Primeira Liga

For the Brazil regional cup with the same name, see Primeira Liga (Brazil).
Primeira Liga
Country Portugal
Confederation UEFA
Founded 1934
Number of teams 18 (from 2014–15)
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Segunda Liga
Domestic cup(s) Taça de Portugal
Supertaça
League cup(s) Taça da Liga
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Current champions Benfica (35th title)
(2015–16)
Most championships Benfica (35 titles)
TV partners List of broadcasters
Website LigaPortugal.pt
2016–17 Primeira Liga

The Primeira Liga (Portuguese: [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. As of the 2014–15 season, the Primeira Liga is contested by 18 teams, with the two lowest placed teams relegated to the Segunda Liga and replaced by the top-two non-reserve teams from this division.

Founded in 1934 as an experimental league, it was officialised in 1938 and named Primeira Divisão (First Division) until 1999, when it recovered the original naming. A total of 70 teams have competed in the Primeira Liga, but only five have been crowned champions. Among them, the "Big Three" – Benfica (35 titles), Porto (27) and Sporting CP (18) – have won all but two Primeira Liga titles; the other winners are Belenenses (1945–46) and Boavista (2000–01).[1]

The Primeira Liga has increased its reputation in the last few years, occupying the 5th 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.[2] The Primeira Liga also reached a world ranking of 4th according to IFFHS's 2011 ranking.[3]

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 8 to 10 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 8 to 10 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.[6] However, a second expand (from 10 to 12) in the same season was decided, which allowed the club to participate.[7]

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]

When the Portuguese League for Professional Football took control of the two nationwide leagues in 1999, it was renamed Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Liga (Premier League National Championship), or simply Primeira Liga (Premier League).

"Big Three" since 2000
Season Benfica Porto Sporting
1999–2000 3 2 1
2000–01 6 2 3
2001–02 4 3 1
2002–03 2 1 3
2003–04 2 1 3
2004–05 1 2 3
2005–06 3 1 2
2006–07 3 1 2
2007–08 4 1 2
2008–09 3 1 2
2009–10 1 3 4
2010–11 2 1 3
2011–12 2 1 4
2012–13 2 1 7
2013–14 1 3 2
2014–15 1 2 3
2015–16 1 3 2

Big Three

Main article: Big Three (Portugal)

"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 (35 times), Porto (27) and Sporting CP (18). These three clubs generally end up sharing the top three positions, appearing more frequently in UEFA competitions.

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 in 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 (74) and overall titles won (76), and the only to have won all Portuguese titles. Porto is the club with most Portuguese SuperCups and international titles won. Sporting CP holds the third place when it comes to the most Championships titles and Cup titles won. 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 finished 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 (against Porto).

Sponsored names

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.[8][9]

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.[10]

Sponsorship names for seasons

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 and second placed teams directly entering the group stage and the third placed team entering the playoffs for the group stage of UEFA Champions League. Teams placed fourth and fifth 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).

Current clubs in the Primeira Liga (2016–17)

Location of teams in Liga NOS 2016-17 (Madeira)
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2015-16 finish
Arouca Arouca Estádio Municipal de Arouca 5,000 5th
Belenenses Lisbon Estádio do Restelo 19,300 9th
Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 65,647 1st
Boavista Porto Estádio do Bessa 28,263 14th
Braga Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,154 4th
Chaves Chaves Estadio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira 8,000 2nd (LigaPro)
Estoril Estoril Estádio António Coimbra da Mota 8,000 8th
Feirense Santa Maria da Feira Estádio Marcolino de Castro 5,401 3rd (LigaPro)
Marítimo Funchal Estádio do Marítimo 10,500 13th
Moreirense Moreira de Cónegos Parque Joaquim Almeida Freitas 6,100 12th
Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,142 11th
Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Estádio Capital do Móvel 5,250 7th
Porto Porto Estádio do Dragão 52,002 3rd
Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estádio do Rio Ave FC 12,820 6th
Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 52,466 2nd
Tondela Tondela Estádio João Cardoso 5,000 16th
Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,146 10th
Vitória de Setúbal Setúbal Estádio do Bonfim 18,692 15th

    Television

    Portugal

    Within Portugal, Sport TV broadcasts Primeira Liga matches except Benfica home matches which are broadcast by Benfica TV. Starting in 2016-17, all league matches are broadcast live by these two channels.

    International broadcast

    Official match ball

    UEFA ranking

    UEFA League Ranking at the end of the 2014–15 season:[12]

    1. Spain Spanish La Liga
    2. Germany German Bundesliga
    3. England English Premier League
    4. Italy Italian Serie A
    5. Portugal Portuguese Primeira Liga
    6. France French Ligue 1
    7. Russia Russian Premier League
    8. Netherlands Dutch Eredivisie
    9. Ukraine Ukrainian Premier League
    10. Belgium Belgian Pro League
    11. Turkey Turkish Süper Lig
    12. Greece Superleague Greece

    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, 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 2014–15 season saw an average attendance by club:[13]

    Club Average Stadium
    capacity    		 Attendance(%) Accumulated Stadium
    1Benfica48,52064,64275.06%824,845Estádio da Luz
    2Sporting CP34,98850,04469.91%594,800Estádio José Alvalade
    3Porto31,84750,43163.15%541,403Estádio do Dragão
    4Vitória de Guimarães15,90630,00853.01%270,408Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
    5Braga10,68230,28635.27%181,588Estádio Municipal de Braga
    6Académica5,15429,74417.33%87,621Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
    7Boavista4,61430,00015.38%78,436Estádio do Bessa
    8Marítimo4,5667,20070.74%77,618Estádio dos Barreiros
    9Vitória de Setúbal3,40613,46825.29%57,909Estádio do Bonfim
    10Belenenses3,30319,85616.64%56,159Estádio do Restelo
    11Gil Vicente3,15012,03226.18%53,553Estádio Cidade de Barcelos
    12Paços de Ferreira3,0536,40447.67%51,893Estádio da Mata Real
    13Rio Ave2,9689,06532.74%50,458Estádio do Rio Ave FC
    14Nacional2,1635,58638.71%36,763Estádio da Madeira
    15Moreirense2,1516,15334.95%36,563Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril
    16Estoril2,0718,00027.08%35,211Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
    17Arouca1,7185,00036.50%29,202Estádio Municipal de Arouca
    18Penafiel1,5795,23030.19%26,846Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril

    Top scorers


    Top ten goalscorers
    Player Period Club Goals
    1 Fernando Peyroteo 1937–1950 Sporting CP 331 (1.68/game)
    2 Eusébio 1960–1977 Benfica, Beira-Mar 319 (1.02/game)
    3 Fernando Gomes 1974–1991 Porto, Sporting CP 318 (0.79/game)
    4 José Águas 1950–1963 Benfica 290 (1.03/game)
    5 Nené 1968–1986 Benfica 262 (0.62/game)
    6 Manuel Fernandes 1970–1988 CUF, Sporting CP, Vitória de Setúbal 243 (0.50/game)
    7 Matateu 1951–1967 Belenenses, Atlético CP 218 (0.75/game)
    8 José Torres 1959–1980 Benfica, Vitória de Setúbal, Estoril 217 (0.57/game)
    9 Rui Jordão 1971–1989 Benfica, Sporting CP, Vitória de Setúbal 215 (0.60/game)
    10 Arsénio Duarte 1943–1959 Benfica, CUF 211 (0.67/game)

    List of champions and top scorers

    ClubsPlayers
    Season Champion Points Runner-up Points Third place Points Teams Rounds Points
    /win    		 Bola de Prata
    (Top Scorer)    		 Club Goals
    Campeonato da Liga da Primeira Divisão
      1934–35 Porto 22 Sporting CP 20 Benfica 19 8 14 2 pts Manuel Soeiro Sporting CP 14
      1935–36 Benfica21 Porto20 Sporting CP 16 8 14 2 pts Pinga Porto 21
      1936–37 Benfica (2)24 Belenenses23 Sporting CP 19 8 14 2 pts Manuel Soeiro Sporting CP 24
      1937–38 Benfica (3)23 Porto 23 Sporting CP 23 8 14 2 pts Fernando Peyroteo Sporting CP 34
    Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão
      1938–39 Porto (2)23 Sporting CP 22 Benfica 21 8 14 2 pts Costuras Porto 18
      1939–40 Porto (3)34 Sporting CP 32 Belenenses25 10 18 2 pts F. Peyroteo / S. Kodrnja Sporting CP / Porto 29
      1940–41 Sporting CP 23 Porto20 Belenenses19 8 14 2 pts Fernando Peyroteo Sporting CP 29
      1941–42 Benfica (4)38 Sporting CP 34 Belenenses30 12 22 2 pts Correia Dias Porto 36
      1942–43 Benfica (5)30 Sporting CP 29 Belenenses28 10 18 2 pts Julinho Benfica 24
      1943–44 Sporting CP (2) 31 Benfica26 Atlético CP 24 10 18 2 pts Francisco Rodrigues Vitória de Setúbal 28
      1944–45 Benfica (6)30 Sporting CP 27 Belenenses27 10 18 2 pts Francisco Rodrigues Vitória de Setúbal 21
      1945–46 Belenenses38 Benfica37 Sporting CP 32 12 22 2 pts Fernando Peyroteo Sporting CP 37
      1946–47 Sporting CP (3)47 Benfica41 Porto33 14 26 2 pts Fernando Peyroteo Sporting CP 43
      1947–48 Sporting CP (4)41 Benfica41 Belenenses37 14 26 2 pts António Araújo Porto 36
      1948–49 Sporting CP (5)42 Benfica37 Belenenses35 14 26 2 pts Fernando Peyroteo Sporting CP 40
      1949–50 Benfica (7)45 Sporting CP 39 Atlético CP 30 14 26 2 pts Julinho Benfica 29
      1950–51 Sporting CP (6)45 Porto34 Benfica30 14 26 2 pts Manuel Vasques Sporting CP 29
      1951–52 Sporting CP (7)41 Benfica40 Porto36 14 26 2 pts José Águas Benfica 28
      1952–53 Sporting CP (8)43 Benfica39 Belenenses36 14 26 2 pts Matateu Belenenses 29
      1953–54 Sporting CP (9)43 Porto36 Benfica32 14 26 2 pts João Martins Sporting CP 31
      1954–55 Benfica (8)39 Belenenses39 Sporting CP 37 14 26 2 pts Matateu Belenenses 32
      1955–56 Porto (4)43 Benfica43 Belenenses37 14 26 2 pts José Águas Benfica 28
      1956–57 Benfica (9)41 Porto 40 Belenenses33 14 26 2 pts José Águas Benfica 30
      1957–58 Sporting CP (10)43 Porto 43 Benfica36 14 26 2 pts Arsénio Duarte CUF do Barreiro 23
      1958–59 Porto (5)41 Benfica41 Belenenses38 14 26 2 pts José Águas Benfica 26
      1959–60 Benfica (10)45 Sporting CP 43 Belenenses36 14 26 2 pts Edmur Ribeiro Vitória de Guimarães 25
      1960–61 Benfica (11)46 Sporting CP 42 Porto 33 14 26 2 pts José Águas Benfica 27
      1961–62 Sporting CP (11)43 Porto 41 Benfica36 14 26 2 pts Veríssimo Porto 23
      1962–63 Benfica (12)48 Porto 42 Sporting CP 38 14 26 2 pts José Augusto Torres Benfica 26
      1963–64 Benfica (13)46 Porto40 Sporting CP 34 14 26 2 pts Eusébio Benfica 28
      1964–65 Benfica (14)43 Porto37 CUF do Barreiro 35 14 26 2 pts Eusébio Benfica 28
      1965–66 Sporting CP (12)42 Benfica41 Porto34 14 26 2 pts Eusébio / E. Figueiredo Benfica / Sporting CP 25
      1966–67 Benfica (15)43 Académica40 Porto39 14 26 2 pts Eusébio Benfica 31
      1967–68 Benfica (16)41 Sporting CP 37 Porto36 14 26 2 pts Eusébio Benfica 43
      1968–69 Benfica (17)39 Porto 37 Vitória de Guimarães36 14 26 2 pts Manuel António Académica 19
      1969–70 Sporting CP (13)46 Benfica38 Vitória de Setúbal36 14 26 2 pts Eusébio Benfica 20
      1970–71 Benfica (18)41 Sporting CP 38 Porto 37 14 26 2 pts Artur Jorge Benfica 23
      1971–72 Benfica (19)55 Vitória de Setúbal45 Sporting CP 43 16 30 2 pts Artur Jorge Benfica 27
      1972–73 Benfica (20)58 Belenenses40 Vitória de Setúbal38 16 30 2 pts Eusébio Benfica 40
      1973–74 Sporting CP (14)49 Benfica47 Vitória de Setúbal45 16 30 2 pts Héctor Yazalde Sporting CP 46
      1974–75 Benfica (21)49 Porto44 Sporting CP 43 16 30 2 pts Héctor Yazalde Sporting CP 30
      1975–76 Benfica (22)50 Boavista48 Belenenses40 16 30 2 pts Rui Jordão Benfica 30
      1976–77 Benfica (23)51 Sporting CP 42 Porto41 16 30 2 pts Fernando Gomes Porto 26
      1977–78 Porto (6)51 Benfica51 Sporting CP 42 16 30 2 pts Fernando Gomes Porto 25
      1978–79 Porto (7)50 Benfica49 Sporting CP 42 16 30 2 pts Fernando Gomes Porto 27
      1979–80 Sporting CP (15)52 Porto50 Benfica 45 16 30 2 pts Rui Jordão Sporting CP 31
      1980–81 Benfica (24)50 Porto48 Sporting CP 37 16 30 2 pts Nené Benfica 20
      1981–82 Sporting CP (16)46 Benfica44 Porto43 16 30 2 pts Jacques Pereira Porto 27
      1982–83 Benfica (25)51 Porto47 Sporting CP 42 16 30 2 pts Fernando Gomes Porto 36
      1983–84 Benfica (26)52 Porto 49 Sporting CP 42 16 30 2 pts Fernando Gomes / Nené Porto / Benfica 21
      1984–85 Porto (8)55 Sporting CP 47 Benfica43 16 30 2 pts Fernando Gomes Porto 39
      1985–86 Porto (9)49 Benfica47 Sporting CP 46 16 30 2 pts Manuel Fernandes Sporting CP 30
      1986–87 Benfica (27)48 Porto46 Vitória de Guimarães 41 16 30 2 pts Paulinho Cascavel Vitória de Guimarães 22
      1987–88 Porto (10)66 Benfica51 Belenenses48 20 38 2 pts Paulinho Cascavel Sporting CP 23
      1988–89 Benfica (28)63 Porto56 Boavista49 20 38 2 pts Vata Benfica 16
      1989–90 Porto (11)59 Benfica55 Sporting CP 46 18 34 2 pts Mats Magnusson Benfica 33
      1990–91 Benfica (29)69 Porto67 Sporting CP 57 20 38 2 pts Rui Águas Benfica 25
      1991–92 Porto (12)56 Benfica46 Boavista44 18 34 2 pts Ricky Boavista 30
      1992–93 Porto (13)54 Benfica52 Sporting CP 45 18 34 2 pts Jorge Cadete Sporting CP 18
      1993–94 Benfica (30)54 Porto52 Sporting CP 51 18 34 2 pts Rashidi Yekini Vitória de Setúbal 21
      1994–95 Porto (14)62 Sporting CP 53 Benfica49 18 34 2 pts Hassan Nader Farense 21
      1995–96 Porto (15)84Benfica 73 Sporting CP 67 18 34 3 pts Domingos Paciência Porto 25
      1996–97 Porto (16)85 Sporting CP 72 Benfica58 18 34 3 pts Mário Jardel Porto 30
      1997–98 Porto (17)77 Benfica68 Vitória de Guimarães 59 18 34 3 pts Mário Jardel Porto 26
      1998–99 Porto (18)79 Boavista71 Benfica65 18 34 3 pts Mário Jardel Porto 36
    Primeira Liga
      1999–00 Sporting CP (17)77 Porto 73 Benfica69 18 34 3 pts Mário Jardel Porto 37
      2000–01 Boavista77 Porto76 Sporting CP 62 18 34 3 pts Pena Porto 22
      2001–02 Sporting CP (18)75 Boavista70 Porto 68 18 34 3 pts Mário Jardel Sporting CP 42
      2002–03 Porto (19)86 Benfica75 Sporting CP 59 18 34 3 pts Fary FayeBeira-Mar 18
      2003–04 Porto (20)82 Benfica74 Sporting CP 73 18 34 3 pts Benni McCarthy Porto 20
      2004–05 Benfica (31)65 Porto62 Sporting CP 61 18 34 3 pts Liédson Sporting CP 25
      2005–06 Porto (21)79 Sporting CP 72 Benfica67 18 34 3 pts Albert Meyong Belenenses17
      2006–07 Porto (22)69 Sporting CP 68 Benfica67 16 30 3 pts Liédson Sporting CP 15
      2007–08 Porto (23)69(1) Sporting CP 55 Vitória de Guimarães 53 16 30 3 pts Lisandro López Porto 24
      2008–09 Porto (24)70 Sporting CP 66 Benfica59 16 30 3 pts Nenê Nacional 20
      2009–10 Benfica (32)76 Braga71 Porto 68 16 30 3 pts Óscar Cardozo Benfica 26
      2010–11 Porto (25)84 Benfica63 Sporting CP 48 16 30 3 pts Hulk Porto 23
      2011–12 Porto (26)75 Benfica69 Braga 62 16 30 3 pts Óscar Cardozo Benfica 20
      2012–13 Porto (27)78 Benfica77 Paços de Ferreira 54 16 30 3 pts Jackson Martínez Porto 26
      2013–14 Benfica (33)74 Sporting CP67 Porto 61 16 30 3 pts Jackson Martínez Porto 20
      2014–15 Benfica (34)85 Porto82 Sporting CP 76 18 34 3 pts Jackson Martínez Porto 21
      2015–16 Benfica (35)88 Sporting CP86 Porto 73 18 34 3 pts Jonas Benfica 32

    Performance by club

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

    Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years and Runner-Up Years
    Benfica 35 27 1936, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
    Porto 27 25 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
    Sporting CP 18 21 1935, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016
    Belenenses
    1
    3
    		 1937, 1946, 1955, 1973
    Boavista
    1
    3
    		 1976, 1999, 2001, 2002
    Académica –
    1
    		 1967
    Vitória de Setúbal –
    1
    		 1972
    Braga –
    1
    		 2010

    Primeira Liga all-time ranking

    Last updated following the 2015–16 season

    For comparison, older seasons have been calculated according to the three-points-per-win rule. Source up to end of 2004–05 season.[14]

    # Club District S Pl. W D L Pts GF GA GD First Last Best
    classification    		 Notes
    1 Benfica Lisbon 82 2296 1563 434 299 5123 5557 2038 3519 1935 2016 1st (35 titles) Never relegated.
    2 Porto Porto82 2296 1516 420 363 4959[15] 5093 2070 3023 1935 2016 1st (27 titles) Never relegated.
    3 Sporting CP Lisbon 82 2296 1414 484 398 4726 5040 2193 2847 1935 2016 1st (18 titles) Never relegated.
    4 Belenenses Lisbon 75 2078859508711308232922654638 1935 2016 1st (1 title)
    5 Vitória de Guimarães Braga 71 2086 804 500 782 2912 2942 2966-24 1942 2016 3rd
    6 Braga Braga 60 1820 677 441 702 2472 2414 2565 -151 1948 2016 2nd
    7 Vitória de Setúbal Setúbal 68 1936 662 463 811 2449 2672 2937 -265 1935 2016 2nd
    8 Boavista Porto 53 1602 620 401 581 2261 2135 2222 -87 1936 2016 1st (1 title)
    9 Académica Coimbra 64 1704 516 387 801 1935 23463003-657 1935 2016 2nd
    10 Marítimo Madeira 36 1176 399 328 449 152513431480-137 1978 2016 5th
    11 Beira-Mar Aveiro 27 858 218 242 398 896 883 1340-457 1962 2013 6th
    12 Farense Faro 23 754 222 191 341 857 796 1093 -297 1971 2002 5th
    13 Estoril Lisbon 24 704 221 181 302 844 979 1128 -149 1945 2016 4th
    14 Rio Ave Porto 22 704 205 202297817 712 939 -227 1980 2016 5th
    15 Salgueiros Porto 24 740 197 183 360 774 804 1377 -573 1944 2002 5th
    16 CUF do Barreiro Setúbal 23 610 207 148 255 769 829 1004 -175 1943 1976 3rd Renamed Fabril do Barreiro in 2000.
    17 Nacional Madeira 17 554 193 149 212 728 685 727 -42 1989 2016 4th
    18 Leixões Porto 25 670 183 164 323 713 750 1186 -436 1937 2010 5th
    19 União de Leiria Leiria 18 584 184 159 241 711 620 771 -151 1980 2012 5th
    20 Atlético CP Lisbon 24 632 192 134 306 710 976 1285 -309 1944 1977 3rd
    21 Paços de Ferreira Porto 18 580 178 170232 704 610 762 -152 1992 2016 3rd
    22 Varzim Porto 21 618 169 176 273 683 638 913 -275 1964 2003 5th
    23 Gil Vicente Braga 18 604 169 155 280 662 601 839 -238 1991 2015 5th
    24 Barreirense Setúbal 24 592 166 119 307 617 758 1195 -437 1938 1979 4th
    25 Estrela da Amadora Lisbon 16 540 144 176 220 608 521 680 -159 1989 2009 7th Folded in 2011.
    26 Olhanense Faro 20 516 147 124 245 565800 1057 -257 1942 2014 4th
    27 Portimonense Faro 14 440 140 108 192 528 460 576 -116 1977 2011 5th
    28 Chaves Vila Real 13 446 131 123 192 516 492 619 -127 1986 1999 5th
    29 Sporting da Covilhã Castelo Branco 15 406 126 79 201 457 585 834 -249 1949 1988 5th
    30 Penafiel Porto 14 434106117211435351625-274 1981 2015 10th
    31 Lusitano de Évora Évora 14 364 116 64 184 412 494 722 -228 1953 1966 5th
    32 Sporting de Espinho Aveiro 11 354 96 91 167 379 336 523 -187 1975 1997 7th
    33 Tirsense Porto 8 256 65 73 118 268 219 370 -151 1968 1996 8th
    34 Moreirense Braga 6 200 53 63 84 222 206 269 -63 2003 2016 9th
    35 Famalicão Braga 6 196 5348 95 207 205 346 -141 1947 1994 13th
    36 União da Madeira Madeira 6 208 48 62 98 206 177 300 -123 1990 2016 10th
    37 Naval 1º de Maio Coimbra 6 184 49 46 89 193 160 257-97 2006 2011 8th
    38 Oriental Lisbon 7 190 5037 103187224438-214 1951 1975 5th
    39 Alverca Lisbon 5 170 48 37 85 181 192 266 -74 1999 2004 11th
    40 Campomaiorense Portalegre 5 170 48 34 88 178 186 287 -101 1996 2001 11th Ended football team in 2013.
    41 Torreense Lisbon 6 164 44 31 89 163 183 316 -133 1956 1992 7th
    42 União de Tomar Santarém 6 172 43 33 96 162 178 331 -153 1969 1976 10th
    43 O Elvas Portalegre 5 146 37 37 72 148 211 283 -72 1948 1988 8th Ended football team in 2014.
    44 Leça Porto 4 124 33 25 66 124 120 231 -111 1942 1998 12th
    45 Arouca Aveiro 3 98 28 29 41 113 101 130 -27 2014 2016 5th Never relegated.
    46 Académico de Viseu Viseu 4 128 27 24 77 105 81 237 -156 1979 1989 13th
    47 Caldas Leiria 4 104 26 25 53 103 124 235 -111 1956 1959 10th
    48 Santa Clara Ponta Delgada 3 102 24 31 47 103 106 150 -44 2000 2003 14th
    49 Montijo Setúbal 3 90 23 20 47 89 91 155 -64 1973 1977 13th Folded in 2007.
    50 Amora Setúbal 3 90 22 23 45 89 90 143 -53 1981 1983 12th
    51 Feirense Aveiro 4 120 18 22 80 76 97 245 -148 1963 2012 14th
    52 Desportivo das Aves Porto 3 9416 25 53 73 78 152 -74 1986 2007 13th
    53 Lusitano VRSA Faro 3 78 21 9 48 72 94 210 -116 1948 1950 12th
    54 Sanjoanense Aveiro 4 104 16 22 66 70 86 249 -163 1947 1969 10th
    55 Carcavelinhos Lisbon 5 82 19 12 51 69 103 223 -120 1936 1942 4th Merged to form Atlético in 1942.
    56 Unidos de Lisboa Lisbon 3 54 18 8 28 62 1511456 1941 1943 4th Ended football team in 2009.
    57 Académico do Porto Porto 5 82 18 6 5860 137 300 -163 1935 1942 7th Ended football team in 1964.
    58 SL Elvas Portalegre 2 48 17 3 28 54 108 167 -59 1946 1947 9th Merged to form O Elvas in 1947.
    59 Fafe Braga 1 38 9 14 15 41 29 47 -18 1989 1989 16th
    60 Felgueiras Porto 1 34 8 9 17 33 29 47 -18 1996 1996 16th Folded in 2005.
    61 Tondela Viseu 1 34 8 6 20 30 34 54 -20 2016 2016 16th Never relegated.
    62 Seixal Setúbal 2 52 7 8 37 29 44 150 -106 1964 1965 12th Ended football team in 2007.
    63 Riopele Braga 1 30 6 9 15 27 23 51 -28 1978 1978 15th Folded in 1984.
    64 Águeda Aveiro 1 30 7 5 18 26 25 55 -30 1984 1984 15th
    65 Trofense Porto 1 30 5 8 17 23 25 42 -17 2009 2009 16th
    66 União de Coimbra Coimbra 1 30 5 7 18 22 22 54 -32 1973 1973 15th Ended football team in 2009.
    67 Ginásio de Alcobaça Leiria 1 30 4 7 19 19 20 56 -36 1983 1983 16th
    68 Vizela Braga 1 30 4 7 19 19 31 71 -40 1985 1985 16th
    69 União de Lisboa Lisbon 1 14 3 2 9 11 30 49 -19 1935 1935 6th Merged to form Atlético in 1942.
    70 Oliveirense Aveiro 1 22 3 2 17 11 22 73 -51 1946 1946 12th
    71 Casa Pia Lisbon 1 14 1 0 13 3 12 56 -44 1938 1938 8th
    Competing in Primeira Liga
    Competing in Segunda Liga
    Competing below Segunda Liga
    Not competing (See Notes)

    For standardisation purposes, a win is worth three points for all clubs.

    Other records

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "BENFICA CAMPEÃO: todos os vencedores da Liga" [BENFICA CHAMPIONS: all the league winners] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
    2. ↑ "UEFA Country Ranking 1990". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
    3. ↑ "Current Ranking – IFFHS". Retrieved 4 September 2012.
    4. ↑ Stadium Newspaper, 10 January 1940
    5. 1 2 "Pesquisa".
    6. ↑ Tovar 2011, p. 191.
    7. ↑ Tovar, p. 136
    8. ↑ "Liga Portugal".
    9. ↑ "Liga Portugal".
    10. ↑ "Liga Nos mantém-se por três anos e meio".
    11. ↑ "Bola oficial da Liga Portugal" [Liga Portugal's official ball] (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 January 2015.
    12. ↑ "UEFA Country Ranking 2014 – kassiesA – Xs4all". Retrieved 18 July 2014.
    13. ↑ "Painel de espectadores por clube". www.ligaportugal.pt. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
    14. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/portallt.html
    15. ↑ 6 points deducted in 2007–08

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