2007–08 Primeira Liga


The 2007–08 Primeira Liga was the 74th edition of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It started on 17 August 2007 and ended on 11 May 2008, with the fixtures announced on 12 July 2007. Porto were the two-time defending champions, having won their 22nd title the previous season, and secured a third consecutive title for the second time in their history.
Porto and Sporting CP were both qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage; Benfica, Marítimo and Vitória de Setúbal qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Boavista and União de Leiria were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Lisandro López was the top scorer with 24 goals.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Liga de Honra

Desportivo das Aves and Beira-Mar were both consigned to Liga de Honra following their final classification in 2006–07.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

Desportivo das Aves and Beira-Mar will be replaced by two promoted teams from the Liga de Honra. The first is Leixões, who clinched the second level title, and are returning to the 1st level since their last participation in 1989. The other was Vitória de Guimarães, who managed to return to the Liga after a brief spell in the Liga de Honra.

Club information

ClubHead CoachCityStadium2006-2007 season
Académica de Coimbra CoimbraEstádio Cidade de Coimbra13th
Belenenses LisbonEstádio do Restelo5th
Benfica LisbonEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3rd
Boavista PortoEstádio do Bessa – Século XXI9th
Sporting de Braga BragaEstádio AXA 4th
Estrela da Amadora AmadoraEstádio José Gomes10th
União de Leiria LeiriaEstádio Municipal de Leiria Dr. Magalhães Pessoa7th
Leixões MatosinhosEstádio do Mar1st in the Liga de Honra
Marítimo FunchalEstádio dos Barreiros12th
Nacional FunchalEstádio da Madeira8th
Naval 1° de Maio Figueira da FozEstádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa11th
Paços de Ferreira Paços de FerreiraEstádio da Mata Real6th
Porto PortoEstádio do Dragão1st
Sporting CP LisbonEstádio José Alvalade – Século XXI2nd
Vitória de Guimarães GuimarãesEstádio D. Afonso Henriques2nd in the Liga de Honra
Vitória de Setúbal SetúbalEstádio do Bonfim14th

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Lisandro LópezPorto24
2 Óscar CardozoBenfica13
3 WeldonBelenenses12
4 WesleyPaços de Ferreira11
4 LiédsonSporting CP11
4 Roland LinzBraga11
7 MarcelinhoNaval10
8 LitoAcadémica de Coimbra9
9 João PauloUnião de Leiria8
9 Jorge RibeiroBoavista8
9 Ricardo QuaresmaPorto8
9 José PedroBelenenses8

Source: Footballzz

Awards

Footballer of the Year">Portuguese Footballer of the Year">Footballer of the Year

Monthly awards

[SJPF Player of the Month]

SJPF Young Player of the Month

SJPF Fair Play Award

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