2009–10 Primeira Liga
The 2009–10 Portuguese Liga season, officially known as the Liga Sagres due to sponsorship reasons, was the 76th season of top-tier football in Portugal. It began on 16 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010. It was won by Benfica after a 2–1 home victory over Rio Ave on the last matchday.[6][7]
Changes from 2008–09
Team changes
Trofense have been relegated to the Liga de Honra after finishing the 2008–09 season in 16th and last place. Trofense were to be accompanied by Belenenses, who finished in 15th place. Belenenses were ending a ten-year stretch in the Portuguese top-level league, while Trofense returned to the Liga da Honra after just one year in the top flight.
Estrela da Amadora, however, who finished last season in 11th place, have been relegated for economic problems to the Liga Vitalis. Therefore, Belenenses' relegation has been reversed and they will participate in the Liga Sagres once more.[8]
The relegated teams were replaced by Liga Vitalis 2008–09 champions Olhanense and runners-up União de Leiria. Olhanense returned to the top-flight after 34 years, while Leiria was back after a one-year hiatus.
Structural changes
Based on UEFA coefficients, Portugal finished in tenth place of the UEFA country ranking after the 2008–09 season.[9] As a result, the Portuguese league will lose one qualification spot for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. The third-placed team will now qualify for the third qualification round instead of the play-off round. The fourth-placed team will enter the competition in the second qualification round while the fifth place will not initially qualify for any European competitions via league placement. However, this may change during the course of the season depending on the league performance of both 2009–10 Cup of Portugal finalists.
Team overview
Location of teams in Liga Sagres 2009–10
Location of teams in Liga Sagres 2009–10
Stadia and locations
Club |
City |
Stadium |
Capacity |
2008 Season |
Académica de Coimbra |
Coimbra |
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra |
30,210 |
7th in Liga Sagres |
Belenenses |
Lisbon |
Estádio do Restelo |
32,500 |
15th in Liga Sagres |
Benfica |
Lisbon |
Estádio da Luz |
65,400 |
3rd in Liga Sagres |
Braga !Sporting de Braga |
Braga |
Estádio Municipal de Braga |
30,152 |
5th in Liga Sagres |
Leixões |
Matosinhos |
Estádio do Mar |
16,035 |
6th in Liga Sagres |
Marítimo |
Funchal |
Estádio dos Barreiros |
8,922 |
9th in Liga Sagres |
Nacional |
Funchal |
Estádio da Madeira |
5,132 |
4th in Liga Sagres |
Naval 1º de Maio |
Figueira da Foz |
Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa |
12,630 |
13th in Liga Sagres |
Olhanense |
Olhão |
Estádio José Arcanjo |
10,000 |
Liga Vitalis champion |
Pacos !Paços de Ferreira |
Paços de Ferreira |
Estádio da Mata Real |
5,255 |
10th in Liga Sagres |
Porto !Porto |
Porto |
Estádio do Dragão |
50,399 |
Liga Sagres champion |
Rio Ave |
Vila do Conde |
Estádio do Rio Ave FC |
12,815 |
12th in Liga Sagres |
Sporting CP |
Lisbon |
Estádio José Alvalade |
50,080 |
2nd in Liga Sagres |
União de Leiria |
Leiria |
Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa |
30,000 |
Liga Vitalis runner-up |
Vitória de Guimarães |
Guimarães |
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques |
30,165 |
8th in Liga Sagres |
Vitória de Setúbal |
Setúbal |
Estádio do Bonfim |
25,000 |
14th in Liga Sagres |
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
1 Interim coach
League table
2009–10 Portuguese Liga Table
Source: Liga Sagres (Liga Portugal)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
1via Portuguese Cup.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
Positions by round
Team \ Round |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
Académica |
16 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
Belenenses |
11 |
5 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
14 |
11 |
10 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
Benfica |
9 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Sporting de Braga |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Leixões |
14 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
8 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
16 |
14 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
Marítimo |
3 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
Nacional |
6 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
9 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
Naval 1º de Maio |
10 |
16 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
15 |
11 |
15 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
11 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
Olhanense |
12 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
Paços de Ferreira |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
13 |
8 |
9 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
Porto |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Rio Ave |
4 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
Sporting CP |
2 |
10 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
União de Leiria |
7 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
Vitória de Guimarães |
13 |
12 |
11 |
8 |
12 |
9 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
8 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
Vitória de Setúbal |
15 |
11 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
12 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
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Leader |
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2nd place |
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3rd place |
Results
Source: Liga Sagres (Liga Portugal)
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Season statistics
Own goals
Source: Liga Sagres - Own goals (Portuguese)
Awards
Monthly awards
SJPF Fair Play Award
Seasonal awards
See also
References
External links
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League cups |
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UEFA competitions |
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