2021–22 Primeira Liga

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Primeira Liga
Símbolo da Liga Portugal bwin.png
Season2021–22
Dates6 August 2021 – 15 May 2022
Matches played133
Goals scored361 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorerDarwin Núñez
Luis Díaz
(13 goals)
Biggest home winBenfica 7–1 Marítimo
(19 December 2021)
Biggest away winB SAD 0–7 Benfica
(27 November 2021)
Highest scoringBenfica 7–1 Marítimo
(19 December 2021)
Longest winning run10 matches
Porto
Sporting CP[1]
Longest unbeaten run15 matches
Porto
Sporting CP
Longest winless run10 matches
Vizela[1]
Longest losing run5 matches
Tondela[1]
Highest attendance48,790
Sporting CP 3–1 Benfica[1]
(3 December 2021)
Lowest attendance439
Tondela 3–2 Famalicão
(25 September 2021)[note 1]
Total attendance553,949[1]
Average attendance5,831[1]
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All statistics correct as of 21 December 2021.

The 2021–22 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga Portugal Bwin[2] for sponsorship reasons) is the 88th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. This was the fifth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). The start and end dates for the season were released on 21 May 2021,[3] and the fixtures were released on 8 July 2021.[4]

Sporting CP are the defending champions, having won their nineteenth Primeira Liga and their first title since the 2001–02 season at the previous season.

This season saw the return of full capacity crowds, after the final third of the 2019–20 and the entirety of the 2020–21 seasons were held with limited or no attendance due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[5]

Teams[]

Eighteen teams compete in the league – the top fifteen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the LigaPro: Estoril,[6] Vizela[7] and Arouca.[8]

Changes[]

Estoril (promoted after a three-year absence) and Vizela (promoted after a 36-year absence) were promoted from the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 (finishing 1st and 2nd places), replacing Farense and Nacional (both relegated after only one year in the top flight).

Arouca (promoted after a four-year absence) was promoted after finishing in 3rd place in 2020-21 Liga Portugal 2 and winning the Promotion play-offs against Rio Ave (relegated after thirteen years in the top flight).

Stadia and locations[]

2021–22 Primeira Liga is located in Portugal
Benfica
Benfica
Braga
Braga
Porto
Porto
Sporting CP
Famalicão
V. Guimarães
Boavista
Boavista
Moreirense
Moreirense
Gil Vicente
Gil Vicente
Paços de Ferreira
B SAD
B SAD
Tondela
Tondela
Portimonense
Estoril
Estoril
Vizela
Vizela
Arouca
Arouca
Location of teams in 2021–22 Primeira Liga (Mainland)
Location of teams in 2021–22 Primeira Liga (Madeira)
2021–22 Primeira Liga is located in Azores
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Location of teams in 2021–22 Primeira Liga (Azores)
Team Location Stadium Capacity[9] 2020–21
Arouca Arouca Estádio Municipal de Arouca 5,000 3rd (LP)
B SAD Oeiras Estádio Nacional 37,593 10th
Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 64,642 3rd
Boavista Porto Estádio do Bessa 28,263 13th
Braga Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,286 4th
Estoril Estoril Estádio António Coimbra da Mota 8,015 1st (LP)
Famalicão Vila Nova de Famalicão Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho 5,307 9th
Gil Vicente Barcelos Estádio Cidade de Barcelos 12,504 11th
Marítimo Funchal Estádio do Marítimo 10,932 15th
Moreirense Moreira de Cónegos Parque de Jogos Comendador
Joaquim de Almeida Freitas 		6,153 8th
Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Estádio Capital do Móvel 9,076 5th
Portimonense Portimão Estádio Municipal de Portimão 6,204 14th
Porto Porto Estádio do Dragão 50,033 2nd
Santa Clara Ponta Delgada Estádio de São Miguel 13,277 6th
Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 50,095 1st
Tondela Tondela Estádio João Cardoso 5,000 12th
Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,000 7th
Vizela Vizela Estádio do FC Vizela 6,000 2nd (LP)

Personnel and sponsors[]

Team Manager Captain Kit
Manufacturer 		Main Sponsor
Arouca Portugal Armando Evangelista Brazil Thales Oleques France Skita Portugal Construções
Carlos Pinho
B SAD Portugal Filipe Cândido Portugal Afonso Taira Spain Kelme Malta Betway
Benfica Portugal Nélson Veríssimo (caretaker) Portugal André Almeida Germany Adidas United Arab Emirates Emirates
Boavista Portugal Petit Brazil Rafael Bracali Spain Kelme Portugal Placard
Braga Portugal Carlos Carvalhal Portugal Ricardo Horta Denmark Hummel Greece Betano
Estoril Portugal Bruno Pinheiro Portugal Joãozinho Italy Kappa Portugal Solverde
Famalicão Portugal Rui Pedro Silva Brazil Gustavo Assunção Italy Macron Portugal Placard
Gil Vicente Portugal Ricardo Soares Portugal Rúben Fernandes Portugal Lacatoni Portugal Rooster of Barcelos
Marítimo Portugal Vasco Seabra Portugal Edgar Costa United States Nike Greece Betano
Moreirense Angola Lito Vidigal Serbia Lazar Rosić Portugal CDT Portugal Placard
Paços de Ferreira Portugal César Peixoto Portugal Marco Baixinho Spain Joma Portugal Solverde
Portimonense Portugal Paulo Sérgio Portugal Pedro Sá Japan Mizuno Japan Ceremony
Porto Portugal Sérgio Conceição Portugal Pepe United States New Balance Portugal MEO
Santa Clara Portugal Tiago Sousa (caretaker) Brazil Anderson Carvalho Spain Kelme Portugal Solverde
Sporting CP Portugal Rúben Amorim Uruguay Sebastián Coates United States Nike Greece Betano
Tondela Spain Pako Ayestarán Portugal João Pedro Portugal CDT Portugal Cabriz
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Pepa Portugal André André Italy Macron Portugal Placard
Vizela Portugal Álvaro Pacheco Brazil Marcos Paulo Portugal Lacatoni Portugal Vizela Tourism

Managerial changes[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Pos in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
Paços de Ferreira Portugal Pepa Signed by Vitória de Guimarães 1 July 2021 Pre-season Portugal Jorge Simão 1 July 2021 [10]
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Moreno (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 1 July 2021 Portugal Pepa 1 July 2021 [11]
Boavista Portugal Jesualdo Ferreira Mutual consent 1 July 2021 Portugal João Pedro Sousa 1 July 2021 [12][13]
Santa Clara Portugal Daniel Ramos 7 October 2021 15th Portugal Nuno Campos 12 October 2021 [14][15]
B SAD Portugal Petit 19 October 2021 17th Portugal Filipe Cândido 19 October 2021 [16]
Marítimo Spain Julio Velázquez Sacked 11 November 2021 17th Portugal Vasco Seabra 14 November 2021 [17][18]
Boavista Portugal João Pedro Sousa Mutual consent 30 November 2021 11th Portugal Petit 30 November 2021 [19]
Moreirense Portugal João Henriques 30 November 2021 16th Angola Lito Vidigal 4 December 2021 [20][21]
Pacos de Ferreira Portugal Jorge Simão Sacked 11 December 2021 13th Portugal César Peixoto 16 December 2021 [22][23]
Santa Clara Portugal Nuno Campos 13 December 2021 14th Portugal Tiago Sousa (caretaker) 13 December 2021 [24]
Famalicão Portugal Ivo Vieira 19 December 2021 16th Portugal Rui Pedro Silva 19 December 2021 [25]
Benfica Portugal Jorge Jesus Mutual consent 27 December 2021 3rd Portugal Nélson Veríssimo (caretaker) 27 December 2021 [26]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto 15 13 2 0 38 8 +30 41 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Sporting CP 15 13 2 0 27 5 +22 41
3 Benfica 15 12 1 2 46 12 +34 37 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Braga 15 8 4 3 24 16 +8 28 Qualification to Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Estoril 15 6 7 2 21 15 +6 25 Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 Portimonense 15 7 3 5 15 13 +2 24
7 Gil Vicente 16 6 5 5 23 18 +5 23
8 Vitória de Guimarães 15 6 4 5 21 16 +5 22
9 Boavista 15 3 6 6 17 25 −8 15
10 Marítimo 15 3 5 7 18 26 −8 14
11 Paços de Ferreira 15 3 5 7 11 19 −8 14
12 Arouca 15 3 5 7 16 25 −9 14
13 Vizela 14 2 7 5 14 25 −11 13
14 Santa Clara 15 3 4 8 13 30 −17 13
15 Tondela 15 4 0 11 19 32 −13 12
16 Famalicão 15 2 5 8 19 30 −11 11 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
17 Moreirense 14 1 6 7 14 24 −10 9 Relegation to Liga Portugal 2
18 Belenenses SAD 14 1 5 8 7 24 −17 8
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.

Results[]

Home \ Away ARO BEL BEN BOA BRA EST FAM GIL MAR MOR PAC PTM POR STA SPO TON VSC VIZ
Arouca — 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–4
B SAD — 0–7[a] 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–2
Benfica 2–0 — 3–1 6–1 7–1 0–1 a 1–3 2–1
Boavista 0–0 — 1–1 2–5 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 2–0
Braga 1–0 2–2 — 2–0 3–0 1–2 3–1 4–1
Estoril 1–1 — 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–0
Famalicão 1–4 — 0–0 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1
Gil Vicente 1–1 0–2 3–0 0–1 4–0 — 1–2 0–3 2–2
Marítimo 2–2 0–2 1–2 — 0–0 2–0 1–1 4–1
Moreirense 2–1 1–2 2–3 2–2 2–2 — 1–1 0–1
Paços de Ferreira 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 — 0–2 1–2
Portimonense 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 — 0–3 2–1 0–0
Porto 3–0 2–0 a 1–0 5–0 2–1 — a 2–1
Santa Clara 2–1 0–5 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–2 0–3 — 1–0
Sporting CP 2–0 a 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–0 3–0
Tondela 1–2 3–2 0–3 4–2 0–1 0–3 1–3 3–0 —
Vitória de Guimarães 0–0 1–3 2–1 2–1 0–1 5–2 — 4–0
Vizela 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2021. Source: Liga Portugal
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. ^ The match between B SAD and Benfica was abandoned after 48 minutes of play with the visiting team leading by 0–7 after the host team was unable to field more than six players. B SAD originally fielded nine players after most of their team squad tested positive for COVID-19 before the match. In the return for the second half, two B SAD players abandoned the match with one more player abandoning in the 48th minute, leaving only six players on the pitch which forced the abandonment of the match.[27]

Statistics[]

Top goalscorers[]

As of 5 December 2021
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Uruguay Darwin Núñez Benfica 13
Colombia Luis Díaz Porto
3 Spain Fran Navarro Gil Vicente 9
Portugal Ricardo Horta Braga
5 France Simon Banza Famalicão 8
6 Iran Mehdi Taremi Porto 7
Portugal Rafa Silva Benfica
8 Portugal André Franco Estoril 6
England Marcus Edwards Vitória de Guimarães
Portugal João Pedro Tondela

Hat-tricks[]

Main article: List of Primeira Liga hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
Iran Mehdi Taremi Porto Tondela 3–1 (A) 23 October 2021
Portugal João Pedro Tondela Marítimo 4–2 (H) 7 November 2021
Uruguay Darwin Núñez Benfica B SAD 7–0 (A) 27 November 2021
Uruguay Darwin Núñez Benfica Famalicão 4–1 (A) 13 December 2021
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Top assists[]

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Portugal Rafa Silva Benfica 13
2 Portugal Otávio Porto 7
3 Iran Mehdi Taremi Porto 5
4 Portugal Fábio Vieira Porto 4
Portugal Pêpê Famalicão
Portugal Iuri Medeiros Braga
Portugal Pedrinho Gil Vicente
Guinea Ibrahima Camará Moreirense
Portugal Ricardo Esgaio Sporting
Spain Pablo Sarabia Sporting
Portugal Paulinho Sporting
Portugal André Franco Estoril

Clean sheets[]

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Spain Antonio Adán Sporting CP 10
2 Brazil Samuel Portugal Portimonense 7
Brazil Matheus Braga
Portugal Diogo Costa Porto
5 Greece Odysseas Vlachodimos Benfica 5
Portugal André Ferreira Paços de Ferreira
7 Czech Republic Matouš Trmal Vitória de Guimarães 4
8 Brazil Victor Braga Arouca 3
Portugal Dani Figueira Estoril
Portugal Pedro Trigueira Tondela
Brazil Paulo Victor Marítimo
Brazil Rafael Bracali Boavista

Discipline[]

Player[]

  • Most yellow cards: 8
    • Brazil Willyan Rocha (Portimonense)
  • Most red cards: 2

Club[]

  • Most yellow cards: 57
  • Most red cards: 4
    • Santa Clara

Awards[]

Monthly awards[]

Month Player of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month Defender of the Month Midfielder of the Month Forward of the Month Manager of the Month Goal of the Month
Player Club Player Club Player Club Player Club Player Club Manager Club Player Club
August Brazil Lucas Veríssimo Benfica Spain Antonio Adán Sporting CP Brazil Lucas Veríssimo Benfica Portugal Pedro Gonçalves Sporting CP Spain Toni Martínez Porto Portugal Bruno Pinheiro Estoril Spain Alex Grimaldo Benfica
September Uruguay Darwin Núñez Benfica Portugal Diogo Costa Porto Spain Pedro Porro Sporting CP Portugal João Mário Benfica Uruguay Darwin Núñez Benfica Portugal Jorge Jesus Benfica Brazil Gustavo Sauer Boavista
October/November Colombia Luis Diaz Porto Spain Antonio Adán Sporting CP Uruguay Sebastian Coates Sporting CP Portugal Matheus Nunes Sporting CP Colombia Luis Diaz Porto Portugal Rúben Amorim Sporting CP Colombia Luis Diaz Porto

Number of teams by district[]

Rank District Football Associations Number Teams
1 Braga 6 Braga, Famalicão, Gil Vicente, Moreirense, Vitória de Guimarães and Vizela
2 Lisbon 4 B SAD, Benfica, Estoril and Sporting CP
3 Porto 3 Boavista, Paços de Ferreira and Porto
4 Aveiro 1 Arouca
Faro Portimonense
Funchal Marítimo
Ponta Delgada Santa Clara
Viseu Tondela

Notes[]

  1. ^ Some league matches played were played behind closed doors without any spectators or with a limited capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal

References[]

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  2. ^ "Liga Portugal and Bwin establish a partnership agreement for the next 5 seasons". Liga Portugal. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Conheça o calendário da 25.ª à 33.ª jornada da Liga". Jornal de Noticías. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Kick-Off 2021/22: os premiados, as declarações e o sorteio dos calendários". O Jogo. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Adeptos regressam aos estádios. Liga Portugal garante segurança".
  6. ^ "Estoril Praia are the new Champions of the Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portugal. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  7. ^ "FC Vizela win and get promoted to the Liga NOS". Liga Portugal. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  8. ^ "FC Arouca promoted to Liga NOS". Liga Portugal. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Liga NOS stats". LPFP. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Oficial: Jorge Simão é o treinador do Paços de Ferreira para a próxima época" [Official: Jorge Simão is the manager of Paços de Ferreira for the next season]. TVI24 (in Portuguese). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Oficial: Pepa é o treinador do Vitória de Guimarães" [Official: Pepa is the manager of Vitória de Guimarães]. Maisfutebol (in Portuguese). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Oficial: Jesualdo Ferreira deixa o Boavista" [Official: Jesualdo Ferreira leaves Boavista] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Oficial: João Pedro Sousa é o novo treinador do Boavista" [Official: João Pedro Sousa is the new manager of Boavista] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Daniel Ramos oficializado no Al Faisaly" [Daniel Ramos confirmed at Al Faisaly]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Santa Clara apresenta Nuno Campos: "Época passada não é o normal"".
  16. ^ Ferreira, Nuno Miguel; Paulo, Joaquim (20 October 2021). "Filipe Cândido eleito para render Petit: técnico vai assinar por época e meia" [Filipe Cândido chosen to relieve Petit: manager will sign for a season and a half]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Marítimo rescinde com treinador Julio Velázquez" [Marítimo rescind with manager Julio Velázquez]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  18. ^ "OFICIAL: Vasco Seabra é o novo treinador do Marítimo".
  19. ^ "Oficial: Boavista anuncia saída de João Pedro Sousa e entrada de Petit".
  20. ^ "Moreirense: Lito Vidigal sucede a João Henriques".
  21. ^ "LITO VIDIGAL OFICIALIZADO".
  22. ^ "Oficial: Jorge Simão deixa comando técnico do Paços de Ferreira".
  23. ^ "César Peixoto é o novo treinador do Paços de Ferreira" [César Peixoto is the new manager of Paços de Ferreira]. Público (in Portuguese). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  24. ^ "Santa Clara despede Nuno Campos e já há duas hipóteses para o cargo".
  25. ^ "Chicotadas na Liga: Ivo Vieira é o oitavo treinador a sair" [Sackings in the League: Ivo Vieira is the eighth manager to leave] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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  27. ^ "Belenenses v Benfica". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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