2024–25 Primeira Liga
89th season of top-tier Portuguese football
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The 2024–25 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Betclic[1] for sponsorship reasons) was the 91st season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs and the second season under the current Liga Portugal Betclic title. This was the eighth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). Sporting CP were the defending champions, having won their 20th title the previous season, and successfully defended their title, securing their 21st Primeira Liga title and their first back-to-back title since the 1953–54 season.[2]
21st title
Boavista (to Porto Football Association)
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 August 2024 – 17 May 2025 |
| Champions | Sporting CP 21st title |
| Relegated | Farense Boavista (to Porto Football Association) |
| Champions League | Sporting CP Benfica |
| Europa League | Porto Braga |
| Conference League | Santa Clara |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 786 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Viktor Gyökeres (39 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Benfica 6–0 AVS (27 April 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Nacional 1–6 Sporting CP (17 August 2024) Farense 0–5 Sporting CP (23 August 2024) AVS 0–5 Porto (29 October 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Vitória de Guimarães 4–4 Sporting CP (3 January 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 11 matches Sporting CP |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Sporting CP |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches Boavista Farense |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Boavista |
| Highest attendance | 63,478 Benfica 1–1 Sporting (10 May 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | 0 Santa Clara 1–1 Moreirense (9 March 2025) |
| Total attendance | 3,761,888 (306 matches) |
| Average attendance | 12,194 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
Teams
Changes
Santa Clara (after one-year absence), Nacional (after three-year 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 in the top flight, respectively).
Stadia and locations
- Estádio Pina Manique official stadium, not licensed for competition.
Personnel and sponsors
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit Maker |
Sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | Other | ||||
| Arouca | Skita | Construções Carlos Pinho |
List
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| AVS | Adidas | Mercainox | List
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| Benfica | Adidas | Emirates | List
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| Boavista | Kelme | None | List
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| Braga | Puma | Moosh Portugal | List
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| Casa Pia | Adidas | ESC Online | List
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| Estoril | Kappa | Solverde.pt | List
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| Estrela da Amadora | Umbro | Correio da Manha | List
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| Famalicão | Macron | Placard.pt | List
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| Farense | Lacatoni | Placard.pt | List
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| Gil Vicente | Lacatoni | GoldenPark | List
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| Moreirense | CDT | Placard.pt | List
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| Nacional | Hummel | Solverde.pt | List
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| Porto | New Balance | Betano | List
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| Rio Ave | Puma | Solverde.pt | List
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| Santa Clara | Umbro | Lebull | List
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| Sporting CP | Nike | Betano | List
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| Vitória de Guimarães | Macron | Placard.pt | List
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto | Resigned | 24 May 2024 | Pre-season | 6 June 2024 | [3][4] | ||
| Braga | End of interim spell | 24 May 2024 | [5] | ||||
| Sacked | 11 August 2024 | 8th | 12 August 2024 | [6][7] | |||
| Gil Vicente | Resigned | 8 August 2024 | 18th | 9 August 2024 | [8] | ||
| Benfica | Sacked | 1 September 2024 | 7th | 5 September 2024 | [9] | ||
| Estrela da Amadora | Resigned | 22 September 2024 | 17th | 23 September 2024 | [10] | ||
| Farense | Mutual agreement | 24 September 2024 | 18th | 25 September 2024 | [11] | ||
| Arouca | 28 October 2024 | 14th | 29 October 2024 | [12] | |||
| Rio Ave | Sacked | 5 November 2024 | 6 November 2024 | [13] | |||
| Sporting CP | Signed by Manchester United | 11 November 2024 | 1st | 11 November 2024 | [14] | ||
| AVS | Sacked | 12 November 2024 | 13th | 15 November 2024 | [15] | ||
| Famalicão | 2 December 2024 | 8th | 3 December 2024 | [16] | |||
| End of caretaker spell | 3 December 2024 | 10 December 2024 | [17] | ||||
| Sporting CP | Sacked | 25 December 2024 | 2nd | 26 December 2024 | [18][19] | ||
| Vitória de Guimarães | Signed by Sporting CP | 26 December 2024 | 6th | [20] | |||
| Porto | Sacked | 20 January 2025 | 3rd | 20 January 2025 | [21][22] | ||
| End of caretaker spell | 27 January 2025 | 27 January 2025 | [23] | ||||
| Boavista | Resigned | 8 February 2025 | 18th | 9 February 2025 | [24] | ||
| AVS | Sacked | 13 February 2025 | 13th | 16 February 2025 | [25] | ||
| Gil Vicente | 18 February 2025 | 14th | 20 February 2025 | [26] | |||
| Moreirense | 24 February 2025 | 10th | 28 February 2025 | [27] | |||
| 6 April 2025 | 18th | 6 April 2025 | [28] | ||||
| End of caretaker spell | 13 April 2025 | 18th | 13 April 2025 | [29] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting CP (C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 88 | 27 | +61 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 2 | Benfica | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 84 | 28 | +56 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Porto | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 65 | 30 | +35 | 71 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a] |
| 4 | Braga | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 66 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Santa Clara | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 54 | |
| 7 | Famalicão | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 47 | |
| 8 | Estoril | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 46 | |
| 9 | Casa Pia | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 45 | |
| 10 | Moreirense | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 40 | |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 38 | |
| 12 | Arouca | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 38 | |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 34 | |
| 14 | Nacional | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 34 | |
| 15 | Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 50 | −26 | 29 | |
| 16 | AVS (O) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 60 | −35 | 27[b] | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Farense (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 27[b] | Relegation to Liga Portugal 2 |
| 18 | Boavista (D, R) | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 24 | Administrative relegation to Porto Football Association |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Matches won; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- The 2024–25 Taça de Portugal winners (Sporting) finished in the top two, thus the third place team got the league stage berth.
- Head to head points: AVS 4, Farense 1.
Relegation play-offs
The relegation play-offs took place between AVS, who finished 16th in the Primeira Liga, and Vizela, who finished 3rd in Liga Portugal 2.
1st leg
2nd leg
AVS won 5–2 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[30] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting | 39 | |
| 2 | Porto | 19 | |
| Benfica | |||
| 4 | Rio Ave | 14 | |
| 5 | Benfica | 11 | |
| Estoril | |||
| Braga | |||
| Estoril | |||
| 9 | Casa Pia | 10 | |
| Porto |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Vicente | AVS | 4–2 (H) | 16 August 2024 | |
| Sporting | Farense | 5–0 (A) | 23 August 2024 | |
| Benfica | Rio Ave | 5–0 (H) | 27 October 2024 | |
| Porto | AVS | 5–0 (A) | 28 October 2024 | |
| Sporting | Estrela da Amadora | 5–1 (H) | 1 November 2024 | |
| Sporting | Vitória de Guimarães | 4–4 (A) | 3 January 2025 | |
| Benfica | Famalicão | 4–0 (H) | 17 January 2025 | |
| Gil Vicente | Boavista | 3–1 (A) | 1 April 2025 | |
| Estoril | AVS | 3–0 (A) | 4 April 2025 | |
| Benfica | Porto | 4–1 (A) | 6 April 2025 | |
| Sporting | Moreirense | 3–1 (H) | 18 April 2025 | |
| Sporting | Boavista | 5–0 (A) | 27 April 2025 | |
| Estoril | Estrela da Amadora | 4–0 (H) | 17 May 2025 |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
4 Player scored four goals.
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean
sheets[31] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 16 | |
| 2 | Benfica | 13 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | |||
| 4 | Santa Clara | 11 | |
| 5 | Nacional | 8 | |
| Braga | |||
| 7 | Gil Vicente | 7 | |
| Famalicão | |||
| Sporting | |||
| Arouca | |||
| Braga | |||
| Casa Pia | |||
| AVS | 6 |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 12[32]
Jaume Grau (AVS)
Alan Ruiz (Estrela da Amadora)
- Most red cards: 2[33]
Ousmane Diomande (Sporting CP)
Sidney Lima (Santa Clara)
João Moutinho (Braga)
Sebastián Pérez (Boavista)
Club
Awards
Monthly awards
| 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 | Sporting | Vitória de Guimarães | Famalicão | Sporting | Sporting | Sporting | Famalicão | |||||||
| September/October | Benfica | Porto | Porto | Gil Vicente | Benfica | Vitória de Guimarães | ||||||||
| November | Benfica | Santa Clara | Benfica | Sporting | Benfica | Benfica | Farense | |||||||
| December | Porto | Casa Pia | Vitória de Guimarães | Porto | Porto | Porto | Farense | |||||||
| January | Estoril | Rio Ave | Sporting | Estoril | Rio Ave | Estoril | Sporting | |||||||
| February | Benfica | Famalicão | Benfica | Benfica | Benfica | Santa Clara | ||||||||
| March | Sporting | Sporting | Benfica | Benfica | Sporting | Moreirense | ||||||||
| April | Porto | Benfica | Porto | Vitória de Guimarães | ||||||||||
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season[36] | Sporting | |
| Manager of the Season[36] | Sporting | |
| Top scorer[36] | Sporting | |
| Young Player of the Season[36] | Sporting | |
| Goal of the Season[36] | Farense | |
| Save of the Season[37] | AVS |
| Team of the Year[38] |
| Team of the Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | |||||
| Defence | |||||
| Midfield | |||||
| Attack | |||||
Number of teams by district
| Rank | District Football Associations | Number | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Braga, Famalicão, Gil Vicente, Moreirense and Vitória de Guimarães | |
| Benfica, Casa Pia, Estoril, Estrela da Amadora and Sporting CP | |||
| 3 | 4 | AVS, Boavista, Porto and Rio Ave | |
| 4 | 1 | Farense | |
| Arouca | |||
| Santa Clara | |||
| Nacional |
Attendances
| No. | Club | Average attendance[39] | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SL Benfica | 58,746 | 4,4% | 63,478 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 42,529 | 6,1% | 49,155 |
| 3 | FC Porto | 40,609 | 7,1% | 49,193 |
| 4 | Vitória SC | 18,447 | 6,1% | 28,133 |
| 5 | SC Braga | 13,868 | -10,2% | 21,215 |
| 6 | Boavista FC | 7,212 | -32,1% | 18,322 |
| 7 | SC Farense | 7,165 | 43,3% | 17,793 |
| 8 | Gil Vicente FC | 5,496 | 10,6% | 11,010 |
| 9 | FC Famalicão | 3,808 | -1,3% | 5,025 |
| 10 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 3,704 | -15,9% | 7,031 |
| 11 | CD Santa Clara | 3,074 | 44,3% | 9,933 |
| 12 | GD Estoril Praia | 2,723 | -12,8% | 5,026 |
| 13 | Rio Ave FC | 2,591 | -17,7% | 4,756 |
| 14 | AVS Futebol | 2,407 | 157,7% | 5,473 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 2,396 | 14,9% | 5,086 |
| 16 | Moreirense FC | 2,387 | -7,0% | 5,817 |
| 17 | FC Arouca | 2,111 | 8,5% | 4,644 |
| 18 | Casa Pia AC | 2,043 | -23,1% | 7,051 |