2008–09 Primeira Liga

The 2008–09 Primeira Liga was the 75th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 22 August 2008 and ended on 24 May 2009. Porto was the three-time defending champions and secured a fourth consecutive title for the second time in its history.

Primeira Liga
Season2008–09
Dates22 August 2008 – 24 May 2009
ChampionsPorto
24th title
RelegatedEstrela da Amadora
Trofense
Champions LeaguePorto
Sporting CP
Europa LeagueBenfica
Nacional
Braga
Paços de Ferreira
Matches played240
Goals scored552 (2.3 per match)
Average goals/game2.30
Best PlayerBruno Alves
Top goalscorerNenê (20 goals)
Biggest home winBraga 5–0 Estrela da Amadora
(27 October 2008)
Biggest away winMaritimo 0–6 Benfica
(12 July 2008)
Highest scoringPaços de Ferreira 3–4 Benfica (7 goals)
(22 September 2008)
Highest attendance60,022 (Benfica 2–0 Sporting CP)
(27 September 2008)

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Liga de Honra

União de Leiria have been relegated to the Liga de Honra after finishing in last place in 2007–08 Primeira Liga.

Boavista were also relegated as a punishment for their participation in a match fixing scandal in 2003–04 season. Accordingly, Paços de Ferreira, which was originally scheduled to be relegated, was saved from demotion.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

Leiria and Boavista were replaced by two promoted teams from Liga de Honra. The first was Trofense, which clinched the second level title. This was its first appearance in Primeira Liga.

Trofense was accompanied by Rio Ave, which returned to the Primeira Liga after two seasons in the Liga de Honra.

Club information
Location of teams in the 2008–09 Liga
Club Head Coach City Stadium 2007–08 season
Académica Portugal Domingos Paciência Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 12th in the Liga
Belenenses Portugal Jaime Pacheco Lisbon Estádio do Restelo 8th in the Liga
Benfica Spain Quique Sánchez Flores Lisbon Estádio da Luz 4th in the Liga
Braga Portugal Jorge Jesus Braga Estádio AXA 7th in the Liga
Estrela da Amadora Angola Lázaro Amadora Estádio José Gomes 13th in the Liga
Leixões Portugal José Mota Matosinhos Estádio do Mar 14th in the Liga
Marítimo Portugal Carlos Carvalhal Funchal Estádio dos Barreiros 5th in the Liga
Nacional Portugal Manuel Machado Funchal Estádio da Madeira 10th in the Liga
Naval 1º de Maio Portugal Ulisses Morais Figueira da Foz Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa 11th in the Liga
Paços de Ferreira Portugal Paulo Sérgio Paços de Ferreira Estádio da Mata Real 15th in the Liga
Porto Portugal Jesualdo Ferreira Porto Estádio do Dragão 1st in the Liga
Rio Ave Portugal Carlos Brito Vila do Conde Estádio dos Arcos 2nd in Liga de Honra
Sporting CP Portugal Paulo Bento Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 2nd in the Liga
Trofense Portugal Tulipa Trofa Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense 1st in Liga de Honra
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Manuel Cajuda Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 3rd in the Liga
Vitória de Setúbal Portugal Carlos Cardoso Setúbal Estádio do Bonfim 6th in the Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 30 21 7 2 61 18 +43 70 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Sporting CP 30 20 6 4 45 20 +25 66 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Benfica 30 17 8 5 54 32 +22 59 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4 Nacional 30 15 7 8 47 32 +15 52
5 Braga 30 13 11 6 38 21 +17 50 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
6 Leixões 30 12 9 9 30 31 −1 45
7 Académica 30 10 9 11 28 32 −4 39
8 Vitória de Guimarães 30 10 8 12 32 36 −4 38
9 Marítimo 30 9 10 11 35 36 −1 37
10 Paços de Ferreira 30 9 7 14 37 42 −5 34[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
11 Estrela da Amadora (R) 30 8 10 12 26 38 −12 34[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Liga de Honra[lower-alpha 3]
12 Rio Ave 30 8 6 16 20 35 −15 30
13 Naval 1º de Maio 30 7 8 15 25 39 −14 29
14 Vitória de Setúbal 30 7 5 18 21 46 −25 26
15 Belenenses 30 5 9 16 28 52 −24 24
16 Trofense (R) 30 5 8 17 25 42 −17 23 Relegation to Liga de Honra
Source: lpfp.pt (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
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Paços de Ferreira ahead of Estrela da Amadora on head-to-head record; Paços de Ferreira–Estrela da Amadora 1–0, Estrela da Amadora–Paços de Ferreira 0–2.
  2. Since Porto, winners of 2008–09 Taça de Portugal, already qualified for 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, cup runners-up Paços de Ferreira earned a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
  3. Estrela da Amadora were relegated after this season ended due to financial problems. Therefore, Belenenses was saved from relegation.[1]

Results
Home \ Away ACA BEL BEN BRA EST LEI MAR NAC NAV PAÇ POR RAV SCP TRO VGU VSE
Académica 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Belenenses 1–0 0–0 0–5 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–2 3–2 1–1 2–1
Benfica 0–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–1 2–2
Braga 1–1 2–0 1–3 5–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
Estrela da Amadora 1–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–4 2–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–0
Leixões 0–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–4 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–2 0–0
Marítimo 2–0 1–1 0–6 0–0 1–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 4–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 5–1
Nacional 3–1 4–2 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–4 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–0
Naval 1º de Maio 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–4 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 2–2
Paços de Ferreira 1–1 1–1 3–4 0–2 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0
Porto 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–3 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–0
Rio Ave 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 0–3 2–0 3–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–4 1–0
Sporting CP 0–0 2–0 3–2 2–3 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–1
Trofense 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–3 1–4 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–1
Vitória de Guimarães 3–2 3–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–1
Vitória de Setúbal 2–1 2–0 0–4 0–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 1–0 0–2 0–2 2–4
Source: lpfp.pt (in Portuguese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals[2]
1 Brazil Nenê Nacional 20
2 Brazil Liédson Sporting CP 17
Paraguay Óscar Cardozo Benfica 17
4 Argentina Ernesto Farías Porto 10
Senegal Baba Diawara Marítimo 10
Argentina Lisandro López Porto 10
7 Brazil William Paços de Ferreira 9
Argentina Lucho González Porto 9
9 Cameroon Albert Meyong Braga 8
Brazil Hulk Porto 8
Brazil Roberto Vitória de Guimarães 8

Awards

Awards
  • Primeira Liga Champions – Porto
  • Primeira Liga Top Scorer – Nenê (20 goals)
  • Primeira Liga Player of the Year – Bruno Alves
  • Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Year – Beto
  • Primeira Liga Referee of the Year – Olegário Benquerença

References
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  2. "Melhor marcador – Liga Sagres 2008–2009". lpfp.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  3. "Jogador do Mês de Setembro – Yebda" (in Portuguese). SJPF. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  4. "Jogador do Mês de Outubro – Braga" (in Portuguese). SJPF. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  5. "Jogador do Mês Novembro – Beto" (in Portuguese). SJPF. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  6. "Jogador do Mês Dezembro – Peskovic" (in Portuguese). SJPF. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  7. "Liedson recebe título de melhor jogador do mês" (in Portuguese). dn.sapo.pt. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  8. "Sindicato dos Jogadores distingue Hulk" (in Portuguese). futebolar.portugalmail.pt. 18 March 2009. Archived from the original on 24 December 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  9. "Baba é o rei de Março" (in Portuguese). infordesporto.sapo.pt. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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