2024–25 Primeira Liga

Primeira Liga
Season2024–25
Dates9 August 2024 – 18 May 2025
Matches played80
Goals scored198 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerViktor Gyökeres
(12 goals)
Biggest home winBenfica 5–0 Rio Ave
(27 October 2024)
Biggest away winNacional 1–6 Sporting CP
(17 August 2024)
Farense 0–5 Sporting CP
(23 August 2024)
AVS 0–5 Porto
(29 October 2024)
Highest scoringNacional 1–6 Sporting CP
(17 August 2024)
Longest winning run9 matches
Sporting CP
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Sporting CP
Longest winless run8 matches
Boavista
Longest losing run6 matches
Farense
Highest attendance60,145
Benfica 4–1 Santa Clara
(14 September 2024)
Lowest attendance100
Porto 2–0 Santa Clara
(16 August 2024)
Total attendance993,754 (79 matches)
Average attendance12,740
All statistics correct as of 28 October 2024.

The 2024–25 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Betclic[1] for sponsorship reasons) is the 91st season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs and the fourth season under the current Liga Portugal title. This is the eighth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). Sporting CP are the defending champions, having won their 20th title the previous season.

Teams

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Changes

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Santa Clara (after one-year absence), Nacional (after three years absence) and AVS (promoted for the first time in their history), were promoted from the 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2, replacing Vizela, Chaves and Portimonense (relegated after three, two and seven years on the top flight, respectively).

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in 2024–25 Primeira Liga (Madeira)
Location of teams in 2024–25 Primeira Liga (Azores)
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2023–24
Arouca Arouca Estádio Municipal de Arouca 5,600 7th
AVS Vila das Aves Estádio do CD Aves 8,560 3rd (LP2)
Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 64,642 2nd
Boavista Porto Estádio do Bessa 28,263 15th
Braga Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,286 4th
Casa Pia Lisbon Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior[A] 7,000 9th
Estoril Estoril Estádio António Coimbra da Mota 5,100 13th
Estrela da Amadora Amadora Estádio José Gomes 9,288 14th
Famalicão Vila Nova de Famalicão Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho 5,186 8th
Farense Faro Estádio de São Luís 7,000 10th
Gil Vicente Barcelos Estádio Cidade de Barcelos 12,046 12th
Moreirense Moreira de Cónegos Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas 6,150 6th
Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,200 2nd (LP2)
Porto Porto Estádio do Dragão 50,033 3rd
Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estádio dos Arcos 5,300 11th
Santa Clara Ponta Delgada Estádio de São Miguel 12,500 1st (LP2)
Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 50,095 1st
Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,029 5th
  1. ^ Estádio Pina Manique official stadium, not licensed for competition.

Personnel and sponsors

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Team Manager Captain Kit
Maker
Sponsors
Main Other
Arouca Uruguay Gonzalo García Portugal David Simão Skita Construções
Carlos Pinho
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Castro Electrónica, Bluetooth - Imp. exp. telem., Lda
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: PontoPT
AVS Portugal Vítor Campelos Brazil Nenê Adidas Mercainox
List
    • Front: Tectoave
    • Back: AUTONI - Pneus e Óleos, Lda, GoDrive Rent a Car
    • Sleeves: GuimaGold Hotel
    • Shorts: RE/MAX, Auditiv
Benfica Portugal Bruno Lage Argentina Nicolás Otamendi Adidas Emirates
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Sagres
    • Sleeves: Betano
    • Shorts: None
Boavista Italy Cristiano Bacci Colombia Sebastián Pérez Kelme None
List
    • Front: Cerveja Nortada
    • Back: Estrella Galicia, Auditiv
    • Sleeves: FC Car Automóveis
    • Shorts: None
Braga Portugal Carlos Carvalhal Portugal Ricardo Horta Puma Moosh Portugal
List
    • Front: Só Barroso
    • Back: AMCO Intermediários de Crédito, Piscinas Soleo
    • Sleeves: Auditiv
    • Shorts: 2045 Segurança
Casa Pia Portugal João Pereira Portugal José Fonte Adidas ESC Online
List
    • Front: Hospital da Luz
    • Back: Val Hala Mediação Imobiliária, Meltino Café
    • Sleeves: Silogia
    • Shorts: Domino's
Estoril Scotland Ian Cathro Portugal Dani Figueira Kappa Solverde.pt
List
Estrela da Amadora Portugal Dinis Delgado (caretaker) Portugal Miguel Lopes Umbro None
List
    • Front: Marcos Car SA
    • Back: ESC Online
    • Sleeves: Hospital da Luz
    • Shorts: None
Famalicão Portugal Armando Evangelista Brazil Riccieli Macron Placard.pt
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: Mercainox, Hyundai Motors
    • Sleeves: Falual Group
    • Shorts: JMF SA, Enif Comunicação e Publicidade
Farense Portugal Tozé Marreco Portugal Marco Matias Lacatoni Placard.pt
List
    • Front: Tcars
    • Back: AP Eva Senses, MSCAR
    • Sleeves: Aditiv
    • Shorts: Barao Rodrigues, BF Security
Gil Vicente Portugal Bruno Pinheiro Portugal Rúben Fernandes Lacatoni GoldenPark
List
    • Front: Barcelos
    • Back: Mercainox, H.M Motor
    • Sleeves: LuxSteel360
    • Shorts: None
Moreirense Portugal César Peixoto Portugal Pedro Amador CDT Placard.pt
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: JMM Group
    • Shorts: None
Nacional Portugal Tiago Margarido Portugal João Aurélio Hummel Solverde.pt
List
Porto Portugal Vítor Bruno Argentina Alan Varela New Balance Betano
List
Rio Ave Portugal Luís Freire Portugal Vítor Gomes Puma Solverde.pt
List
    • Front: None
    • Back: UZO, Confirent Rent a Car
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Santa Clara Portugal Vasco Matos Portugal Ricardinho Umbro Lebull
List
    • Front: Cerveja Quinas
    • Back: Açores
    • Sleeves: Ilha Verde Rent a Car
    • Shorts: Hospital CUF
Sporting CP Portugal Rúben Amorim Denmark Morten Hjulmand Nike Betano
List
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Rui Borges Cape Verde Bruno Varela Macron Placard.pt
List
    • Front: NorteCar
    • Back: UZO, GuimarãeShopping
    • Sleeves: Chanceplus
    • Shorts: MOOD Imobiliária

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Porto Portugal Sérgio Conceição Resigned 24 May 2024 Pre-season Portugal Vítor Bruno 6 June 2024 [2][3]
Braga Portugal Rui Duarte End of interim spell Portugal Daniel Sousa 24 May 2024 [4]
Portugal Daniel Sousa Sacked 11 August 2024 8th Portugal Carlos Carvalhal 12 August 2024 [5][6]
Benfica Germany Roger Schmidt Sacked 1 September 2024 7th Portugal Bruno Lage 5 September 2024 [7]
Sporting CP Portugal Rúben Amorim Signed by England Manchester United 11 November 2024 TBD Portugal João Pereira (expected) 11 November 2024

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting CP 9 9 0 0 30 2 +28 27 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Porto 9 8 0 1 23 4 +19 24 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Benfica 8 6 1 1 22 5 +17 19 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Santa Clara 9 6 0 3 13 10 +3 18 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Braga 9 5 2 2 15 6 +9 17
6 Vitória de Guimarães 9 4 3 2 11 10 +1 15
7 Moreirense 9 4 2 3 12 11 +1 14
8 Famalicão 9 3 4 2 9 7 +2 13
9 Casa Pia 9 3 2 4 7 11 −4 11
10 Gil Vicente 9 2 4 3 11 14 −3 10
11 Estoril 9 2 3 4 8 12 −4 9
12 AVS 9 2 3 4 7 16 −9 9
13 Rio Ave 9 2 2 5 6 18 −12 8
14 Arouca 9 2 1 6 5 17 −12 7
15 Boavista 9 1 3 5 5 12 −7 6
16 Estrela da Amadora 9 1 3 5 7 15 −8 6 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17 Nacional 8 1 2 5 4 13 −9 5 Relegation to Liga Portugal 2
18 Farense 9 1 1 7 3 15 −12 4
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2024. 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.

Results

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Home \ Away ARO AVS BEN BOA BRA CAS EST AMA FAM FAR GIL MOR NAC POR RAV STA SPO VSC
Arouca 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–1
AVS 0–0 1–1 0–5 1–0 1–0
Benfica 3–0 1–0 5–1 5–0 4–1
Boavista 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–2
Braga 1–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 0–2
Casa Pia 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–1
Estoril 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–4 0–3
Estrela da Amadora 2–2 0–1 0–3 2–1 2–2
Famalicão 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–3
Farense 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–5
Gil Vicente 4–2 0–0 3–0
Moreirense 3–1 1–1 0–0 1–0
Nacional 0–3 2–0 1–6
Porto 4–0 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–0
Rio Ave 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0
Santa Clara 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–2
Sporting CP 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–1
Vitória de Guimarães 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2024. Source: Liga Portugal
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

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The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Sporting CP3111
Porto2322
Vitória de Guimarães7583
Famalicão4234
Santa Clara1755
Braga9646
Benfica16867
Moreirense5478
Rio Ave1511139
Gil Vicente1710910
Boavista691111
AVS8121012
Nacional11141613
Arouca13161214
Casa Pia14181715
Estoril18171516
Estrela da Amadora10131417
Farense12151818
Leader and qualified to Champions League
Qualification for Champions League
Qualification for Europa League
Qualification for UEFA Conference League
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to Liga Portugal 2
Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 2024. Source: ligaportugalbetclic Primeira Liga

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Sporting 12
2 Spain Samu Omorodion Porto 7
3 Brazil Galeno Porto 6
4 Japan Kanya Fujimoto Gil Vicente 5
Turkey Kerem Aktürkoğlu Benfica
6 Portugal Pedro Gonçalves Sporting 4
Brazil Vinícius Lopes Santa Clara
8 Portugal Francisco Trincão Sporting 3
Morocco Amine El Ouazzani Braga
Portugal Miguel Reisinho Boavista
Portugal Daniel Bragança Sporting
Brazil Clayton Rio Ave
Portugal Kikas Estrela da Amadora
Portugal Félix Correia Gil Vicente
Equatorial Guinea Luís Asué Moreirense
Brazil Sorriso Famalicão
Venezuela Alejandro Marqués Estoril
Spain Nico González Porto

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
Japan Kanya Fujimoto Gil Vicente AVS 4–2 (H) 16 August 2024
Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Sporting Farense 5–0 (A) 23 August 2024
Turkey Kerem Aktürkoğlu Benfica Rio Ave 5–0 (H) 27 October 2024
Spain Samu Omorodion Porto AVS 5–0 (A) 28 October 2024
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean

sheets[9]

1 Portugal Diogo Costa Porto 6
2 Uruguay Franco Israel Sporting 5
3 Russia Ivan Zlobin Famalicão 4
Brazil Matheus Braga
Ukraine Anatoliy Trubin Benfica
6 Cape Verde Bruno Varela Vitória de Guimarães 3
Spain Joel Robles Estoril
Brazil Gabriel Batista Santa Clara
Brazil Kewin Moreirense
Brazil Andrew Gil Vicente

Discipline

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Player

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Club

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Awards

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Monthly awards

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Month Player of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month Defender of the Month Midfielder of the Month Forward of the Month Manager of the Month Goal of the Month
Player Club Player Club Player Club Player Club Player Club Manager Club Player Club
August Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Sporting Cape Verde Bruno Varela Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Francisco Moura Famalicão Portugal Pedro Gonçalves Sporting Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Sporting Portugal Rúben Amorim Sporting Portugal Gustavo Sá Famalicão

Number of teams by district

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Rank District Football Associations Number Teams
1 Braga 5 Braga, Famalicão, Gil Vicente, Moreirense and Vitória de Guimarães
Lisbon Benfica, Casa Pia, Estoril, Estrela da Amadora and Sporting CP
3 Porto 4 AVS, Boavista, Porto and Rio Ave
4 Faro 1 Farense
Aveiro Arouca
Ponta Delgada Santa Clara
Funchal Nacional

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Liga Portugal now is called Liga Portugal Betclic". Record. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. ^ Pinto, Vítor; Barbosa, Nuno (27 May 2024). "Notícia Record: Sérgio Conceição abandona o FC Porto" [Record news: Sérgio Conceição leaves FC Porto]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Vítor Bruno é o novo treinador" [Vítor Bruno is the new manager] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Daniel Sousa é o novo treinador do SC Braga" [Daniel Sousa is the new coach of SC Braga] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Comunicado | Daniel Sousa" [Announcement | Daniel Sousa] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Carlos Carvalhal é o novo treinador do SC Braga" [Carlos Carvalhal is the new coach of SC Braga] (in Portuguese). S.C. Braga. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Benfica parts ways with coach Roger Schmidt after poor season start". Yahoo Sports. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Liga Portugal". LigaPortugal.pt/. Liga Portugal Betclic. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Clean Sheets – Liga Portugal". fotmob.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Yellow Cards – Liga Portugal". fotmob.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Red Cards – Liga Portugal". fotmob.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Yellow Card – Club Stats – Liga Portugal". fotmob.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Red Card – Club Stats – Liga Portugal". Retrieved 6 October 2024.