Portuguese Liga
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| Portuguese Liga |
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 Portuguese Liga 2007-08 |
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| Founded |
| 1934 |
| Relegation To |
| Liga de Honra |
| Number of Teams |
| 16 |
| Level on Pyramid |
| 1 |
| European Qualification |
| UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| Domestic Cups |
| Cup of Portugal Portuguese League Cup Portuguese SuperCup |
| Current Champions |
| FC Porto |
| Most Successful Club |
| S.L. Benfica (31) |
| Website |
| Official |
The Portuguese Liga (pron. IPA: ['liɣɐ]), currently named BWINLIGA after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese professional football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system (above the Liga de Honra), making it Portugal's primary football competition.
The Liga is presently contested by sixteen clubs each season, but only five of them have won the title. Currently in its 73rd edition (counting four provisional championships in the 30's) the competition is dominated by the so called "big three"; (Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting Portugal), who have a total of 71 titles, with Belenenses and Boavista winning the other two.
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[edit] History
Before the Portuguese football reform of 1938, an experimental competition on a round-basis was already being held — the Primeira Liga (Premier League) and the winners of that competition were named League Champions. Despite that, a Portuguese Championship in a knock-out cup format was the most popular and defined the Portuguese Champion.
Then, with the reform, a round-basis competition was implemented as the most important of the calendar and began defining the Portuguese champion. From 1938 to 2000 the name Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão (National Championship of the First Division), or just Primeira Divisão (First Division) was used. When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide leagues in 1999 it was renamed Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Liga (Premier League National Championship), or simply Primeira Liga (Premier League), and after Galp acquired the naming rights in 2002, SuperLiga Galp Energia. However a four year deal with the Austrian sports betting web portal bwin was announced on 18 August 2005, amid questioning by the other gambling authorities in Portugal (the Santa Casa da Misericórdia and the Portuguese Casinos Association), which claimed to hold the exclusive of legal gambling games in national territory. After holding the name Liga betandwin.com for the 2005/2006 season [1], a name change to BWINLIGA (all caps) was announced on 21 July 2006 [2]. Since the 1995-96 season, each win is worth 3 points instead of the usual 2.
[edit] Competition
From the 2006-07 season on there are 16 clubs in the Portuguese Liga, down from 18 in the previous seasons. During the course of a season each club plays the others twice, once at their home stadium and once at their opponent's, for a total of 30 games. At the end of each season, the two lowest placed teams are relegated to the Liga de Honra, and the top two teams from Liga de Honra are promoted to the Portuguese Liga.
Currently, the top three teams in the Liga qualify for the UEFA Champions League. The top two teams go straight into the group phase. The third placed team enters the competition at the third qualifying round, and must survive a two-legged knockout tie in order to enter the group phase. The teams classified in fourth and fifth enter the UEFA Cup together with the winner of the Cup of Portugal. If the winner of the Cup of Portugal is already qualified for the Champions League, or would be qualified for the UEFA Cup by its league position, the runner-up will occupy the spot in the UEFA Cup. If the runner-up is also qualified for European competition through its league position, the spot is given to the 6th-placed team in the Liga. The 6th-placed team is allowed to play in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, but when it plays in the UEFA Cup because of the situation above, then, the spot is taken by the 7th-placed team.
[edit] Current clubs in Portuguese BWINLIGA
Names in bold are the nicknames of the clubs.
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[edit] Television
Sport TV holds rights to broadcast both first and second division matches on a pay-per-view basis. All clubs negotiate individually with the channel. One game a week is broadcast on free television, in a contract deal between Sport TV and TVI - Televisão Independente.
In Australia the Portuguese Liga is currently available on Setanta Sports.
[edit] UEFA Ranking
Current National League Ranking
- 01
La Liga - 02
FA Premier League - 03
Serie A - 04
Bundesliga - 05
Ligue 1 - 06
Liga - 07
Liga I - 08
Eredivisie
(see UEFA coefficients full list for more information)
[edit] Continental honours by Liga players
- 1966 FIFA World Cup Golden Shoe Eusébio
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- Most caps for
Morocco national football team Noureddine Naybet Played with Sporting CP 115 Caps
- Most caps for Portugal national football team Luís Figo Played with Sporting CP 129 Caps
[edit] Attendance
Since the beginning of the league, there are three clubs with an attendance much higher than the others: S.L. Benfica, F.C. Porto and Sporting Clube de Portugal. In the 2006-07 season the average attendance in the Portuguese league was 10.636.
The 2006-07 season saw an average attendance by club [3]:
[edit] List of champions and top scorers
[edit] Records
Top Ten Highest Goalscorers |
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| Player | Period | Club | Goals | ||
| 1 | Fernando Peyroteo | 1937-1949 | Sporting CP | 330 (Ø 1,68) | |
| 2 | Eusébio | 1960-1977 | SL Benfica | 319 (Ø 1,02) | |
| 3 | Fernando Gomes | 1974-1991 | FC Porto | 318 (Ø 0,79) | |
| 4 | Jose Aguas | 1950-1963 | SL Benfica | 290 (Ø 1,03) | |
| 5 | Néné | 1968-1986 | SL Benfica | 262 (Ø 0,62) | |
| 6 | Manuel Fernandes | 1970-1988 | Sporting CP | 243 (Ø 0,50) | |
| 7 | Matateu | 1951-1967 | Os Belenenses | 218 (Ø 0,75) | |
| 8 | José Augusto Torres | 1959-1980 | SL Benfica | 217 (Ø 0,57) | |
| 9 | Rui Jordao | 1971-1989 | Sporting CP | 215 (Ø 0,60) | |
| 10 | Arsénio Duarte | 1943-1959 | SL Benfica | 211 (Ø 0,67) | |
[edit] Other records
- In 1972/73, Benfica won the Portuguese Liga without any defeat (28 wins and 2 ties).
[edit] Participating Clubs
Includes Campeonato da Liga. Years below refer to the season that ended that year.
| Team | City | Years | First season | Last season | Notes | |
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| 1 | SL Benfica | Lisbon | 74 | 1935 | 2008 | 31 titles |
| 2 | FC Porto | Porto | 74 | 1935 | 2008 | 23 titles |
| 3 | Sporting CP | Lisbon | 74 | 1935 | 2008 | 18 titles |
| 4 | CF Belenenses | Lisbon | 70 | 1935 | 2008 | 1 title |
| 5 | Boavista FC | Porto | 51 | 1936 | 2008 | 1 title |
| 6 | Vitória SC | Guimarães | 64 | 1942 | 2008 | |
| 7 | Vitória FC | Setúbal | 60 | 1935 | 2008 | |
| 8 | Académica | Coimbra | 56 | 1935 | 2008 | |
| 9 | SC Braga | Braga | 52 | 1948 | 2008 | |
| 10 | CS Marítimo | Funchal | 28 | 1978 | 2008 | |
| 11 | Atlético CP | Lisbon | 24 | 1944 | 1977 | |
| 11 | FC Barreirense | Barreiro | 24 | 1938 | 1979 | |
| 11 | SC Beira Mar | Aveiro | 24 | 1962 | 2007 | |
| 11 | SC Salgueiros | Porto | 24 | 1944 | 2002 | folded 2005 |
| 15 | GD Fabril | Barreiro | 23 | 1943 | 1976 | as GD CUF |
| 15 | SC Farense | Faro | 23 | 1971 | 2002 | |
| 15 | Leixões SC | Matosinhos | 23 | 1937 | 2008 | |
| 18 | Varzim SC | Póvoa de Varzim | 21 | 1964 | 2003 | |
| 19 | GD Estoril-Praia | Estoril | 20 | 1945 | 2005 | |
| 20 | SC Covilhã | Covilhã | 15 | 1949 | 1988 | |
| 20 | CF Estrela Amadora | Amadora | 15 | 1989 | 2008 | |
| 20 | UD Leiria | Leiria | 15 | 1980 | 2008 | |
| 20 | SC Olhanense | Olhão | 15 | 1942 | 1975 | |
| 24 | Gil Vicente FC | Barcelos | 14 | 1991 | 2006 | |
| 24 | Lusitano Évora | Évora | 14 | 1953 | 1966 | |
| 24 | Rio Ave FC | Vila do Conde | 14 | 1980 | 2006 | |
| 27 | GD Chaves | Chaves | 13 | 1986 | 1999 | |
| 27 | Portimonense SC | Portimão | 13 | 1977 | 1990 | |
| 29 | FC Penafiel | Penafiel | 12 | 1981 | 2006 | |
| 30 | SC Espinho | Espinho | 11 | 1975 | 1997 | |
| 31 | FC Paços Ferreira | Paços de Ferreira | 10 | 1992 | 2008 | |
| 32 | CD Nacional | Funchal | 9 | 1989 | 2008 | |
| 33 | FC Tirsense | Santo Tirso | 8 | 1968 | 1996 | |
| 34 | Oriental | Lisbon | 7 | 1951 | 1975 | |
| 35 | FC Famalicão | Famalicão | 6 | 1947 | 1994 | |
| 35 | SCU Torreense | Torres Vedras | 6 | 1956 | 1992 | |
| 35 | União de Tomar | Tomar | 6 | 1969 | 1976 | |
| 38 | Académico do Porto | Porto | 5 | 1935 | 1942 | |
| 38 | Carcavelinhos | Carcavelos | 5 | 1936 | 1942 | folded in 1942 |
| 38 | CF União Madeira | Funchal | 5 | 1990 | 1995 | |
| 38 | FC Alverca | Alverca do Ribatejo | 5 | 1999 | 2004 | folded in 2005 |
| 38 | O Elvas CAD | Elvas | 5 | 1948 | 1988 | |
| 38 | SC Campomaiorense | Campo Maior | 5 | 1996 | 2001 | |
| 44 | AD Sanjoanense | São João da Madeira | 4 | 1947 | 1969 | |
| 44 | CAF Viseu | Viseu | 4 | 1979 | 1989 | |
| 44 | Leça FC | Leça da Palmeira | 4 | 1942 | 1998 | |
| 44 | SC Caldas | Caldas da Rainha | 4 | 1956 | 1959 | |
| 48 | Amora FC | Amora | 3 | 1981 | 1983 | |
| 48 | CD Aves | Vila das Aves | 3 | 1986 | 2007 | |
| 48 | CD Feirense | Santa Maria da Feira | 3 | 1963 | 1990 | |
| 48 | CD Montijo | Montijo | 3 | 1973 | 1977 | |
| 48 | Naval 1º de Maio | Figueira da Foz | 3 | 2006 | 2008 | |
| 48 | CD Santa Clara | Ponta Delgada | 3 | 2000 | 2003 | |
| 48 | Lusitano VRSA | Vila Real de Santo António | 3 | 1948 | 1950 | |
| 48 | Moreirense FC | Moreira de Cónegos | 3 | 2003 | 2005 | |
| 48 | Unidos de Lisboa | Lisbon | 3 | 1941 | 1943 | |
| 57 | Seixal FC | Seixal | 2 | 1964 | 1965 | |
| 57 | SL Elvas | Elvas | 2 | 1946 | 1947 | |
| 59 | AD Fafe | Fafe | 1 | 1989 | 1989 | |
| 59 | Casa Pia AC | Lisbon | 1 | 1939 | 1939 | |
| 59 | CF União de Coimbra | Coimbra | 1 | 1973 | 1973 | |
| 59 | FC Felgueiras | Felgueiras | 1 | 1996 | 1996 | folded in 2005 |
| 59 | FC Vizela | Vizela | 1 | 1985 | 1985 | |
| 59 | GC Alcobaça | Alcobaça | 1 | 1983 | 1983 | |
| 59 | GD Riopele | Famalicão | 1 | 1978 | 1978 | |
| 59 | RD Águeda | Águeda | 1 | 1984 | 1984 | |
| 59 | UD Oliveirense | Oliveira de Azeméis | 1 | 1946 | 1946 | |
| 59 | União de Lisboa | Lisbon | 1 | 1935 | 1935 | folded in 1942 |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Portuguese Soccer News
- Portuguesefutebol.comYour source for Portuguese football in English.
