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
- Beira Mar
Teams promoted from Liga de Honra
- Leixões
- Vitória de Guimarães
Club information
Club | Head Coach | City | Stadium | 2006-2007 season |
Académica de Coimbra | Coimbra | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | 13th | |
Belenenses | Lisbon | Estádio do Restelo | 5th | |
Benfica | Lisbon | Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 3rd | |
Boavista | Porto | Estádio do Bessa – Século XXI | 9th | |
Sporting de Braga | Braga | Estádio AXA | 4th | |
Estrela da Amadora | Amadora | Estádio José Gomes | 10th | |
União de Leiria | Leiria | Estádio Municipal de Leiria Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | 7th | |
Leixões | Matosinhos | Estádio do Mar | 1st in the Liga de Honra | |
Marítimo | Funchal | Estádio dos Barreiros | 12th | |
Nacional | Funchal | Estádio da Madeira | 8th | |
Naval 1° de Maio | Figueira da Foz | Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa | 11th | |
Paços de Ferreira | Paços de Ferreira | Estádio da Mata Real | 6th | |
Porto | Porto | Estádio do Dragão | 1st | |
Sporting CP | Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade – Século XXI | 2nd | |
Vitória de Guimarães | Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 2nd in the Liga de Honra | |
Vitória de Setúbal | Setúbal | Estádio do Bonfim | 14th |
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Derlei for Sporting CP against Académica de Coimbra
- Fastest goal in a match: Kanú for Marítimo against Boavista
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: Udo Nwoko for Leixões against Benfica
- Widest winning margin: Porto 6–0 Estrela da Amadora
- The first hat-trick: by Lito in Académica de Coimbra 3–3 Estrela da Amadora
- Most goals in a match:
- *Benfica 6–1 Boavista
- *Boavista 4–3 Paços de Ferreira ''
Cards
- First yellow card: Pedro Roma for Académica de Coimbra against Sporting CP
- First red card: Rodrigo Silva for Nacional against Estrela da Amadora
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Lisandro López | Porto | 24 |
2 | Óscar Cardozo | Benfica | 13 |
3 | Weldon | Belenenses | 12 |
4 | Wesley | Paços de Ferreira | 11 |
4 | Liédson | Sporting CP | 11 |
4 | Roland Linz | Braga | 11 |
7 | Marcelinho | Naval | 10 |
8 | Lito | Académica de Coimbra | 9 |
9 | João Paulo | União de Leiria | 8 |
9 | Jorge Ribeiro | Boavista | 8 |
9 | Ricardo Quaresma | Porto | 8 |
9 | José Pedro | Belenenses | 8 |
Source: Footballzz