2016–17 Primeira Liga
83rd season of top-tier Portuguese football
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The 2016–17 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd season of the Primeira Liga, the top Portuguese professional league for association football clubs.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 August 2016 – 21 May 2017 |
| Champions | Benfica 36th title |
| Relegated | Arouca Nacional |
| Champions League | Benfica Porto Sporting CP |
| Europa League | Vitória de Guimarães Braga Marítimo |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 728 (2.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bas Dost (34 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Porto 7–0 Nacional (4 March 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Nacional 0–4 Porto (1 October 2016) Feirense 0–4 Porto (11 December 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Vitória de Guimarães 5–3 Paços de Ferreira (26 August 2016) Braga 6–2 Feirense (28 November 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Porto |
| Longest unbeaten run | 30 matches Porto |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches Feirense |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Estoril |
| Highest attendance | 64,591[1] Benfica 5–0 Vitória de Guimarães (13 May 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 640[1] Moreirense 1–0 Belenenses (9 January 2017) |
| Total attendance | 3,622,372 |
| Average attendance | 11,838 |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
Benfica successfully defended their title, winning the league for a fourth consecutive season and record 36th time.
Teams
For the third consecutive season, the league was contested by a total of 18 teams, which included the best 16 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 LigaPro.
Porto B won the 2015–16 LigaPro title on 8 May 2016, but as the reserve team of Primeira Liga side Porto they were ineligible for promotion, which meant that the third-placed team would be promoted instead. On the same day, Chaves drew 1–1 with Portimonense to secure the return to the top flight of Portuguese football, 17 years after their last appearance in the 1998–99 season.[2] On the final matchday, Feirense secured the third place and last promotion slot after drawing 1–1 with Chaves; they return to the Primeira Liga four years after their last appearance in the 2011–12 season.[3]
The two promoted clubs replaced Académica and União da Madeira.[4] Académica confirmed their relegation on 7 May 2016 after a run of 14 consecutive seasons in the Primeira Liga, following a goalless draw against Braga. On the last matchday, União da Madeira's 2–1 defeat against Rio Ave also sealed their relegation, one season after having been promoted.[4]
Stadia and locations
Personnel and sponsors
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaves | Mutual consent | 10 May 2016[5] | Pre-season | 21 May 2016[6] | ||
| Rio Ave | Mutual consent | 17 May 2016[7] | 20 May 2016[8] | |||
| Vitória de Setúbal | Mutual consent | 18 May 2016[9] | 25 May 2016[10] | |||
| Vitória de Guimarães | Mutual consent | 18 May 2016[11] | 25 May 2016[12] | |||
| Moreirense | Contract expired | 19 May 2016[13] | 20 May 2016[14] | |||
| Paços de Ferreira | Mutual consent | 21 May 2016[15] | 25 May 2016[16] | |||
| Marítimo | Contract expired | 23 May 2016[17] | 1 June 2016[18] | |||
| Porto | Sacked | 30 May 2016[19] | 1 June 2016[20] | |||
| Braga | Signed by Shakhtar Donetsk | 31 May 2016[21] | 6 June 2016[22] | |||
| Marítimo | Mutual consent | 19 September 2016[23] | 17th | 22 September 2016[24] | ||
| Belenenses | Mutual consent | 5 October 2016[25] | 8th | 6 October 2016[26] | ||
| Boavista | Sacked | 10 October 2016[27] | 13th | 11 October 2016[28] | ||
| Rio Ave | Sacked | 10 November 2016[29] | 13th | 14 November 2016[30] | ||
| Moreirense | Sacked | 21 November 2016[31] | 16th | 22 November 2016[32] | ||
| Moreirense | Ended caretaking role | 28 November 2016[33] | 18th | 28 November 2016[33] | ||
| Paços de Ferreira | Sacked | 28 November 2016[34] | 15th | 28 November 2016 (as caretaker)[34] 13 December 2016 (confirmed)[35] | ||
| Estoril | Sacked | 11 December 2016[36] | 11th | 11 December 2016[36] | ||
| Braga | Sacked | 15 December 2016[37] | 4th | 15 December 2016[38] | ||
| Estoril | Ended caretaking role | 15 December 2016[39] | 11th | 15 December 2016[39] | ||
| Chaves | Signed by Braga | 19 December 2016[40] | 7th | 19 December 2016[40] | ||
| Braga | Ended caretaking role | 19 December 2016[40] | 3rd | 19 December 2016[40] | ||
| Feirense | Sacked | 20 December 2016[41] | 17th | 20 December 2016 (as caretaker)[41] 30 December 2016 (confirmed)[42] | ||
| Chaves | Ended caretaking role | 20 December 2016[43] | 8th | 20 December 2016[43] | ||
| Nacional | Mutual consent | 28 December 2016[44] | 16th | 30 December 2016[45] | ||
| Tondela | Resigned | 9 January 2017[46] | 18th | 10 January 2017[47] | ||
| Estoril | Resigned | 8 March 2017[48] | 15th | 8 March 2017[49] | ||
| Moreirense | Mutual consent | 20 March 2017[50] | 16th | 20 March 2017 | ||
| Nacional | Mutual consent | 21 March 2017[51] | 18th | 21 March 2017[52] | ||
| Arouca | Mutual consent | 21 March 2017[53] | 14th | 21 March 2017[54] | ||
| Belenenses | Sacked | 18 April 2017[55] | 12th | 18 April 2017 | ||
| Braga | Mutual consent | 23 April 2017[56] | 5th | 26 April 2017[57] |
Season summary
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica (C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 18 | +54 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Porto | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 71 | 19 | +52 | 76 | |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 5 | Braga | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Marítimo | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 50 | |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 49 | |
| 8 | Feirense | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 48 | |
| 9 | Boavista | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 43 | |
| 10 | Estoril | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 38[b] | |
| 11 | Chaves | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 38[b] | |
| 12 | Vitória de Setúbal | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 38[b] | |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 36[c] | |
| 14 | Belenenses | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 36[c] | |
| 15 | Moreirense | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 33 | |
| 16 | Tondela | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 32[d] | |
| 17 | Arouca (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 32[d] | Relegation to LigaPro |
| 18 | Nacional (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 21 |
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.
(Note: The LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[58]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Since Benfica won the 2016–17 Taça de Portugal, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot originally meant for the fourth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was given to the sixth-placed team.
- Estoril is ahead of Chaves and Vitória de Setúbal on head-to-head points: Estoril 6 pts, Chaves 5 pts, Vitória de Setúbal 5 pts. Chaves is ahead of Vitória de Setúbal on head-to-head goal difference.
- Paços de Ferreira is ahead of Belenenses on head-to-head points: Paços de Ferreira 1–0 Belenenses, Belenenses 1–2 Paços de Ferreira.
- Tondela is ahead of Arouca on overall goal difference.
Positions by round
| Leader | |
| Relegation to 2017–18 LigaPro |
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting CP | 34 | |
| 2 | Porto | 19 | |
| 3 | Benfica | 16 | |
| Porto | |||
| 5 | Benfica | 13 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | |||
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 11 | |
| Braga | |||
| 9 | Benfica | 10 | |
| 10 | Vitória de Guimarães | 8 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacional | Feirense | 0–3[citation needed] | 24 September 2016 | |
| Porto | Nacional | 0–4[citation needed] | 1 October 2016 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Rio Ave | 0–3[citation needed] | 30 October 2016 | |
| Arouca | Moreirense | 1–4[citation needed] | 17 December 2016 | |
| Sporting CP | Tondela | 1–4[citation needed] | 11 March 2017 | |
| Sporting CP | Boavista | 4–0[citation needed] | 8 April 2017 | |
| Sporting CP | Braga | 3–2[citation needed] | 30 April 2017 | |
| Sporting CP | Chaves | 4–1 [citation needed] | 21 May 2017 |
Top assists
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Marcelo, for Rio Ave vs Porto (12 August 2016)
- Latest goal of the season: Bas Dost, for Sporting CP vs Chaves (21 May 2017)
- Biggest home win:
- Biggest away win:
- Highest scoring match: 8 goals
- Vitória de Guimarães 5–3 Paços de Ferreira (26 August 2016)
- Braga 6–2 Feirense (28 November 2016)
- Biggest winning margin: 7 goals
- Most goals scored in a match by a team: 7 goals
Match streaks
- Longest winning run: 9 matches
- Porto, from matchday 17 (15 January 2017) to matchday 25 (10 March 2016)
- Longest unbeaten run: 30 matches
- Porto, from matchday 4 (10 September 2016) to matchday 33 (14 May 2017)
- Longest winless run: 9 matches
- Feirense, from matchday 6 (24 September 2016) to matchday 14 (19 December 2016)
- Longest losing run: 7 matches
- Estoril, from matchday 13 (9 December 2016) to matchday 19 (28 January 2017)
- Arouca from matchday 21 (10 February 2017) to matchday 27 (2 April 2017)
- Belenenses from matchday 25 (13 March 2017) to matchday 31 (30 April 2017)
- Most consecutive draws: 4 matches
- Chaves, from matchday 9 (31 October 2016) to matchday 12 (4 December 2016)
- Paços de Ferreira from matchday 23 (25 February 2017) to matchday 26 (18 March 2017)
Discipline
Club
Player
- Most yellow cards: 14
Vítor Bruno (Feirense)
- Most red cards: 3
Awards
Monthly awards
SJPF Young Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Club | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| August/September[62] | Sporting CP | 19.23% | |
| October/November[63] | Benfica | 15.75% | |
| December[64] | Sporting CP | 16.34% | |
| January[65] | Porto | 14.26% | |
| February[66] | Benfica | 25.11% | |
| March[67] | Vitória de Setúbal | 19.97% | |
| April[68] | Vitória de Setúbal | 20.08% |
Goal of the month
| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Stadium | Date | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August[69] | Braga | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 14 August 2016 | 43.56% | |
| September[70] | Nacional | Marítimo | Estádio da Madeira | 16 September 2016 | 55.56% | |
| October[71] | Porto | Arouca | Estádio do Dragão | 22 October 2016 | 40.74% | |
| November[72] | Boavista | Rio Ave | Estádio dos Arcos | 5 November 2016 | 37.04% | |
| December[73] | Sporting CP | Vitória de Setúbal | Estádio José Alvalade | 3 December 2016 | 31.75% | |
| January[74] | Moreirense | Feirense | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas | 2 February 2017[a] | 50.55% | |
| February[75] | Vitória de Guimarães | Belenenses | Estádio do Restelo | 19 February 2017 | 30.56% | |
| March[76] | Marítimo | Arouca | Estádio do Marítimo | 19 March 2017 | 55.56% | |
| April[77] | Benfica | Sporting CP | Estádio José Alvalade | 22 April 2017 | 27.77% | |
| May[78] | Moreirense | Braga | Parque Joaquim Almeida Freitas | 5 May 2017 | 51.70% |
- Although the match between Moreirense and Feirense was played in February, since the majority of the games from the 19th round were disputed on 28 January, Roberto's goal is included in January's ballot.
Annual awards
Player of the Season
Manager of the Season
The Manager of the Season was awarded to
Rui Vitória (Benfica)
Young Player of the Season
The Young Player of the Year was awarded to
Nelson Semedo (Benfica)
Goalkeeper of the Season
Team of the Year
| Team of the Year[79] |
- Goalkeeper:
Rui Patrício (Sporting CP)
- Defenders:
Nélson Semedo (Benfica),
Felipe (Porto),
Sebastián Coates (Sporting CP),
Alex Telles (Porto)
- Midfielders:
Danilo Pereira (Porto),
William Carvalho (Sporting CP),
Pizzi (Benfica)
- Forwards:
Gelson Martins (Sporting CP),
Jonas (Benfica),
Yacine Brahimi (Porto)
Goal of the season
The goal of the season was disputed by all the previous winners of the monthly polls.[80]
| Rank | Scorer | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 33.55% | |
| 2nd | 13.56% | |
| 3rd | 9.78% |
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 951,184 | 64,591 | 46,256 | 55,952 | +11.2% |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 727,121 | 49,399 | 32,457 | 42,772 | +7.0% |
| 3 | Porto | 631,202 | 50,019 | 22,208 | 37,130 | +14.9% |
| 4 | Vitória de Guimarães | 318,856 | 26,985 | 12,953 | 18,756 | +51.0% |
| 5 | Braga | 195,366 | 24,836 | 5,545 | 11,492 | +2.9% |
| 6 | Marítimo | 132,909 | 10,454 | 4,150 | 7,818 | +27.2% |
| 7 | Boavista | 103,461 | 16,157 | 3,955 | 6,086 | +6.0% |
| 8 | Belenenses | 68,799 | 12,236 | 1,309 | 4,047 | −9.3% |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 67,215 | 8,767 | 1,508 | 3,954 | +19.8% |
| 10 | Vitória de Setúbal | 65,320 | 10,109 | 2,081 | 3,842 | −13.4% |
| 11 | Chaves | 61,551 | 8,000 | 1,730 | 3,496 | +33.3%1 |
| 12 | Paços de Ferreira | 58,051 | 9,076 | 1,059 | 3,415 | +21.9% |
| 13 | Feirense | 50,517 | 5,449 | 1,099 | 2,972 | +183.6%1 |
| 14 | Nacional | 46,500 | 5,017 | 1,126 | 2,735 | +9.8% |
| 15 | Tondela | 39,239 | 4,987 | 1,045 | 2,308 | −30.5%2 |
| 16 | Estoril | 38,668 | 7,429 | 877 | 2,275 | −22.7% |
| 17 | Moreirense | 37,383 | 5,603 | 640 | 2,199 | −2.0% |
| 18 | Arouca | 29,030 | 5,351 | 658 | 1,708 | −40.8% |
| League total | 3,622,372 | 64,591 | 640 | 11,838 | +9.3% |
Source: Liga Portugal
Notes:
1: Played last season in LigaPro.
2: Tondela managed to get the highest season attendance of 4,987 spectators in two matches (against Sporting CP and Braga).