1995–96 Primeira Divisão
The 1995–96 Primeira Divisão was the 62nd edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 19 August 1995 with a match between União de Leiria and Marítimo, and ended on 12 May 1996. Starting from this season, Portugal implemented the three points for a win rule, after FIFA formally adopted the system. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Porto as the defending champions.
Porto won the league and qualified for the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League group stage, Benfica qualified for the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round, and Sporting CP, Boavista and V. Guimarães qualified for the 1996–97 UEFA Cup; in opposite, União da Madeira, Beira-Mar and Vitória de Setúbal were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Domingos was the top scorer with 25 goals.
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated to [Liga de Honra]
- União da Madeira
- Beira-Mar
- Vitória de Setúbal
Teams promoted from Liga de Honra
- Leça
- Campomaiorense
- Felgueiras
Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | Head Coach | City | Stadium | 1994–95 finish |
| Belenenses |  João Alves | Lisbon | Estádio do Restelo | 12th |
| Benfica | Artur Jorge | Lisbon | Estádio da Luz | 3rd |
| Boavista | Manuel José | Porto | Estádio do Bessa | 9th |
| Braga | Manuel Cajuda | Braga | Estádio Primeiro de Maio | 10th |
| Campomaiorense | Manuel Fernandes | Campo Maior | Estádio Capitão Cesar Correia | 2nd in Divisão de Honra |
| Chaves | Vítor Urbano | Chaves | Estádio Municipal de Chaves | 14th |
| Estrela da Amadora | Fernando Santos | Amadora | Estádio José Gomes | 15th |
| Farense |  Paco Fortes | Faro | Estádio de São Luís | 5th |
| Felgueiras | Jorge Jesus | Felgueiras | Estádio Dr. Machado de Matos | 3rd in Divisão de Honra |
| Gil Vicente | Bernardino Pedroto | Barcelos | Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo | 13th |
| Leça | Fernando Festas | Leça da Palmeira | Estádio do Leça FC | 1st in Divisão de Honra |
| Marítimo | Raul Águas | Funchal | Estádio dos Barreiros | 7th |
| Porto |  Bobby Robson | Porto | Estádio das Antas | 1st |
| Salgueiros | Mário Reis | Porto | Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro | 11th |
| Sporting | Carlos Queiroz | Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade | 2nd |
| Tirsense | José Romão | Santo Tirso | Estádio Abel Alves de Figueiredo | 8th |
| União de Leiria | Vítor Manuel | Leiria | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | 6th |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Vítor Oliveira | Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 4th |