Primeira Liga

The Primeira Liga ([pɾiˈmɐjɾɐ ˈliɣɐ]; English: Premier League), also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system. It is organised and supervised by the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional, also known as Liga Portugal. As of the 2014–15 season, the Primeira Liga is contested by 18 teams, with the two lowest placed teams relegated to the LigaPro and replaced by the top-two non-reserve teams from this division, except in the 2018–19 season in which the three lowest placed teams were relegated to the LigaPro due to the integration in the Primeira Liga of Gil Vicente in the following season. The Portuguese Football Federation appealed to proceed with this integration as soon as possible.[1]

For the England regional cup with the same name translated into English, see Premier League.

Primeira Liga
Organising bodyLiga Portugal
Founded1934 (1934)
CountryPortugal
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toLigaPro
Domestic cup(s)Taça de Portugal
Supertaça
League cup(s)Taça da Liga
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Current championsBenfica (37th title)
(2018–19)
Most championshipsBenfica (37 titles)
Top goalscorerFernando Peyroteo (332 goals)
TV partnersList of broadcasters
WebsiteLigaPortugal.pt
2019–20 Primeira Liga

Founded in 1934 as an experimental league called Campeonato da Liga da Primeira Divisão, it was officialised in 1938 and named Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão until 1999, when it was renamed Primeira Liga. Over 70 teams have competed in the Primeira Liga, but only five have been crowned champions. Among them, the "Big Three" – S.L. Benfica (37 titles), FC Porto (28) and Sporting CP (18) – have won all but two Primeira Liga titles; the other winners are Belenenses (1945–46) and Boavista (2000–01).[2]

The Primeira Liga has increased its reputation in the last few years, occupying as of 2019, the 6th place of UEFA's league ranking. It broke into the top five for the first time in the 2011–12 season, passing the French Ligue 1, one of the historical "big five" European leagues, for the first time since 1990.[3] The Primeira Liga also reached a world ranking of 4th according to IFFHS's 2011 ranking.[4]

History

Before the Portuguese football reform of 1938, an experimental 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.

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.

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.[5]

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).[6] Porto finished the regional championship in third place again, which did not grant entry into the Primeira Liga.[7] However, a second expand (from 10 to 12) in the same season was decided, which allowed the club to participate.[8]

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.[6]

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

"Big Three" performance over the last 10 seasons
SeasonBenficaPortoSporting CP
2009–10134
2010–11213
2011–12214
2012–13217
2013–14132
2014–15123
2015–16132
2016–17123
2017–18213
2018–19123

Big Three

"The Big Three" (Portuguese: Os Três Grandes) 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 (37 times), Porto (28) and Sporting CP (18). These three clubs generally end up sharing the top three positions, appearing more frequently in UEFA competitions and are the only three clubs in Portugal to have never been relegated.

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 the other teams, lacking support from the locals (with the exception of Vitória de Guimarães and Braga, which are the next-most supported clubs), 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.

Benfica is the club with most league, cup and league cup titles, as well as the most domestic titles (83) and overall titles won (84, including the Latin Cup), 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 Cup. Sporting CP 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.

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 BWINLIGA in July 2006.[9][10]

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. Since 2015, it is known as "Liga NOS".[11]

Sponsorship names for seasons
  • 2002–2005: SuperLiga GalpEnergia
  • 2005–2006: Liga betandwin.com
  • 2006–2008: BWINLIGA
  • 2008–2010: Liga Sagres
  • 2010–2014: Liga ZON Sagres
  • 2014–2020: Liga NOS

Official match ball
  • 2002–2004: Adidas Fevernova
  • 2004–2006: Adidas Roteiro
  • 2006–2007: Adidas +Teamgeist
  • 2008: Adidas Europass
  • 2008–2009: Adidas Europass Portugal
  • 2009–2010: Adidas Terrapass Liga Sagres
  • 2010–2011: Adidas Jabulani
  • 2011: Adidas Speedcell
  • 2012: Adidas Tango 12
  • 2013: Adidas Cafusa
  • 2014: Adidas Brazuca
  • 2015: Adidas Conext15[12]
  • 2016: Adidas Errejota[13]
  • 2016–18: Nike Ordem
  • 2018–19: Nike Merlin
  • 2019–20: Select Brillant Super TB

Competition

From the 2014–15 season on, 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 – 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 first placed team directly entering the group stage and the second placed team entering the playoffs for the group stage of UEFA Champions League. Teams placed third and fourth play in the UEFA Europa League, along with the Taça de Portugal cup winners (unless they already qualify for the UEFA Champions League through league placing). In this case, the berth is given to the fifth placed team.

UEFA ranking
See also: UEFA coefficient

UEFA League Ranking at the end of the 2018–19 season:[14]

  1. Spanish La Liga
  2. English Premier League
  3. Italian Serie A
  4. German Bundesliga
  5. French Ligue 1
  6. Russian Premier League
  7. Portuguese Primeira Liga
  8. Belgian Pro League
  9. Ukrainian Premier League
  10. Süper Lig

Clubs
Aves
Belenenses SAD
Boavista
Braga
Famalicão
Gil Vicente
Moreirense
P. Ferreira
Portimonense
Rio Ave
Tondela
V. Guimarães
V. Setúbal
Location of teams in 2019–20 Primeira Liga (Mainland)
Marítimo
Location of teams in 2019–20 Primeira Liga (Madeira)
Santa Clara
Location of teams in 2019–20 Primeira Liga (Azores)
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2018–19
Belenenses SAD Oeiras Estádio Nacional 37,500 9th
Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 65,200 1st
Boavista Porto Estádio do Bessa 28,263 8th
Braga Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,000 4th
Desportivo das Aves Vila das Aves Estádio do CD Aves 5,441 14th
Famalicão Vila Nova de Famalicão Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho 5,186 2nd (LP)
Gil Vicente Barcelos Estádio Cidade de Barcelos 12,046 *(CP)
Marítimo Funchal Estádio do Marítimo 10,600 12th
Moreirense Moreira de Cónegos Parque de Jogos Comendador
Joaquim de Almeida Freitas		 6,153 6th
Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Estádio Capital do Móvel 9,076 1st (LP)
Portimonense Portimão Estádio Municipal de Portimão 6,000 11th
Porto Porto Estádio do Dragão 50,033 2nd
Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estádio dos Arcos 9,065 7th
Santa Clara Ponta Delgada Estádio de São Miguel 10,000 10th
Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 50,095 3rd
Tondela Tondela Estádio João Cardoso 5,000 15th
Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,000 5th
Vitória de Setúbal Setúbal Estádio do Bonfim 15,497 13th

    Attendance

    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 (currently playing in LigaPro), Vitória de Setúbal, Boavista, Belenenses, and Marítimo are historical clubs, with more than 30 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.

    The 2017–18 season saw the following average attendance by club:[15]

    Club Average Stadium
    capacity    		 Attendance(%) Accumulated Stadium
    1Benfica53,20964,64282.93%904,553Estádio da Luz
    2Sporting CP43,62350,04487.16%741,599Estádio José Alvalade
    3Porto42,67450,43185.29%725,461Estádio do Dragão
    4Vitória de Guimarães16,01530,00853.37%272,255Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
    5Braga11,70630,28638.65%198,998Estádio Municipal de Braga
    6Marítimo7,07210,93266.93%120,216Estádio dos Barreiros
    7Boavista5,62330,00020.55%95,585Estádio do Bessa
    8Vitória de Setúbal4,11113,46828.80%69,890Estádio do Bonfim
    9Feirense3,9075,60071.69%66,412Estádio Marcolino de Castro
    10Rio Ave3,8899,06543.42%66,116Estádio do Rio Ave FC
    11Chaves3,6279,00040.89%61,658Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira
    12Paços de Ferreira3,5076,40438.63%59,612Estádio da Mata Real
    13Belenenses3,34419,85622.27%56,851Estádio do Restelo
    14Portimonense3,1589,54464.04%53,693Estádio Municipal de Portimão
    15Aves2,6355,44144.69%44,803Estádio do CD Aves
    16Tondela2,3735,00047.46%40,344Estádio João Cardoso
    17Estoril2,2758,00028.83%38,673Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
    18Moreirense2,2646,15336.80%38,494Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril

    List of champions and top scorers
    ClubsPlayers
    Season Champion Points Second place Points Third place Points Teams Rounds Points
    /win    		 Bola de Prata
    (Top Scorer)    		 Club Goals
    Campeonato da Liga da Primeira Divisão
      1934–35 Porto22Sporting CP20Benfica198142 ptsManuel SoeiroSporting CP14
      1935–36 Benfica21Porto20Sporting CP168142 ptsPingaPorto21
      1936–37 Benfica (2)24Belenenses23Sporting CP198142 ptsManuel SoeiroSporting CP24
      1937–38 Benfica (3)23Porto23Sporting CP238142 ptsFernando PeyroteoSporting CP34
    Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão
      1938–39 Porto (2)23Sporting CP22Benfica218142 ptsCosturasPorto18
      1939–40 Porto (3)34Sporting CP32Belenenses2510182 ptsF. Peyroteo / S. KodrnjaSporting CP / Porto29
      1940–41 Sporting CP23Porto20Belenenses198142 ptsFernando PeyroteoSporting CP29
      1941–42 Benfica (4)38Sporting CP34Belenenses3012222 ptsCorreia DiasPorto36
      1942–43 Benfica (5)30Sporting CP29Belenenses2810182 ptsJulinhoBenfica24
      1943–44 Sporting CP (2)31Benfica26Atlético CP2410182 ptsFrancisco RodriguesVitória de Setúbal28
      1944–45 Benfica (6)30Sporting CP27Belenenses2710182 ptsFrancisco RodriguesVitória de Setúbal21
      1945–46 Belenenses38Benfica37Sporting CP3212222 ptsFernando PeyroteoSporting CP37
      1946–47 Sporting CP (3)47Benfica41Porto3314262 ptsFernando PeyroteoSporting CP43
      1947–48 Sporting CP (4)41Benfica41Belenenses3714262 ptsAntónio AraújoPorto36
      1948–49 Sporting CP (5)42Benfica37Belenenses3514262 ptsFernando PeyroteoSporting CP40
      1949–50 Benfica (7)45Sporting CP39Atlético CP3014262 ptsJulinhoBenfica29
      1950–51 Sporting CP (6)45Porto34Benfica3014262 ptsManuel VasquesSporting CP29
      1951–52 Sporting CP (7)41Benfica40Porto3614262 ptsJosé ÁguasBenfica28
      1952–53 Sporting CP (8)43Benfica39Belenenses3614262 ptsMatateuBelenenses29
      1953–54 Sporting CP (9)43Porto36Benfica3214262 ptsJoão MartinsSporting CP31
      1954–55 Benfica (8)39Belenenses39Sporting CP3714262 ptsMatateuBelenenses32
      1955–56 Porto (4)43Benfica43Belenenses3714262 ptsJosé ÁguasBenfica28
      1956–57 Benfica (9)41Porto40Belenenses3314262 ptsJosé ÁguasBenfica30
      1957–58 Sporting CP (10)43Porto43Benfica3614262 ptsArsénio DuarteCUF do Barreiro23
      1958–59 Porto (5)41Benfica41Belenenses3814262 ptsJosé ÁguasBenfica26
      1959–60 Benfica (10)45Sporting CP43Belenenses3614262 ptsEdmur RibeiroVitória de Guimarães25
      1960–61 Benfica (11)46Sporting CP42Porto3314262 ptsJosé ÁguasBenfica27
      1961–62 Sporting CP (11)43Porto41Benfica3614262 ptsVeríssimoPorto23
      1962–63 Benfica (12)48Porto42Sporting CP3814262 ptsJosé Augusto TorresBenfica26
      1963–64 Benfica (13)46Porto40Sporting CP3414262 ptsEusébioBenfica28
      1964–65 Benfica (14)43Porto37CUF do Barreiro3514262 ptsEusébioBenfica28
      1965–66 Sporting CP (12)42Benfica41Porto3414262 ptsEusébio / E. FigueiredoBenfica / Sporting CP25
      1966–67 Benfica (15)43Académica40Porto3914262 ptsEusébioBenfica31
      1967–68 Benfica (16)41Sporting CP37Porto3614262 ptsEusébioBenfica43
      1968–69 Benfica (17)39Porto37Vitória de Guimarães3614262 ptsManuel AntónioAcadémica19
      1969–70 Sporting CP (13)46Benfica38Vitória de Setúbal3614262 ptsEusébioBenfica20
      1970–71 Benfica (18)41Sporting CP38Porto3714262 ptsArtur JorgeBenfica23
      1971–72 Benfica (19)55Vitória de Setúbal45Sporting CP4316302 ptsArtur JorgeBenfica27
      1972–73 Benfica (20)58Belenenses40Vitória de Setúbal3816302 ptsEusébioBenfica40
      1973–74 Sporting CP (14)49Benfica47Vitória de Setúbal4516302 ptsHéctor YazaldeSporting CP46
      1974–75 Benfica (21)49Porto44Sporting CP4316302 ptsHéctor YazaldeSporting CP30
      1975–76 Benfica (22)50Boavista48Belenenses4016302 ptsRui JordãoBenfica30
      1976–77 Benfica (23)51Sporting CP42Porto4116302 ptsFernando GomesPorto26
      1977–78 Porto (6)51Benfica51Sporting CP4216302 ptsFernando GomesPorto25
      1978–79 Porto (7)50Benfica49Sporting CP4216302 ptsFernando GomesPorto27
      1979–80 Sporting CP (15)52Porto50Benfica4516302 ptsRui JordãoSporting CP31
      1980–81 Benfica (24)50Porto48Sporting CP3716302 ptsNenéBenfica20
      1981–82 Sporting CP (16)46Benfica44Porto4316302 ptsJacques PereiraPorto27
      1982–83 Benfica (25)51Porto47Sporting CP4216302 ptsFernando GomesPorto36
      1983–84 Benfica (26)52Porto49Sporting CP4216302 ptsFernando Gomes / NenéPorto / Benfica21
      1984–85 Porto (8)55Sporting CP47Benfica4316302 ptsFernando GomesPorto39
      1985–86 Porto (9)49Benfica47Sporting CP4616302 ptsManuel FernandesSporting CP30
      1986–87 Benfica (27)48Porto46Vitória de Guimarães4116302 ptsPaulinho CascavelVitória de Guimarães22
      1987–88 Porto (10)66Benfica51Belenenses4820382 ptsPaulinho CascavelSporting CP23
      1988–89 Benfica (28)63Porto56Boavista4920382 ptsVataBenfica16
      1989–90 Porto (11)59Benfica55Sporting CP4618342 ptsMats MagnussonBenfica33
      1990–91 Benfica (29)69Porto67Sporting CP5720382 ptsRui ÁguasBenfica25
      1991–92 Porto (12)56Benfica46Boavista4418342 ptsRickyBoavista30
      1992–93 Porto (13)54Benfica52Sporting CP4518342 ptsJorge CadeteSporting CP18
      1993–94 Benfica (30)54Porto52Sporting CP5118342 ptsRashidi YekiniVitória de Setúbal21
      1994–95 Porto (14)62Sporting CP53Benfica4918342 ptsHassan NaderFarense21
      1995–96 Porto (15)84Benfica73Sporting CP6718343 ptsDomingos PaciênciaPorto25
      1996–97 Porto (16)85Sporting CP72Benfica5818343 ptsMário JardelPorto30
      1997–98 Porto (17)77Benfica68Vitória de Guimarães5918343 ptsMário JardelPorto26
      1998–99 Porto (18)79Boavista71Benfica6518343 ptsMário JardelPorto36
    Primeira Liga
      1999–2000 Sporting CP (17)77Porto73Benfica6918343 ptsMário JardelPorto37
      2000–01 Boavista77Porto76Sporting CP6218343 ptsPenaPorto22
      2001–02 Sporting CP (18)75Boavista70Porto6818343 ptsMário JardelSporting CP42
      2002–03 Porto (19)86Benfica75Sporting CP5918343 ptsFary FayeBeira-Mar18
      2003–04 Porto (20)82Benfica74Sporting CP7318343 ptsBenni McCarthyPorto20
      2004–05 Benfica (31)65Porto62Sporting CP6118343 ptsLiédsonSporting CP25
      2005–06 Porto (21)79Sporting CP72Benfica6718343 ptsAlbert MeyongBelenenses17
      2006–07 Porto (22)69Sporting CP68Benfica6716303 ptsLiédsonSporting CP15
      2007–08 Porto (23)75(1)Sporting CP55Vitória de Guimarães5316303 ptsLisandro LópezPorto24
      2008–09 Porto (24)70Sporting CP66Benfica5916303 ptsNenêNacional20
      2009–10 Benfica (32)76Braga71Porto6816303 ptsÓscar CardozoBenfica26
      2010–11 Porto (25)84Benfica63Sporting CP4816303 ptsHulkPorto23
      2011–12 Porto (26)75Benfica69Braga6216303 ptsÓscar CardozoBenfica20
      2012–13 Porto (27)78Benfica77Paços de Ferreira5416303 ptsJackson MartínezPorto26
      2013–14 Benfica (33)74Sporting CP67Porto6116303 ptsJackson MartínezPorto20
      2014–15 Benfica (34)85Porto82Sporting CP7618343 ptsJackson MartínezPorto21
      2015–16 Benfica (35)88Sporting CP86Porto7318343 ptsJonasBenfica32
      2016–17 Benfica (36)82Porto76Sporting CP7018343 ptsBas DostSporting CP34
      2017–18 Porto (28)88Benfica81Sporting CP7818343 ptsJonasBenfica34
      2018–19 Benfica (37)87Porto85Sporting CP7418343 ptsHaris SeferovićBenfica23
    • (1) Porto saw six points subtracted for corruption allegations in the Apito Dourado,[16] 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 Runner-up seasons
    Benfica 37 28 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 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
    Porto 28 27 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 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
    Sporting CP 18 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 1934–35, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 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
    Belenenses 01 03 1945–46 1936–37, 1954–55, 1972–73
    Boavista 01 03 2000–01 1975–76, 1998–99, 2001–02
    Académica 00 01 — 1966–67
    Vitória de Setúbal 00 01 — 1971–72
    Braga 00 01 — 2009–10

    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 2018–19 season.[17] 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/
    Last App    		 Best Notes
    1Benfica855369239816404493095811211037013728154–1851934–351934–351[A]
    2Porto855214239815934353705320212731932827131131831934–351934–351[A]
    3Sporting CP85495123981483502413524522862959182229124–841934–351934–351[A]
    4Belenenses7731582146877527742335227456071314988431934–352017–181
    5Vitória de Guimarães743069218885051981930833096-13––4101213391941–422007–083
    6Braga632668192273745772825962664-68–111463251947–481975–762
    7Vitória de Setúbal 712556203868749585627673076-309–13296211934–352004–052
    8Boavista 562393170465642562322362342-1061321045251935–362014–151
    9Académica641935170451638780123463003-657–1–268171934–352015–162
    10Marítimo391622128343735049114411609-168––––65111977–781982–835
    11Rio Ave259628062462243368431072-229––––2241979–802008–095
    12Estoril2691277223919533810441231-187–––23–51944–452017–184
    13Beira-Mar278968582182423988831340-457–––––111961–622012–136
    14Farense238577542221913417961093-297––––1231970–712001–025
    15Nacional19777622204165253743818-115–––22151988–892018–194
    16Salgueiros247747401971833608041377-573––––1121943–442001–025
    17Paços de Ferreira20770648193191264709908-199––1––231990–912019–203
    18CUF Barreiro237696102071482558281003-175––122161942–431975–763[B]
    19Leixões257136701831643237501186-436––––1121936–372009–105
    20União de Leiria18711584184159241620771-151––––2241979–802011–125
    21Atlético CP247106321921343069761285-309––211371943–441976–773
    22Varzim21683618169176273638913-275––––1121963–642002–035
    23Gil Vicente18662604169155280601839-238––––1–11990–912019–205
    24Chaves16633548160153235608773-165––––2241985–862018–195
    25Barreirense246175921661193077581195-437–––12471937–381978–794
    26Estrela da Amadora16608540144176220521680-159–––––––1988–892008–097[C]
    27Portimonense16605508161122225556695-139––––1121976–772017–185
    28Olhanense205655161471242458001057-257–––12251941–422013–144
    29Sporting da Covilhã1545740612679201585834-249––––1341947–481987–885
    30Penafiel14435434106117211351625-274–––––––1980–812014–1510
    31Lusitano de Évora1441236411664184494722-228––––1121952–531965–665
    32Sporting de Espinho113793549691167336523-187–––––––1974–751996–977
    33Moreirense93393028584133307421-104–––––112002–032014–156
    34Tirsense82682566573118219370-151–––––––1967–681995–968
    35Famalicão6207196534895205346-141–––––––1946–472019–2013
    36União da Madeira6206208486298177300-123–––––––1989–902015–1610
    37Naval 1º de Maio6193184494689160255-95–––––––2005–062010–118[D]
    38Oriental71871905037103224438-214––––1–11950–511974–755
    39Alverca5181170483785192266-74–––––––1998–992003–0411
    40Campomaiorense5178170483488186287-101–––––––1995–962000–0111[E]
    41Feirense71752224443135187403-216–––––––1962–632018–198
    42Torreense6163164443189183316-133–––––––1955–561991–927
    43União de Tomar6162172433396178331-153–––––––1968–691975–7610
    44O Elvas5148146373772211283-72–––––––1947–481987–888
    45Arouca4145132373461134187-53––––1–12013–142016–175
    46Santa Clara4145136354061149195-46–––––––1999–20002018–1910
    47Desportivo das Aves5143162353889149252-103–––––––1985–862017–1813
    48Tondela4135136353071144210-66–––––––2015–162015–1610[A]
    49Leça4124124332566120231-111–––––––1941–421997–9812
    50Académico de Viseu410512827247781237-156–––––––1978–791988–8913
    51Caldas4103104262553124235-111–––––––1955–561958–5910
    52Montijo3899023204791155-64–––––––1972–731976–7713[F]
    53Amora3899022234590143-53–––––––1980–811982–8312
    54Lusitano VRSA372782194894210-116–––––––1947–481949–5012
    55Sanjoanense47010416226686249-163–––––––1946–471968–6910
    56Carcavelinhos56982191251103223-120–––1–121935–361941–424[G]
    57Unidos de Lisboa36254188281511456–––1––11940–411942–434[H]
    58Académico do Porto5608218658137300-163–––––––1934–351941–427[I]
    59Elvas2544817328108167-59–––––––1945–461946–479[J]
    60Belenenses SAD143341013114251-9–––––––2018–192018–199[A]
    61Fafe14138914152947-18–––––––1988–891988–8916
    62Felgueiras1333489172947-18–––––––1995–961995–9616[K]
    63Seixal22952783744150-106–––––––1963–641964–6512
    64Riopele1273069152351-28–––––––1977–781977–7815[L]
    65Águeda1263075182555-30–––––––1983–841983–8415
    66Trofense1233058172542-17–––––––2008–092008–0916
    67União de Coimbra1223057182254-32–––––––1972–731972–7315[M]
    68Ginásio de Alcobaça1193047192056-36–––––––1982–831982–8316
    69Vizela1193047193171-40–––––––1984–851984–8516
    70União de Lisboa111143293049-19–––––111934–351934–356[G]
    71Oliveirense1112232172273-51–––––––1945–461945–4612
    72Casa Pia131410131256-44–––––––1938–391938–398
    A. ^ Never relegated.
    B. ^ Renamed Fabril in 2000.
    C. ^ Club folded in 2011. Successor club Estrela was founded in 2011.
    D. ^ Club folded in 2017. Successor club Naval 1893 was founded in 2017.
    E. ^ Club ended football team in 2013.
    F. ^ Club folded in 2007. Successor club Olímpico Montijo was founded in 2007.
    G. ^ Merged to form Atlético CP in 1942.
    H. ^ Club ended football team in 2009.
    I. ^ Club ended football team in 1964.
    J. ^ Merged to form O Elvas in 1947.
    K. ^ Club folded in 2005. Successor club Felgueiras 1932 was founded in 2006.
    L. ^ Club folded in 1984.
    M. ^ Club folded in 2016. Successor club União 1919 was founded in 2016.

    Last updated: 16 June 2019

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

    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 most ever obtained (96.7% of points available) where victory was awarded 2 points. In this 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 greatest margin of victory in points over the second-placed team (18 points) in a 2 points per win championship.
    • From 24 October 1976 to 1 September 1978, Benfica set the record for the longest unbeaten run in the league: 56 matches.
    • In 1977–78, Benfica completed the Portuguese league unbeaten for the second time (21 wins and 9 draws), despite finishing second.
    • 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 most ever obtained (93.3% efficiency) where victory was awarded 3 points. This season Porto also set the league record for 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 2015–16, Benfica achieved a record 88 points in the Portuguese league (29 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats in 34 games).
    • In 2017–18, Porto tied Benfica's 88 points record (28 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats in 34 games).

    Television

    Portugal

    Within Portugal, Sport TV broadcasts all live Primeira Liga matches except Benfica's home matches which are broadcast live on Benfica TV.

    International broadcasters
    • Albania – Tring[18]
    • Austria – Sportdigital and DAZN[19]
    • Belarus – Belarus 5[20]
    • Belgium – RMC Sport[21]
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sport Klub[22]
    • Brazil – ESPN[23]
    • Canada – GOLTV Play[24]
    • Caribbean – ESPN[23]
    • China – K-Ball[25]
    • Croatia – Sport Klub[22]
    • Cyprus – CytaVision[26]
    • Czech Republic – Sport1[27]
    • France – RMC Sport[21]
    • Georgia – Silk Sport[28]
    • Germany – Sportdigital and DAZN[19]
    • Greece – Cosmote Sport[29]
    • Hungary – Sport1[30]
    • Ireland – FreeSports[31]
    • Israel – Sport 1[32]
    • Japan – SKY PerfecTV![33]
    • Liechtenstein – Sportdigital[19]
    • Luxembourg – RMC Sport[21] and Sportdigital[19]
    • Macau – Macau Cable TV[34]
    • Montenegro – Sport Klub[22]
    • Netherlands – Ziggo Sport[35]
    • North Macedonia – Sport Klub[22]
    • Puerto Rico – GOLTV[36]
    • Romania – LookSport[37]
    • Russia – Match TV[38]
    • Serbia – Sport Klub[22]
    • Slovakia – Sport1[27]
    • Slovenia – Sport Klub[22]
    • Switzerland – Sportdigital[19] and RMC Sport
    • Turkey – S Sport[39]
    • Ukraine – Sport1[40]
    • United Kingdom – FreeSports[31][41]
    • United States – GOLTV[36]
    • Latin America – ESPN[23]
    • Lusophone Africa – RTP (one game a week on RTP África), Sport TV África
    • Worldwide – RTP and SIC (one game a week on RTP Internacional and SIC Internacional)

    See also
    • LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year
    • Portuguese Golden Ball
    • SJPF Player of the Month
    • SJPF Young Player of the Month
    • CNID Footballer of the Year
    • Bola de Prata
    • List of sports attendance figures
    • List of association football competitions in Portugal
    • List of foreign Primeira Liga players

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