Primeira League

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Primeira League
Liga NOS logo.pngTemplate: Infobox football competition / maintenance / logo format
Full name League NOS
Association Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional
First edition 1934
hierarchy 1st League
Teams 18th
master FC Porto
Record champions Benfica Lisbon (37 titles)
Record scorer Fernando Peyroteo (331)
Current season 2019/20
Website lfpf.pt
Qualification for Champions League
Europa League
↓ Segunda Liga (II)

The Primeira Liga ( Portuguese for First League ) is the top division in Portuguese men's football . It has existed since the 1934/35 season and is operated by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) and the Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF). Since 2014, the league has officially been sponsored by the Liga NOS .

In the Primeira Liga , the Portuguese football champions and the participants in the European Cup competitions are played in the league system in which each club competes against every other club in a return match . The last two teams are relegated to the Segunda Liga , which has been the second highest division below the Primeira Liga since the 1990/91 season.

The most successful club is Benfica Lisbon with 37 championships.

Mode and Orientation

Competition mode

A season is divided into a round-trip round, in which all 18 clubs in the Primeira Liga face each other twice on the basis of a game plan set before the season ; once in their own stadium and once in the opponent's stadium. A season currently has 34 game days and usually extends from mid-August to late May or early June. In years in which a World or European Championship takes place, the season sometimes ends in April. The individual game days extend from Friday to Monday and in rare cases also with a game on Tuesday. The dates for the matches are set according to the FIFA and UEFA calendar .

The team that took first place after this double round of points is the “ Portuguese Football Champion ”. The two last-placed teams have to be relegated to the Segunda Liga , the two top-ranked teams in turn go straight to the Primeira Liga.

In addition to the champions and the relegated teams, the participants in the European club competitions are also determined via the Primeira Liga. The determined UEFA five-year ranking which national federation with as many clubs in the Champions League and once in Europe Champions Cup and the UEFA Europa League and earlier in the UEFA Cup , UEFA Intertoto Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup is represented and which phase the clubs enter the competitions. The higher a league is in the UEFA five-year ranking, the more clubs from this division have the opportunity to take part in international competition. Due to the current Portuguese placement in the five-year ranking, the first place in the Primeira Liga will take part in the Champions League. Second place entitles them to participate in the qualifying round for the Champions League. The championship third and fourth are qualified for the Europa League as well as the winner of the Taça de Portugal . If the winner of the Taça de Portugal has already qualified for the Champions League or the Europa League via the Primeira Liga, the fifth-placed participant in the Europa League. In addition, other teams can qualify via the fair play rating.

After each game, the winning team receives 3 points (since 1995, previously 2 points) and the defeated team receives 0 points; in the event of a tie, each team receives 1 point. The points achieved in a season are added up and thus result in a current ranking of the clubs for each game day.

In the event of a tie, the following order decides which team will reach the higher position:

  1. the number of points achieved in a direct comparison between the teams concerned
  2. the goal difference between the teams involved in direct comparison
  3. the higher number of goals scored away from home
  4. the total goal difference in competition
  5. the higher number of wins in the competition
  6. the higher number of goals scored
  7. in the case of two teams: a play-off on neutral ground, with a possible extra time of 30 minutes and a penalty shoot-out .
  8. with three or more teams: All teams play against each other once on neutral ground. If there is still a tie between several teams, point 7 comes into force again with one or more play-offs in knockout mode.

Organizer (FPF / LPFP)

Until 2000, the Primeira Liga was held directly under the umbrella of the Federação Portuguesa de Futebol (FPF). Since then, the FPF and the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP), founded as an amalgamation of the 32 licensed clubs of the 1st and 2nd Portuguese leagues, have been joint organizers.

history

A national championship has been played in Portugal since 1921. The knockout competition was called Campeonato de Portugal ( Portuguese for championship of Portugal ) and was held until 1938. The winner of the competition was called Campeão de Portugal ( Portuguese for Masters of Portugal ). On the official website, the Portuguese Football Association ( Federação Portuguesa de Futebol ) lists the winners of this competition as cup winners.

The trial seasons (1934–1938)

season Campeonato da Liga
1934/35 FC Porto 1922-2005.svg FC Porto
1935/36 Benfica Lisbon
1936/37 Benfica Lisbon
1937/38 Benfica Lisbon

The official start of the first division in 1938/39 was preceded by four trial seasons. The winners in these four years of the Campeonato da Liga ( Portuguese for championship of the league ) were named Campeão da Liga ( Portuguese for champions of the league ).

To participate in the Primeira Liga and the Segunda Divisão , the clubs had to qualify through regional tournaments. There was no promotion or relegation for the time being. It was not until the 1947/48 season that a team rose for the first time.

The 8 founding members of the Campeonato da Liga were:

In the first season, FC Porto became the first league champions. The next season , in which Boavista Porto and Carcavelinhos FC from Lisbon took part for the first time , Benfica Lisbon won, ahead of last year's champions FC Porto. Benfica also won the next two seasons, although Sporting Lisbon had the best goalscorer in their own ranks with Manuel Soeiro (24 goals) and Fernando Peyroteo (34 goals).

The early years (1938–1947)

season Primeira Divisão
1938/39 FC Porto 1922-2005.svg FC Porto
1939/40 FC Porto 1922-2005.svg FC Porto
1940/41 Logo Sporting Clube de Portugal - 1930 - 1945.svg Sporting Lisbon
1941/42 Benfica Lisbon
1942/43 Benfica Lisbon
1943/44 Logo Sporting Clube de Portugal - 1930 - 1945.svg Sporting Lisbon
1944/45 Benfica Lisbon
1945/46 Belenenses Lisbon.svg Belenenses Lisbon
1946/47 Sporting Clube de Portugal.svg Sporting Lisbon

The Primeira Divisão 1938/39 was the first official season and now officially determined the Portuguese champions . The Campeonato de Portugal , which previously awarded the championship title, has been discontinued. In contrast, the Taça de Portugal ( Portuguese for Cup of Portugal ) was founded. Eight teams took part in the first season, four of them from the capital Lisbon ( Benfica , Belenenses , Casa Pia AC and Sporting ). Nevertheless, FC Porto became champions with one point ahead of Sporting Lisbon. Although the Second World War began in Europe , league operations continued undisturbed due to Portugal's neutrality . Ten teams took part in the following season , with Porto defending the title. After three runners-up championships, Sporting Lisbon won their first championship in the 1940/41 season , when again only eight teams took part. In the same season, Sporting also won the trophy for the first time, creating the first double in Portuguese football. In the following seasons, the number of participants increased and decreased again and again. In the 1945/46 season , Belenenses Lisbon was then champion for the only time so far under coach Augusto Silva . Augusto Silva was the first Portuguese coach to win the championship, before all championships were won by Hungarian coaches.

Since 2005

Until the 2005/06 season the professional league consisted of 18 clubs, which is why the last four, Belenenses Lisbon , Rio Ave FC , Vitória Guimarães and FC Penafiel , were relegated and only two clubs, SC Beira Mar and Desportivo Aves , were promoted this season . Due to the downsizing of the league, there are fewer match days in one season, which is of particular benefit to the teams in European competitions. The Portuguese association hopes that this will result in an overall sporting improvement in the league.

For the 2014/15 season, the league was again enlarged to 18 clubs. The reason for this was, among other things, that Boavista Porto had successfully appealed against the forced relegation in 2008 and was awarded a place in the Primeira Liga again. Regular relegated was the bottom of the table SC Olhanense , regular promoted (in addition to Boavista, who played in the 3rd division, which was divided into 8 seasons) were Moreirense FC and FC Penafiel. The table penultimate, FC Pacos de Ferreira , managed to stay in relegation games against third-placed in the Segunda Liga, Desportivo Aves.

In Europe

In European competitions, the country's teams regularly play at the top, which is also reflected in the UEFA five-year ranking: FC Porto won the UEFA Champions League in 1987 and 2004, and the UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League in 2003 and 2011 . The victories of the two major clubs from Lisbon are a little longer ago: Benfica Lisbon , the Portuguese record champions, won the European Cup in 1961 and 1962 and Sporting Lisbon in 1964 the European Cup Winners' Cup . In the 2010/11 season, three teams ( Benfica Lisbon , FC Porto and Sporting Braga ) made it to the Europa League semi-finals for the first time . In the all-Portuguese semi-finals, Braga prevailed against Benfica. FC Porto eliminated FC Villarreal in the second semi-final . This made Portugal the fifth nation, after Germany , England , Italy and Spain , to put two teams in a European final. In the final, FC Porto beat Sporting Braga 1-0.

Surname

The name of the league has changed a few times over time. The trial seasons ran under the name of Campeonato de Liga . From the 1938/39 season , the start of the official championship, the league was called Primeira Divisão . The name was used until 1999, before the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) took over the organization and the championship was renamed Primeira Liga .

The name of the championship has been marketed since the 2002/03 season. The first sponsor of the league was the joint stock company Galp Energia , with which the championship was officially called SuperLiga Galp Energia . At the beginning of the 2005/06 season , the Austrian provider of sports betting and online games bwin secured the naming rights for the next three seasons. In the 2005/06 season the competition was called Liga betandwin.com , while the name bwin Liga was used in the following two seasons . From 2008 the league was called Liga Sagres after the Portuguese beer brand Sagres had secured the naming rights. In 2010 the contract with Sagres was extended, but at the same time one was concluded with the Portuguese media company ZON Multimédia , so that the name expanded to Liga ZON Sagres . Since 2014, after Sagres left, the league has only been called Liga NOS , as ZON was renamed NOS.

  • Until 2002: Primeira Divisão / Liga

  • 2005–2006: Liga betandwin.com

  • 2006–2008: bwin league

  • 2008-2010: Liga Sagres

  • 2010–2014: Liga ZON Sagres

  • since 2014: Liga NOS

Clubs of the Primeira Liga

Championships by clubs

The Escudo Português

The first place in the Primeira Liga at the end of the season is Portuguese football champions . He is then allowed to wear the Escudo Português on his jersey as the reigning champion for one season . To be able to wear a championship star, a team must win ten championships. So far, only Benfica Lisbon has the stars above the club's coat of arms. The FC Porto and Sporting Lisbon forego previously it.

In the 83 seasons so far, only five different clubs (Benfica Lisbon, FC Porto, Sporting Lisbon, Belenenses Lisbon and Boavista Porto ) from the two largest cities ( Lisbon and Porto ) have become champions in Portugal. Of these, the three big ones (Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting), apart from two championships ( 1945/46 and 2000/01 ), divided the titles among themselves, which illustrates the two-tier society within the league. The most successful club is Benfica Lisbon with 37 championships won, which also leads the all-time table of the Primeira Liga.

Benfica Lisbon were also the first team to defend the title in the 1935/36 season and the first team to achieve a tri-campeonato (three consecutive titles). Overall, Benfica made it six times (1936–1938, 1963–1965, 1967–1969, 1971–1973, 1975–1977, 2014–2016). Sporting also won a Tri-Campeonato (1947-1949). In addition, Sporting was the first team to achieve the Tetra-Campeonato (four championships in a row) (1951-1954). At the end of the 20th century, FC Porto was the only team to reach the Penta-Campeonato (five championships in a row), namely from 1995 to 1999. In the 2009/10 season , FC Porto missed the opportunity to repeat this, which is why it "only" "stayed with Tetra-Campeonato . In the 2016/2017 season, Benfica became champions for the fourth time in a row, making them the last of the three big clubs to achieve their first Tetra-Campeonato .

rank society Championships
1 Benfica Lisbon 37
2 FC Porto.svg FC Porto 29
3 Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 18th
4th Boavista Porto.svg Boavista Porto 1
Belenenses Lisbon.svg Belenenses Lisbon 1

Eternal table

In the all-time table, record champions Benfica Lisbon are just ahead of FC Porto and local rivals Sporting Lisbon . All three clubs have been there continuously since the first season and are also the only teams besides Belenenses Lisbon to have a positive goal difference. The calculation is based on the 3-point rule (three points per win, one point per tie). Clubs with a colored background will play in the Primeira Liga in the 2020/21 season .

table

  • Clubs with a colored background play in the Primeira Liga 2020/21
  • Pl. = Place
  • Sai. = Seasons in the Primeira Liga
  • Sp. = Games
  • S. = victories
  • U. = tie
  • N. = defeats
  • Goals + = goals scored
  • Goals - = goals conceded
  • TD. = Goal difference
  • Pts = points
  • Portuguese shield.svg = Championship title
  • RedDownArrow.svg = Descents
  • Ø pt. per game = average number of points per game
Pl. society Sai. Sp. S. U. N. Goals + Gates - TD. Pt. Championship title of the Primeira Liga Relegations from the Primeira Liga Ø -point
per col. 		Playing times
1. Benfica Lisbon 86 2432 1665 455 312 5883 2135 3,748 5450 37 0 2,241 1934–
2. FC Porto FC Porto 86 2432 1619 439 374 5394 2149 3,245 5290 29 0 2.175 1934–
3. Sporting Lisbon Sporting Lisbon 86 2432 1500 508 424 5292 2320 2,972 5009 18th 0 2.06 1934–
4th Belenenses Lisbon Belenenses Lisbon 79 2214 896 548 770 3423 2850 573 3233 1 4th 1.46 1934–1982, 1984–1991, 1992–1998, 1999–2010, 2013–
5. Vitória Guimarães Vitória Guimarães 75 2222 863 530 829 3136 3134 2 3119 0 2 1,404 1941–1955, 1958–2006, 2007–
6th Sporting Braga Sporting Braga 64 1956 755 463 738 2654 2703 -49 2728 0 3 1,395 1947–1956, 1957–1961, 1964–1970, 1975–
7th Vitória Setúbal Vitória Setúbal 72 2070 694 507 871 2795 3120 -325 2589 0 9 1,251 1934-1937, 1943-1951, 1952-1960, 1962-1986, 1987-1991, 1993-1995, 1996-2000, 2001-2003, 2004-2020
8th. Boavista Porto Boavista Porto 57 1738 666 434 638 2265 2381 -116 2432 1 6th 1,399 1935/36, 1940/41, 1945–1949, 1950–1955, 1959/60, 1969–2008, 2014–
9. Académica de Coimbra Académica de Coimbra 64 1705 516 387 802 2356 3003 -647 1935 0 7th 1,135 1934-1948, 1949-1972, 1973-1979, 1980/81, 1984-1988, 1997-1999, 2002-2016
10. Marítimo Funchal Marítimo Funchal 40 1312 446 366 502 1474 1649 -175 1698 0 2 1,294 1977–1981, 1982/83, 1985–
11. Rio Ave FC Rio Ave FC 26th 840 261 234 345 891 1108 -217 1017 0 5 1,211 1979/80, 1981–1985, 1986–1988, 1996–2000, 2003–2006, 2008–
12. DG Estoril Praia DG Estoril Praia 26th 772 239 195 338 1044 1231 -187 912 0 7th 1,181 1944/45, 1946–1953, 1975–1980, 1981–1984, 1991–1994, 2004/05, 2012–2018
13. SC Beira-Mar SC Beira-Mar 27 858 218 242 398 883 1340 -457 896 0 10 1,044 1961/62, 1965–1967, 1971–1974, 1975–1977, 1978–1980, 1988–1995, 1998/99, 2000–2005, 2006/07, 2010–2013
14th SC Farense SC Farense 23 754 222 191 341 796 1093 -297 857 0 4th 1,137 1970–1976, 1983–1985, 1986–1989, 1990–2002, 2020-
15th FC Paços de Ferreira FC Paços de Ferreira 21st 682 204 197 281 744 959 -215 809 0 3 1,186 1991–1994, 2000–2004, 2005–2018, 2019–
16. Nacional Funchal Nacional Funchal 19th 622 204 165 253 743 858 -115 777 0 3 1,249 1988–1991, 2002–2017, 2018/19, 2020-
17th SC Salgueiros SC Salgueiros 24 740 197 183 360 804 1377 -573 774 0 6th 1,046 1943–1945, 1951/52, 1957/58, 1960–1962, 1982–1988, 1990–2002
18th DG Fabril do Barreiro DG Fabril do Barreiro 22nd 610 207 148 255 829 1004 -175 769 0 1 1,261 1954-1976
19th Leixões SC Leixões SC 25th 670 183 164 323 750 1186 -436 713 0 5 1,064 1939/40, 1942/43, 1959-1977, 1988/89, 2007-2010
20th Atlético CP Atlético CP 24 632 192 134 306 976 1223 -247 710 0 7th 1,123 1943/44, 1945–1957, 1959–1963, 1966/67, 1968/69, 1971–1973, 1974–1977
21st União Leiria União Leiria 18th 584 184 159 241 620 771 -151 708 0 5 1,212 1979/80, 1981/82, 1994-1997, 1998-2008, 2009-2012
22nd Gil Vicente FC 19th 638 180 165 293 640 882 -242 705 0 3 1.105 1990–1997, 1999–2006, 2011–2015, 2019–
23. Varzim SC Varzim SC 21st 618 169 176 273 638 913 -275 683 0 6th 1.105 1963-1971, 1976-1981, 1982-1985, 1986-1988, 1997/98, 2001-2003
24. Portimonense SC Portimonense SC 17th 542 168 134 240 586 740 -154 638 0 3 1,177 1976–1978, 1979–1990, 2010/11, 2017–
25th DG Chaves DG Chaves 16 548 160 153 235 608 718 -110 633 0 3 1,155 1985-1993, 1994-1999, 2016-2019
26th FC Barreirense FC Barreirense 24 592 166 119 307 758 1195 -437 617 0 8th 1,042 1937–1942, 1951–1959, 1960/61, 1962–1964, 1965/66, 1967/68, 1969–1974, 1978/79
27. CF Estrela Amadora CF Estrela Amadora 16 540 144 176 220 521 680 -159 608 0 4th 1,126 1988-1991, 1993-2001, 2003/04, 2005-2009
28. SC Olhanense SC Olhanense 20th 516 147 124 245 800 1057 -257 565 0 4th 1,095 1941–1951, 1961–1964, 1973–1975, 2009–2014
29 SC Covilhã SC Covilhã 15th 406 126 79 201 585 834 -249 457 0 4th 1,126 1948-1957, 1958-1962, 1985/86, 1987/88
30th Penafiel FC 12 434 106 117 211 351 625 -274 435 0 4th 1.002 1980-1982, 1983-1986, 1987-1992, 2004-2006
31. Lusitano GC Évora 14th 364 116 64 184 494 722 -228 412 0 1 1,132 1952-1966
32. Moreirense FC Moreirense FC 10 332 95 97 144 350 456 -106 382 0 2 1,151 2002–2005, 2012/13, 2014–
33. SC Espinho 11 354 96 91 167 336 523 -187 379 0 6th 1,071 1974/75, 1977/78, 1979-1984, 1987-1989, 1992/93, 1996/97
34. FC Tirsense 8th 256 65 73 118 219 370 -151 268 0 5 1,047 1967/68, 1970-1992, 1989-1991, 1992/93, 1994-1996
35. FC Famalicão FC Famalicão 7th 230 67 60 103 258 397 -139 261 0 3 1,135 1946/47, 1978/79, 1990–1994, 2019–
36. Naval 1º de Maio Naval 1º de Maio 6th 184 49 46 89 160 256 -96 193 0 1 1,049 2005-2011
37. CD Santa Clara CD Santa Clara 5 170 46 50 74 185 236 -51 188 0 2 1.106 1999/2000, 2001–2003, 2018–
38. Oriental Lisbon 7th 190 50 37 103 224 438 -214 187 0 4th 0.984 1950–1952, 1953/54, 1956–1958, 1973–1975
39. FC Alverca FC Alverca 5 170 48 37 85 192 266 -74 181 0 2 1,065 1998-2002, 2003/04
40. SC Campomaiorense SC Campomaiorense 5 170 48 34 88 186 287 -101 178 0 2 1,047 1995/96, 1997-2001
41. União Madeira 6th 174 41 52 81 148 247 -99 175 0 3 1.006 1989-1992, 1993-1995, 2015/16
42. CD Feirense CD Feirense 7th 222 44 43 135 187 403 -216 175 0 5 0.788 1962/63, 1977/78, 1989/90, 2011/12, 2016–2019
43. CD Tondela 5 170 44 39 87 174 254 -80 171 0 0 1.006 2015–
44. SC União Torreense 6th 164 44 31 89 183 316 -133 163 0 3 0.994 1955-1959, 1964/65, 1991/92
45. União de Tomar 6th 172 43 33 96 178 331 -153 162 0 3 1,059 1968-1970, 1971-1973, 1974-1976
46. Desportivo Aves 6th 196 40 40 116 173 320 -147 160 0 4th 0.816 1985/86, 2000/01, 2006/07, 2017–2020
47. O Elvas CAD 5 146 37 37 72 211 283 -72 148 0 2 1.014 1947-1950, 1986-1988
48. FC Arouca FC Arouca 4th 132 37 34 61 134 187 -53 145 0 1 1,098 2013-2017
49. Leça FC Leça FC 4th 124 33 25th 66 120 231 -111 124 0 2 1 1941/42, 1995-1998
50. Académico de Viseu Académico de Viseu 4th 128 27 24 77 81 237 -156 105 0 3 0.82 1978/79, 1980-1982, 1988/89
51. Caldas SC 4th 104 26th 25th 53 124 235 -111 103 0 1 0.99 1955-1959
52. Amora FC 3 90 22nd 23 45 90 143 -53 89 0 1 0.989 1980-1983
53. CD Montijo 3 90 23 20th 47 91 155 -64 89 0 2 0.989 1972-1974, 1976/77
54. União Lisbon União Lisbon 4th 68 21st 10 37 181 194 -13 73 0 1 1,074 1934-1938
55. Lusitano VRSA 3 78 21st 9 48 94 210 -116 72 0 1 0.923 1947-1950
56. AD Sanjoanense 4th 104 16 22nd 66 86 249 -163 70 0 2 0.673 1946/47, 1966-1969
57. Carcavelinhos FC Carcavelinhos FC 5 82 19th 12 51 103 223 -120 69 0 3 0.841 1935-1938, 1939/40, 1941/42
58. Académico FC Académico FC 5 82 18th 6th 58 137 300 -163 60 0 3 0.732 1934/35, 1937-1940, 1941/42
59. Sporting Elvas 2 48 17th 3 28 108 167 -59 54 0 1 1,125 1945-1947
60. AD Fafe 1 38 9 14th 15th 29 47 -18 41 0 1 1,079 1988/89
61. FC Felgueiras FC Felgueiras 1 34 8th 9 17th 29 47 -18 33 0 1 0.971 1995/96
62. Seixal FC 2 52 7th 8th 37 44 150 -106 29 0 1 0.558 1963-1965
63. DG Riopele 1 30th 6th 9 15th 23 51 -28 27 0 1 0.9 1977/78
64. RD Águeda 1 30th 7th 5 18th 25th 55 -30 26th 0 1 0.867 1983/84
65. CD Trofense CD Trofense 1 30th 5 8th 17th 25th 42 -17 23 0 1 0.767 2008/09
66. União de Coimbra 1 30th 5 7th 18th 22nd 54 -32 22nd 0 1 0.733 1972/73
67. GC Alcobaça 1 30th 4th 7th 19th 20th 56 -36 19th 0 1 0.633 1982/83
68. FC Vizela FC Vizela 1 30th 4th 7th 19th 31 71 -40 19th 0 1 0.633 1984/85
69. UD Oliveirense UD Oliveirense 1 22nd 3 2 17th 22nd 73 -51 11 0 1 0.5 1945/46
70. Casa Pia AC Casa Pia AC 1 14th 1 0 13 12 56 -44 3 0 1 0.214 1938/39

Top scorer

The top scorer of the league is designated each year for the player who scored the most goals during the season. He is awarded the "Bola de Prata" (German: Silver Ball).

Campeonato da Liga
season player club Gates round
1934/35 Soeiro Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 14th 14th
1935/36 Pinga FC Porto.svg FC Porto 21st 14th
1936/37 Soeiro Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 24 14th
1937/38 Fernando Peyroteo Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 34 14th
Primeira Divisão
season player club Gates Games
1938/39 Costuras FC Porto.svg FC Porto 18th 14th
1939/40 Fernando Peyroteo
Slavkoo Kordnya 		Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon FC Porto
FC Porto.svg 		29 18th
1940/41 Fernando Peyroteo Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 29 14th
1941/42 Correia slides FC Porto.svg FC Porto 36 22nd
1942/43 Júlio Correia da Silva Benfica Lisbon 24 18th
1943/44 Francisco Rodrigues Vitória Setúbal.svg Vitória Setúbal 28 18th
1944/45 Francisco Rodrigues Vitória Setúbal.svg Vitória Setúbal 21st 18th
1945/46 Fernando Peyroteo Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 37 22nd
1946/47 Fernando Peyroteo Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 43 26th
1947/48 Antonio Araújo FC Porto.svg FC Porto 36 26th
1948/49 Fernando Peyroteo Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 40 26th
1949/50 Júlio Correia da Silva (?) Benfica Lisbon 28 26th
1950/51 Manuel Vasques Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 29 26th
1951/52 José Águas Benfica Lisbon 28 26th
1952/53 Matateu Belenenses Lisbon.svg Belenenses Lisbon 29 26th
1953/54 João Baptista Martins Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 31 26th
1954/55 Matateu Belenenses Lisbon.svg Belenenses Lisbon 32 26th
1955/56 José Águas Benfica Lisbon 28 26th
1956/57 José Águas Benfica Lisbon 30th 26th
1957/58 Arsénio Trindade Duarte DG Fabril (Barreiro) .svg GD da CUF Barreiro 23 26th
1958/59 José Águas Benfica Lisbon 26th 26th
1959/60 Edmur Ribeiro Vitoria Guimaraes.svg Vitória Guimarães 25th 26th
1960/61 José Águas Benfica Lisbon 27 26th
1961/62 Veríssimo FC Porto.svg FC Porto 23 26th
1962/63 José Augusto Torres Benfica Lisbon 26th 26th
1963/64 Eusebio Benfica Lisbon 28 26th
1964/65 Eusebio Benfica Lisbon 28 26th
1965/66 Eusebio
Ernesto Figueiredo 		Benfica Lisbon Sporting Lisbon
Sporting Lisbon.svg 		25th 26th
1966/67 Eusebio Benfica Lisbon 31 26th
1967/68 Eusebio Benfica Lisbon 42 26th
1968/69 Manuel António Logo Academica de Coimbra.svg Académica de Coimbra 19th 26th
1969/70 Eusebio Benfica Lisbon 20th 26th
1970/71 Artur Jorge Benfica Lisbon 23 26th
1971/72 Artur Jorge Benfica Lisbon 27 30th
1972/73 Eusebio Benfica Lisbon 40 30th
1973/74 Héctor Yazalde Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 46 30th
1974/75 Héctor Yazalde Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 30th 30th
1975/76 Rui Jordão Benfica Lisbon 30th 30th
1976/77 Fernando Gomes FC Porto.svg FC Porto 26th 30th
1977/78 Fernando Gomes FC Porto.svg FC Porto 25th 30th
1978/79 Fernando Gomes FC Porto.svg FC Porto 27 30th
1979/80 Rui Jordão Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 31 30th
1980/81 Nene Benfica Lisbon 20th 30th
1981/82 Jacques Pereira FC Porto.svg FC Porto 27 30th
1982/83 Fernando Gomes FC Porto.svg FC Porto 36 30th
1983/84 Fernando Gomes
Nené 		FC Porto.svg FC Porto
Benfica Lisbon 		21st 30th
1984/85 Fernando Gomes FC Porto.svg FC Porto 39 30th
1985/86 Manuel Fernandes Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 30th 30th
1986/87 Paulinho Cascavel Vitoria Guimaraes.svg Vitória Guimarães 22nd 30th
1987/88 Paulinho Cascavel Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 23 38
1988/89 Vata Benfica Lisbon 16 38
1989/90 Mats Magnusson Benfica Lisbon 33 34
1990/91 Rui Águas Benfica Lisbon 25th 38
1991/92 Ricky Boavista Porto.svg Boavista Porto 30th 34
1992/93 Jorge Cadete Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 18th 34
1993/94 Rashidi Yekini Vitória Setúbal.svg Vitória Setúbal 21st 34
1994/95 Hassan Nader SC Farense Logo.svg SC Farense 21st 34
1995/96 Domingos Paciência FC Porto.svg FC Porto 25th 34
1996/97 Mario Jardel FC Porto.svg FC Porto 30th 34
1997/98 Mario Jardel FC Porto.svg FC Porto 26th 34
1998/99 Mario Jardel FC Porto.svg FC Porto 36 34
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1999/2000 Mario Jardel FC Porto.svg FC Porto 37 34
2000/01 Pena FC Porto.svg FC Porto 22nd 34
2001/02 Mario Jardel Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 42 34
SuperLiga Galp Energia
2002/03 Fary Faye
Simão 		SC Beira-Mar Logo.svg SC Beira-Mar
Benfica Lisbon 		18th 34
2003/04 Benni McCarthy FC Porto.svg FC Porto 20th 34
2004/05 Liédson Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 25th 34
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2005/06 Albert Meyong Zé Belenenses Lisbon.svg Belenenses Lisbon 17th 26th
2006/07 Liédson Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 14th 30th
2007/08 Lisandro Lopez FC Porto.svg FC Porto 24 30th
League Sagres
2008/09 Nenê Nacional Funchal.svg Nacional Funchal 20th 28
2009/10 Óscar Cardozo Benfica Lisbon 26th 29
2010/11 Hulk FC Porto.svg FC Porto 23 26th
2011/12 Óscar Cardozo Benfica Lisbon 20th 29
2012/13 Jackson Martínez FC Porto.svg FC Porto 26th 30th
2013/14 Jackson Martínez FC Porto.svg FC Porto 20th 30th
League NOS
2014/15 Jackson Martínez FC Porto.svg FC Porto 21st 30th
2015/16 Jonas Benfica Lisbon 32 30th
2016/17 Bas Dost Sporting Lisbon.svg Sporting Lisbon 34 31
2017/18 Jonas Benfica Lisbon 34 30th
2018/19 Haris Seferović Benfica Lisbon 23 29

Audience numbers

In the regular 2017/18 season, the average attendance was 11,967 people per game. The highest average attendance figures were recorded by Benfica Lisbon (53,209), Sporting Lisbon (44,098) and FC Porto (42,632). In terms of audience interest, there is a huge gap between the top three in the league and the rest.

season cut Games total
1989/90 13,226 306 4,047,100
1999/00 7,301 306 2,234,238
2009/10 10,933 240 2,624,018
2010/11 10,081 240 2,419,407
2011/12 10,946 240 2,627,090
2012/13 9,783 239 2,338,062
2013/14 10,238 240 2,457,195
2014/15 9,945 306 3,043,269
2015/16 10,860 306 3,323,289
2016/17 11,840 306 3,623,027
2017/18 11,967 306 3,661,759

Official match ball

UEFA five-year ranking

Placement in the UEFA five-year ranking ( previous year's ranking in brackets ). The abbreviations CL and EL after the country coefficients indicate the number of representatives in the 2019/20 season of the Champions League and the Europa League .

Status: end of the European Cup season 2018/19

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FPF: Vencedores Campeonato Nacional 1ª Divisão  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , @1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.fpf.pt   Portuguese , Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  2. ↑ FPF: Vencedores Campeonato Nacional 1ª Divisão  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , @1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.fpf.pt   Portuguese , Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ Primeira Liga 2017/2018 - spectators. Retrieved January 14, 2019 .
  4. ^ Bola oficial da Liga Portugal (Portuguese), accessed on August 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ UEFA rankings for club competitions. In: UEFA. Retrieved July 14, 2019 .