2018–19 Primeira Liga
| Total attendance | 3,577,720[4] |
|---|---|
| Average attendance | 11,692 |
← 2017–18 → | |
The 2018–19 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th season of the
1963–64 season
.
Incidents
The weeks leading up to the beginning of the competition were filled with several incidents:
- Contrary to previous seasons, three teams will be relegated. This is due to the fact that Gil Vicente was granted a place in the 2019–20 Primeira Liga season by court decision. Gil Vicente argued against this solution since the club claimed for an immediate integration in the first tier (possibly with an enlargement to 20 participating teams).[5]
- Académico de Viseu, which had finished third in 2017–18 LigaPro, claimed that runners-up Santa Clara should be punished for irregularities occurred in several games of the season. This would prevent Santa Clara to be promoted to the 2018–2019 Primeira Liga, hence Académico de Viseu would take its place.[6]
- Following the incidents in Sporting CP's training centre, during which players and staff were attacked by the club's ultras, nine players unilaterally revoked their contracts.[7] Ultimately, after the president's impeachment (as he was accused of being responsible for those occurrences), the club was able to convince some of those players to return.[8] Nevertheless, the new administration always admitted that the club would start the season in an early preparation phase.[9]
- On 30 June, following disputes over the administration of the football section, Belenenses SAD", using Estádio Nacional as home stadium.[10] In October, the intellectual property court issued an obligation for the team owned by Codecity Sports Management to rebrand, dismissing every trademark connection with Clube de Futebol "Os Belenenses" but the society did not follow and appealed the decision.[11] The original club made a fresh start, entering a team in the bottom division of Lisbon FA (6th tier), keeping the support of a vast majority of the fans.[12]
Teams
Stadia and locations
Belenenses SAD
Location of teams in 2018–19 Primeira Liga (Mainland)
Location of teams in 2018–19 Primeira Liga (Madeira)
Location of teams in 2018–19 Primeira Liga (Azores)
Personnel and sponsors
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitória de Setúbal |  José Couceiro
|
End of contract | 13 May 2018[13] | Pre-season | Lito Vidigal
|
22 May 2018[14] |
| Santa Clara | Carlos Pinto
|
14 May 2018[15] | João Henriques
|
31 May 2018[16] | ||
| Vitória de Guimarães | José Peseiro
|
Mutual consent | 15 May 2018[17] | Luís Castro
|
21 May 2018[18] | |
| Moreirense | Petit
|
20 May 2018[19] | Ivo Vieira
|
29 May 2018[20] | ||
| Chaves | Luís Castro
|
21 May 2018[21] | Daniel Ramos
|
8 June 2018[22] | ||
| Portimonense | Vítor Oliveira
|
5 June 2018[23] | António Folha
|
2 July 2018[24] | ||
| Sporting CP | Jorge Jesus
|
6 June 2018[25] |  Siniša Mihajlović
|
18 June 2018[26] | ||
| Marítimo | Daniel Ramos
|
7 June 2018[27] | Cláudio Braga
|
12 June 2018[28] | ||
| Rio Ave | Miguel Cardoso
|
Resigned | 13 June 2018[29] | José Gomes
|
13 June 2018[30] | |
| Sporting CP | Siniša Mihajlović
|
Sacked | 28 June 2018[31] | José Peseiro
|
1 July 2018[32] | |
| José Peseiro
|
1 November 2018[33] | 5th |  Marcel Keizer
|
9 November 2018 | ||
| Marítimo | Cláudio Braga
|
Resigned | 26 November 2018[34] | 13th | Petit
|
27 November 2018[34] |
| Rio Ave | José Gomes
|
Signed by Reading | 22 December 2018[35] | 9th | Daniel Ramos
|
2 January 2019 |
| Benfica | Rui Vitória
|
Mutual consent | 3 January 2019[36] | 4th | Bruno Lage
|
3 January 2019 |
Season summary
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica (C) | 34 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 103 | 31 | +72 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Porto | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 74 | 20 | +54 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 74 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a] |
| 4 | Braga | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 52[b] | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Moreirense | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 52[b] | |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 45 | |
| 8 | Boavista | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 44 | |
| 9 | Belenenses SAD
|
34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 43 | |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 42 | |
| 11 | Marítimo | 34 | 12 | 3 | 19 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 39[c] | |
| 12 | Portimonense | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 59 | −15 | 39[c] | |
| 13 | Vitória de Setúbal | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 36[d] | |
| 14 | Desportivo das Aves | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 36[d] | |
| 15 | Tondela | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 35 | |
| 16 | Chaves (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 32 | Relegation to LigaPro |
| 17 | Nacional (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 73 | −40 | 28 | |
| 18 | Feirense (R) | 34 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 64 | −37 | 20 |
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b c Since the winners of the 2018–19 Taça de Portugal, Sporting CP, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the third-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the fourth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team.
- ^ a b Vitória de Guimarães finished ahead of Moreirense on head-to-head points: Vitória de Guimarães 1–0 Moreirense, Moreirense 1–3 Vitória de Guimarães.
- ^ a b Marítimo finished ahead of Portimonense on head-to-head away goals: Marítimo 2–1 Portimonense, Portimonense 3–2 Marítimo.
- ^ a b Vitória de Setúbal finished ahead of Desportivo das Aves on head-to-head goal difference: Vitória de Setúbal 2–0 Desportivo das Aves, Desportivo das Aves 2–1 Vitória de Setúbal.
Positions by round
Source: Liga Portugal
(in Portuguese)
