2023–24 Primeira Liga

89th season of top-tier Portuguese football

Football league season
Liga Portugal
Season2023–24
Dates11 August 2023 – 19 May 2024
Champions LeagueSporting CP
Matches played252
Goals scored726 (2.88 per match)
Top goalscorerViktor Gyökeres
(24 goals)
Biggest home winSporting CP 8–0 Casa Pia
(29 January 2024)
Biggest away winRio Ave 0–4 Moreirense
(1 October 2023)
Boavista 0–4 Arouca
(3 December 2023)
Highest scoringGil Vicente 5–3 Estoril
(17 September 2023)
Sporting CP 8–0 Casa Pia
(29 January 2024)
Portimonense 3–5 Braga
(1 April 2024)
Longest winning run8 matches
Sporting CP
Longest unbeaten run22 matches
Benfica
Longest winless run11 matches
Boavista
Longest losing run7 matches
Arouca
Highest attendance62,247
Benfica 1–0 Porto
(29 September 2023)
Lowest attendance944
Moreirense 1–4 Casa Pia
(8 January 2024)
Total attendance2,776,394 (233 matches)
Average attendance11,916
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 13 April 2024.

The 2023–24 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Betclic[1] for sponsorship reasons) is the 90th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs and the third season under the current Liga Portugal title. This is the seventh Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR).

Since Portugal dropped from sixth to seventh place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of 2022–23 season, only the two best-ranked teams can qualify for the UEFA Champions League (the champions enter directly into the group stage, and the runners-up enter the third qualifying round). The Taca de Portugal winner qualified to the UEFA Europa League group stage while the third-placed team qualify to the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. The fourth-placed team, meanwhile, qualify to the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[2][3]

Teams

Changes

Moreirense, Farense (after a one and two years absence, respectively), and Estrela da Amadora (promoted for the first time in history in its current form founded in 2020 or after a fourteen-year absence if counting the club that dissolved in 2011 due to bankruptcy) were promoted from the 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2, replacing Marítimo, Paços de Ferreira, and Santa Clara (relegated after thirty-eight, four, and five years on the top flight, respectively).

This season marks the first season of top-flight Portuguese football since the 1984-85 season where no teams from the Azores islands or Madeira have taken part.

Stadia and locations

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Lisbon area teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2022–23
Arouca Arouca Estádio Municipal de Arouca 5,000 5th
Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 64,642 1st
Boavista Porto Estádio do Bessa 28,263 9th
Braga Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,286 3rd
Casa Pia Lisbon Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior* 7,000 10th
Chaves Chaves Estádio Municipal Eng.º
Manuel Branco Teixeira 		8,400 7th
Estoril Estoril Estádio António Coimbra da Mota 8,015 14th
Estrela da Amadora Amadora Estádio José Gomes 7,000 3rd (LP2)
Famalicão Vila Nova de Famalicão Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho 5,307 8th
Farense Faro Estádio de São Luís 7,000 2nd (LP2)
Gil Vicente Barcelos Estádio Cidade de Barcelos 12,504 13th
Moreirense Moreira de Cónegos Parque de Jogos Comendador
Joaquim de Almeida Freitas 		6,153 1st (LP2)
Portimonense Portimão Estádio Municipal de Portimão 6,204 15th
Porto Porto Estádio do Dragão 50,033 2nd
Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estádio dos Arcos 5,300 12th
Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 50,095 4th
Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,000 6th
Vizela Vizela Estádio do FC Vizela 6,000 11th
  • Estádio Pina Manique official stadium, not licensed for competition

Personnel and sponsors

Team Manager Captain Kit
Manufacturer 		Main Sponsor
Arouca Portugal Daniel Sousa Portugal David Simão Skita Construções
Carlos Pinho
Benfica Germany Roger Schmidt Argentina Nicolás Otamendi Adidas Emirates
Boavista Portugal Ricardo Paiva Colombia Sebastián Pérez Kelme Placard
Braga Portugal Rui Duarte Portugal Ricardo Horta Puma Moosh
Casa Pia Portugal Gonçalo Santos Brazil Ângelo Neto Adidas ESC Online
Chaves Portugal Moreno
Angola Luís Morgado 		Cape Verde João Correia Lacatoni Forte de São
Francisco Hotel
Estoril Portugal Vasco Seabra Portugal Dani Figueira Kappa Solverde
Estrela da Amadora Portugal Sérgio Vieira Angola Kialonda Gaspar Umbro None
Famalicão Portugal Armando Evangelista Brazil Riccieli Macron Placard
Farense Portugal José Mota Brazil Fabrício Isidoro Lacatoni Placard
Gil Vicente Portugal Tozé Marreco Portugal Rúben Fernandes Lacatoni Barcelos Tourism
Moreirense Portugal Rui Borges
Portugal Tiago Aguiar 		Portugal Pedro Amador CDT Placard
Portimonense Portugal Paulo Sérgio Brazil Carlinhos Mizuno Ceremony
Porto Portugal Sérgio Conceição Portugal Pepe New Balance Betano
Rio Ave Portugal Luís Freire Portugal Vítor Gomes Puma Solverde
Sporting CP Portugal Rúben Amorim Uruguay Sebastián Coates Nike Betano
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Álvaro Pacheco Portugal André André Macron Placard
Vizela Spain Rubén de la Barrera Portugal Samu Kappa Solverde

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Pos in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Arouca Portugal Armando Evangelista Signed by Goiás 29 May 2023 Pre-season Portugal Daniel Ramos 29 May 2023 [4]
Vizela Portugal Manuel Tulipa Mutual agreement 31 May 2023 Spain Pablo Villar 2 June 2023 [5]
Moreirense Portugal Paulo Alves End of contract 11 May 2023 Portugal Rui Borges 1 July 2023 [6]
Chaves Portugal Vítor Campelos 2 June 2023 Portugal José Gomes 16 June 2023 [7]
Estoril Portugal Ricardo Soares Signed by Beijing Guoan 6 June 2023 Portugal Álvaro Pacheco 19 June 2023 [8]
Gil Vicente Portugal Daniel Sousa End of contract 26 June 2023 Portugal Vítor Campelos 30 June 2023 [9]
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Moreno Resigned 13 August 2023 9th Brazil Paulo Turra 21 August 2023 [10]
Chaves Portugal José Gomes Sacked 19 September 2023 18th Portugal Moreno 21 September 2023 [11]
Estoril Portugal Álvaro Pacheco 24 September 2023 17th Portugal Vasco Seabra 25 September 2023 [12]
Vitória de Guimarães Brazil Paulo Turra 3 October 2023 6th Portugal Álvaro Pacheco 4 October 2023 [13]
Casa Pia Portugal Filipe Martins Resigned 12 November 2023 15th Portugal Pedro Moreira 21 November 2023 [14]
Arouca Portugal Daniel Ramos Sacked 15 November 2023 18th Portugal Daniel Sousa 15 November 2023 [15]
Boavista Portugal Petit Resigned 12 December 2023 10th Portugal Ricardo Paiva 29 December 2023 [16]
Vizela Spain Pablo Villar 18 December 2023 17th Spain Rubén de la Barrera 19 December 2023 [17]
Casa Pia Portugal Pedro Moreira Sacked 15 February 2024 16th Portugal Gonçalo Santos 16 February 2024 [18]
Famalicão Portugal João Pedro Sousa Mutual agreement 19 March 2024 8th Portugal Armando Evangelista 20 March 2024 [19]
Braga Portugal Artur Jorge Signed by Botafogo 3 April 2024 4th Portugal Rui Duarte 3 April 2024

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting CP (T) 30 26 2 2 87 27 +60 80 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Benfica (X) 30 23 4 3 68 24 +44 73 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Porto (Y) 30 19 5 6 55 24 +31 62[a] Qualification for the Europa League league stage
4 Braga (Y) 30 19 5 6 63 41 +22 62[a] Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]
5 Vitória de Guimarães (Y) 30 17 6 7 45 32 +13 57 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
6 Arouca 31 13 6 12 53 42 +11 45
7 Moreirense 30 12 7 11 30 34 −4 43
8 Famalicão 30 8 12 10 33 38 −5 36
9 Gil Vicente 31 8 8 15 39 50 −11 32[c]
10 Casa Pia 30 8 8 14 30 43 −13 32[c]
11 Farense 30 8 7 15 39 44 −5 31[d]
12 Rio Ave 30 5 16 9 32 38 −6 31[d]
13 Boavista 30 7 9 14 35 56 −21 30[e]
14 Estoril 30 8 6 16 45 52 −7 30[e]
15 Estrela da Amadora 30 6 11 13 32 46 −14 29
16 Portimonense 30 7 7 16 34 64 −30 28 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17 Chaves 30 5 8 17 30 62 −32 23 Relegation to Liga Portugal 2
18 Vizela 30 4 9 17 29 62 −33 21
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2024. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (X) Assured of at least Europa League; (Y) Assured of at least Conference League
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Porto are ahead of Braga on head-to-head points: Porto 2–0 Braga
  2. ^ The 2023–24 Taça de Portugal winners (Porto or Sporting CP) qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the third-placed team if the Taça de Portugal winners finish in the top two).
  3. ^ a b Gil Vicente are ahead of Casa Pia on head-to-head points: Gil Vicente 2–0 Casa Pia, Casa Pia 0–0 Gil Vicente
  4. ^ a b Farense are ahead of Rio Ave on head-to-head points: Rio Ave 3–4 Farense, Farense 1–1 Rio Ave
  5. ^ a b Boavista are ahead of Estoril on head-to-head points: Estoril 1–2 Boavista, Boavista 2–1 Estoril


Results

Home \ Away ARO BEN BOA BRA CAS CHA EST AMA FAM FAR GIL MOR PTM POR RAV SPO VSC VIZ
Arouca — 0–3 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 4–3 3–2 2–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 0–3 5–0
Benfica — 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 4–0 6–1
Boavista 0–4 3–2 — 0–4 1–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–4 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–1
Braga 0–3 0–1 4–1 — 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–0 6–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1
Casa Pia 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 — 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–3 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1
Chaves 1–5 0–2 2–1 2–4 1–3 — 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–2 1–2 2–3 0–0 0–3 1–2 2–1
Estoril 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–1 4–0 4–0 — 1–0 4–0 1–3 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–3 2–2
Estrela da Amadora 1–4 1–4 3–1 2–4 3–1 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1
Famalicão 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 — 1–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–3 3–2
Farense 2–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 0–3 5–0 0–0 1–1 — 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–0
Gil Vicente 2–2 2–3 1–0 3–3 2–0 0–0 5–3 1–1 1–2 — 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–0 0–1
Moreirense 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–4 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 — 5–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–0
Portimonense 1–2 1–3 1–4 3–5 2–2 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 — 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–0
Porto 1–1 5–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 5–0 1–0 — 0–0 a 1–2 4–1
Rio Ave 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–4 3–0 0–4 2–0 1–2 — 3–3 1–1
Sporting CP 2–1 2–1 6–1 5–0 8–0 5–1 3–2 1–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 — 3–0 3–2
Vitória de Guimarães 2–1 2–2 0–2 5–0 3–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–2 — 2–0
Vizela 2–2 1–2 1–4 1–3 0–4 0–1 3–3 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–2 2–5 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2024. Source: [1]
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.

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[20]
1 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Sporting 24
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Simon Banza Braga 21
3 Spain Rafa Mújica Arouca 20
4 Venezuela Jhonder Cádiz Famalicão 15
5 Spain Héctor Hernández Chaves 14
France Samuel Essende Vizela
7 Portugal Rafa Silva Benfica 12
Spain Cristo González Arouca
Portugal Paulinho Sporting
10 Brazil Evanilson Porto 11
Portugal Jota Silva Vitória de Guimarães

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Spain Héctor Hernández Chaves Gil Vicente 4–2 (H) 7 October 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo Simon Banza Braga Portimonense 6–1 (H) 4 November 2023
Spain Rafa Mújica Arouca Gil Vicente 3–0 (H) 16 December 2023
Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Sporting Boavista 6–1 (H) 17 March 2024
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean

sheets[21]

1 Brazil Kewin Moreirense 13
2 Ukraine Anatoliy Trubin Benfica 11
Portugal Diogo Costa Porto
4 Spain Antonio Adán Sporting 9
5 Angola Ricardo Batista Casa Pia 8
6 Cape Verde Bruno Varela Vitória de Guimarães 7
Brazil Andrew Gil Vicente
Brazil Jhonatan Rio Ave
9 Brazil Luiz Júnior Famalicão 6
Croatia Fabijan Buntić Vizela

Discipline

Player

Club

Awards

Monthly awards

Month 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
Player Club Player Club Player Club Player Club Player Club Manager Club Player Club
August Portugal Paulinho Sporting Cape Verde Bruno Varela Vitória de Guimarães Spain Iván Marcano Porto Republic of the Congo Gaius Makouta Boavista Portugal Paulinho Sporting Portugal Petit Boavista Portugal Tiago Silva V. Guimarães
September Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Sporting Brazil Luiz Júnior Famalicão Ivory Coast Ousmane Diomande Sporting Portugal João Neves Benfica Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Sporting Portugal Rúben Amorim Sporting Turkey Orkun Kökçü Benfica
October/November Portugal António Silva Benfica Portugal Tiago Aguilar Moreirense[note 1] Portugal Rafael Barbosa Farense
December Portugal Ricardo Velho Farense Portugal Gonçalo Inácio Sporting Portugal Rúben Amorim Sporting Portugal Théo Fonseca Famalicão
January Portugal Diogo Costa Porto Uruguay Rodrigo Zalazar Braga Portugal João Mendes Vitória de Guimarães
February Spain Rafa Mújica Arouca Portugal Ricardo Velho Farense Portugal António Silva Benfica Portugal João Neves Benfica Spain Rafa Mújica Arouca Portugal Daniel Sousa Arouca Brazil Sorriso Famalicão
March Portugal Jota Silva Vitória de Guimarães Brazil Charles Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Pepe Porto Portugal Jota Silva Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Rúben Amorim Sporting Brazil Felippe Cardoso Casa Pia

Number of teams by district

Rank District Football Associations Number Teams
1 Braga 6 Braga, Famalicão, Gil Vicente, Moreirense, Vitória de Guimarães and Vizela
2 Lisbon 5 Benfica, Casa Pia, Estoril, Estrela da Amadora and Sporting CP
3 Porto 3 Boavista, Porto and Rio Ave
4 Faro 2 Farense and Portimonense
5 Aveiro 1 Arouca
Vila Real Chaves

Notes

  1. ^ Aguilar was awarded the prize, due to Rui Borges not having the required coaching level to manage Moreirense

References

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