2015–16 Primeira Liga
The 2015–16 Primeira Liga was the 82nd season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. The fixtures were determined by draw on 4 July 2015. The season began on 14 August 2015 and concluded on 15 May 2016.
Benfica won their third consecutive and 35th overall title, after beating Nacional 4–1 in their last match. They finished the league with a record 88 points in 34 matches, two points more than runners-up Sporting CP.
Tondela and União da Madeira entered the season as the two promoted teams from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga. On the last matchday, both teams were at risk of returning to the second division, but the combination of their results dictated União da Madeira's relegation alongside Académica.
Teams
For the second consecutive season, the league was contested by a total of 18 teams, which included the best 16 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga.Tondela made their debut in the top flight of Portuguese football, after winning the 2014–15 Segunda Liga title. while runners-up União da Madeira returned for the first time since the 1994–95 season. These two clubs replaced Gil Vicente, relegated after four seasons in the Primeira Liga, and Penafiel, who returned to the second division one season after being promoted.
For the first time since the 1990–91 season, the autonomous region of Madeira was again represented at the highest level of Portuguese football with three teams: União da Madeira, Marítimo and Nacional.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2014–15 finish |
| Académica | Coimbra | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | 29,744 | 14th |
| Arouca | Arouca | Estádio Municipal de Arouca | 5,000 | 16th |
| Belenenses | Lisbon | Estádio do Restelo | 19,856 | 6th |
| Benfica | Lisbon | Estádio da Luz | 64,642 | 1st |
| Boavista | Porto | Estádio do Bessa | 30,000 | 13th |
| Braga | Braga | Estádio Municipal de Braga | 30,286 | 4th |
| Estoril | Estoril | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota | 8,000 | 12th |
| Marítimo | Funchal | Estádio dos Barreiros | 7,200 | 9th |
| Moreirense | Moreira de Cónegos | Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas | 6,153 | 11th |
| Nacional | Funchal | Estádio da Madeira | 5,586 | 7th |
| Paços de Ferreira | Paços de Ferreira | Estádio Capital do Móvel | 6,404 | 8th |
| Porto | Porto | Estádio do Dragão | 50,035 | 2nd |
| Rio Ave | Vila do Conde | Estádio dos Arcos | 9,065 | 10th |
| Sporting CP | Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade | 50,044 | 3rd |
| Tondela | Tondela | Estádio João Cardoso | 5,000 | 1st |
| União da Madeira | Funchal | Centro Desportivo da Madeira | 2,500 | 2nd |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 30,008 | 5th |
| Vitória de Setúbal | Setúbal | Estádio do Bonfim | 13,468 | 15th |
Personnel and sponsors
Managerial changes
Season summary
League table
Positions by round
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Jonas | Benfica | 32 |
| 2 |  Islam Slimani | Sporting CP | 27 |
| 3 |  Kostas Mitroglou | Benfica | 20 |
| 4 | Léo Bonatini | Estoril | 17 |
| 5 | Rafael Martins | Moreirense | 16 |
| 6 |  Bruno Moreira | Paços de Ferreira | 14 |
| 7 |  Vincent Aboubakar | Porto | 13 |
| 7 | Nathan Júnior | Tondela | 13 |
| 9 | Dyego Sousa | Marítimo | 12 |
| 9 | Henrique Dourado | Vitória de Guimarães | 12 |
| 9 | Diogo Jota | Paços de Ferreira | 12 |
| 9 | André Claro | Vitória de Setúbal | 12 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| | Sporting CP | Vitória de Guimarães | 5–1 | 4 10 2015 |
| Jonas | Benfica | Nacional | 1–4 | 11 1 2016 |
| | Benfica | Belenenses | 0–5 | 5 2 2016 |
| | Estoril | Vitória de Setubal | 3–0 | 27 2 2016 |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 |  Nicolás Gaitán | Benfica | 15 |
| 1 |  Miguel Layún | Porto | 15 |
| 3 | Jonas | Benfica | 12 |
| 4 |  Bryan Ruiz | Sporting CP | 11 |
| 5 | Iuri Medeiros | Moreirense | 10 |
| 5 | João Mário | Sporting CP | 10 |
| 7 | Carlos Martins | Belenenses | 9 |
| 7 | Salvador Agra | Nacional | 9 |
| 7 |  Maxi Pereira | Porto | 9 |
| 10 | Otávio | Vitória de Guimarães | 8 |
Scoring
- First goal: João Mário, for Sporting CP vs Tondela
- Last goal: Salvador Agra, for Nacional vs Benfica
- Biggest home win:
- *Benfica 6–0 Belenenses
- *Paços de Ferreira 6–0 União da Madeira
- *Benfica 6–0 Marítimo
- Biggest away win:
- *Vitória de Setúbal 0–6 Sporting CP
- Highest scoring match: 7 goals
- *Marítimo 5–2 Vitória de Setúbal
- *Vitória de Guimarães 3–4 Marítimo
- *Académica 4–3 Belenenses
- *Moreirense 3–4 Vitória de Guimarães
- *Tondela 3–4 Marítimo
- *Belenenses 2–5 Sporting CP
- *União da Madeira 3–4 Paços de Ferreira
- Biggest winning margin: 6 goals
- *Benfica 6–0 Belenenses
- *Paços de Ferreira 6–0 União da Madeira
- *Benfica 6–0 Marítimo
- *Vitória de Setúbal 0–6 Sporting CP
- Most goals scored in a match by a team: 6 goals
- *Benfica 6–0 Belenenses
- *Paços de Ferreira 6–0 União da Madeira
- *Benfica 6–0 Marítimo
- *Vitória de Setúbal 0–6 Sporting CP
Match streaks
- Longest winning run: 12 matches
- *Benfica, from matchday 23 to matchday 34
- Longest unbeaten run: 14 matches
- *Benfica, from matchday 9 to matchday 21
- *Porto, from matchday 1 to matchday 14
- Longest winless run: 15 matches
- *Vitória de Setúbal, from matchday 20 to matchday 34
- Longest losing run: 6 matches
- *Académica, from matchday 1 to matchday 6
- *Tondela, from matchday 9 to matchday 14
- Most consecutive draws: 5 matches
- *Arouca, from matchday 5 to matchday 9
Discipline
Club
- Most yellow cards: 113
- *Marítimo
- Most red cards: 19
- *Marítimo
Player
- Most yellow cards: 14
- * Alhassan Wakaso
- * Lucas Souza
- Most red cards: 3
- * Diego Carlos
- * Edgar Costa
- * Rúben Ferreira
- * Raul Silva
Awards
Monthly awards
LPFP Player of the Month
SJPF Young Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Club |
| August/September | Danilo Pereira | Porto |
| October/November | Diogo Jota | Paços de Ferreira |
| December | Renato Sanches | Benfica |
| January | João Mário | Sporting CP |
| February | João Mário | Sporting CP |
| March | Diogo Jota | Paços de Ferreira |
| April | João Mário | Sporting CP |
Goal of the month
| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Stadium | Date |
| August/September | Vitória de Setúbal | Académica | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | 24 August 2015 | |
| October/November | Porto | Tondela | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro | 28 November 2015 | |
| December | Benfica | Académica | Estádio da Luz | 4 December 2015 | |
| January | Académica | Tondela | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | 10 January 2016 | |
| February | Paços de Ferreira | Benfica | Estádio Capital do Móvel | 20 February 2016 | |
| March | Belenenses | Braga | Estádio do Restelo | 13 March 2016 | |
| April | Marítimo | Nacional | Estádio dos Barreiros | 2 April 2016 |