88th season of top-tier Portuguese football
Football league season
The 2024–22 Liga
Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Bwin[2] for sponsorship reasons) 9️⃣ was the 88th
season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association
football clubs, and the first 9️⃣ season under the current Liga Portugal title. This was
the fifth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). 9️⃣ The start and end
dates for the season were released on 21 May 2024,[3] and the fixtures were released on
9️⃣ 8 July 2024.[4]
Sporting CP were the defending champions, having won their nineteenth
Primeira Liga and their first title since the 9️⃣ 2001–02 season at the previous season.
Estoril, Vizela and Arouca joined as the promoted clubs from the 2024–21 Liga Portugal
9️⃣ 2. They replaced Farense, Nacional and Rio Ave, which were relegated to Liga Portugal 2
the previous season.
This season saw 9️⃣ the return of full capacity crowds, after the
final third of the 2024–20 and the entirety of the 2024–21 seasons 9️⃣ were held with
limited or no attendance due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in
Portugal.[5]
Porto secured their 9️⃣ 30th league title with one match remaining, following
a 1–0 away victory over rivals Benfica on 7 May 2024.[6]
Teams [ 9️⃣ edit ]
Eighteen teams
compete in the league – the top fifteen teams from the previous season and three teams
promoted 9️⃣ from the LigaPro: Estoril,[7] Vizela[8] and Arouca.[9]
Changes [ edit
]
Estoril (promoted after a three-year absence) and Vizela (promoted after a 9️⃣ 36-year
absence) were promoted from the 2024–21 Liga Portugal 2 (finishing 1st and 2nd places),
replacing Farense and Nacional (both 9️⃣ relegated after only one year in the top
flight).
Arouca (promoted after a four-year absence) was promoted after finishing in
3rd 9️⃣ place in 2024–21 Liga Portugal 2 and winning the Promotion play-offs against Rio
Ave (relegated after thirteen years in the 9️⃣ top flight).
Stadia and locations [ edit
]
Marítimo class=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2024–22 Primeira Liga
(Madeira)
Santa Clara class=notpageimage| Location of 9️⃣ teams in 2024–22 Primeira Liga
(Azores)
Managerial changes [ edit ]
League table [ edit ]
Rules for classification: 1)
Points; 2) Head-to-head 9️⃣ points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away
goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) 9️⃣ Play-off.
(C)
Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes: Source: Liga Portugal Rules for classification: 1)
Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) 9️⃣ Head-to-head away
goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8)
Play-off.Champions;RelegatedNotes:
a b c Since the winners 9️⃣ of the 2024–22 Taça de
Portugal , Porto, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot
awarded 9️⃣ to the fourth-placed team (Europa Conference League third qualifying round) was
passed to the fifth-placed team, and the spot awarded 9️⃣ to the fifth-placed team (Europa
Conference League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team. a b
Head-to-head points: 9️⃣ Famalicão 4, Estoril 1. a b c d Head-to-head points: Marítimo 10,
Paços de Ferreira 8, Boavista 7, Portimonense 6.
Relegation 9️⃣ play-offs [ edit ]
The
relegation play-offs took place on 21 and 29 May 2024 between Moreirense who finished
16th in 9️⃣ the Primeira Liga and Chaves who finished 3rd in Liga Portugal 2.
All times are
WEST (UTC+1).
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate 9️⃣ score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Chaves 2–1
Moreirense 2–0 0–1
Chaves won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 9️⃣ 2024–23 Primeira
Liga; Moreirense were relegated to 2024–23 Liga Portugal 2.
Results [ edit ]
Statistics
[ edit ]
Top goalscorers [ edit 9️⃣ ]
Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Top assists [
edit ]
Clean sheets [ edit ]
Discipline [ edit ]
Player [ edit 9️⃣ ]
Club [ edit ]
Most
yellow cards: 118 Vitória de Guimarães
Most red cards: 11 Belenenses SAD
Awards [ edit
]
Monthly awards [ 9️⃣ edit ]
Annual awards [ edit ]
Costa Pepe Porro Mbemba Reis Otávio
Vitinha Nunes Horta Taremi Núñez [40]
Number of teams by 9️⃣ district [ edit ]
Notes [ edit
]
^ Some league matches played were played behind closed doors without any spectators
or 9️⃣ with a limited capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
