Portuguese Liga 2007-08
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The 2007-08 Portuguese Liga season is the seventieth since its establishment, and started on August 17, 2007. The fixtures (or schedule of games to be played) were announced in July 12, 2007. F.C. Porto are the defending champions, having won their 21st title the previous season. The season is scheduled to end on May 11, 2008. The first goalscorer of the season was Derlei, who scored a 25th minute goal for Sporting Clube de Portugal against Académica de Coimbra in an early kick-off that ended 4-1 for Sporting. The first red card of the season was given to C.D. Nacional's Rodrigo Silva after elbowing Carlos Alexandre Cardoso's face in their opening game of the season. FC Porto defended successfully the championship title, winning their 23rd championsip, the 3rd in a row, in the 25th fixture after a 6-0 win over Estrela da Amadora. On 27 April 2008, União de Leiria were relegated for losing 3-1 at home to fellow strugglers Leixões.
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[edit] 2007-2008 teams
Desportivo das Aves and Beira-Mar were both consigned to Liga de Honra following their final classification in 2006-07. They will be replaced by two promoted teams from the Liga de Honra. The first is Leixões S.C., who clinched the second level title, and are returning to the 1st level since their last participation in 1989. The other was Vitória de Guimarães who managed to return to the Liga after a brief spell in the Liga de Honra.
[edit] League table
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto (C) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 13 | 47 | 69* | |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 55 | UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Group stage |
| 3 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 53 | |
| 4 | Benfica | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 45 | 21 | 24 | 52 | UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Third qualifying round |
| 5 | Marítimo | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 46 | UEFA Cup 2008-09 First round |
| 6 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 45 | |
| 7 | Sporting de Braga | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 41 | |
| 8 | Belenenses | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 40** | |
| 9 | Boavista (R) | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 41 | -9 | 36*** | Liga de Honra |
| 10 | Nacional | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 35 | |
| 11 | Naval 1º de Maio | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 47 | -21 | 34 | |
| 12 | Académica | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 32 | |
| 13 | Estrela da Amadora | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 31 | |
| 14 | Leixões | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 26 | |
| 15 | Paços de Ferreira (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 25 | Relegation to Liga de Honra |
| 16 | União de Leiria (R) | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 53 | -28 | 16 |
Last updated: May 10, 2008
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored.
*Porto were deducted 6 points and excluded for next season's Champions League due to bribery of referees in the 2003-04 season[1]
**Belenenses were deducted 3 points for fielding an ineligible player. Also, Belenenses will not participate in next year's Intertoto Cup because they failed to gain a licence. It is yet to be decided who will replace Belenenses in the Intertoto Cup
***Boavista will be relegated to Liga de Honra for next season due to bribery of referees in the 2003-04 season[1]
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.
| BWINLIGA 2007-08 Winners |
|---|
| F.C. Porto 23rd Title |
[edit] Results
| Home \ Away1 | ACA | BEL | BEN | BOA | EAM | LEI | MRT | NAC | NAV | PFR | POR | |||||
| Académica | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Belenenses | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–32 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Benfica | 0–3 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Boavista | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | |
| Estrela da Amadora | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Leixões | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Marítimo | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Nacional | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Naval 1º de Maio | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | |
| Paços de Ferreira | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Porto | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sporting | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Sporting de Braga | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| União de Leiria | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Last updated: 11 May 2008
Source: [www.lpfp.pt/]
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; White = draw; Red = away team win.
2Belenenses 0-3 Naval was awarded after Belenenses was punished for fielding ineligible player
[edit] Season statistics
[edit] Scoring
- First goal of the season: Derlei for Sporting against Académica de Coimbra (17 August 2007)
- Fastest goal in a match: Kanu (2 minutes) for C.S. Marítimo against Boavista (26 August 2007)
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: Udo Nwoko (90'+3') for Leixões against Benfica (18 August 2007)
- Widest winning margin: F.C. Porto 6-0 Est.Amadora (28 April 2008)
- The first hat-trick: by Lito in Académica 3 - 3 Estrela da Amadora (November 4, 2007)
- Most goals in a match: Benfica 6-1 Boavista FC (November 11, 2007)
[edit] Cards
- First yellow card: Pedro Roma for Académica against Sporting (17 August 2007)
- First red card: Rodrigo Silva for Nacional against Estrela da Amadora (18 August 2007)
[edit] Top scorers
| Scorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
 Lisandro López |
FC Porto |
|
 Óscar Cardozo |
Benfica |
|
 Wesley |
Paços de Ferreira |
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| Liédson |
Sporting CP | |
 Roland Linz |
Sporting Braga | |
| Marcelinho |
Naval |
|
| Weldon |
Belenenses | |
 João Paulo |
União Leiria |
|
| Jorge Ribeiro |
Boavista | |
 Simon Vukčević |
Sporting CP |
|
| José Pedro |
Belenenses | |
 Lito |
Académica | |
| Ariza Makukula |
Marítimo/Benfica |
Source: [2]
[edit] Managers
| Club | Head coach |
|---|---|
| Académica | Domingos Paciência |
| Belenenses | Jorge Jesus |
| Benfica | Fernando Chalana |
| Boavista | Jaime Pacheco |
| Estrela da Amadora | Daúto Faquirá |
| Leixões | Carlos Brito |
| Marítimo | Sebastião Lazaroni |
| Nacional |  Predrag Jokanović |
| Naval 1º de Maio | Ulisses Morais |
| Paços de Ferreira | José Mota |
| F.C. Porto | Jesualdo Ferreira |
| Sporting | Paulo Bento |
| Sporting de Braga | Jorge Costa |
| União de Leiria | Paulo Duarte |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Manuel Cajuda |
| Vitória de Setúbal | Carlos Carvalhal |
[edit] Manager changes
| Club | Out | Date | In | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | Fernando Santos |
2007-08-20 |  José Antonio Camacho |
2007-08-20 | [2] [3] |
| Académica | Manuel Machado |
2007-09-10 | Domingos Paciência |
2007-09-11 | [4] [5] |
| Naval | Francisco Chaló |
2007-09-16 | Ulisses Morais |
2007-10-04 | [6] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Porto docked points, Boavista demoted. uefa.com (9 May 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ Fernando santos is fired(in portuguese)
- ^ First day of Camacho(in portuguese)
- ^ Official anouce of Manuel Machado get fired(in portuguese)
- ^ Official anounce of the new manager(in portuguese)
- ^ Official anounce of Francisco Chaló leaving
