2023–24 FC Porto season
FC Porto 2023–24 football season
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The 2023–24 season was the 130th season in the existence of FC Porto and the club's 89th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. In addition to the domestic league, Porto participated in this season's editions of the Taça de Portugal, Taça da Liga, Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and UEFA Champions League.
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| President | Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa | |||
| Head coach | Sérgio Conceição | |||
| Stadium | Estádio do Dragão | |||
| Primeira Liga | 3rd | |||
| Taça de Portugal | Winners | |||
| Taça da Liga | Group stage | |||
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Evanilson (13) All: Evanilson (25) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 37,912 | |||
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Players
Current squad
- As of 31 January 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Sérgio Conceição |
| Assistant coaches | Vítor Bruno |
 Siramana Dembélé | |
| Goalkeeper coaches | Diamantino Figueiredo Vedran Runje |
| Exercise Physiologist | Eduardo Oliveira |
| Fitness coach | Telmo Sousa |
Source: FC Porto
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Primeira Liga | 14 August 2023 | 18 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 64.71 |
| Taça de Portugal | 20 October 2023 | 26 May 2024 | Third round | Winners | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 100.00 |
| Taça da Liga | 6 December 2023 | 23 December 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | 9 August 2023 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 19 September 2023 | 12 March 2024 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 62.50 |
| Total | 52 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 100 | 45 | +55 | 67.31 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting CP (C) | 34 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 96 | 29 | +67 | 90 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase[a] |
| 2 | Benfica | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 77 | 28 | +49 | 80 | |
| 3 | Porto | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 72 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b] |
| 4 | Braga | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[c] |
| 5 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 63 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[c] |
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
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
Notes:
- Since Atalanta, the winners of the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League, qualified for the Champions League via league position, Benfica was promoted from the Champions League third qualifying round to the league phase, as the team with the highest coefficient out of all the teams in Champions League qualifying.
- Porto qualified for the Europa League league phase by winning the 2023–24 Taça de Portugal.
- Since the 2023–24 Taça de Portugal winners, Porto, finished in top three, the spot given to the third-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot given to the fourth-placed team (Conference League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 72 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | +14 |
Source: Liga Portugal
Results by round
Matches
| 14 August 2023 1 | Moreirense | 1–2 | Porto | Moreira de Cónegos |
| 18:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Parque Moreira de Cónegos Attendance: 5,674 Referee: Hélder Malheiro |
| 20 August 2023 2 | Porto | 2–1 | Farense | Porto |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 48,129 Referee: Cláudio Pereira |
| 28 August 2023 3 | Rio Ave | 1–2 | Porto | Vila do Conde |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos Attendance: 4,811 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 3 September 2023 4 | Porto | 1–1 | Arouca | Porto |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 46,516 Referee: Miguel Nogueira |
| 15 September 2023 5 | Estrela da Amadora | 0–1 | Porto | Amadora |
| 19:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio José Gomes Attendance: 5,976 Referee: João Pinheiro |
| 23 September 2023 6 | Porto | 2–1 | Gil Vicente | Porto |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 37,617 Referee: António Nobre |
| 29 September 2023 7 | Benfica | 1–0 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 62,247 Referee: João Pinheiro |
| 8 October 2023 8 | Porto | 1–0 | Portimonense | Porto |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 43,230 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
| 29 October 2023 9 | Vizela | 0–2 | Porto | Vizela |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do FC Vizela Attendance: 4,435 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
| 3 November 2023 10 | Porto | 0–1 | Estoril | Porto |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 30,306 Referee: Tiago Martins |
| 11 November 2023 11 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1–2 | Porto | Guimarães |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 21,353 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
| 2 December 2023 12 | Famalicão | 0–3 | Porto | Vila Nova de Famalicão |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho Attendance: 4,858 Referee: António Nobre |
| 9 December 2023 13 | Porto | 3–1 | Casa Pia | Porto |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 29,130 Referee: João Gonçalves |
| 18 December 2023 14 | Sporting CP | 2–0 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 44,385 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
| 29 December 2023 15 | Porto | 1–0 | Chaves | Porto |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 41,529 Referee: Gustavo Correia |
| 5 January 2024 16 | Boavista | 1–1 | Porto | Porto |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 13,945 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
| 14 January 2024 17 | Porto | 2–0 | Braga | Porto |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 41,402 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 20 January 2024 18 | Porto | 5–0 | Moreirense | Porto |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 34,218 Referee: Luís Godinho |
| 28 January 2024 19 | Farense | 1–3 | Porto | Faro |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 6,356 Referee: João Pinheiro |
| 3 February 2024 20 | Porto | 0–0 | Rio Ave | Porto |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 39,330 Referee: António Nobre |
| 12 February 2024 21 | Arouca | 3–2 | Porto | Arouca |
| 20:15 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Arouca Attendance: 3,157 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
| 17 February 2024 22 | Porto | 2–0 | Estrela da Amadora | Porto |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 30,613 Referee: Tiago Martins |
| 25 February 2024 23 | Gil Vicente | 1–1 | Porto | Barcelos |
| 18:00 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Attendance: 7,121 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 3 March 2024 24 | Porto | 5–0 | Benfica | Porto |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 49,013 Referee: João Pinheiro |
| 8 March 2024 25 | Portimonense | 0–3 | Porto | Portimão |
| 18:45 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão Attendance: 2,811 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
| 16 March 2024 26 | Porto | 4–1 | Vizela | Porto |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 30,117 Referee: João Gonçalves |
| 30 March 2024 27 | Estoril | 1–0 | Porto | Estoril |
| 20:30 WET (UTC±00:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Attendance: 4,578 Referee: António Nobre |
| 7 April 2024 28 | Porto | 1–2 | Vitória de Guimarães | Porto |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 34,582 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 13 April 2024 29 | Porto | 2–2 | Famalicão | Porto |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 30,510 Referee: Gustavo Correia |
| 21 April 2024 30 | Casa Pia | 1–2 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 18:00 WEST (UTC+01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio Pina Manique Attendance: 3,387 Referee: Manuel Oliveira |
| 28 April 2024 31 | Porto | 2–2 | Sporting CP | Porto |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 45,230 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
| 4 May 2024 32 | Chaves | 0–3 | Porto | Chaves |
| 20:30 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves Attendance: 3,439 Referee: José Bessa |
Taça de Portugal
| 20 October 2023 Third round | Vilar de Perdizes | 0–2 | Porto | Chaves |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Chaves Referee: Carlos Macedo |
| 24 November 2023 Fourth round | Porto | 4–0 | Montalegre | Porto |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Referee: Hélder Carvalho |
| 9 January 2024 Fifth round | Estoril | 0–4 | Porto | Estoril |
| 20:45 WET (UTC±00:00) | Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Fábio Veríssimo |
| 29 February 2024 Quarter-finals | Santa Clara | 1–2 | Porto | Ponta Delgada |
| 15:00 AZOT (UTC-01:00) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Referee: Gustavo Correia |
| 3 April 2024 Semi-finals First leg | Vitória de Guimarães | 0–1 | Porto | Guimarães |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+01:00) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 18,103 Referee: Nuno Almeida |
| 17 April 2024 Semi-finals Second leg | Porto | 3–1 (4–1 agg.) | Vitória de Guimarães | Porto |
| 20:15 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 30,609 Referee: Artur Soares Dias |
Taça da Liga
Third round
Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
| 9 August 2023 Final | Benfica | 2–0 | Porto | Aveiro |
| 20:45 WEST (UTC+01:00) | [citation needed] | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Attendance: 30,300 Referee: Luís Godinho (Évora) |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAR | POR | SHK | ANT | |
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| 1 |  Barcelona |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 12[a] | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Porto |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 12[a] | 0–1 | — | 5–3 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |  Shakhtar Donetsk |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 |  Antwerp |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 3 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | — |
- Head-to-head points: Barcelona 6, Porto 0.
| 19 September 2023 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–3 | Porto | Hamburg, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 46,729 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
| 4 October 2023 2 | Porto | 0–1 | Barcelona | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 49,722 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
| 25 October 2023 3 | Antwerp | 1–4 | Porto | Antwerp, Belgium |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 13,651 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
| 7 November 2023 4 | Porto | 2–0 | Antwerp | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 44,830 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy) |
| 28 November 2023 5 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Porto | Barcelona, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 43,533 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
| 21 February 2024 First leg | Porto | 1‒0 |  Arsenal | Porto, Portugal |
| 20:00 WET (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 49,111 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Primeira Liga | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira | Champions League | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | GK | POR |
Cláudio Ramos | 8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 71 | GK | POR |
Francisco Meixedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 94 | GK |  BRA |
Samuel Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 99 | GK | POR |
Diogo Costa | 45 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | POR |
Fábio Cardoso | 28 | 1 | 14+4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | POR |
Pepe | 34 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 5 | DF | ESP |
Iván Marcano | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF |  NGA |
Zaidu Sanusi | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF |  MEX |
Jorge Sánchez | 22 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | BRA |
Wendell | 35 | 4 | 23+2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | POR |
João Mário | 44 | 2 | 25+2 | 2 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | BRA |
Otávio | 17 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 52 | DF | POR |
Martim Fernandes | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 55 | DF | POR |
João Mendes | 9 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 72 | DF | POR |
Rodrigo Pinheiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 97 | DF | POR |
Zé Pedro | 17 | 2 | 9+3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF |  CAN |
Stephen Eustáquio | 40 | 3 | 16+12 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6+2 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF |  SRB |
Marko Grujić | 21 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
| 16 | MF | ESP |
Nico González | 38 | 2 | 20+5 | 2 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | ESP |
Iván Jaime | 29 | 1 | 5+16 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | POR |
André Franco | 23 | 1 | 5+10 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF |  ARG |
Alan Varela | 44 | 2 | 28+2 | 2 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | POR |
Romário Baró | 17 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 87 | MF | POR |
Bernardo Folha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  IRN |
Mehdi Taremi | 35 | 11 | 15+8 | 6 | 1+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6+1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | FW | POR |
Francisco Conceição | 42 | 8 | 21+6 | 5 | 4+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+5 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW | BRA |
Pepê | 50 | 8 | 32+2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 13 | FW | BRA |
Galeno | 45 | 16 | 20+8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | ||
| 19 | FW |  CMR |
Danny Loader | 26 | 2 | 1+15 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | ESP |
Toni Martínez | 25 | 4 | 5+15 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 30 | FW | BRA |
Evanilson | 42 | 25 | 24+3 | 13 | 5+1 | 8 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 4 | ||
| 70 | FW | POR |
Gonçalo Borges | 28 | 0 | 1+17 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| Players who made an appearance and/or had a squad number but left the team. | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | POR |
David Carmo | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | BRA |
Gabriel Veron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | ESP |
Fran Navarro | 10 | 1 | 1+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 25 | MF | POR |
Otávio | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||