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