2026–27 Primeira Liga

93rd season of top-tier Portuguese football From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2026–27 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 93rd 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 fourth season under the current Liga Portugal Betclic title. This is the tenth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). 18 clubs will participate in the competition.

Season2026–27
Dates7 August 2026 – 16 May 2027
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Primeira Liga
Season2026–27
Dates7 August 2026 – 16 May 2027
2027–28 →
All statistics correct as of 9 May 2026.
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Porto are the defending champions, having won their 31st title in the previous season.

Teams

Changes

The following teams changed division, either exiting or joining Liga Portugal, since the 2025–26 season.

More information Promoted from Liga Portugal 2, Relegated to Liga Portugal 2 ...
Increase Promoted from Liga Portugal 2 Decrease Relegated to Liga Portugal 2
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Location and stadiums

Locations of teams in the 2026–27 Primeira Liga.
Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Primeira Liga from the Lisbon area
Locations of teams in the 2026–27 Primeira Liga from Madeira.
Locations of teams in the 2026–27 Primeira Liga from Azores.
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2025–26 season
Académico de Viseu↑ Viseu Estádio Municipal do Fontelo 6,912 2nd in LP 2
Alverca Alverca do Ribatejo Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca 6,932 11th in PL
Arouca Arouca Estádio Municipal de Arouca 5,000 8th in PL
Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 68,100 3rd in PL
Braga Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,286 4th in PL
Casa Pia Lisbon Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, at Rio Maior[a] 7,000 16th in PL
Estoril Praia Estoril Estádio António Coimbra da Mota 5,094 10th in PL
Estrela da Amadora Amadora Estádio José Gomes 9,288 15th in PL
Famalicão Vila Nova de Famalicão Estádio Municipal de Famalicão 5,186 5th in PL
Gil Vicente Barcelos Estádio Cidade de Barcelos 12,046 6th in PL
Marítimo↑ Funchal Estádio do Marítimo 10,600 1st in LP 2
Moreirense Guimarães Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas 6,150 7th in PL
Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,200 14th in PL
Porto Porto Estádio do Dragão 50,033 1st in PL
Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estadio dos Arcos 5,300 12th in PL
Santa Clara Ponta Delgada Estádio de São Miguel 12,500 13th in PL
Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 52,095 2nd in PL
Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,029 9th in PL
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↑ Promoted from the Liga Portugal 2
League notes:
  • PL: Primeira Liga
  • LP 2: Liga Portugal 2

Notes:

  1. [a]
    As the Estádio Pina Manique did not meet the standards to host Primeira Liga matches, Casa Pia played their home matches at the Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior in Rio Maior.

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Alverca Portugal Custódio[2] Resigned 16 May 2026 Pre-season Portugal Sérgio Ferreira[3] 29 June 2026
Nacional Portugal Tiago Margarido[4] Mutual consent 20 May 2026 Portugal João Gião[5] 26 May 2026
Estoril Praia Scotland Ian Cathro[6] Signed by Saint-Étienne 8 June 2026 Portugal Vasco Matos[7] 8 July 2026
Benfica Portugal José Mourinho[8] Signed by Real Madrid 9 June 2026 Portugal Marco Silva[8] 9 June 2026
Estrela Amadora Italy Cristiano Bacci[9] End of contract 12 June 2026 Portugal Pepa[10] 12 June 2026
Académico de Viseu Portugal Sérgio Fonseca[11] 13 June 2026 Portugal Bruno Pinheiro[12] 19 June 2026
Gil Vicente Portugal César Peixoto[13] Signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 June 2026 Portugal Luís Pinto[14] 20 June 2026
Casa Pia Portugal Álvaro Pacheco[15] Mutual consent 16 June 2026 Portugal Filipe Coelho[16] 5 July 2026
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Gil Lameiras[17] Demoted to the B-Team 24 June 2026 Portugal Tiago Margarido[17] 24 June 2026
Famalicão Portugal Hugo Oliveira[18] Signed by Strasbourg 12 July 2026 Portugal Carlos Carvalhal[19] 14 July 2026
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Standings

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Académico de Viseu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Alverca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Arouca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Benfica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Braga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
6 Casa Pia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Estoril Praia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Estrela da Amadora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Famalicão 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Gil Vicente 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Marítimo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Moreirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Porto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Rio Ave 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Santa Clara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17 Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Liga Portugal 2
18 Vitória de Guimarães 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: Liga Portugal
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.

Position by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Académico de Viseu ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Académico de Viseu
Alverca
Arouca
Benfica
Braga
Casa Pia
Estoril Praia
Estrela da Amadora
Famalicão
Gil Vicente
Marítimo
Moreirense
Nacional
Porto
Rio Ave
Santa Clara
Sporting CP
Vitória de Guimarães
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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
First match(es) will be played on 7 August 2026. Source: Liga Portugal

Results

Fixture and results

More information Home \ Away, AVF ...
Home \ Away AVF ALV FCA SLB SCB CAC EPF CFE FCF GVF CSM MFC CDN FCP RAF STC SCP VSC
Académico de Viseu
Alverca
Arouca
Benfica
Braga
Casa Pia
Estoril Praia
Estrela da Amadora
Famalicão
Gil Vicente
Marítimo
Moreirense
Nacional
Porto
Rio Ave
Santa Clara
Sporting CP
Vitória de Guimarães
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First match(es) will be played: unknown. 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.

Results by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Académico de Viseu ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Académico de Viseu
Alverca
Arouca
Benfica
Braga
Casa Pia
Estoril Praia
Estrela da Amadora
Famalicão
Gil Vicente
Marítimo
Moreirense
Nacional
Porto
Rio Ave
Santa Clara
Sporting CP
Vitória de Guimarães
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First match(es) will be played on ?. Source: Liga Portugal

Notes:

Relegation play-off

The 16th-placed team faces the 3rd-placed team of the Liga Portugal 2 for the final place in the 2027–28 Primeira Liga.

Summary

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
16th-placed of Primeira Liga 3rd-placed of Liga Portugal 2
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Matches

First leg

29 May 2027 16th-placed of Primeira Liga v 3rd-placed of Liga Portugal 2
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Second leg

6 June 2027 3rd-placed of Liga Portugal 2 v 16th-placed of Primeira Liga
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Season statistics

As of matches played 9 May 2026

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals[20]
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Primeira Liga hat-tricks

Clean sheets

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean sheets[21]
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Discipline

Player

  • Most yellow cards:
  • Most red cards:

Club

  • Most yellow cards:
  • Most red cards:

Awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Player of the Month ...
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
Player Club Player Club Player Club Player Club Player Club Player Club Manager Club Player Club
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Attendances

Overall

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Académico de Viseu 0 0 0 0 n/a†
2 Alverca 0 0 0 0 n/a†
3 Arouca 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 Marítimo 0 0 0 0 n/a†
12 Moreirense 0 0 0 0 n/a†
13 Nacional 0 0 0 0 n/a†
14 Porto 0 0 0 0 n/a†
15 Rio Ave 0 0 0 0 n/a†
16 Santa Clara 0 0 0 0 n/a†
17 Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 n/a†
18 Vitória de Guimarães 0 0 0 0 n/a†
League total 0 0 0 0 n/a†
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Source: Liga Portugal
Notes:
† Teams played previous season in Liga Portugal 2

Home match played

As of Matchday 1
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Team \ Match played 1234567891011121314151617Total
Académico de Viseu
Alverca
Arouca
Benfica
Braga
Casa Pia
Estoril Praia
Estrela da Amadora
Famalicão
Gil Vicente
Moreirense
Marítimo
Nacional
Porto
Rio Ave
Santa Clara
Sporting CP
Vitória de Guimarães
League total
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Source: Liga Portugal

Number of teams by district

More information Rank, District Football Associations ...
Rank District Football Associations Number Teams
1 Lisbon 6 Alverca, Benfica, Casa Pia, Estoril Praia, Estrela da Amadora and Sporting CP
Braga 5 Braga, Famalicão, Gil Vicente, Moreirense and Vitória de Guimarães
3 Madeira 2 Marítimo and Nacional
Porto Porto and Rio Ave
4 Aveiro 1 Arouca
Ponta Delgada Santa Clara
Viseu Académico de Viseu
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See also

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