Primeira Liga

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The Primeira Liga (Script error: No such module "IPA".), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, it has been contested by 18 teams since the 2014–15 season, with the three lowest-placed teams relegated to the Liga Portugal 2 and replaced by the top-three non-reserve teams from this division.Template:Efn

Founded in 1934 as Campeonato da Liga da Primeira Divisão, it was named Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão from 1938 until 1999, when it was changed to its current naming. Over 70 teams have competed in the Primeira Liga, but only five have been crowned champions. Among them, the "Big Three" teams – Benfica (38 wins), Porto (30) and Sporting CP (21) – have won all but two Primeira Liga titles; the other winners are Belenenses (1945–46) and Boavista (2000–01).[1]

The Primeira Liga reached a world ranking of fourth according to IFFHS's 2011 ranking.[2]

History

Before the Portuguese football reform of 1938, a competition on a round-basis was already being held – the Primeira Liga (Premier League) and the winners of that competition were named "League champions". Despite that, a Championship of Portugal in a knock-out cup format was the most popular and defined the Portuguese champion, although the winners of this competition no longer count as Portuguese football champions.Template:Fact

Then, with the reform, a round-robin basis competition was implemented as the most important of the calendar and began defining the Portuguese champion. From 1938 to 1999, the name Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão (National Championship of the First Division) or just Primeira Divisão (First Division), was used.[3]

Porto won the inaugural edition of the new league championship and successfully defended the title in the next season. In 1939–40 the tournament was expanded from eight to ten clubs, due to an administrative battle between Porto and Académico do Porto, regarding a Regional Championship game that ended with only 43 minutes after the start, and later repeated (which FC Porto won) according to Porto FA decision. FPF came out with a decision to satisfy both clubs, expanding the championship to 10 teams (one more from Porto FA and another from Setúbal FA) and annulling the result from the repetition match. With this decision, FC Porto lost the Regional title and finished in 3rd, Leixões SC became the new regional champion, while Académico was 2nd place. All 3 teams qualified for 1939–40 Primeira Divisão.[4]

In the 1941–42 season, it was decided to expand the championship from eight to ten teams to admit Braga FA and Algarve FA champions (until this season only the top teams from Porto, Coimbra, Lisboa and Setúbal were admitted).[5] Porto finished the regional championship in third place again, which did not grant entry into the Primeira Liga.Template:Sfn However, a second expand (from 10 to 12) in the same season was decided, which allowed the club to participate.[6]

After the 1945–46 season, the qualifying system based on regional championships was abandoned and adopted a pyramid system, with relegations and promotions between the 3 tiers. The clubs in Primeira Divisão, Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão no longer had to play their district championships on the same season as they had been doing since the first seasons of the Liga.[5] Below is a complete record of how many teams played in each season throughout the league's history;

  • 8 clubs: 1934–1939
  • 10 clubs: 1939–1940
  • 8 clubs: 1940–1941
  • 12 clubs: 1941–1942
  • 10 clubs: 1942–1945
  • 12 clubs: 1945–1946
  • 14 clubs: 1946–1971
  • 16 clubs: 1971–1987
  • 20 clubs: 1987–1989
  • 18 clubs: 1989–1990
  • 20 clubs: 1990–1991
  • 18 clubs: 1991–2006
  • 16 clubs: 2006–2014
  • 18 clubs: 2014–present

When the Portuguese League for Professional Football took control of the two nationwide leagues in 1999, it was renamed "Primeira Liga" (Premier League).Template:Fact

"Big Three" performance over the last 10 seasons
Season Benfica Porto Sporting
2015–16 1 3 2
2016–17 1 2 3
2017–18 2 1 3
2018–19 1 2 3
2019–20 2 1 4
2020–21 3 2 1
2021–22 3 1 2
2022–23 1 2 4
2023–24 2 3 1
2024–25 2 3 1

Big Three

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". "The Big Three" (Template:Langx) is a nickname for the three most powerful sports clubs in Portugal. With the exception of Belenenses in 1945–46 and Boavista in 2000–01, only three clubs have won the Primeira Liga title – Benfica (38 times), Porto (30) and Sporting CP (21). These three clubs generally end up sharing the top three positions (thus, appearing more frequently in UEFA competitions) and are the only clubs to have played in every season of the competition.

These clubs dominate Portuguese football, and it has become typical for fans to support any of these teams as a "first club", with a local team probably coming afterwards, if at all. The "Big Three" have the highest average attendance ratings every season in Portugal, while many other teams, lacking support from the locals, have suffered from poor attendance. The lack of support for local teams is considered to be one of the main reasons why Portuguese Football registers one of the worst attendance ratings in European Football's best championships, alongside the broadcast of almost all the games on television. In other sports, the rivalry between the big clubs is also considerable and it usually leads to arguments between the fans and players.[7]

Benfica is the club with most league, cup and league cup titles, as well as the most domestic titles (81) and overall titles won (83 or 84, if the Latin Cup is taken into account), including back-to-back European Cup trophies. Porto is the club with most Portuguese Super Cups and international titles won (7).

Sporting CP holds the third place when it comes to the most league and cup titles. Benfica is the only Portuguese club to have won two consecutive European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, reaching ten European finals: seven European Cups and three UEFA Cup/Europa League, and was runner-up in two Intercontinental Cups. Porto is the only Portuguese club since 1987 to have won any international competition (excluding the UEFA Intertoto Cup), gathering a total of two European Cup/UEFA Champions Leagues, two UEFA Cup/Europa Leagues, one European Super Cup and two Intercontinental Cups and finished runner-up in one European Cup Winner's Cup and three UEFA Super Cups. Sporting won one European Cup Winner's Cup and was runner-up in one UEFA Cup. Apart from the big three, Braga won the last UEFA Intertoto Cup and was runner-up in one UEFA Europa League.[8][9]

Galp Energia acquired the naming rights to the league in 2002, titling the division SuperLiga GalpEnergia. A four-year deal with the Austrian sports betting bwin was announced on 18 August 2005 amid questioning by the other gambling authorities in Portugal (the Santa Casa da Misericórdia and the Portuguese Casinos Association), who claimed to hold the exclusive rights to legal gambling games in Portuguese national territory. After holding the name Liga betandwin.com for the 2005–06 season, the name was changed to bwin LIGA in July 2006.[10][11]

From the 2008–09 season to the 2009–10 season the league was named Liga Sagres due to sponsorship from Sagres beer. In 2010, they renewed the sponsorship from Sagres, but also got the sponsorship from ZON Multimédia. The league was named Liga ZON Sagres until 2013–14 after the sponsorship agreement between Sagres, ZON (now NOS) and the league ended. In 2015, the league was named Liga NOS until the 2020–21 season.[12] From 2021 to 2023, it was known Liga Portugal Bwin. Since 2023, it is called Liga Portugal Betclic.

Sponsorship names for seasons
  • 2002–2005: SuperLiga GalpEnergia
  • 2005–2006: Liga betandwin.com
  • 2006–2008: bwin LIGA
  • 2008–2010: Liga Sagres
  • 2010–2014: Liga ZON Sagres
  • 2014–2021: Liga NOS
  • 2021–2023: Liga Portugal Bwin
  • 2023–: Liga Portugal Betclic

Official match ball

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Competition

Since the 2014–15 season, there are 18 clubs in the Primeira Liga, up from 16 in the previous seasons. During the course of a season, each club plays all teams twice – once at their home stadium and once at their opponent's stadium – for a total of 34 games. At the end of each season, the two lowest placed teams are relegated to the Segunda Liga and the top two teams from Segunda Liga are promoted to the Primeira Liga.

Qualification for European competitions

The top teams in Primeira Liga qualify for the UEFA Champions League, with the winner entering the group stage directly. The second placed team enters the playoffs for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League; if they fail to qualify, they enter the UEFA Europa League, along with the Taça de Portugal cup winners. If the Taça de Portugal cup winners qualify for the UEFA Champions League through league placing, the berth is given to the third placed team, who otherwise enter the UEFA Europa League qualification. The number four enters the qualification stages of the UEFA Conference League.

UEFA ranking

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UEFA League Ranking as of the 2023–24 season:[15] Template:Div col

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Clubs

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Team Location Stadium Capacity 1st season
in Primeira Liga
No. of seasons
in Primeira Liga
1st season of
current spell
No. of seasons
of current spell
League titles Last title
Arouca Arouca Estádio Municipal de Arouca 5,600 2013–14 7 2021–22 3 0 -
Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 65,592 1934–35 90 1934–35 90 38 2022–23
Boavista Porto Estádio do Bessa 28,263 1935–36 61 2014–15 10 1 2000–01
Braga Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,286 1947–48 68 1975–76 49 0 -
Casa Pia Lisbon Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior[16] 7,000 1938–39 3 2022–23 2 0 -
Chaves Chaves Estádio Municipal Eng.º
Manuel Branco Teixeira
8,396 1985–86 18 2022–23 2 0 -
Estoril Estoril Estádio António Coimbra da Mota 5,100 1944–45 29 2021–22 3 0 -
Estrela da Amadora Amadora Estádio José Gomes 9,288 1988–89 16 2023–24 1 0 -
Famalicão Vila Nova de Famalicão Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho 5,186 1946–47 10 2019–20 5 0 -
Farense Faro Estádio de São Luís 7,000 1970–71 24 2023–24 1 0 -
Estádio Algarve 22,000
Gil Vicente Barcelos Estádio Cidade de Barcelos 12,046 1990–91 22 2019–20 5 0 -
Moreirense Moreira de Cónegos Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas 6,150 2002–03 12 2023–24 1 0 -
Portimonense Portimão Estádio Municipal de Portimão 6,204 1976–77 21 2017–18 7 0 -
Porto Porto Estádio do Dragão 50,033 1934–35 90 1934–35 90 30 2021–22
Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estádio dos Arcos 5,300 1979–80 29 2022–23 2 0 -
Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 50,095 1934–35 90 1934–35 90 21 2024–25
Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,029 1941–42 79 2007–08 17 0 -
Vizela Vizela Estádio do FC Vizela 6,000 1984–85 4 2021–22 3 0 -

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League attendance record

Since the beginning of the league, there are three clubs with an attendance much higher than the others: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP. They have also the biggest stadiums in Portugal, with more than 50,000 seats. Other clubs, such as Vitória de Guimarães and Braga, also have good attendances. Académica de Coimbra, Vitória de Setúbal, Boavista, Belenenses, and Marítimo are historical clubs, with more than 40 top-flight seasons, from the biggest Portuguese cities, and have also many supporters. However, they do not have big attendances nowadays. Their stadiums have between 10,000 and 30,000 seats.

In the 2023–24 season, Liga Portugal broke the record for stadium attendance in the last 12 years of Liga records, with an increase of more than 10% compared to the previous season.[17] The total accumulated audience figures were 3,707,290 and 556,267 people, giving an average attendance of 12,115 and 1,818 spectators in the Primeira and Segunda Liga, respectively. It's also the highest in the last 34 years and the only one to pass the 12,000 barrier since the 1989–90 season.[18]

This is due to the League's joint initiative with Continente “É Para Cartão” to bring families back to the stadiums.[19] The slogan “Football is You” was a success, as this season many historic clubs in lower leagues managed to have much higher averages than several clubs in the Primeira Liga.[20]

In the following season, 2024-25, the league once again set a new record for stadium attendance, with a 1.5% increase on the previous season. The total accumulated audience totalled 3,761,888 people, giving an average attendance of 12,294 spectators. This is the highest this season and the second time since the 1989/90 season that the 12,000 barrier has been surpassed. This is mainly due to the rise in the averages of Benfica, Sporting, Porto, Vitória de Guimarães, Farense and Gil Vicente, who are the only clubs to have improved their averages, while the rest of the clubs have fallen considerably.

The record season of 2024–25 saw the following statistics per club:[21]

# Club Games Average Attendance Accumulated Stadium
capacity
Stadium
SL Benfica 17 58.746 91.4% 998.680 65.592 Estádio da Luz
Sporting CP 17 42.529 84.95% 722.987 50.095 Estádio José Alvalade
FC Porto 17 40.609 81.16% 690.356 50.033 Estádio do Dragão
Vitória SC 17 18.447 62.61% 313.605 30.029 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
SC Braga 17 13.868 49.18% 235.755 30.286 Estádio Municipal de Braga
Boavista FC 17 7.212 26.35% 122.596 28.263 Estádio do Bessa
SC Farense 17 7.165 67.96% 121.812 7.000 Estádio de São Luís
22.000Template:Efn Estádio Algarve
Gil Vicente FC 17 5.496 45.69% 93.437 12.046 Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
FC Famalicão 17 3.781 72.4% 64.285 5.186 Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
10º Estrela Amadora 17 3.704 55.74% 62.972 9.288 Estádio José Gomes
11º Santa Clara 17 3.074 30.74% 52.264 12.500 Estádio de São Miguel
12º Estoril Praia 17 2.723 53.45% 46.290 5.100Template:Efn Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
13º Rio Ave FC 17 2.591 42.32% 44.043 5.300 Estádio do Rio Ave FC
14º AVS SAD 17 2.407 41.74% 40.919 6.230 Estádio do CD Aves
15º CD Nacional 17 2.396 46.54% 40.724 5.200 Estádio da Madeira
16º Moreirense FC 17 2.387 38.79% 40.575 6.150 Parque Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
17º FC Arouca 17 2.111 42.76% 35.889 5.600 Estádio Municipal de Arouca
18º Casa Pia AC 17 2.043 29.26% 34.729 7.000 Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior[16]
Total Estimate 306 12.294 53.50% 3.761.918 340.898Template:Efn

List of champions and top scorers

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Clubs Players
Season Champions Points Runners-up Points Third place Points Teams Rounds Bola de Prata
(Top Scorer)
Club Goals
Campeonato da Liga da Primeira Divisão
  1934–35 Porto 22 Sporting CP 20 Benfica 19 8 14 Template:Flagicon Manuel Soeiro Sporting CP 14
  1935–36 Benfica 21 Porto 20 Sporting CP 18 8 14 Template:Flagicon Pinga Porto 21
  1936–37 Benfica (2) 24 Belenenses 23 Sporting CP 19 8 14 Template:Flagicon Manuel Soeiro Sporting CP 24
  1937–38 Benfica (3) 23 Porto 23 Sporting CP 22 8 14 Template:Flagicon Fernando Peyroteo Sporting CP 34
Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão
  1938–39 Porto (2) 23 Sporting CP 22 Benfica 21 8 14 Template:Flagicon Costuras Porto 18
  1939–40 Porto (3) 34 Sporting CP 32 Belenenses 25 10 18 Template:Flagicon F. Peyroteo / Template:Flagicon S. Kodrnja Sporting CP / Porto 29
  1940–41 Sporting CP 23 Porto 20 Belenenses 19 8 14 Template:Flagicon Fernando Peyroteo Sporting CP 29
  1941–42 Benfica (4) 38 Sporting CP 34 Belenenses 30 12 22 Template:Flagicon Correia Dias Porto 36
  1942–43 Benfica (5) 30 Sporting CP 29 Belenenses 28 10 18 Template:Flagicon Julinho Benfica 24
  1943–44 Sporting CP (2) 31 Benfica 26 Atlético CP 24 10 18 Template:Flagicon Francisco Rodrigues Vitória de Setúbal 28
  1944–45 Benfica (6) 30 Belenenses 27 Sporting CP 27 10 18 Template:Flagicon Francisco Rodrigues Vitória de Setúbal 21
  1945–46 Belenenses 38 Benfica 37 Sporting CP 32 12 22 Template:Flagicon Fernando Peyroteo Sporting CP 37
  1946–47 Sporting CP (3) 47 Benfica 41 Porto 33 14 26 Template:Flagicon Fernando Peyroteo Sporting CP 43
  1947–48 Sporting CP (4) 41 Benfica 41 Belenenses 37 14 26 Template:Flagicon António Araújo Porto 36
  1948–49 Sporting CP (5) 42 Benfica 37 Belenenses 35 14 26 Template:Flagicon Fernando Peyroteo Sporting CP 40
  1949–50 Benfica (7) 45 Sporting CP 39 Atlético CP 30 14 26 Template:Flagicon Julinho Benfica 29
  1950–51 Sporting CP (6) 45 Porto 34 Benfica 30 14 26 Template:Flagicon Manuel Vasques Sporting CP 29
  1951–52 Sporting CP (7) 41 Benfica 40 Porto 36 14 26 Template:Flagicon José Águas Benfica 28
  1952–53 Sporting CP (8) 43 Benfica 39 Belenenses 36 14 26 Template:Flagicon Matateu Belenenses 29
  1953–54 Sporting CP (9) 43 Porto 36 Benfica 32 14 26 Template:Flagicon João Martins Sporting CP 31
  1954–55 Benfica (8) 39 Belenenses 39 Sporting CP 37 14 26 Template:Flagicon Matateu Belenenses 32
  1955–56 Porto (4) 43 Benfica 43 Belenenses 37 14 26 Template:Flagicon José Águas Benfica 28
  1956–57 Benfica (9) 41 Porto 40 Belenenses 33 14 26 Template:Flagicon José Águas Benfica 30
  1957–58 Sporting CP (10) 43 Porto 43 Benfica 36 14 26 Template:Flagicon Arsénio Duarte CUF do Barreiro 23
  1958–59 Porto (5) 41 Benfica 41 Belenenses 38 14 26 Template:Flagicon José Águas Benfica 26
  1959–60 Benfica (10) 45 Sporting CP 43 Belenenses 36 14 26 Template:Flagicon Edmur Ribeiro Vitória de Guimarães 25
  1960–61 Benfica (11) 46 Sporting CP 42 Porto 33 14 26 Template:Flagicon José Águas Benfica 27
  1961–62 Sporting CP (11) 43 Porto 41 Benfica 36 14 26 Template:Flagicon Veríssimo Porto 23
  1962–63 Benfica (12) 48 Porto 42 Sporting CP 38 14 26 Template:Flagicon José Augusto Torres Benfica 26
  1963–64 Benfica (13) 46 Porto 40 Sporting CP 34 14 26 Template:Flagicon Eusébio Benfica 28
  1964–65 Benfica (14) 43 Porto 37 CUF do Barreiro 35 14 26 Template:Flagicon Eusébio Benfica 28
  1965–66 Sporting CP (12) 42 Benfica 41 Porto 34 14 26 Template:Flagicon Eusébio / Template:Flagicon E. Figueiredo Benfica / Sporting CP 25
  1966–67 Benfica (15) 43 Académica 40 Porto 39 14 26 Template:Flagicon Eusébio Benfica 31
  1967–68 Benfica (16) 41 Sporting CP 37 Porto 36 14 26 Template:Flagicon Eusébio Benfica 42
  1968–69 Benfica (17) 39 Porto 37 Vitória de Guimarães 36 14 26 Template:Flagicon Manuel António Académica 19
  1969–70 Sporting CP (13) 46 Benfica 38 Vitória de Setúbal 36 14 26 Template:Flagicon Eusébio Benfica 20
  1970–71 Benfica (18) 41 Sporting CP 38 Porto 37 14 26 Template:Flagicon Artur Jorge Benfica 23
  1971–72 Benfica (19) 55 Vitória de Setúbal 45 Sporting CP 43 16 30 Template:Flagicon Artur Jorge Benfica 27
  1972–73 Benfica (20) 58 Belenenses 40 Vitória de Setúbal 38 16 30 Template:Flagicon Eusébio Benfica 40
  1973–74 Sporting CP (14) 49 Benfica 47 Vitória de Setúbal 45 16 30 Template:Flagicon Héctor Yazalde Sporting CP 46
  1974–75 Benfica (21) 49 Porto 44 Sporting CP 43 16 30 Template:Flagicon Héctor Yazalde Sporting CP 30
  1975–76 Benfica (22) 50 Boavista 48 Belenenses 40 16 30 Template:Flagicon Rui Jordão Benfica 30
  1976–77 Benfica (23) 51 Sporting CP 42 Porto 41 16 30 Template:Flagicon Fernando Gomes Porto 26
  1977–78 Porto (6) 51 Benfica 51 Sporting CP 42 16 30 Template:Flagicon Fernando Gomes Porto 25
  1978–79 Porto (7) 50 Benfica 49 Sporting CP 42 16 30 Template:Flagicon Fernando Gomes Porto 27
  1979–80 Sporting CP (15) 52 Porto 50 Benfica 45 16 30 Template:Flagicon Rui Jordão Sporting CP 31
  1980–81 Benfica (24) 50 Porto 48 Sporting CP 37 16 30 Template:Flagicon Nené Benfica 20
  1981–82 Sporting CP (16) 46 Benfica 44 Porto 43 16 30 Template:Flagicon Jacques Pereira Porto 27
  1982–83 Benfica (25) 51 Porto 47 Sporting CP 42 16 30 Template:Flagicon Fernando Gomes Porto 36
  1983–84 Benfica (26) 52 Porto 49 Sporting CP 42 16 30 Template:Flagicon Fernando Gomes / Nené Porto / Benfica 21
  1984–85 Porto (8) 55 Sporting CP 47 Benfica 43 16 30 Template:Flagicon Fernando Gomes Porto 39
  1985–86 Porto (9) 49 Benfica 47 Sporting CP 46 16 30 Template:Flagicon Manuel Fernandes Sporting CP 30
  1986–87 Benfica (27) 48 Porto 46 Vitória de Guimarães 41 16 30 Template:Flagicon Paulinho Cascavel Vitória de Guimarães 22
  1987–88 Porto (10) 66 Benfica 51 Belenenses 48 20 38 Template:FlagiconPaulinho Cascavel Sporting CP 23
  1988–89 Benfica (28) 63 Porto 56 Boavista 49 20 38 Template:Flagicon Vata Benfica 16
  1989–90 Porto (11) 59 Benfica 55 Sporting CP 46 18 34 Template:Flagicon Mats Magnusson Benfica 33
  1990–91 Benfica (29) 69 Porto 67 Sporting CP 57 20 38 Template:Flagicon Rui Águas Benfica 25
  1991–92 Porto (12) 56 Benfica 46 Boavista 44 18 34 Template:Flagicon Ricky Boavista 30
  1992–93 Porto (13) 54 Benfica 52 Sporting CP 45 18 34 Template:Flagicon Jorge Cadete Sporting CP 18
  1993–94 Benfica (30) 54 Porto 52 Sporting CP 51 18 34 Template:Flagicon Rashidi Yekini Vitória de Setúbal 21
  1994–95 Porto (14) 62 Sporting CP 53 Benfica 49 18 34 Template:Flagicon Hassan Nader Farense 21
  1995–96 Porto (15) 84 Benfica 73 Sporting CP 67 18 34 Template:Flagicon Domingos Paciência Porto 25
  1996–97 Porto (16) 85 Sporting CP 72 Benfica 58 18 34 Template:Flagicon Mário Jardel Porto 30
  1997–98 Porto (17) 77 Benfica 68 Vitória de Guimarães 59 18 34 Template:Flagicon Mário Jardel Porto 26
  1998–99 Porto (18) 79 Boavista 71 Benfica 65 18 34 Template:Flagicon Mário Jardel Porto 36
Primeira Liga
  1999–2000 Sporting CP (17) 77 Porto 73 Benfica 69 18 34 Template:Flagicon Mário Jardel Porto 37
  2000–01 Boavista 77 Porto 76 Sporting CP 62 18 34 Template:Flagicon Pena Porto 22
  2001–02 Sporting CP (18) 75 Boavista 70 Porto 68 18 34 Template:Flagicon Mário Jardel Sporting CP 42
  2002–03 Porto (19) 86 Benfica 75 Sporting CP 59 18 34 Template:Flagicon Fary Faye Beira-Mar 18
  2003–04 Porto (20) 82 Benfica 74 Sporting CP 73 18 34 Template:Flagicon Benni McCarthy Porto 20
  2004–05 Benfica (31) 65 Porto 62 Sporting CP 61 18 34 Template:Flagicon Liédson Sporting CP 25
  2005–06 Porto (21) 79 Sporting CP 72 Benfica 67 18 34 Template:Flagicon Albert Meyong Belenenses 17
  2006–07 Porto (22) 69 Sporting CP 68 Benfica 67 16 30 Template:Flagicon Liédson Sporting CP 15
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  2008–09 Porto (24) 70 Sporting CP 66 Benfica 59 16 30 Template:Flagicon Nenê Nacional 20
  2009–10 Benfica (32) 76 Braga 71 Porto 68 16 30 Template:Flagicon Óscar Cardozo Benfica 26
  2010–11 Porto (25) 84 Benfica 63 Sporting CP 48 16 30 Template:Flagicon Hulk Porto 23
  2011–12 Porto (26) 75 Benfica 69 Braga 62 16 30 Template:Flagicon Óscar Cardozo Benfica 20
  2012–13 Porto (27) 78 Benfica 77 Paços de Ferreira 54 16 30 Template:Flagicon Jackson Martínez Porto 26
  2013–14 Benfica (33) 74 Sporting CP 67 Porto 61 16 30 Template:Flagicon Jackson Martínez Porto 20
  2014–15 Benfica (34) 85 Porto 82 Sporting CP 76 18 34 Template:Flagicon Jackson Martínez Porto 21
  2015–16 Benfica (35) 88 Sporting CP 86 Porto 73 18 34 Template:Flagicon Jonas Benfica 32
  2016–17 Benfica (36) 82 Porto 76 Sporting CP 70 18 34 Template:Flagicon Bas Dost Sporting CP 34
  2017–18 Porto (28) 88 Benfica 81 Sporting CP 78 18 34 Template:Flagicon Jonas Benfica 34
  2018–19 Benfica (37) 87 Porto 85 Sporting CP 74 18 34 Template:Flagicon Haris Seferovic Benfica 23
  2019–20 Porto (29) 82 Benfica 77 Braga 60 18 34 Template:Flagicon Carlos Vinícius Benfica 18
  2020–21 Sporting CP (19) 85 Porto 80 Benfica 76 18 34 Template:Flagicon Pedro Gonçalves Sporting CP 23
  2021–22 Porto (30) 91 Sporting CP 85 Benfica 74 18 34 Template:Flagicon Darwin Núñez Benfica 26
  2022–23 Benfica (38) 87 Porto 85 Braga 78 18 34 Template:Flagicon Mehdi Taremi Porto 22
  2023–24 Sporting CP (20) 90 Benfica 80 Porto 72 18 34 Template:Flagicon Viktor Gyökeres Sporting CP 29
  2024–25 Sporting CP (21) 82 Benfica 80 Porto 71 18 34 Template:Flagicon Viktor Gyökeres Sporting CP 39
  • Before 1995–96, the points were awarded in a format of two points for a win. In that season, Primeira Liga switched to the now standard three points for a win system.
  • (1) Porto saw six points subtracted for corruption allegations in the Apito Dourado,[22] but they recovered those points in July 2017.

Performance by club

All Primeira Liga champions have come from either Lisbon or Porto.

Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons Runners-up seasons
Benfica 38 31 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23 1943–44, 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2023–24, 2024–25
Porto 30 29 1934–35, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2021–22 1935–36, 1937–38, 1940–41, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1968–69, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23
Sporting CP 21 21 1940–41, 1943–44, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2020–21, 2023–24, 2024–25 1934–35, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1949–50, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1967–68, 1970–71, 1976–77, 1984–85, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2021–22
Belenenses 1 4 1945–46 1936–37, 1944–45, 1954–55, 1972–73
Boavista 1 3 2000–01 1975–76, 1998–99, 2001–02
Braga 0 1 2009–10
Vitória de Setúbal 0 1 1971–72
Académica 0 1 1966–67

All-time Primeira Liga table

The all-time Primeira Liga table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in Primeira Liga since its inception in 1934. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2024–25 season.[23] For comparison, older seasons have been calculated according to the three-points-per-win rule.

Pos Team S Pts GP W D L GF GA GD 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th T Debut Since/
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1 Benfica 91 5843 2602 1788 479 334 6272 2269 4003 38 31 17 4 1 91 1934–35 1934–35 1 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A]
2 Porto 91 5713 2602 1749 466 393 5755 2279 3476 30 29 14 12 3 1 89 1934–35 1934–35 1 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A]
3 Sporting CP 91 5427 2602 1631 534 437 5687 2451 3236 21 21 30 14 4 90 1934–35 1934–35 1 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A]
4 Vitória de Guimarães 80 3380 2392 937 569 886 3356 3333 23 4 10 12 17 43 1941–42 2007–08 3
5 Belenenses 77 3158 2146 877 527 742 3352 2745 607 1 4 14 8 9 7 43 1934–35 2017–18 1
6 Braga 69 3069 2126 858 495 773 2963 2878 85 1 3 18 6 2 30 1947–48 1975–76 2
7 Boavista 62 2606 1908 706 488 714 2448 2657 -209 1 3 2 10 4 5 25 1935–36 2024–25 1
8 Vitória de Setúbal 72 2590 2072 694 508 870 2794 3119 -325 1 3 2 9 7 22 1934–35 2019–20 2
9 Académica 64 1935 1704 516 387 801 2346 3003 -657 1 2 6 8 17 1934–35 2015–16 2
10 Marítimo 43 1760 1414 472 383 559 1573 1805 -232 6 5 11 1977–78 2022–23 5
11 Rio Ave 30 1166 976 293 287 396 1028 1289 -261 3 2 5 1979–80 2022–23 5
12 Estoril 30 1066 908 279 228 401 1210 1434 -224 2 3 1 6 1944–45 2021–22 4
13 Farense 26 952 856 245 217 394 898 1238 -340 1 2 3 1970–71 2024–25 5
14 Paços de Ferreira 24 923 784 234 221 329 839 1106 -267 1 1 2 4 1990–91 2022–23 3
15 Gil Vicente 24 902 808 231 209 368 828 1106 -278 2 2 1990–91 2019–20 5
16 Beira-Mar 27 896 858 218 242 398 883 1340 -457 1 1 1961–62 2012–13 6
17 Nacional 21 836 690 219 179 292 805 967 -162 2 2 1 5 1988–89 2024–25 4
18 Portimonense 21 776 678 205 162 313 715 946 -231 1 1 2 1976–77 2023–24 5
19 Salgueiros 24 774 740 197 183 360 804 1377 -573 1 1 2 1943–44 2001–02 5
20 CUF Barreiro 23 769 610 207 148 255 828 1003 -175 1 2 1 2 6 1942–43 1975–76 3 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B]
21 Leixões 25 713 670 183 164 323 750 1186 -436 1 1 2 1936–37 2009–10 5
22 União de Leiria 18 711 584 184 159 241 620 771 -151 2 2 4 1979–80 2011–12 5
23 Atlético CP 24 710 632 192 134 306 976 1285 -309 2 1 1 3 7 1943–44 1976–77 3
24 Chaves 18 702 616 177 171 268 674 885 -211 2 2 4 1985–86 2023–24 5
25 Varzim 21 683 618 169 176 273 638 913 -275 1 1 2 1963–64 2002–03 5
26 Estrela da Amadora 18 670 608 158 196 254 578 783 -205 1988–89 2023–24 7
27 Barreirense 24 617 592 166 119 307 758 1195 -437 1 2 4 7 1937–38 1978–79 4
28 Olhanense 20 565 516 147 124 245 800 1057 -257 1 2 1 4 1941–42 2013–14 4 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[C]
29 Moreirense 14 549 472 138 135 199 497 644 -147 2 2 2002–03 2023–24 6
30 Famalicão 12 473 340 121 110 169 463 623 -160 1 1 1946–47 2019–20 6
31 Sporting da Covilhã 15 457 406 126 79 201 585 834 -249 1 3 4 1947–48 1987–88 5
32 Penafiel 14 435 434 106 117 211 351 625 -274 1980–81 2014–15 10
33 Lusitano de Évora 14 412 364 116 64 184 494 722 -228 1 1 2 1952–53 1965–66 5
34 Sporting de Espinho 11 379 354 96 91 167 336 523 -187 1974–75 1996–97 7
35 Santa Clara 9 353 306 90 83 123 329 416 -87 1 1 2 1999–2000 2024–25 5
36 Arouca 8 314 268 81 71 116 289 377 -88 2 2 2013–14 2021–22 5
37 Tirsense 8 268 256 65 73 118 219 370 -151 1967–68 1995–96 8
38 Tondela 7 235 238 61 52 125 251 378 -127 2015–16 2025–26 10
39 União da Madeira 6 206 208 48 62 98 177 300 -123 1989–90 2015–16 10 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[D]
40 Naval 1º de Maio 6 193 184 49 46 89 160 255 -95 2005–06 2010–11 8 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[E]
41 Oriental 7 187 190 50 37 103 224 438 -214 1 1 1950–51 1974–75 5
42 Alverca 5 181 170 48 37 85 192 266 -74 1998–99 2025–26 11
43 Campomaiorense 5 178 170 48 34 88 186 287 -101 1995–96 2000–01 11 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[F]
44 Feirense 7 175 222 44 43 135 187 403 -216 1962–63 2018–19 8
45 Torreense 6 163 164 44 31 89 183 316 -133 1955–56 1991–92 7
46 União de Tomar 6 162 172 43 33 96 178 331 -153 1968–69 1975–76 10
47 Desportivo das Aves 6 160 196 40 40 116 173 320 -147 1985–86 2019–20 13 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[G]
48 O Elvas 5 148 146 37 37 72 211 283 -72 1947–48 1987–88 8
49 B-SAD 4 144 136 33 45 58 117 195 -78 2018–19 2021–22 9 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[H]
50 Casa Pia 4 127 116 34 25 57 120 190 -70 1938–39 2022–23 8
51 Leça 4 124 124 33 25 66 120 231 -111 1941–42 1997–98 12
52 Vizela 4 118 132 27 37 68 138 243 -95 1984–85 2023–24 11
53 Académico de Viseu 4 105 128 27 24 77 81 237 -156 1978–79 1988–89 13
54 Caldas 4 103 104 26 25 53 124 235 -111 1955–56 1958–59 10
55 Montijo 3 89 90 23 20 47 91 155 -64 1972–73 1976–77 13 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[I]
56 Amora 3 89 90 22 23 45 90 143 -53 1980–81 1982–83 12
57 Lusitano VRSA 3 72 78 21 9 48 94 210 -116 1947–48 1949–50 12
58 Sanjoanense 4 70 104 16 22 66 86 249 -163 1946–47 1968–69 10
59 Carcavelinhos 5 69 82 19 12 51 103 223 -120 1 1 2 1935–36 1941–42 4 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[J]
60 Unidos de Lisboa 3 62 54 18 8 28 151 145 6 1 1 1940–41 1942–43 4 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[K]
61 Académico do Porto 5 60 82 18 6 58 137 300 -163 1934–35 1941–42 7 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[L]
62 Elvas 2 54 48 17 3 28 108 167 -59 1945–46 1946–47 9 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[M]
63 Fafe 1 41 38 9 14 15 29 47 -18 1988–89 1988–89 16
64 Felgueiras 1 33 34 8 9 17 29 47 -18 1995–96 1995–96 16 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[N]
65 Seixal 2 29 52 7 8 37 44 150 -106 1963–64 1964–65 12
66 Riopele 1 27 30 6 9 15 23 51 -28 1977–78 1977–78 15 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[O]
67 AVS Futebol SAD 1 27 34 5 12 17 25 60 -35 2024–25 2024–25 16
68 Águeda 1 26 30 7 5 18 25 55 -30 1983–84 1983–84 15
69 Trofense 1 23 30 5 8 17 25 42 -17 2008–09 2008–09 16
70 União de Coimbra 1 22 30 5 7 18 22 54 -32 1972–73 1972–73 15
71 Ginásio de Alcobaça 1 19 30 4 7 19 20 56 -36 1982–83 1982–83 16
72 União de Lisboa 1 11 14 3 2 9 30 49 -19 1 1 1934–35 1934–35 6 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[J]
73 Oliveirense 1 11 22 3 2 17 22 73 -51 1945–46 1945–46 12

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Primeira Liga
Liga Portugal 2
Liga 3
Campeonato de Portugal
Portuguese District Championships
Clubs no longer in competition

Records

Team records

  • In 1972–73, Benfica became the first team to win the Portuguese league without defeat, with 58 points in 30 games (28 wins and 2 draws), the best efficiency ever obtained (96.7%) where 2 points were awarded for a victory. In that season, Benfica set the Portuguese league and European leagues record for most consecutive victories (23) – 29 wins overall, between 1971–72 and 1972–73. Benfica also set the league record for the greatest margin of victory in points over the second-placed team (18 points) in a 2 points per win championship.
  • In 1977–78, Benfica completed the Portuguese league unbeaten for the second time (21 wins and 9 draws), despite not having won the league in this season.
  • In 1990–91, Benfica achieved the highest number of wins in a single season – 32 (out of 38 matches).
  • In 1998–99, Porto became the only team to win five consecutive titles.
  • In 2010–11, Porto won the Portuguese league without defeat, with 84 points in 30 games (27 wins and 3 draws), the best efficiency ever obtained (93.3%) where 3 points were awarded for a victory. That season, Porto also set the league record for the greatest margin of victory in points over the second-placed team (21 points) in a 3 points per win championship.
  • In 2012–13, Porto won the Portuguese league unbeaten for the second time (24 wins and 6 draws).
  • In 2020–21, Sporting CP set the record for the longest unbeaten run in a single season with 32 matches (25 wins and 7 draws) out of 34.
  • From 8 November 2020 to 21 April 2022, Porto set the record for the longest unbeaten run in the league: 58 matches (47 wins and 11 draws).
  • In 2021–22, Porto achieved a record 91 points in the Portuguese league (29 wins and 4 draws in 34 games).

Individual records

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Player transfer fees

Top transfer fees paid by Primeira Liga clubs
Rank Player Fee (min.) Date Transfer Reference(s)
1 Template:Flagicon Orkun Kökçü €25MTemplate:Efn 10 June 2023 Template:Fbaicon Feyenoord Benfica [24]
2 Template:Flagicon Darwin Núñez €24M 4 September 2020 Template:Fbaicon Almería Benfica [25]
3 Template:Flagicon Raúl Jiménez €21.8M 21 July 2016 Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid Benfica [26]
4 Template:Flagicon Giannelli Imbula €20M 1 July 2015 Template:Fbaicon Marseille Porto [27]
Template:Flagicon Óliver Torres 9 February 2017 Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid Porto [28]
Template:Flagicon Raúl de Tomás 3 July 2019 Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid Benfica [29]
Template:Flagicon Julian Weigl 2 January 2020 Template:Fbaicon Borussia Dortmund Benfica [30]
Template:Flagicon Everton Soares 14 August 2020 Template:Fbaicon Grêmio Benfica [31]
Template:Flagicon David Carmo 5 July 2022 Template:Fbaicon Braga Porto [32]
Template:Flagicon Viktor Gyökeres 1 July 2023 Template:Flagicon Coventry City Sporting CP [33]
Template:Flagicon Arthur Cabral 10 August 2023 Template:Flagicon Fiorentina Benfica [34]
12 Template:Flagicon Hulk €19M 14 May 2011 Template:Fbaicon Tokyo Verdy Porto [35]
Template:Flagicon Conrad Harder 2 September 2024 Template:Flagicon Nordsjælland Sporting CP [36]
Top transfer fees received by Primeira Liga clubs
Rank Player Fee (min.) Date Transfer Reference(s)
1 Template:Flagicon João Félix €126M 3 July 2019 Benfica Template:Fbaicon Atlético Madrid [37]
2 Template:Flagicon Enzo Fernández €121M 31 January 2023 Benfica Template:Fbaicon Chelsea [38]
3 Template:Flagicon Darwin Nuñez €75MTemplate:Efn 13 June 2022 Benfica Template:Fbaicon Liverpool [39]
4 Template:Flagicon Rúben Dias €68M 29 September 2020 Benfica Template:Fbaicon Manchester City [40][41]
5 Template:Flagicon Gonçalo Ramos €65M 22 November 2023 Benfica Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain [42]
6 Template:Flagicon Manuel Ugarte €60M 7 July 2023 Sporting CP Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain [43]
Template:Flagicon Otávio 22 August 2023 Porto Template:Fbaicon Al Nassr [44]
8 Template:Flagicon João Neves €59.9MTemplate:Efn 5 August 2024 Benfica Template:Fbaicon Paris Saint-Germain [45]
9 Template:Flagicon Bruno Fernandes €55MTemplate:Efn 29 January 2020 Sporting CP Template:Fbaicon Manchester United [46]
10 Template:Flagicon Éder Militão €50M 14 March 2019 Porto Template:Fbaicon Real Madrid [47]
11 Template:Flagicon Luis Díaz €45MTemplate:Efn 30 January 2022 Porto Template:Fbaicon Liverpool [48]
Template:Flagicon James Rodríguez €45M 24 May 2013 Porto Template:Fbaicon Monaco [49]
Template:Flagicon Matheus Nunes €45M 17 August 2022 Sporting CP Template:Fbaicon Wolverhampton Wanderers [50]

Media coverage

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See also

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Notes

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References

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Sources

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External links

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