2025–26 Primeira Liga
92nd season of top-tier Portuguese football
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The 2025–26 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 92nd season of the Primeira Liga, a professional association football competition that serves as the highest level on the Portuguese association football league system clubs and the third season under the current Liga Portugal Betclic title. This is the ninth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). 18 clubs will participate in the competition.
| Season | 2025–26 |
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| Dates | 8 August 2025 – 17 May 2026 |
| Champions | Porto 31st title |
| Relegated | AVS |
| Champions League | Porto |
| Matches | 288 |
| Goals | 776 (2.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Luis Suárez (26 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sporting 6–0 Arouca (17 August 2025) Sporting 6–0 AVS (13 December 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Estrela da Amadora 0–5 Estoril (19 January 2026) |
| Highest scoring | Casa Pia 3–5 Estrela da Amadora (1 November 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 11 matches Porto |
| Longest unbeaten run | 32 matches Benfica |
| Longest winless run | 21 matches AVS |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches AVS Rio Ave |
| Highest attendance | 66,366 Benfica 2–2 Porto (8 March 2026) |
| Lowest attendance | 532 Tondela 0–1 Famalicão (16 August 2025) |
| Total attendance | 3,440,727 (288 matches) |
| Average attendance | 11,946 |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 2 May 2026. | |
Sporting CP were the two-time defending champions, having won their 21st title in the previous season.
Teams
Changes
The following teams changed division, either exiting or joining Liga Portugal, since the 2024–25 season.
Location and stadiums
| ↑ | Promoted from the Liga Portugal 2 |
- PL: Primeira Liga
- LP 2: Liga Portugal 2
Notes:
- As the Estádio Pina Manique does not meet the standards to host Primeira Liga matches, Casa Pia will play their home matches at the Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior in Rio Maior.
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main kit sponsor | Other kit sponsor(s) |
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| Alverca | Placard.pt | List
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| Arouca | Construções Carlos Pinho, Lda. | List
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| AVS | Mercainox | List
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| Benfica | Emirates | List
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| Braga | Solverde.pt | List
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| Casa Pia | ESC Online | List
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| Estoril Praia | Solverde.pt | List
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| Estrela da Amadora | Centro Reciclagem da Amadora | List
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| Famalicão | Placard.pt | List
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| Gil Vicente | Goldenpark | List
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| Moreirense | Placard.pt | List
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| Nacional | Coral Cerveja | List
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| Porto | Betano | List
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| Rio Ave | Lebull | List
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| Santa Clara | Lebull | List
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| Sporting CP | Betano | List
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| Tondela | Estrella Galicia | List
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| Vitória de Guimarães | Placard.pt | List
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Managerial changes
Pre-season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreirense | End of contract | 19 May 2025[2] | 5 June 2025[3] | ||
| Braga | Mutual termination | 20 May 2025[4] | 22 May 2025[5] | ||
| Alverca | End of contract | 24 May 2025[6] | 17 June 2025[7] | ||
| Rio Ave | 17 May 2025[8] | 27 June 2025[9] | |||
| Porto | Sacked | 1 July 2025[10] | 6 July 2025[11] |
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVS | Sacked | 15 September 2025[12] | 5 | 17th | 23 September 2025[13] | ||
| Estrela da Amadora | 15 September 2025[14] | 16th | 19 September 2025[15] | ||||
| Benfica | 17 September 2025[16] | 4th | 18 September 2025[17] | ||||
| Estrela da Amadora | End of caretaker spell | 28 September 2025 | 7 | 11th | 28 September 2025[18] | ||
| Casa Pia | Sacked | 3 November 2025[19] | 10 | 16th | 4 November 2025[20] | ||
| Tondela | 11 November 2025[21] | 11 | 17th | 13 November 2025[22] | |||
| AVS | 16 December 2025[23] | 14 | 18th | 20 December 2025[24] | |||
| Casa Pia | End of caretaker spell | 8 January 2026[25] | 17 | 15th | 8 January 2026[26] | ||
| Santa Clara | Sacked | 30 January 2026[27] | 20 | 15th | 3 February 2026[28] | ||
| Vitória de Guimarães | 10 March 2026[29] | 25 | 9th | 10 March 2026[30] | |||
| Tondela | 22 March 2026[31] | 27 | 17th | 29 March 2026[32] |
Standings
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto (C, Q) | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 18 | +47 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 2 | Benfica (X) | 32 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 69 | 22 | +47 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Sporting CP (X) | 32 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 82 | 23 | +59 | 76 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | Braga | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Famalicão | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 52 | |
| 6 | Gil Vicente | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 50 | |
| 7 | Moreirense | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 42 | |
| 8 | Vitória de Guimarães | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 42 | |
| 9 | Estoril Praia | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 53 | 54 | −1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Alverca | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 39 | |
| 11 | Arouca | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 41 | 62 | −21 | 36 | |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 35 | |
| 13 | Santa Clara | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 33 | |
| 14 | Nacional | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 31 | |
| 15 | Estrela da Amadora | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 28 | |
| 16 | Casa Pia | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 26 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 17 | Tondela | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 25 | Relegation to Liga Portugal 2 |
| 18 | AVS (R) | 33 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 67 | −40 | 20 |
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; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (X) Assured of at least Europa League second qualifying round
Notes:
- The 2025–26 Taça de Portugal winners (Sporting CP, or Torreense from the 2025–26 Liga Portugal 2) qualify for the Europa League league phase (or the third-placed team if Sporting CP win the Taça de Portugal and finish in the top two). If Sporting CP win the Taça de Portugal, the Europa League second qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team, and the Conference League spot will be passed to the fifth-placed team.
Position by round
| Qualification for the Champions League league phase | |
| Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | |
| Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round | |
| Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round | |
| Qualification for the Relegation play-off | |
| Relegation to the Liga Portugal 2 |
Results
Fixture and results
Results by round
Notes:
Relegation play-off
The 16th-placed team of the Primeira Liga faces the 3rd-placed team of the Liga Portugal 2.
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16th-placed of Primeira Liga | PO | 3rd-placed of Liga Portugal 2 | TBD | TBD |
Matches
First leg
| 23 May 2026 | 3rd-placed of Liga Portugal 2 | v | 16th-placed of Primeira Liga | |
| --:-- UTC+0 |
Second leg
| 29 May 2026 | 16th-placed of Primeira Liga | v | 3rd-placed of Liga Portugal 2 | |
| --:-- UTC+0 |
Season statistics
- As of matches played 2 May 2026
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[33] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting | 25 | |
| 2 | Benfica | 21 | |
| 3 | Estoril | 19 | |
| 4 | Nacional | 16 | |
| Braga | |||
| 6 | Braga | 14 | |
| 7 | Porto | 13 | |
| Sporting | |||
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 11 | |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 10 | |
| Gil Vicente |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting | Nacional | 4–1 (A) | 23 August 2025 | |
| Benfica | Arouca | 5–0 (H) | 25 October 2025 | |
| Estoril | Rio Ave | 4–0 (A) | 1 November 2025 | |
| Estrela da Amadora | Casa Pia | 5–3 (A) | ||
| Benfica | Moreirense | 4–0 (A) | 14 December 2025 | |
| Sporting | Rio Ave | 4–0 (H) | 28 December 2025 | |
| Benfica | Estoril | 3–1 (H) | 3 January 2026 | |
| Nacional | Santa Clara | 3–3 (H) | 11 January 2026 | |
| Estoril | Estrela da Amadora | 5–0 (A) | 19 January 2026 |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[34] |
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| 1 | Porto | 18 | |
| 2 | Famalicão | 15 | |
| 3 | Sporting | 13 | |
| Benfica | |||
| 5 | Braga | 12 | |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 9 | |
| 7 | Gil Vicente | 8 | |
| 8 | Estrela da Amadora | 7 | |
| 9 | Vitória de Guimarães | 6 | |
| Alverca | |||
| Nacional | |||
| Casa Pia |
Discipline
Player
- Most yellow cards: 13[35]
David Sousa (Casa Pia)
- Most red cards: 3[36]
José Fontán (Arouca)
Club
Awards
Monthly awards
| Month | Player of the Month | Young 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 | References | ||||||||
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| Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | ||
| August | Porto | Porto | Famalicão | Famalicão | Porto | Rio Ave | Porto | Porto | [39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46] | ||||||||
| September/October | Gil Vicente | Gil Vicente | Gil Vicente | Porto | Sporting | Gil Vicente | Gil Vicente | Vitória de Guimarães | [47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54] | ||||||||
| November | Sporting | Sporting | Sporting | Sporting | Sporting | Benfica | [55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62] | ||||||||||
| December | Benfica | Vitória de Guimarães | Porto | Braga | Benfica | Porto | Porto | [63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70] | |||||||||
| January | Sporting | Braga | Moreirense | Estoril | Sporting | Estoril | Vitória de Guimarães | [71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78] | |||||||||
| February | Benfica | Porto | Braga | Sporting | Sporting | [79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86] | |||||||||||
| March | Rio Ave | Famalicão | Famalicão | Famalicão | Rio Ave | Famalicão | Famalicão | [87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94] | |||||||||
Attendances
Overall
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Alverca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a† |
| 2 | Arouca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 3 | AVS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 4 | Benfica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 5 | Braga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 6 | Casa Pia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 7 | Estoril Praia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 8 | Estrela da Amadora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 9 | Famalicão | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 11 | Moreirense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 12 | Nacional | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 13 | Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 16 | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 17 | Tondela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a† |
| 18 | Vitória de Guimarães | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| League total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Source: Liga Portugal
Notes:
†
Teams played previous season in Liga Portugal 2
Home match played
- As of Matchday 32
| Team \ Match played | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alverca | 2,776 | 6,532 | 2,037 | 2,877 | 2,008 | 1,645 | 1,396 | 5,634 | 1,454 | 1,498 | 1,845 | 1,702 | 1,829 | 6,664 | 1,894 | 1,958 | 43,749 | |
| Arouca | 2,003 | 1,733 | 1,358 | 4,192 | 1,491 | 1,249 | 1,447 | 856 | 1,903 | 3,142 | 1,355 | 1,242 | 4,428 | 1,419 | 1,804 | 1,528 | 31,150 | |
| AVS | 1,225 | 1,633 | 5,416 | 1,100 | 1,050 | 1,551 | 1,027 | 843 | 1,754 | 987 | 1,140 | 928 | 1,150 | 1,120 | 2,714 | 3,567 | 27,205 | |
| Benfica | 61,229 | 59,507 | 57,059 | 57,358 | 60,322 | 56,428 | 65,247 | 57,894 | 59,865 | 54,548 | 49,311 | 58,784 | 66,366 | 60,634 | 56,594 | 56,591 | 937,737 | |
| Braga | 17,174 | 15,078 | 14,118 | 13,502 | 11,384 | 10,290 | 5,369 | 24,314 | 8,410 | 10,528 | 20,118 | 22,883 | 25,611 | 12,449 | 12,911 | 11,858 | 235,997 | |
| Casa Pia | 6,981 | 1,351 | 1,011 | 1,145 | 1,214 | 1,127 | 1,033 | 1,574 | 914 | 3,296 | 1,037 | 1,842 | 6,113 | 1,279 | 1,753 | 1,373 | 33,043 | |
| Estoril Praia | 2,781 | 1,852 | 1,752 | 4,882 | 2,687 | 1,856 | 1,964 | 2,334 | 1,948 | 2,176 | 2,072 | 3,194 | 2,349 | 2,963 | 4,968 | 3,286 | 43,064 | |
| Estrela da Amadora | 6,249 | 3,411 | 3,044 | 1,712 | 1,827 | 2,658 | 3,019 | 1,614 | 2,133 | 2,826 | 1,498 | 2,863 | 3,674 | 1,833 | 7,102 | 7,174 | 52,637 | |
| Famalicão | 4,300 | 4,571 | 4,887 | 3,865 | 4,384 | 4,906 | 2,561 | 3,366 | 3,989 | 2,529 | 1,141 | 3,300 | 2,684 | 3,912 | 4,060 | 4,940 | 59,395 | |
| Gil Vicente | 11,066 | 5,693 | 7,259 | 4,960 | 5,475 | 4,538 | 4,187 | 8,956 | 5,209 | 5,745 | 7,542 | 11,022 | 5,143 | 6,070 | 7,947 | 6,439 | 107,251 | |
| Moreirense | 2,550 | 4,210 | 1,683 | 1,821 | 5,658 | 1,999 | 5,518 | 1,952 | 1,290 | 1,729 | 5,230 | 1,524 | 1,359 | 2,810 | 1,918 | 1,376 | 42,627 | |
| Nacional | 1,663 | 4,394 | 1,529 | 1,678 | 1,882 | 4,826 | 1,082 | 2,068 | 1,877 | 1,881 | 4,926 | 2,083 | 1,944 | 2,099 | 2,276 | 2,687 | 38,895 | |
| Porto | 48,534 | 49,045 | 47,285 | 49,520 | 48,473 | 45,092 | 31,247 | 48,097 | 34,273 | 49,378 | 44,810 | 41,090 | 44,672 | 47,562 | 46,755 | 49,561 | 725,394 | |
| Rio Ave | 2,452 | 3,250 | 4,624 | 2,066 | 2,039 | 2,098 | 2,521 | 2,067 | 4,435 | 1,842 | 2,041 | 2,595 | 2,885 | 2,284 | 2,158 | 2,801 | 42,158 | |
| Santa Clara | 1,695 | 1,938 | 1,684 | 1,808 | 1,071 | 5,970 | 861 | 2,029 | 5,338 | 1,525 | 1,162 | 7,184 | 1,362 | 1,027 | 1,565 | 1,728 | 37,947 | |
| Sporting CP | 41,986 | 50,946 | 41,710 | 46,331 | 31,833 | 43,722 | 38,713 | 47,032 | 34,975 | 39,984 | 46,164 | 46,112 | 46,473 | 51,470 | 32,836 | 32,439 | 672,726 | |
| Tondela | 532 | 2,226 | 1,897 | 4,519 | 2,718 | 4,133 | 1,673 | 1,812 | 2,476 | 4,568 | 1,468 | 2,474 | 1,766 | 1,897 | 1,673 | 2,574 | 38,406 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 18,926 | 14,128 | 25,114 | 14,224 | 26,127 | 11,976 | 13,126 | 25,097 | 13,955 | 28,526 | 10,826 | 13,465 | 14,026 | 14,128 | 13,936 | 13,766 | 271,346 | |
| League total | 3,440,727 | |||||||||||||||||
Source: Liga Portugal
Number of teams by district
| Rank | District Football Associations | Number | Teams |
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| 1 | 6 | Alverca, Benfica, Casa Pia, Estoril Praia, Estrela da Amadora and Sporting CP | |
| 2 | 5 | Braga, Famalicão, Gil Vicente, Moreirense and Vitória de Guimarães | |
| 3 | 3 | AVS, Porto and Rio Ave | |
| 4 | 1 | Arouca | |
| Nacional | |||
| Santa Clara | |||
| Tondela |