2017–18 Primeira Liga


The 2017–18 Primeira Liga was the 84th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. Benfica were the defending champions for a fourth consecutive time, but they did not retain the title. Porto became the new champions with two matches to spare, clinching their 28th league title. This was their first trophy in four years.
Since Portugal dropped from fifth to seventh place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of 2016–17 season, only the two best-ranked teams could qualify for the UEFA Champions League. The third- and fourth-placed teams qualified respectively to the UEFA Europa League third and second qualifying rounds.

Teams

Eighteen teams competed in the league – the top sixteen teams from the 2016–17 season, as well as two teams promoted from the LigaPro.
Portimonense became the first club to be promoted on 23 April 2017 and will play in Primeira Liga for the first time since the 2010–11 season. On 21 May 2017, after a 2–1 win in Azores against Santa Clara, they were crowned champions. The other team promoted were runners-up Desportivo das Aves, following a 2–2 draw against União da Madeira on 30 April 2017. This will mark the return of the Vila das Aves' team to the top flight after a 10-season absence.
The two promoted clubs replaced Nacional and Arouca. Nacional confirmed their relegation on 5 May 2017, 15 years after their promotion, when Moreirense, who were also struggling to escape relegation, beat Braga. On the last matchday, Arouca's 4–2 defeat against Estoril sealed their relegation, four seasons after having been promoted for the first time to Primeira Liga.

Stadia and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity2016–17 finish
BelenensesLisbonEstádio do Restelo15,01614th
BenficaLisbonEstádio da Luz64,6421st
BoavistaPortoEstádio do Bessa27,3639th
BragaBragaEstádio Municipal de Braga30,2875th
ChavesChavesEstádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira8,87011th
Desportivo das AvesAvesEstádio do CD Aves5,8962nd
EstorilEstorilEstádio António Coimbra da Mota7,89110th
FeirenseSanta Maria da FeiraEstádio Marcolino de Castro5,4508th
MarítimoFunchalEstádio do Marítimo10,5666th
MoreirenseMoreira de CónegosParque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas6,15215th
Paços de FerreiraPaços de FerreiraEstádio Capital do Móvel9,07813th
PortoPortoEstádio do Dragão50,0342nd
PortimonensePortimãoEstádio Municipal de Portimão4,9311st
Rio AveVila do CondeEstádio dos Arcos8,9577th
Sporting CPLisbonEstádio José Alvalade50,0493rd
TondelaTondelaEstádio João Cardoso5,00016th
Vitória de GuimarãesGuimarãesEstádio D. Afonso Henriques30,0074th
Vitória de SetúbalSetúbalEstádio do Bonfim14,27412th

Personnel and sponsors

TeamManagerCaptainKit ManufacturerSponsors
Belenenses Silas Gonçalo SilvaLacatoniKia Motors
Benfica Rui Vitória LuisãoAdidasEmirates
Boavista Jorge Simão IdrisBLKMestre da Cor
Braga Abel Ferreira Nikola VukčevićLacatoniVisit Braga
Chaves Luís Castro Nuno André CoelhoLacatoni:pt:Museu do Pão|Museu do Pão
Desportivo das Aves José Mota Nélson LenhoMacronMEO
Estoril Ivo Vieira Diogo AmadoNike:pt:EuroBic|EuroBic
Feirense Nuno Manta Cris SantosLegeaCastro Electrónica
Marítimo Daniel Ramos Edgar CostaNikeSantander Totta
Moreirense Petit André MicaelCDT—
Paços de Ferreira João Henriques RicardoLacatoniAldro
Portimonense Vítor Oliveira Ricardo PessoaMizunoMcDonald's Portimão
Porto Sérgio Conceição Iván MarcanoNew BalanceAltice
Rio Ave Miguel Cardoso TarantiniAdidasMEO
Sporting CP Jorge Jesus William CarvalhoMacronNOS
Tondela Pepa Ricardo CostaCDTLaboratórios BASI
Vitória de Guimarães José Peseiro Josué SáMacron—
Vitória de Setúbal José Couceiro Vasco FernandesHummelKia Motors

Managerial changes

Season summary

League table

Positions by round

Results

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 JonasBenfica34
2 Bas DostSporting CP27
3 Moussa MaregaPorto22
4 Vincent AboubakarPorto15
4 FabrícioPortimonense15
4 RaphinhaVitória de Guimarães15
7 PaulinhoBraga13
8 Ricardo HortaBraga11
8 Paolo HurtadoVitória de Guimarães11
8 WilliamChaves11
8 Bruno FernandesSporting CP11

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
JonasBenficaBelenenses5–019 8 2017
PortoMoreirense3–020 8 2017
Bas DostSporting CPChaves5–122 10 2017
PortoVitória de Setúbal5–010 12 2017
Bas DostSporting CPMarítimo5–07 1 2018
Bas DostSporting CPDesportivo das Aves3–014 1 2018
FabrícioPortimonense S.C.Rio Ave4–129 1 2018
JonasBenficaMarítimo5–03 3 2018
Edinho4Vitória de SetúbalDesportivo das Aves4–129 3 2018
Jorge PiresPortimonenseMoreirense4–331 3 2018

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4 Player scored 4 goals

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 Alex TellesPorto13
2 Ricardo EsgaioBraga10
2 Shoya NakajimaPortimonense10
4 JeffersonBraga9
5 Yacine BrahimiPorto8
5 Franco CerviBenfica8
5 Bruno FernandesSporting CP8
5 Ricardo HortaBraga8
5 Gelson MartinsSporting CP8
5 António XavierPaços de Ferreira8

Clean Sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Rui PatrícioSporting CP17
2 MatheusBraga14
3 Bruno VarelaBenfica13
4 Iker CasillasPorto12
5 VagnerBoavista11
6 CharlesMarítimo10
7 CássioRio Ave9
7 Caio SeccoFeirense9
9 Cláudio RamosTondela8
10 José SáPorto7
10 FacchiniFeirense7

Scoring

Club

Monthly awards

Liga Portugal

[SJPF Young Player of the Month]

MonthPlayerClubVote percentage
August Bruno FernandesSporting CP22.51%
September Bruno FernandesSporting CP18.78%
October/November Bruno FernandesSporting CP14.94%
December Bruno VarelaBenfica14.00%
January Gonçalo PaciênciaVitória de Setúbal19.01%
February Bruno FernandesSporting CP17.30%
March André PereiraVitória de Setúbal24.09%
April Bruno FernandesSporting CP16.87%

SPJF Goal of the month

MonthScorerForAgainstStadiumDateVote percentage
August Bruno FernandesSporting CPVitória de GuimarãesEstádio D. Afonso Henriques19 August 201732.05%
September André SousaBelenensesFeirenseEstádio Marcolino de Castro24 September 201741.67%
October Rodrigo PinhoMarítimoTondelaEstádio do Marítimo28 October 201754.70%
November Shoya NakajimaPortimonenseTondelaEstádio Municipal de Portimão25 November 201740.74%
December DráusioMarítimoMoreirenseParque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas2 December 201737.78%
January FabrícioPortimonenseRio AveEstádio Municipal de Portimão29 January 201833.33%
February Shoya NakajimaPortimonenseFeirenseEstádio Marcolino de Castro16 February 201847.06%
March Nildo PetrolinaDesportivo das AvesPortimonenseEstádio do CD Aves5 March 201844.44%
April Héctor HerreraPortoBenficaEstádio da Luz15 April 201837.04%
May KucaBoavistaBelenensesEstádio do Bessa12 May 201844.44%

Annual awards

Liga Portugal

Player of the Season
The Player of the Season was awarded to Bruno Fernandes.
Manager of the Season
The Manager of the Season was awarded to Sérgio Conceição.
Goal of the Season
The Goal of the Season was awarded to Rodrigo Pinho, against Tondela on 28 October 2017.

Team of the Year
Team of the Year
The Team of the Year was:
The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Rúben Dias.
Club Fair-Play Prize
The Club Fair-Play Prize was awarded to Chaves.
Player Fair-Play Prize
The Player Fair-Play Prize was awarded to Casillas.

SPJF

Goal of the season

The goal of the season was disputed by all the previous winners of the monthly polls.
RankScorerVote percentage
1st Héctor Herrera43.70%
2nd André Sousa12.20%
3rd Bruno Fernandes10.23%

Attendances