2011–12 Primeira Liga

The 2011–12 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 14 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012.[2] 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. Porto were the defending champions and secured their 26th and second consecutive league title. Óscar Cardozo and Lima, respectively Benfica's and Braga's strikers, were the joint top scorers with 20 goals.

Primeira Liga
Season2011–12
Dates12 August 2011 – 13 May 2012
ChampionsPorto
26th title
RelegatedUnião de Leiria
Feirense
Champions LeaguePorto
Benfica
Braga
Europa LeagueAcadémica
Sporting CP
Marítimo
Matches played240
Goals scored634 (2.64 per match)
Best PlayerHulk
Top goalscorerÓscar Cardozo
Lima
(20 goals each)
Best goalkeeperRui Patrício
Biggest home winPorto 5−0 Nacional
Sporting CP 6−1 Gil Vicente
Sporting CP 5−0 Vitória de Guimarães
Biggest away winPaços de Ferreira 1−5 Vitória de Guimarães
União de Leiria 0−4 Benfica
União de Leiria 0−4 Feirense
Highest scoringOlhanense 4−4 Nacional
Longest winning runBraga 13 games
(9 December 2011–26 March 2012)
Longest unbeaten runBenfica 18 games
(12 August 2011–11 February 2012)
Longest winless runAcadémica 16 games
(18 December 2011–30 April 2012)
Longest losing runAcadémica 6 games
(18 March 2012–30 April 2012)
Total attendance2,629,950[1]
Average attendance10,958[1]

Teams

Sixteen teams contested the league, fourteen of which already contested in the 2010–11 season and two of which were promoted from the 2010–11 Liga de Honra. The two teams relegated following the 2010–11 season were Portimonense, which returned to the Liga de Honra just a year after promotion, and Naval, returning to the second tier after a six-year stay. Replacing them in the top flight were Liga de Honra champions Gil Vicente, competing in their 14th Liga season after returning from a five-year absence, and Feirense, who were in the top division for the fourth time and the first since the 1989–90 season.

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in Liga Zon Sagres 2011–12
Location of teams in Liga Zon Sagres 2011–12
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2010–11 Current
Spell
Académica Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 30,210 14th 2002–03
Beira-Mar Aveiro Estádio Municipal de Aveiro 30,127 13th 2010–11
Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 65,467 Runner-up 1934–35
Braga Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,152 3rd 1974–75
Feirense Santa Maria da Feira Estádio Marcolino de Castro 4,667 Liga de Honra Runner-up 2011–12
Gil Vicente Barcelos Estádio Cidade de Barcelos 12,374 Liga de Honra Champion 2011–12
Marítimo Funchal Estádio dos Barreiros 8,922 9th 1985–86
Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,132 6th 2002–03
Olhanense Olhão Estádio José Arcanjo 11,622 11th 2009–10
Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Estádio da Mata Real 5,255 7th 2005–06
Porto Porto Estádio do Dragão 50,399 Champion 1934–35
Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estádio dos Arcos 12,815 8th 2008–09
Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 50,080 4th 1934–35
União de Leiria Leiria Estádio Municipal da Marinha Grande 8,378 10th 2009–10
Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,165 5th 2007–08
Vitória de Setúbal Setúbal Estádio do Bonfim 18,692 12th 2004–05

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Académica Portugal Pedro Emanuel Portugal Orlando Lacatoni EFAPEL
Beira-Mar Portugal Rui Bento Portugal Hugo Vieira Joma Diatosta
Benfica Portugal Jorge Jesus Brazil Luisão Adidas TMN (H) / MEO (A)
Braga Portugal Leonardo Jardim Brazil Alan Macron AXA
Feirense Portugal Quim Machado Brazil Luciano Adidas E.Leclerc / BetClic
Gil Vicente Portugal Paulo Alves Portugal Paulo Arantes Madsport GIVEC / Águas de Barcelos / Glassdrive
Marítimo Portugal Pedro Martins Brazil João Guilherme Lacatoni Banif
Nacional Portugal Pedro Caixinha Brazil Felipe Lopes Joma Banif
Olhanense Portugal Sérgio Conceição Portugal Rui Duarte Lacatoni Ria Shopping
Paços de Ferreira Portugal Henrique Calisto Portugal Filipe Anunciação Lacatoni Capital do Móvel
Porto Portugal Vítor Pereira Brazil Helton Nike MEO (H) / TMN (A)
Rio Ave Portugal Carlos Brito Portugal José Gaspar Lacatoni Nassica
Sporting CP Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto Portugal Daniel Carriço Puma TMN (H) / MEO (A)
União de Leiria Portugal José Dominguez Cape Verde Marco Soares Joma Kia
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Rui Vitória Portugal João Alves Lacatoni Finibanco
Vitória de Setúbal Portugal Bruno Ribeiro Portugal Ricardo Silva Lacatoni Kia

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Porto Portugal André Villas-Boas Resigned/Signed by Chelsea 21 June 2011[3] Portugal Vítor Pereira 22 June 2011[4] Pre-season
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Manuel Machado Resigned 26 August 2011[5] Portugal Rui Vitória 30 August 2011[6] 16th
Paços de Ferreira Portugal Rui Vitória Signed by Vitória de Guimarães 30 August 2011[6] Portugal Luís Miguel 30 August 2011[7] 9th
União de Leiria Portugal Pedro Caixinha Sacked 6 September 2011[8] Portugal Vítor Pontes 8 September 2011[9] 16th
União de Leiria Portugal Vítor Pontes Resigned 26 September 2011[10] Portugal Manuel Cajuda 26 September 2011[10] 16th
Nacional Portugal Ivo Vieira Resigned 31 October 2011[11] Portugal Pedro Caixinha 31 October 2011[12] 12th
Paços de Ferreira Portugal Luís Miguel Sacked 27 November 2011[13] Portugal Henrique Calisto 30 November 2011[14] 16th
Olhanense Mozambique Daúto Faquirá Resigned 30 December 2011[15] Portugal Sérgio Conceição 1 January 2012[16] 10th
Sporting CP Portugal Domingos Paciência Sacked 13 February 2012[17] Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto 13 February 2012[17] 4th
Beira-Mar Portugal Rui Bento Resigned 26 February 2012[18] Portugal Ulisses Morais 27 February 2012[19] 13th
Feirense Portugal Quim Machado Sacked 2 April 2012[20] Portugal Henrique Nunes 2 April 2012[20] 16th

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 30 23 6 1 69 19 +50 75 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Benfica 30 21 6 3 66 27 +39 69
3 Braga 30 19 5 6 59 29 +30 62 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Sporting CP 30 18 5 7 47 26 +21 59 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5 Marítimo 30 14 8 8 41 38 +3 50 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
6 Vitória de Guimarães 30 14 3 13 40 40 0 45
7 Nacional 30 13 5 12 48 50 −2 44
8 Olhanense 30 9 12 9 36 38 −2 39
9 Gil Vicente 30 8 10 12 31 42 −11 34
10 Paços de Ferreira 30 8 7 15 35 53 −18 31
11 Vitória de Setúbal 30 8 6 16 24 49 −25 30
12 Beira-Mar 30 8 5 17 26 38 −12 29[lower-alpha 1]
13 Académica 30 7 8 15 27 38 −11 29[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
14 Rio Ave 30 7 7 16 33 42 −9 28
15 Feirense (R) 30 5 9 16 27 49 −22 24 Relegation to Segunda Liga
16 União de Leiria (R) 30 5 4 21 25 56 −31 19
Source: LPFP (in Portuguese)
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.
(Note: LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[21]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Beira-Mar ahead of Académica on head-to-head record; Académica–Beira-Mar 0–1, Beira-Mar–Académica 2–1
  2. Académica qualified for the group stage of 2012–13 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2011–12 Taça de Portugal.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Porto311111111111122222211112111111
Benfica432222222222211111122223222222
Braga843333344554443333333331333333
Sporting CP6912766433333334444444455544444
Marítimo81410544555445555555555544455555
Vitória de Guimarães166111312121416131089976666666666666666
Nacional8151516141412131012121514101181010878898777777
Olhanense68688786766710118978787777898888
Gil Vicente412711118998878891011979991189101111999
Paços de Ferreira1479101313151114161616161616161412121212121110111010121010
Vitória de Setúbal158127978991112121414151615161413141312989101111
Beira-Mar81056101010101211910789101113131314131414141213111212
Académica2244556767106667789101010101213131414151413
Rio Ave8111415161616151614151315121313121111111191011121312131314
Feirense813139911111215151314111312121314141515151616161615141515
União de Leiria141616141515131411131411131515141516151616161515151516161616
Leader
2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2012–13 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2012–13 Liga de Honra
Source: AllTimeSoccer.com

Results
Home \ Away ACA BEM BEN BRA FEI GVI MAR NAC OLH PAÇ POR RAV SCP ULE VGU VSE
Académica 0–1 0–0 0–0 4–0 0–2 0–1 4–0 0–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–2 1–0
Beira-Mar 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–3
Benfica 4–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 3–1 4–1 4–1 2–1 4–1 2–3 5–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1
Braga 2–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 5–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–0 3–0
Feirense 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–4 0–0 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 1–3 1–0
Gil Vicente 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–3 3–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 0–1
Marítimo 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 3–2 2–4 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Nacional 4–1 2–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–3 2–2 1–4 1–1
Olhanense 0–2 2–1 0–0 3–4 1–2 0–0 0–0 4–4 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–2
Paços de Ferreira 2–0 0–3 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–5 2–1
Porto 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 3–1 3–0
Rio Ave 0–0 4–0 2–2 0–0 2–2 2–0 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–5 2–3 2–0 0–1 3–0
Sporting CP 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 6–1 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 5–0 3–0
União de Leiria 1–2 0–0 0–4 1–0 0–4 0–0 1–3 2–3 1–3 2–4 2–5 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0
Vitória de Guimarães 1–2 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 3–2 3–0
Vitória de Setúbal 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–3 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
Source: LPFP (in Portuguese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals[22]
1 Paraguay Óscar Cardozo Benfica 20
Brazil Lima Braga 20
3 Brazil Hulk Porto 16
4 Netherlands Ricky van Wolfswinkel Sporting CP 14
5 Colombia James Rodríguez Porto 13
6 Portugal João Tomás Rio Ave 11
Brazil Edgar Vitória de Guimarães 11
Spain Nolito Benfica 11
9 Senegal Baba Diawara1 Marítimo 10
Brazil Claudemir Nacional 10
Brazil Bruno César Benfica 10
Paraguay Lorenzo Melgarejo Paços de Ferreira 10
Venezuela Mario Rondón Nacional 10
  • Last updated: 13 May 2012, 00:25 UTC

Assists table
Rank Player Club Assists[23]
1 Brazil Hulk Porto 10
2 Argentina Pablo Aimar Benfica 9
Brazil Danilo Dias Marítimo 9
4 Colombia James Rodríguez Porto 8
5 Argentina Nicolás Gaitán Benfica 7
Spain Nolito Benfica 7
Brazil Alan Braga 7
Portugal Wilson Eduardo Olhanense 7
Brazil Lima Braga 7
  • Last updated: 7 May 2012, 12:48 UTC

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Primeira Liga hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Brazil EdgarVitória de GuimarãesPaços de Ferreira5–14 November 2011
Brazil LimaBragaGil Vicente3–018 February 2012
Brazil KléberPortoRio Ave5-212 May 2012
Netherlands Ricky van WolfswinkelSporting CPBraga3-212 May 2012

Awards

Monthly awards

Portuguese Golden Ball

The Portuguese Golden Ball was given to James Rodríguez, the youngest player (21) to ever receive the award.[38]

LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year

The LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year was awarded to Hulk. He became the first player to win the award twice.[39]

LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year

The LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year was awarded to James Rodríguez.[39]

LPFP Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Year

The LPFP Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Year was awarded to Rui Patrício.[39]

LPFP Primeira Liga Manager of the Year

The LPFP Primeira Liga Coach of the Year was awarded to Vítor Pereira.[39]

LPFP Primeira Liga Fairplay Award

The LPFP Primeira Liga Fairplay Award was awarded to Rio Ave.[39]

Transfers
Main articles: List of Portuguese football transfers summer 2011 and List of Portuguese football transfers winter 2012

Notes
  • ^1 Baba moved to Sevilla during the winter transfer window.

References
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  14. "Henrique Calisto confirmado na Mata Real" [Henrique Calisto confirmed at Mata Real]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
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  16. "Sérgio Conceição é o novo treinador" [Sérgio Conceição is the new manager]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 1 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  17. "Domingos sai, Sá Pinto promovido" [Domingos leaves, Sá Pinto promoted]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
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  24. Wolfswinkel wins Best Player Award September (in Portuguese)
  25. Capel wins Best Player Award October (in Portuguese)
  26. Toscano wins Best Player Award November (in Portuguese)
  27. Buval wins Best Player Award December (in Portuguese)
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  29. Lima eleito melhor jogador de fevereiro pelo Sindicato Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  30. Mossoró eleito o melhor de março pelo Sindicato Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  31. Hulk eleito jogador do mês Archived 10 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  32. Wilson Eduardo wins Best Young Player Award September (in Portuguese)
  33. Gomes wins Best Young Player Award October (in Portuguese)
  34. [sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=noticiasdetalhe&id=7530&inter=0 Pinto wins Best Young Player Award November] (in Portuguese)
  35. Adrien wins Best Young Player Award December (in Portuguese)
  36. Candeias recebe prémio do Sindicato Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  37. Salvador Agra eleito o melhor jovem de março Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  38. FIFA.com
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