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The 2017–18 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. Benfica were the defending champions for a fourth consecutive time, but they did not retain the title. Porto became the new champions with two matches to spare, clinching their 28th league title. This was their first trophy in four years.

Season2017–18
Dates6 August 2017 – 13 May 2018
ChampionsPorto
28th title
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Primeira Liga
Season2017–18
Dates6 August 2017 – 13 May 2018
ChampionsPorto
28th title
RelegatedPaços de Ferreira
Estoril
Champions LeaguePorto
Benfica
Europa LeagueSporting CP
Braga
Rio Ave
Matches306
Goals826 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerJonas (34 goals)
Biggest home winBraga 6–0 Estoril
(1 October 2017)
Biggest away winEstoril 0–6 Braga
(3 March 2018)
Highest scoringPorto 5–2 Portimonense
(22 September 2017)
Belenenses 3–4 Sporting CP
(15 April 2018)
Longest winning run9 matches
Benfica
Longest unbeaten run23 matches
Porto
Longest winless run11 matches
Estoril
Longest losing run8 matches
Estoril
Highest attendance63,526[1]
Benfica 0–1 Porto
(15 April 2018)
Lowest attendance942
Estoril 0–0 Portimonense
(4 December 2017)
Total attendance3,655,213[2]
Average attendance11,945
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Since Portugal dropped from fifth to seventh place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of 2016–17 season, only the two best-ranked teams could qualify for the UEFA Champions League (the champions entered directly into the group stage, and the runners-up entered the third qualifying round). The third and fourth-placed teams qualified respectively to the UEFA Europa League third and second qualifying rounds.[3][4]

Teams

Eighteen teams competed in the league – the top sixteen teams from the 2016–17 season, as well as two teams promoted from the LigaPro.

Portimonense became the first club to be promoted on 23 April 2017 and will play in Primeira Liga for the first time since the 2010–11 season.[5] On 21 May 2017, after a 2–1 win in Azores against Santa Clara, they were crowned champions.[6] The other team promoted were runners-up Desportivo das Aves, following a 2–2 draw against União da Madeira on 30 April 2017.[7] This will mark the return of the Vila das Aves' team to the top flight after a 10-season absence.

The two promoted clubs replaced Nacional and Arouca. Nacional confirmed their relegation on 5 May 2017, 15 years after their promotion, when Moreirense, who were also struggling to escape relegation, beat Braga.[8] On the last matchday, Arouca's 4–2 defeat against Estoril sealed their relegation, four seasons after having been promoted for the first time to Primeira Liga.[9]

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in 2017–18 Primeira Liga (Madeira)

Personnel and sponsors

[citation needed]

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Porto Portugal Nuno Espírito Santo Resigned 22 May 2017[11] Pre-season Portugal Sérgio Conceição 8 June 2017[12]
Desportivo das Aves Portugal José Mota Resigned 23 May 2017[13] Portugal Ricardo Soares 27 May 2017[13]
Rio Ave Portugal Luís Castro Mutual consent 24 May 2017[14] Portugal Miguel Cardoso 12 June 2017[15]
Moreirense Portugal Petit Mutual consent 26 May 2017[16] Portugal Manuel Machado 27 May 2017[17]
Chaves Portugal Ricardo Soares Resigned 27 May 2017[18] Portugal Luís Castro 1 June 2017[19]
Boavista Portugal Miguel Leal Resigned 13 September 2017[20] 16th Portugal Jorge Simão 14 September 2017[21]
Desportivo das Aves Portugal Ricardo Soares Sacked 2 October 2017[22] 16th Angola Lito Vidigal 2 October 2017[23]
Estoril Portugal Pedro Emanuel Mutual consent 21 October 2017[24] 18th Portugal Filipe Pedro 21 October 2017[25]
Paços de Ferreira Portugal Vasco Seabra Mutual consent 23 October 2017[26] 13th Portugal Petit 23 October 2017[27]
Moreirense Portugal Manuel Machado Sacked 29 October 2017[28] 17th Portugal Sérgio Vieira 31 October 2017[29]
Estoril Portugal Filipe Pedro End of caretaker role 13 November 2017 18th Portugal Ivo Vieira 13 November 2017[30]
Paços de Ferreira Portugal Petit Mutual consent 8 January 2018[31] 14th Portugal João Henriques 12 January 2018[32]
Belenenses Portugal Domingos Paciência Mutual consent 15 January 2018[33] 11th Portugal Silas 15 January 2018[33]
Moreirense Portugal Sérgio Vieira Mutual consent 13 February 2018[34] 17th Portugal Petit 14 February 2018[35]
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Pedro Martins Sacked 18 February 2018[36] 9th Portugal José Peseiro 28 February 2018[37]
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Season summary

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 28 4 2 82 18 +64 88 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Benfica 34 25 6 3 80 22 +58 81 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Sporting CP 34 24 6 4 63 24 +39 78 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4 Braga 34 24 3 7 74 29 +45 75 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
5 Rio Ave 34 15 6 13 40 42 −2 51 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
6 Chaves 34 13 8 13 47 55 −8 47[b]
7 Marítimo 34 13 8 13 36 49 −13 47[b]
8 Boavista 34 13 6 15 35 44 −9 45
9 Vitória de Guimarães 34 13 4 17 45 56 −11 43
10 Portimonense 34 10 8 16 52 60 −8 38[c]
11 Tondela 34 10 8 16 41 50 −9 38[c]
12 Belenenses (D, R) 34 9 10 15 33 46 −13 37 Transferred with B-SAD after the season[d]
13 Desportivo das Aves 34 9 7 18 36 51 −15 34
14 Vitória de Setúbal 34 7 11 16 39 62 −23 32[e]
15 Moreirense 34 8 8 18 29 50 −21 32[e]
16 Feirense 34 9 4 21 32 48 −16 31
17 Paços de Ferreira (R) 34 7 9 18 33 59 −26 30[f] Relegation to LigaPro
18 Estoril (R) 34 8 6 20 29 61 −32 30[f]
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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. (Note: only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 are applied to establish the classification during the competition.)
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Desportivo das Aves qualified for the Europa league group stage by winning the 2017–18 Taça de Portugal. However, since they failed to obtain a license for European competitions, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the third-placed team, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team was passed to the fifth-placed team (Europa league second qualifying round).
  2. Chaves finished ahead of Marítimo on head-to-head points: Chaves 4–1 Marítimo, Marítimo 1–2 Chaves.
  3. Portimonense finished ahead of Tondela on head-to-head points: Portimonense 2–0 Tondela, Tondela 2–2 Portimonense.
  4. Belenenses SAD split with B-SAD after the season, meaning they had to restart from the lowest league in Portugal.
  5. Vitória de Setúbal finished ahead of Moreirense on head-to-head away goals scored: Vitória de Setúbal 1–1 Moreirense, Moreirense 2–2 Vitória de Setúbal.
  6. Paços de Ferreira finished ahead of Estoril on head-to-head points: Paços de Ferreira 1–0 Estoril, Estoril 1–1 Paços de Ferreira.

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Porto ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Porto1122111111111111111111111112211111
Benfica2213343333333333333322222221122222
Sporting CP3321222222222222222233333333333333
Braga16857965544444444444444444444444444
Rio Ave6444556667666665555555555555555555
Chaves12171417181711111515141111898777867666788887766
Marítimo6665434455555556666689888866666677
Boavista13171813161212879988989989796777677778898
Vitória de Guimarães4101111798910887777789897899910910999989
Portimonense55914171314141411111091111121212131110111010129109101010111210
Tondela814149111517151214101213121210101010101110111210111112121211101011
Belenenses146101014877867910101011111112121213121111121211111112121112
Desportivo das Aves17161718131818161616161512131415141616181815131313131315161516141313
Vitória de Setúbal814121281010131113151616161818171717161618141514151613141314161714
Moreirense8111316121616171717171717171614151415151517181815171416131413131415
Feirense8118667912912131415151313131311141416171715161717171817151516
Paços de Ferreira14131415151113101310121314141516161514131312151417141514151615171617
Estoril18878101415181818181818181717181818171714161618181818181718181818
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Leader
Relegation to 2018–19 LigaPro

Results

More information Home \ Away, BEL ...
Home \ Away BEL BEN BOA BRA CHA DAV EST FEI MAR MOR PAÇ PRT POR RAV SCP TON VGU VSE
Belenenses — 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–5 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–2 3–4 0–0 1–0 1–1
Benfica 5–0 — 4–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 5–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 5–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 6–0
Boavista 1–0 2–1 — 1–3 3–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–3 1–2 1–3 1–1 1–0 4–0
Braga 4–0 1–3 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 6–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–1
Chaves 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–4 — 1–1 2–0 0–2 4–1 3–0 4–2 2–1 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–1 4–3 2–2
Desportivo das Aves 2–1 1–3 3–0 0–2 2–3 — 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–4
Estoril 0–2 1–2 0–3 0–6 0–2 3–2 — 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–2 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–1
Feirense 1–4 0–2 3–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 — 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–0
Marítimo 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 4–1 — 1–1 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 4–2
Moreirense 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–2
Paços de Ferreira 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–5 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 0–0 3–2 — 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 1–0
Portimonense 0–0 1–3 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 4–3 3–1 — 1–5 4–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 5–2
Porto 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 6–1 5–2 — 5–0 2–1 1–0 4–2 5–1
Rio Ave 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–2 — 0–1 1–1 0–1 2–1
Sporting CP 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 5–1 3–0 2–1 2–0 5–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 — 2–0 1–0 1–0
Tondela 2–0 1–5 3–2 1–2 2–0 3–0 2–3 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–3 1–2 — 1–4 1–1
Vitória de Guimarães 0–0 1–3 1–0 0–5 3–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 3–3 0–1 3–0 0–5 0–1 — 1–1
Vitória de Setúbal 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–5 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 —
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Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. 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.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

[citation needed]

Hat-tricks

Note

4 Player scored 4 goals

Top assists

As of 14 May 2018[citation needed]

Clean sheets

[38]

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Scoring

Match streaks

[citation needed]

  • Longest winning run: 9 matches
    • Benfica, from matchday 21 (3 February 2018) to matchday 29 (7 April 2017)
  • Longest unbeaten run: 25 matches
    • Porto, from matchday 1 (6 August 2017) to matchday 25 (2 March 2018)
  • Longest winless run: 11 matches
    • Estoril, from matchday 4 (27 August 2017) to matchday 14 (9 December 2017)
  • Longest losing run: 8 matches
    • Estoril, from matchday 4 (27 August 2017) to matchday 11 (4 November 2017)
  • Most consecutive draws: 5 matches

Discipline

[citation needed]

Club

Player

Awards

Monthly awards

Liga Portugal

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
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SJPF Young Player of the Month

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SPJF Goal of the month

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Annual awards

Liga Portugal

Player of the Season

The Player of the Season was awarded to Portugal Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP).[65]

Manager of the Season

The Manager of the Season was awarded to Portugal Sérgio Conceição (Porto).[65]

Goal of the Season

The Goal of the Season was awarded to Brazil Rodrigo Pinho (Marítimo), against Tondela on 28 October 2017.[65]

Team of the Year

More information Team of the Year ...
Team of the Year[66]
Goalkeeper Portugal Rui Patrício (Sporting CP)
Defenders Brazil Alex Telles (Porto) Brazil Felipe (Porto) Uruguay Sebastián Coates (Sporting CP) Portugal Ricardo Pereira (Porto)
Midfielders Portugal Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP) Mexico Héctor Herrera (Porto) Portugal Pizzi (Benfica)
Attackers Brazil Jonas (Benfica) Mali Moussa Marega (Porto) Portugal Gelson Martins (Sporting CP)
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Young Player of the Season

The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Portugal Rúben Dias (Benfica).[65]

Club Fair-Play Prize

The Club Fair-Play Prize was awarded to Chaves.[65]

Player Fair-Play Prize

The Player Fair-Play Prize was awarded to Spain Casillas (Porto).[65]

SPJF

Goal of the season

The goal of the season was disputed by all the previous winners of the monthly polls.[67]

More information Rank, Scorer ...
Rank Scorer Vote percentage
1st Mexico Héctor Herrera 43.70%
2nd Portugal André Sousa 12.20%
3rd Portugal Bruno Fernandes 10.23%
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Attendances

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Benfica 532,758 61,996 47,207 53,276 −4.8%†
2 Sporting CP 479,468 47,017 42,285 43,588 +1.9%†
3 Porto 454,950 49,809 32,711 41,359 +11.4%†
4 Vitória de Guimarães 166,954 25,702 9,519 16,695 −11.0%†
5 Braga 138,917 21,382 7,607 12,629 +9.9%†
6 Marítimo 73,454 9,537 5,264 6,678 −14.6%†
7 Boavista 64,259 14,676 3,695 6,426 +5.6%†
8 Rio Ave 41,603 8,614 1,781 4,160 +5.2%†
9 Feirense 39,006 5,449 2,518 3,546 +19.3%†
10 Chaves 34,962 8,480 2,076 3,496 −3.5%†
11 Desportivo das Aves 32,700 5,462 1,567 2,973 +157.8%1
12 Vitória de Setúbal 29,350 7,540 1,052 2,668 −30.6%†
13 Belenenses 27,421 9,268 1,223 2,742 −32.2%†
14 Paços de Ferreira 27,155 5,534 1,237 2,716 −20.5%†
15 Portimonense 25,056 2,970 2,088 2,506 +38.6%1
16 Tondela 24,527 4,987 1,080 2,230 −3.4%2
17 Moreirense 23,190 4,507 1,079 2,319 +5.5%†
18 Estoril 18,435 6,258 942 1,844 −18.9%†
League total 2,234,165 61,996 942 11,821 −0.1%†
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Updated to games played on 7 February 2018
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 Porto and Benfica).

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