2010–11 Primeira Liga
The 2010–11 Primeira Liga was the 77th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 15 August 2010 and ended on 14 May 2011. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which already took part in the previous season and two of which were promoted from the Liga de Honra. Benfica were the defending champions but finished runners-up to Porto, who won their 25th league title in the club's first-ever unbeaten season. Porto's forward Hulk was the top scorer with 23 goals.
Teams
and Leixões were relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. Belenenses ended an 11-year spell at the highest level of Portuguese football, while Leixões returned to the Liga de Honra after three years.The two relegated teams were replaced by Liga de Honra champions Beira-Mar and runners-up Portimonense. Beira-Mar returned to the top-level league after five years of absence, and Portimonense made their first appearance in their league since being relegated at the end of the 1989–90 season.
Team summaries
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2009–10 season |
| Académica | Coimbra | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | 30,210 | 11th |
| Beira-Mar | Aveiro | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro | 30,127 | Liga de Honra Champion |
| Benfica | Lisbon | Estádio da Luz | 65,400 | Champion |
| Braga | Estádio Municipal de Braga | 30,152 | Runner-up | |
| Marítimo | Funchal | Estádio dos Barreiros | 8,922 | 5th |
| Nacional | Funchal | Estádio da Madeira | 5,132 | 7th |
| Naval 1º de Maio | Figueira da Foz | Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa | 12,630 | 8th |
| Olhanense | Olhão | Estádio José Arcanjo | 10,000 | 13th |
| Paços de Ferreira | Estádio da Mata Real | 5,255 | 10th | |
| Portimonense | Portimão | Estádio Municipal de Portimão | 9,544 | Liga de Honra Runner-up |
| Porto | Estádio do Dragão | 50,399 | 3rd | |
| Rio Ave | Vila do Conde | Estádio dos Arcos | 12,815 | 12th |
| Sporting CP | Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade | 50,080 | 4th |
| União de Leiria | Leiria | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | 30,000 | 9th |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 30,165 | 6th |
| Vitória de Setúbal | Setúbal | Estádio do Bonfim | 25,000 | 14th |
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
League table
Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Position | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Hulk | Porto | 23 |
| 2 |  Radamel Falcao | Porto | 16 |
| 2 |  João Tomás | Rio Ave | 16 |
| 4 |  Óscar Cardozo | Benfica | 12 |
| 5 |  Baba Diawara | Marítimo | 11 |
| 6 | Edgar | V. Guimarães | 10 |
| 6 | Silvestre Varela | Porto | 10 |
| 8 | Carlão | Leiria | 9 |
| 8 | Pitbull | V. Setúbal | 9 |
| 8 |  Mario Rondón | Paços de Ferreira | 9 |
| 8 |  Javier Saviola | Benfica | 9 |
| 8 | Leandro Tatu | Beira-Mar | 9 |
Updated as of games played on 14 May 2011.
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Awards
Monthly awards
[SJPF Player of the Month]
| Month | Player | Club |
| September | Hulk | Porto |
| October | Hulk | Porto |
| November | João Tomás | Rio Ave |
| December | Hulk | Porto |
| January | Hulk | Porto |
| February | Diego | Vitória de Setúbal |
| March | Diego | Vitória de Setúbal |
| April | Rui Patrício | Sporting CP |