82nd season of top-tier Portuguese football
Football league season
The 2024–16 Primeira
Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was 0️⃣ the 82nd season of the
Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs.
The fixtures were determined 0️⃣ by draw on 4 July 2024.[3] The season began on 14 August
2024 and concluded on 15 May 2024.[4]
Benfica won 0️⃣ their third consecutive and 35th
overall title, after beating Nacional 4–1 in their last match. They finished the league
with 0️⃣ a record 88 points in 34 matches (from 29 wins and one draw), two points more than
runners-up Sporting CP.[5]
Tondela 0️⃣ and União da Madeira entered the season as the two
promoted teams from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga. On the last 0️⃣ matchday, both teams were at
risk of returning to the second division, but the combination of their results dictated
União 0️⃣ da Madeira's relegation alongside Académica.[5]
Teams [ edit ]
For the second
consecutive season, the league was contested by a total of 0️⃣ 18 teams, which included the
best 16 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda
Liga.
Tondela 0️⃣ made their debut in the top flight of Portuguese football, after winning
the 2014–15 Segunda Liga title. while runners-up União 0️⃣ da Madeira returned for the
first time since the 1994–95 season.[6] These two clubs replaced Gil Vicente, relegated
after four 0️⃣ seasons in the Primeira Liga, and Penafiel, who returned to the second
division one season after being promoted.
For the first 0️⃣ time since the 1990–91 season,
the autonomous region of Madeira was again represented at the highest level of
Portuguese football 0️⃣ with three teams: União da Madeira, Marítimo and Nacional, all set
in Funchal making the madeirense capital the second town 0️⃣ having three teams in Primeira
Liga after Lisbon.
Stadia and locations [ edit ]
Marítimo
Nacional
União
class=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2024–16 Primeira 0️⃣ Liga (Madeira)
^ Due to
lighting problems, União da Madeira played some TV broadcast home matches at Estádio da
Madeira
Managerial changes 0️⃣ [ edit ]
Season summary [ edit ]
League table [ edit
]
Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3)
Head-to-head 0️⃣ goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6)
Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Note: [39]
(C) Champions; 0️⃣ (R)
Relegated
Notes: Source: Liga Portugal Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2)
Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away 0️⃣ goals
scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.(Note: LPFP
decided that only criteria 1, 5, 0️⃣ 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the
classification during the competition.)Champions;RelegatedNotes:
Positions by round [
edit ]
Team ╲ Round 0️⃣ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 0️⃣ 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Benfica 1 8 4 3 3 0️⃣ 3 5 8 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 0️⃣ 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sporting CP 5 6 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0️⃣ 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0️⃣ 2
2 2 2 2 Porto 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0️⃣ 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0️⃣ Braga
4 9 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0️⃣ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Arouca 3 1 3 5 0️⃣ 7 7
9 9 9 11 11 8 9 8 8 6 7 8 9 8 8 7 5 6 0️⃣ 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Rio Ave 9 4 7 11 6 6 3 3 0️⃣ 3 5
5 6 5 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 8 6 5 6 6 6 6 0️⃣ 6 6 6 7 8 6 Paços de Ferreira 7 7 8 4 8 10 7 5 7 9
6 0️⃣ 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 9 7 8 8 7 7 7 0️⃣ 6 6 7 Estoril 18 12 14 8 5 5 6 7 8 8 10 11 11
11 12 14 0️⃣ 11 12 10 11 11 11 11 9 8 9 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 Belenenses 8 0️⃣ 13 11 16 14 13 13 10
12 10 13 13 13 12 13 11 12 11 12 10 10 0️⃣ 9 10 12 11 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 9 Vitória de
Guimarães 17 15 16 13 0️⃣ 13 15 15 14 11 13 12 9 10 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 7 7 0️⃣ 7 8 9 9 11 11 11
11 9 10 Nacional 13 10 12 7 11 12 12 12 14 0️⃣ 12 8 10 12 13 14 12 13 15 15 14 15 15 15 13
12 11 10 10 9 0️⃣ 9 9 9 10 11 Moreirense 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 15 14 14 14 14 0️⃣ 11 13 14
13 14 15 12 12 14 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 12 0️⃣ Marítimo 12 14 15 9 15 8 10 13 10 7
9 12 8 10 10 10 10 10 13 0️⃣ 13 14 14 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 Boavista 10 5 10
14 0️⃣ 9 9 11 11 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 0️⃣ 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 13
14 Vitória de Setúbal 11 2 6 10 10 11 8 0️⃣ 6 6 6 7 5 7 5 5 8 9 9 8 9 9 10 9 10 13 13 13 0️⃣ 13
13 13 15 15 15 15 Tondela 14 16 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 18 0️⃣ 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 0️⃣ 17 16 União da Madeira 6 11 9 12 12 14 14 15 15 16
16 15 15 15 15 0️⃣ 15 15 14 11 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 Académica 0️⃣ 15 18
18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 17 0️⃣ 17 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 17
18 18 18
Results [ edit ]
Statistics [ edit ]
Top 0️⃣ goalscorers [ edit ]
As of 15 May
2024[40][41]
Benfica's Jonas was the top scorer with 32 goals, winning the Bola de
0️⃣ Prata.
As of 15 May 2024
Top assists [ edit ]
As of 15 May 2024[46]
Scoring [ edit ]
As
of 15 May 2024
Match 0️⃣ streaks [ edit ]
As of 15 May 2024[47]
Longest winning run: 12
matches Benfica, from matchday 23 (20 February 2024) to 0️⃣ matchday 34 (15 May
2024)
Longest unbeaten run: 14 matches Benfica, from matchday 9 (30 October 2024) to
matchday 21 (5 0️⃣ February 2024) Porto, from matchday 1 (15 August 2024) to matchday 14
(20 December 2024)
Longest winless run: 15 matches Vitória 0️⃣ de Setúbal, from matchday 20
(31 January 2024) to matchday 34 (14 May 2024)
Longest losing run: 6 matches Académica,
from 0️⃣ matchday 1 (17 August 2024) to matchday 6 (28 September 2024) Tondela, from
matchday 9 (30 October 2024) to matchday 0️⃣ 14 (20 December 2024)
Most consecutive draws:
5 matches Arouca, from matchday 5 (20 September 2024) to matchday 9 (1 November
0️⃣ 2024)
Discipline [ edit ]
As of 15 May 2024[48][49][50]
Club [ edit ]
Most yellow
cards: 113 Marítimo
Most red cards: 19 Marítimo
Player [ 0️⃣ edit ]
Awards [ edit ]
Monthly
awards [ edit ]
Goal of the month [ edit ]
Attendances [ edit ]