1

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

Progresso Sambizanga

0

Sonangol do Namibe

1

Wed, 18 Jul 2001

Académica Lobito

2

Sagrada Esperança

0

Wed, 12 Sep 2001

Académica do Lobito

2

Sonangol do Namibe

4

Wed, 5 Sep 2001 Walkover

Sonangol do Namibe

3

Primeiro de Maio

0

Mon, 11 Nov 2001

Sonangol do Namibe

3

Sporting Cabinda

2

Wed, 18 Jul 2001 (pen) a.e.t.

Ferroviário de Luanda

3

Wed, 16 May 2001 Walkover

Petro do Huambo

6

Benfica Lubango

0

Wed, 12 Sep 2001

Petro Huambo

3

Petro do Huambo

3

Desportivo do Bengo

1

Wed, 18 Jul 2001

Desportivo do Bengo

2

Inter de Luanda

0

Wed, 31 Oct 2001

Petro do Huambo

3

Sporting Cabinda

5

Thu, 19 Jul 2001

Primeiro de Agosto

0

Sporting Cabinda

2

Wed, 10 Oct 2001

Sporting Cabinda

7

ASA

6

Wed, 18 Jul 2001

ASA

5

FC Cabinda

3

Preliminary rounds

Benfica do Lubango v Petro do Huambo

Wed, 16 May 2001 PR	Benfica do Lubango	Walkover	Petro do Huambo	Lubango
15:00

1/16 finals

Petro de Luanda v Benfica de Luanda

Tue, 17 Jul 2001 R16	Petro de Luanda	4–1	Benfica de Luanda	Luanda
15:00	Flávio Av.Lopes Mbunga Zico		Paulito	Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela

ASA v FC Cabinda

Wed, 18 Jul 2001 R16	ASA	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	FC Cabinda	Luanda
15:00	Mabululo		Adolfo	Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela

Ferroviário de Luanda v Petro do Huambo

Wed, 18 Jul 2001 R16	Ferroviário de Luanda	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–5 p)	Petro do Huambo	Luanda
15:00				Stadium: Campo de S.Paulo

Desportivo do Bengo v Inter de Luanda

Wed, 18 Jul 2001 R16	Desportivo do Bengo	2–0	Inter de Luanda	Caxito
15:00				Stadium: Campo Municipal do Dande

Académica Lobito v Sagrada Esperança

Wed, 18 Jul 2001 R16	Académica Lobito	2–0	Sagrada Esperança	Catumbela
15:00				Stadium: Campo da Catumbela

1º de Agosto v Sp de Cabinda

Thu, 19 Jul 2001 R16	1º de Agosto	0–2	Sp de Cabinda	Luanda
15:00				Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela

11 Bravos v Progresso

Wed, 25 Jul 2001 R16	11 Bravos	–	Progresso	Luena
15:00				Stadium: Estádio Mundunduleno

Sonangol Namibe v Primeiro de Maio

Wed, 5 Sep 2001 R16	Sonangol Namibe	Walkover	Primeiro de Maio	Namibe
15:00				Stadium: Estádio Joaquim Morais

Quarter-finals

Petro do Huambo v Desportivo do Bengo

Wed, 12 Sep 2001 QF	Petro do Huambo	3–1	Desportivo do Bengo	Huambo
15:00

Académica Lobito v Sonangol Namibe

Wed, 12 Sep 2001 QF	Académica Lobito	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Sonangol Namibe	Lobito
15:00

Sp de Cabinda v ASA

Wed, 10 Oct 2001 QF	Sp de Cabinda	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	ASA	Cabinda
15:00				Stadium: Estádio do Tafe

Progresso Sambizanga v Petro de Luanda

Thu, 11 Oct 2001 QF	Progresso Sambizanga	3–3 (a.e.t.) (7–4 p)	Petro de Luanda	Luanda
15:00				Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela

Semi-finals

Progresso Sambizanga v Sonangol Namibe

Wed, 31 Oct 2001 SF	Progresso Sambizanga	0–1	Sonangol Namibe	Luanda
15:00				Stadium: Estádio da Cidadela

Petro Huambo v Sporting Cabinda

Wed, 31 Oct 2001 SF	Petro Huambo	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Sporting Cabinda	Huambo
15:00				Stadium: Estádio dos Kurikutelas

Final

^[2]

Sun, 11 November 2001

15:00

Sonangol do Namibe	3–2	Sporting de Cabinda
Lukikana 3' Hugo 16' Tony 34'		36' (pen.) Tyson 62' Lucien

Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda

Referee: José António de Sousa

Sonangol

Sporting

GK – DF – DF – DF – DF – MF – MF – MF – MF – FW – FW – (c) Substitutions: MF – MF – DF – Manager: Zeca Amaral

GK – DF – DF – DF – DF – MF – MF – MF – MF – FW – FW – Substitutions: MF – MF – MF – Manager: JC Kenzo

Assistant referees:

2001 Angola Football Cup winner Desportivo Sonangol do Namibe 1st title Squad: Head coach: Zeca Amaral

See also

• 2001 Girabola
• 2002 Angola Super Cup
• 2002 African Cup Winners' Cup
• Sonangol do Namibe players
• Sporting de Cabinda players

External links

• profile at rsssf.com