2021–22 Primeira Liga
Season | 2021–22 |
---|---|
Dates | 6 August 2021 – 15 May 2022 |
Matches played | 133 |
Goals scored | 361 (2.71 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Darwin Núñez Luis Díaz (13 goals) |
Biggest home win | Benfica 7–1 Marítimo (19 December 2021) |
Biggest away win | B SAD 0–7 Benfica (27 November 2021) |
Highest scoring | Benfica 7–1 Marítimo (19 December 2021) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches Porto Sporting CP[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Porto Sporting CP |
Longest winless run | 10 matches Vizela[1] |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Tondela[1] |
Highest attendance | 48,790 Sporting CP 3–1 Benfica[1] (3 December 2021) |
Lowest attendance | 439 Tondela 3–2 Famalicão (25 September 2021)[note 1] |
Total attendance | 553,949[1] |
Average attendance | 5,831[1] |
← 2020–21 →
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[]
Personnel and sponsors[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer |
Main Sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arouca | Armando Evangelista | Thales Oleques | Skita | Construções Carlos Pinho |
B SAD | Filipe Cândido | Afonso Taira | Kelme | Betway |
Benfica | Nélson Veríssimo (caretaker) | André Almeida | Adidas | Emirates |
Boavista | Petit | Rafael Bracali | Kelme | Placard |
Braga | Carlos Carvalhal | Ricardo Horta | Hummel | Betano |
Estoril | Bruno Pinheiro | Joãozinho | Kappa | Solverde |
Famalicão | Rui Pedro Silva | Gustavo Assunção | Macron | Placard |
Gil Vicente | Ricardo Soares | Rúben Fernandes | Lacatoni | Rooster of Barcelos |
Marítimo | Vasco Seabra | Edgar Costa | Nike | Betano |
Moreirense | Lito Vidigal | Lazar Rosić | CDT | Placard |
Paços de Ferreira | César Peixoto | Marco Baixinho | Joma | Solverde |
Portimonense | Paulo Sérgio | Pedro Sá | Mizuno | Ceremony |
Porto | Sérgio Conceição | Pepe | New Balance | MEO |
Santa Clara | Tiago Sousa (caretaker) | Anderson Carvalho | Kelme | Solverde |
Sporting CP | Rúben Amorim | Sebastián Coates | Nike | Betano |
Tondela | Pako Ayestarán | João Pedro | CDT | Cabriz |
Vitória de Guimarães | Pepa | André André | Macron | Placard |
Vizela | Álvaro Pacheco | Marcos Paulo | Lacatoni | Vizela Tourism |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner | Date of vacancy | Pos in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paços de Ferreira | Pepa | Signed by Vitória de Guimarães | 1 July 2021 | Pre-season | Jorge Simão | 1 July 2021 | [10] |
Vitória de Guimarães | Moreno (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 1 July 2021 | Pepa | 1 July 2021 | [11] | |
Boavista | Jesualdo Ferreira | Mutual consent | 1 July 2021 | João Pedro Sousa | 1 July 2021 | [12][13] | |
Santa Clara | Daniel Ramos | 7 October 2021 | 15th | Nuno Campos | 12 October 2021 | [14][15] | |
B SAD | Petit | 19 October 2021 | 17th | Filipe Cândido | 19 October 2021 | [16] | |
Marítimo | Julio Velázquez | Sacked | 11 November 2021 | 17th | Vasco Seabra | 14 November 2021 | [17][18] |
Boavista | João Pedro Sousa | Mutual consent | 30 November 2021 | 11th | Petit | 30 November 2021 | [19] |
Moreirense | João Henriques | 30 November 2021 | 16th | Lito Vidigal | 4 December 2021 | [20][21] | |
Pacos de Ferreira | Jorge Simão | Sacked | 11 December 2021 | 13th | César Peixoto | 16 December 2021 | [22][23] |
Santa Clara | Nuno Campos | 13 December 2021 | 14th | Tiago Sousa (caretaker) | 13 December 2021 | [24] | |
Famalicão | Ivo Vieira | 19 December 2021 | 16th | Rui Pedro Silva | 19 December 2021 | [25] | |
Benfica | Jorge Jesus | Mutual consent | 27 December 2021 | 3rd | 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 |
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[]
Statistics[]
Top goalscorers[]
- As of 5 December 2021
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Darwin Núñez | Benfica | 13 |
Luis Díaz | Porto | ||
3 | Fran Navarro | Gil Vicente | 9 |
Ricardo Horta | Braga | ||
5 | Simon Banza | Famalicão | 8 |
6 | Mehdi Taremi | Porto | 7 |
Rafa Silva | Benfica | ||
8 | André Franco | Estoril | 6 |
Marcus Edwards | Vitória de Guimarães | ||
João Pedro | Tondela |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mehdi Taremi | Porto | Tondela | 3–1 (A) | 23 October 2021 |
João Pedro | Tondela | Marítimo | 4–2 (H) | 7 November 2021 |
Darwin Núñez | Benfica | B SAD | 7–0 (A) | 27 November 2021 |
Darwin Núñez | Benfica | Famalicão | 4–1 (A) | 13 December 2021 |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Top assists[]
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rafa Silva | Benfica | 13 |
2 | Otávio | Porto | 7 |
3 | Mehdi Taremi | Porto | 5 |
4 | Fábio Vieira | Porto | 4 |
Pêpê | Famalicão | ||
Iuri Medeiros | Braga | ||
Pedrinho | Gil Vicente | ||
Ibrahima Camará | Moreirense | ||
Ricardo Esgaio | Sporting | ||
Pablo Sarabia | Sporting | ||
Paulinho | Sporting | ||
André Franco | Estoril |
Clean sheets[]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Antonio Adán | Sporting CP | 10 |
2 | Samuel Portugal | Portimonense | 7 |
Matheus | Braga | ||
Diogo Costa | Porto | ||
5 | Odysseas Vlachodimos | Benfica | 5 |
André Ferreira | Paços de Ferreira | ||
7 | Matouš Trmal | Vitória de Guimarães | 4 |
8 | Victor Braga | Arouca | 3 |
Dani Figueira | Estoril | ||
Pedro Trigueira | Tondela | ||
Paulo Victor | Marítimo | ||
Rafael Bracali | Boavista |
Discipline[]
Player[]
- Most yellow cards: 8
- Willyan Rocha (Portimonense)
- Most red cards: 2
- Alfa Semedo (Vitória de Guimarães)
- Allano (Santa Clara)
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 | Lucas Veríssimo | Benfica | Antonio Adán | Sporting CP | Lucas Veríssimo | Benfica | Pedro Gonçalves | Sporting CP | Toni Martínez | Porto | Bruno Pinheiro | Estoril | Alex Grimaldo | Benfica |
September | Darwin Núñez | Benfica | Diogo Costa | Porto | Pedro Porro | Sporting CP | João Mário | Benfica | Darwin Núñez | Benfica | Jorge Jesus | Benfica | Gustavo Sauer | Boavista |
October/November | Luis Diaz | Porto | Antonio Adán | Sporting CP | Sebastian Coates | Sporting CP | Matheus Nunes | Sporting CP | Luis Diaz | Porto | Rúben Amorim | Sporting CP | 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[]
- ^ 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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