Primeira Liga 2009/10

Primeira Liga 2009/10
master	Benfica Lisbon (32nd title)
Champions League	Benfica Lisbon Sporting Braga (Qualifying)
Europe League	FC Porto Sporting Lisbon Marítimo Funchal
Relegated	Belenenses Lisbon Leixões SC
Teams	16
Games	240
Gates	601  (ø 2.5 per game)
Top scorer	Óscar Cardozo ( Benfica Lisbon ), 26 goals
← Primeira Liga 2008/09 Primeira Liga 2010/11 →
Liga Vitalis 2009/10 ↓

The Primeira Liga 2009/10 (officially Liga Sagres) was the 76th season of the top Portuguese division in men's football. It began on August 16, 2009 and ended on May 9, 2010 with the 30th and final matchday. New to the team were SC Olhanense and União Leiria , who were able to celebrate their immediate promotion. Reigning champions were FC Porto , who could win the championship for the fifth time in a row.

Attendees

Marítimo Nacional Académica Belenenses Benfica Sporting FC Porto Leixões Naval Paços Olhanense Rio Ave Braga U. Leiria Vit. Guimarães Vit. Setúbal Madeira

Participant in the Liga Sagres 2009/10

CF Estrela Amadora was banned from participating in professional football due to financial problems. Amadora had to relegate to the II Divisão (the third highest division). Belenenses Lisbon was therefore able to keep the class, despite sporting relegation.

Teams	Trainer	city	2008/09 season
Académica Coimbra	André Villas-Boas	Coimbra	7th place
CF Belenenses	João Carlos Pereira	Lisbon	15th place
SL Benfica	Jorge Jesus	Lisbon	3rd place
Sporting Braga	Domingos Paciência	Braga	5th place
União Leiria	Manuel Fernandes	Leiria	Climbers
Leixões SC	José Mota	Matosinhos	6th place
Marítimo Funchal	Carlos Carvalhal	Funchal	9th place
Nacional Funchal	Manuel Machado	Funchal	4th Place
Naval 1º de Maio	Ulisses Morais	Figueira da Foz	13th place
SC Olhanense	Jorge Costa	Olhão	Climbers
FC Paços de Ferreira	Paulo Sérgio	Paços de Ferreira	10th place
FC Porto	Jesualdo Ferreira	postage	master
Rio Ave FC	Carlos Brito	Vila do Conde	12th place
Vitória Setúbal	Carlos Azenha	Setubal	14th place
Sporting CP	Paulo Bento	Lisbon	Runner-up
Vitória Guimarães	Nelo Vingada	Guimarães	8th place

Venues, venues and spectators

city	Residents	society	Stadion	capacity
Braga	155,000	Sporting Braga	Estádio Municipal de Braga	30,154
Coimbra	149.497	Académica Coimbra	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra	30,616
Guimarães	162,572	Vitória Guimarães	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques	29,644
Funchal	103,962	Marítimo Funchal	Estádio dos Barreiros	09,177
Leiria	050,200	União Leiria	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa	29,771
Lisbon	499,700	Benfica Lisbon	Estádio da Luz	65,272
Funchal	103,962	Nacional Funchal	Estádio da Madeira	03,000
Paços de Ferreira	008,500	FC Paços de Ferreira	Estádio da Mata Real	15,000
Matosinhos	028,500	Leixões SC	Estádio do Mar	09,730
Vila do Conde	020,000	Rio Ave FC	Estádio dos Arcos	12,815
postage	216.080	FC Porto	Estádio do Dragão	54,378
Lisbon	499,700	Sporting Lisbon	Estádio José Alvalade	52,000
Olhão	031,100	SC Olhanense	Estádio José Arcanjo	10,000
Figueira da Foz	032,500	Naval 1º de Maio	Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa	10,000
Setubal	091,300	Vitória Setúbal	Estádio do Bonfim	19,000
Lisbon	499,700	Belenenses Lisbon	Estádio do Restelo	30,000

Cue ball

This season the Adidas Terrapass will be played in Portugal . The yellow base color with red dots was inspired by the national flag of Portugal . The Europass Portugal is used to play in the Liga Sagres , Liga de Honra (Liga Vitalis) and the League Cup (Carlsberg Cup) .

Closing table

League Sagres logo

space		society	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	TD	P	annotation
	01.	Benfica Lisbon (LP)	30th	24	04th	02	78:20	+58	76	2010/11 UEFA Champions League group stage
	02.	Sporting Braga	30th	22nd	05	03	48:20	+28	71	2010/11 UEFA Champions League qualification
	03.	FC Porto (M) (P)	30th	21st	05	04th	70:26	+44	68	Qualification for the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League
	04th	Sporting Lisbon	30th	13	09	08th	42:26	+16	48	Qualification for the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League
	05.	Marítimo Funchal	30th	11	08th	11	42:43	- 01	41	Qualification for the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League
	06th	Vitória Guimarães	30th	11	08th	11	31:34	- 03	41
	07th	Nacional Funchal	30th	10	09	11	36:46	−10	39
	08th.	Naval 1º de Maio	30th	10	06th	14th	20:35	−15	36
	09.	União Leiria (A)	30th	09	08th	13	35:41	- 06	35
	10.	FC Paços de Ferreira	30th	08th	11	11	32:37	- 05th	35
	11.	Académica Coimbra	30th	08th	09	13	37:42	- 05th	33
	12.	Rio Ave FC	30th	06th	13	11	22:33	−11	31
	13.	SC Olhanense (A)	30th	05	14th	11	31:46	−15	29
	14th	Vitória Setúbal	30th	05	10	15th	29:57	−28	25th
	15th	Belenenses Lisbon	30th	04th	11	15th	23:44	−21	23	Relegation to the Liga Vitalis
	16.	Leixões SC	30th	05	06th	19th	25:51	−26	21st	Relegation to the Liga Vitalis
Explanation: (M) = reigning champion, (P) = reigning cup winner, (LP) = reigning league cup winner (A) = promoted from the Liga Vitalis

Championship team Benfica Lisbon

32nd title

Benfica Lisbon

Goal : Quim (30 / -) Defense : David Luiz (29/2); Luisão (28/4); Fábio Coentrão (26 / -); Maxi Pereira (25/2); César Peixoto (15 / -); Sidnei (5 / -); José Shaffer (4 / -); Miguel Vítor (2 / -); Luís Filipe (1 / -) Midfield : Ángel Di María (26/5); Ramires (26/4); Javi García (26/3); Pablo Aimar (25/4); Ruben Amorim (24/3); Carlos Martins (17/3); Keirrison (5 / -); Felipe Menezes (5 / -); Airton (4 / -); Urreta (1 / -) Storm : Óscar Cardozo (29/26); Javier Saviola (27/11); Nuno Gomes (13/3); Weldon (12/5); Alan Kardec (8 / -); Éder Luís (6/1) Trainer : Jorge Jesus

List of goalscorers

Pl.	Nat.	player	society	Goals (penalties)
01.		Óscar Cardozo	Benfica Lisbon	26 (7)
02.		Falcao	FC Porto	25 (3)
03.		Liédson	Sporting Lisbon	13 00
04th		Cássio	União Leiria	12 00
		Djalmir	SC Olhanense	12 (1)
		Edgar	Académica Coimbra	12 (4)
07th		Albert Meyong Zé	Sporting Braga	12 (4)
08th.		Javier Saviola	Benfica Lisbon	11 00
09.		Ladji Keita	Vitória Setúbal	10 (1)
10.		William	FC Paços de Ferreira	10 (3)