1971–72 Primeira Divisão
38th season of top-tier Portuguese football
Football league season
| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Benfica 19th title |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 638 (2.66 per match) |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → | |
The 1971–72 Primeira Divisão was the 38th season of top-tier football in Portugal.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica (C) | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 16 | +65 | 55 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 62 | 16 | +46 | 45 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 43 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 4 | CUF Barreiro | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 37 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Porto | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 33 | |
| 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Belenenses | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Barreirense | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 27 | |
| 9 | Farense | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 25 | |
| 10 | Atlético CP | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 25 | |
| 11 | Boavista | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 24 | |
| 12 | União de Tomar | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 23 | |
| 13 | Beira-Mar | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 23 | |
| 14 | Leixões | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 21 | |
| 15 | Académica (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 21 | Relegation to Segunda Divisão |
| 16 | Tirsense (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 66 | −40 | 19 |
- ^ Sporting qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as runners-up of the 1972 Taça de Portugal Final, because Taça de Portugal winners, Benfica qualified for the European Cup.
Results
| Home \ Away | ACA | ACP | BAR | BEM | BEL | BEN | BOA | CUF | FAR | LEI | POR | SCP | TIR | UTO | VGU | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Atlético CP | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Barreirense | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Beira Mar | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Belenenses | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Benfica | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Boavista | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| CUF Barreiro | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2–2 | |
| Farense | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Leixões | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Porto | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Sporting CP | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Tirsense | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| União de Tomar | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Artur Jorge | Benfica | 27 |
| 2 | José Torres | Vitória de Setúbal | 21 |
| 3 | Abel | Porto | 19 |
| 4 | Eusébio | Benfica | 18 |
 Flávio Minuano | Porto | ||
| 6 | Jorge Gonçalves | Vitória de Guimarães | 15 |
| Tito | Vitória de Guimarães | ||
| 8 | Arcanjo | Vitória de Setúbal | 12 |
| Manuel António | Académica de Coimbra | ||
| José Monteiro | Fabril Barreiro | ||
| Serafim | Barreirense |
References
External links
- Portugal 1971-72 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira)
- Portuguese League 1971/72 - footballzz.co.uk
- Portugal - Table of Honor - Soccer Library
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