Liga Portugal
Season2023–24
Dates11 August 2023 – 19 May 2024
Matches played144
Goals scored419 (2.91 per match)
Top goalscorerSimon Banza
(14 goals)
Biggest home winGil Vicente 5–0 Portimonense
(12 August 2023)
Farense 5–0 Chaves
(26 August 2023)
Vitória de Guimarães 5–0 Chaves
(28 October 2023)
Braga 6–1 Portimonense
(4 November 2023)
Biggest away winRio Ave 0–4 Moreirense
(1 October 2023)
Boavista 0–4 Arouca
(3 December 2023)
Highest scoringGil Vicente 5–3 Estoril
(17 September 2023)
Longest winning run7 matches
Benfica
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Benfica
Longest winless run10 matches
Arouca
Longest losing run7 matches
Arouca
Highest attendance62,247
Benfica 1–0 Porto
(29 September 2023)
Lowest attendance1,037
Arouca 0–1 Moreirense
(27 October 2023)
Total attendance1,275,063 (108 matches)
Average attendance11,806
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 1 January 2024.

The 2023–24 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Betclic[1] for sponsorship reasons) is the 90th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs and the third season under the current Liga Portugal title. This is the seventh Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR).

Since Portugal dropped from sixth to seventh place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of 2022–23 season, only the two best-ranked teams can qualify for the UEFA Champions League (the champions enter directly into the group stage, and the runners-up enter the third qualifying round). The Taca de Portugal winner qualified to the UEFA Europa League group stage while the third-placed team qualify to the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round. The fourth-placed team, meanwhile, qualify to the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[2][3]

Teams

Changes

Moreirense, Farense (after a one and two years absence, respectively), and Estrela da Amadora (promoted for the first time in history in its current form founded in 2020 or after a fourteen-year absence if counting the club that disolved in 2011 due to bankruptcy) were promoted from the 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2, replacing Marítimo, Paços de Ferreira, and Santa Clara (relegated after thirty-eight, four, and five years on the top flight, respectively).

This season marks the first season of top-flight Portuguese football since the 1984-85 season where no teams from the Azores islands or Madeira have taken part.

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity 2022–23
Arouca Arouca Estádio Municipal de Arouca 5,000 5th
Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 64,642 1st
Boavista Porto Estádio do Bessa 28,263 9th
Braga Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,286 3rd
Casa Pia Lisbon Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior* 7,000 10th
Chaves Chaves Estádio Municipal Eng.º
Manuel Branco Teixeira		 8,400 7th
Estoril Estoril Estádio António Coimbra da Mota 8,015 14th
Estrela da Amadora Amadora Estádio José Gomes 7,000 3rd (LP2)
Famalicão Vila Nova de Famalicão Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho 5,307 8th
Farense Faro Estádio de São Luís 7,000 2nd (LP2)
Gil Vicente Barcelos Estádio Cidade de Barcelos 12,504 13th
Moreirense Moreira de Cónegos Parque de Jogos Comendador
Joaquim de Almeida Freitas		 6,153 1st (LP2)
Portimonense Portimão Estádio Municipal de Portimão 6,204 15th
Porto Porto Estádio do Dragão 50,033 2nd
Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estádio dos Arcos 5,300 12th
Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 50,095 4th
Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,000 6th
Vizela Vizela Estádio do FC Vizela 6,000 11th
    • Estádio Pina Manique official stadium, not licensed for competition

    Personnel and sponsors

    Team Manager Captain Kit
    Manufacturer    		 Main Sponsor
    Arouca Portugal Daniel Sousa Portugal David Simão Skita Construções
    Carlos Pinho
    Benfica Germany Roger Schmidt Argentina Nicolás Otamendi Adidas Emirates
    Boavista Portugal Ricardo Paiva Colombia Sebastián Pérez Kelme Placard
    Braga Portugal Artur Jorge Portugal Ricardo Horta Puma Moosh
    Casa Pia Portugal Pedro Moreira Brazil Ângelo Neto Adidas ESC Online
    Chaves Portugal Moreno Cape Verde João Correia Lacatoni Forte de São
    Francisco Hotel
    Estoril Portugal Vasco Seabra Portugal Dani Figueira Kappa Solverde
    Estrela da Amadora Portugal Sérgio Vieira Angola Kialonda Gaspar Umbro None
    Famalicão Portugal João Pedro Sousa Brazil Riccieli Macron Placard
    Farense Portugal José Mota Brazil Fabrício Isidoro Lacatoni Placard
    Gil Vicente Portugal Vítor Campelos Portugal Rúben Fernandes Lacatoni Barcelos Tourism
    Moreirense Portugal Rui Borges Brazil André Luís CDT Placard
    Portimonense Portugal Paulo Sérgio Brazil Carlinhos Mizuno Ceremony
    Porto Portugal Sérgio Conceição Portugal Pepe New Balance Betano
    Rio Ave Portugal Luís Freire Portugal Vítor Gomes Puma Solverde
    Sporting CP Portugal Rúben Amorim Uruguay Sebastián Coates Nike Betano
    Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Álvaro Pacheco Portugal André André Macron Placard
    Vizela Spain Rubén de la Barrera Portugal Samu Kappa Solverde

    Managerial changes

    Team Outgoing manager Manner Date of vacancy Pos in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Ref.
    Arouca Portugal Armando Evangelista Signed by Goiás 29 May 2023 Pre-season Portugal Daniel Ramos 29 May 2023 [4]
    Vizela Portugal Manuel Tulipa Mutual agreement 31 May 2023 Spain Pablo Villar 2 June 2023 [5]
    Moreirense Portugal Paulo Alves End of contract 11 May 2023 Portugal Rui Borges 1 July 2023 [6]
    Chaves Portugal Vítor Campelos 2 June 2023 Portugal José Gomes 16 June 2023 [7]
    Estoril Portugal Ricardo Soares Signed by Beijing Guoan 6 June 2023 Portugal Álvaro Pacheco 19 June 2023 [8]
    Gil Vicente Portugal Daniel Sousa End of contract 26 June 2023 Portugal Vítor Campelos 30 June 2023 [9]
    Vitória de Guimarães Portugal Moreno Resigned 13 August 2023 9th Brazil Paulo Turra 21 August 2023 [10]
    Chaves Portugal José Gomes Sacked 19 September 2023 18th Portugal Moreno 21 September 2023 [11]
    Estoril Portugal Álvaro Pacheco 24 September 2023 17th Portugal Vasco Seabra 25 September 2023 [12]
    Vitória de Guimarães Brazil Paulo Turra 3 October 2023 6th Portugal Álvaro Pacheco 4 October 2023 [13]
    Casa Pia Portugal Filipe Martins Resigned 12 November 2023 15th Portugal Pedro Moreira 21 November 2023 [14]
    Arouca Portugal Daniel Ramos Sacked 15 November 2023 18th Portugal Daniel Sousa 15 November 2023 [15]
    Boavista Portugal Petit Resigned 12 December 2023 10th Portugal Ricardo Paiva 29 December 2023 [16]
    Vizela Spain Pablo Villar 18 December 2023 17th Spain Rubén de la Barrera 19 December 2023 [17]

    League table

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
    1 Sporting CP 17 14 1 2 40 17 +23 43 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
    2 Benfica 17 13 3 1 35 11 +24 42 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
    3 Porto 17 12 2 3 25 12 +13 38 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
    4 Braga 17 10 3 4 40 25 +15 33 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
    5 Vitória de Guimarães 16 9 3 4 26 18 +8 30
    6 Moreirense 17 8 5 4 24 18 +6 29
    7 Famalicão 17 5 7 5 17 20 −3 22
    8 Farense 17 6 3 8 23 23 0 21
    9 Boavista 17 5 5 7 26 31 −5 20[lower-alpha 2]
    10 Casa Pia 17 5 4 8 18 23 −5 19
    11 Estrela da Amadora 17 4 6 7 18 24 −6 18[lower-alpha 3]
    12 Portimonense 17 5 3 9 18 36 −18 18[lower-alpha 3]
    13 Estoril 17 5 2 10 31 32 −1 17[lower-alpha 2]
    14 Arouca 16 4 4 8 22 23 −1 16[lower-alpha 4]
    15 Gil Vicente 17 4 4 9 27 31 −4 16[lower-alpha 4]
    16 Rio Ave 17 3 6 8 19 28 −9 15 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
    17 Vizela 17 2 7 8 16 27 −11 13 Relegation to Liga Portugal 2
    18 Chaves 17 3 2 12 18 44 −26 11
    Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024 (3 of 4 matches played). 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.
    Notes:
    1. ↑ The 2023–24 Taça de Portugal winners qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the third-placed team of the Primeira Liga if the Taça de Portugal winners finish in the top two).
    2. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Boavista 3, Estoril 0.
    3. 1 2 Head-to-head away goals scored: Estrela da Amadora 1, Portimonense 0.
    4. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Arouca 3, Gil Vicente 0.

    Results

    Home \ Away ARO BEN BOA BRA CAS CHA EST AMA FAM FAR GIL MOR PTM POR RAV SPO VSC VIZ
    Arouca — 0–3 0–1 0–1 0–2 4–3 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–2
    Benfica — 1–1 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 4–1 2–1 4–0
    Boavista 0–4 3–2 — 1–1 4–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1
    Braga 0–1 4–1 — 3–1 1–2 6–1 2–1 1–1 1–1
    Casa Pia 1–3 — 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1
    Chaves 0–2 2–4 1–3 — 2–2 4–2 1–2 0–3 2–1
    Estoril 0–1 1–2 4–0 4–0 — 4–0 1–3 2–0 2–2
    Estrela da Amadora 1–4 3–1 2–4 2–1 — 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1
    Famalicão 1–0 2–2 1–1 — 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–3 1–3
    Farense 2–0 3–1 0–3 5–0 0–0 — 1–0 2–3 1–2 0–0
    Gil Vicente 2–3 1–0 3–3 2–0 5–3 1–1 — 1–1 5–0 1–1
    Moreirense 0–0 1–1 2–3 1–4 1–0 — 5–2 1–2 1–0
    Portimonense 1–3 1–4 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 — 1–2
    Porto 1–1 a 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 — a
    Rio Ave 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–4 0–4 2–0 1–2 — 1–1
    Sporting CP 2–1 a 5–1 3–2 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 — 3–2
    Vitória de Guimarães 5–0 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 3–2 — 2–0
    Vizela 2–2 1–2 1–4 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–3 0–2 —
    Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source:
    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.

    Positions by round

    The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

    Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
    Sporting CP62332111112
    Porto83223233333
    Benfica1211544322221
    Boavista51411446689
    Braga14101198654544
    Vitória de Guimarães94155765456
    Famalicão76867578777
    Casa Pia2877681012131515
    Moreirense1314151016987655
    Gil Vicente17914910911121111
    Farense1717101510111313988
    Arouca456811121515181818
    Portimonense1818171713151210111010
    Vizela1113161314131416161414
    Estrela da Amadora151514121414151191012
    Rio Ave312131112161617171516
    Estoril109121617171718181613
    Chaves1616181818181814141717
    Leader and Champions League league phase
    Champions League third qualifying round
    Europa League second qualifying round
    Europa Conference League second qualifying round
    Relegation Play-off
    Relegation to Liga Portugal 2
    Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2023. Source:

    Statistics

    Top goalscorers

    Rank Player Club Goals[18]
    1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Simon Banza Braga 14
    2 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Sporting 11
    3 Spain Héctor Hernández Chaves 8
    Spain Rafa Mújica Arouca
    4 Portugal Ricardo Horta Braga 7
    Portugal Paulinho Sporting
    France Samuel Essende Vizela
    8 Slovakia Róbert Boženík Boavista 6
    Spain Cristo González Arouca
    Brazil André Luis Moreirense

    Hat-tricks

    PlayerForAgainstResultDate
    Spain Héctor Hernández Chaves Gil Vicente 4–2 (H) 7 October 2023
    Democratic Republic of the Congo Simon Banza Braga Portimonense 6–1 (H) 4 November 2023
    Spain Rafa Mújica Arouca Gil Vicente 3–0 (H) 16 December 2023
    Notes

    (H) – Home team
    (A) – Away team

    Top assists

    Rank Player Club Assists[19]
    1 Portugal Rodrigo Gomes Estoril 6
    Portugal Rafa Silva Benfica
    3 Japan Kanya Fujimoto Gil Vicente 5
    4 Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Sporting 4
    Brazil David Neres Benfica
    Portugal Tiago Silva Vitória de Guimarães
    Norway Fredrik Aursnes Benfica
    Portugal Gonçalo Costa Portimonense
    Guinea Morlaye Sylla Arouca
    Brazil Alan Moreirense
    Portugal Pedro Gonçalves Sporting

    Clean sheets

    Rank Player Club Clean

    sheets[20]

    1 Brazil Kewin Moreirense 8
    2 Ukraine Anatoliy Trubin Benfica 6
    3 Croatia Fabijan Buntić Vizela 5
    Cape Verde Bruno Varela Vitória de Guimarães
    Spain Antonio Adán Sporting
    Portugal Diogo Costa Porto
    7 Portugal Ricardo Velho Farense 4
    Angola Ricardo Batista Casa Pia
    Brazil Luiz Júnior Famalicão
    Brazil Marcelo Carné Estoril

    Discipline

    Player

    Club

    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 Portugal Paulinho Sporting Cape Verde Bruno Varela Vitória de Guimarães Spain Iván Marcano Porto Republic of the Congo Gaius Makouta Boavista Portugal Paulinho Sporting Portugal Petit Boavista Portugal Tiago Silva V. Guimarães
    September Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Sporting Brazil Luiz Júnior Famalicão Ivory Coast Ousmane Diomande Sporting Portugal João Neves Benfica Sweden Viktor Gyökeres Sporting Portugal Rúben Amorim Sporting Turkey Orkun Kökçü Benfica
    October/November Portugal António Silva Benfica Portugal Tiago Aguilar Moreirense[note 1] Portugal Rafael Barbosa Farense

    Number of teams by district

    Rank District Football Associations Number Teams
    1 Braga6Braga, Famalicão, Gil Vicente, Moreirense, Vitória de Guimarães and Vizela
    2 Lisbon5Benfica, Casa Pia, Estoril, Estrela da Amadora and Sporting CP
    3 Porto3Boavista, Porto and Rio Ave
    4 Faro2Farense and Portimonense
    5 Aveiro1Arouca
    Vila RealChaves

    Notes

    1. ↑ Aguilar was awarded the prize, due to Rui Borges not having the required coaching level to manage Moreirense

    References

    1. ↑ "Liga Portugal now is called Liga Portugal Betclic". Record. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
    2. ↑ "Portugal Drop to Seventh Place in the Coefficient Rankings and Will Lose a UEFA Champions League Spot From 2024/25". PRÓXIMA JORNADA. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
    3. ↑ "Extra Champions League spot for the Netherlands after Sporting's loss | NL Times". nltimes.nl. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
    4. ↑ "Oficial: Daniel Ramos sucede a Armando Evangelista e é o novo treinador do Arouca" [Official: Daniel Ramos succeeds Armando Evangelista and is Arouca's new manager]. SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
    5. ↑ "Vizela apresenta treinador espanhol como sucessor de Tulipa" [Vizela announces Spanish manager as Tulipa' successor] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
    6. ↑ Lopes, Ricardo (4 July 2023). "Rui Borges é o sucessor de Paulo Alves no Moreirense" [Rui Borges is Paulo Alves' successor in Moreirense]. Bola na Rede (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
    7. ↑ "José Gomes sucede a Vítor Campelos no comando técnico do Desportivo de Chaves" [José Gomes succeds Vítor Campelos in technical command of Desportivo de Chaves]. Observador (in European Portuguese). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
    8. ↑ "Estoril: Álvaro Pacheco sucede a Ricardo Soares" [Estoril: Álvaro Pacheco succeeds Ricardo Soares]. Maisfutebol (in European Portuguese). 17 June 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
    9. ↑ "Vítor Campelos apresentado como treinador do Gil Vicente" [Vítor Campelos announced as Gil Vicente manager] (in European Portuguese). RTP Desporto. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
    10. ↑ "Oficial: Paulo Turra é o sucessor de Moreno no Vitória" [Official: Paulo Turra is Moreno's successor at Vitória] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
    11. ↑ "Moreno substitui José Gomes no comando técnico do Chaves" [Moreno replaces José Gomes in Chaves' technical command] (in European Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
    12. ↑ "Vasco Seabra é o sucessor de Álvaro Pacheco no Estoril" [Vasco Seabra is Álvaro Pacheco's successor at Estoril] (in European Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
    13. ↑ "Álvaro Pacheco sucede a Paulo Turra como treinador do Vitória de Guimarães" [Álvaro Pacheco succeeds Paulo Turra as Vitória de Guimarães manager] (in European Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 4 October 2023.
    14. ↑ "Casa Pia oficializa treinador Pedro Moreira como sucessor de Filipe Martins" [Casa Pia announces manager Pedro Moreira as Filipe Martins' successor]. Observador (in European Portuguese). 21 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
    15. ↑ "OFICIAL: Daniel Sousa é o novo treinador do Arouca" [OFFICIAL: Daniel Sousa is Arouca's new manager]. Maisfutebol (in European Portuguese). 15 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
    16. ↑ "Boavista: Ricardo Paiva é o eleito para substituir Petit" [Boavista: Ricardo Paiva is chosen to replace Petit]. A Bola (in European Portuguese). 29 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
    17. ↑ "Oficial: Vizela confirma Rubén de la Barrera" [Official: Vizela confirms Rubén de la Barrera] (in European Portuguese). A Bola. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
    18. ↑ "Liga Betclic - Melhores marcadores & assistências". Liga Betclic. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
    19. ↑ "Liga Betclic - Melhores marcadores & assistências". Liga Betclic. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
    20. ↑ "Clean Sheets – Liga Portugal". fotmob.com. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
    21. ↑ "Yellow Cards – Liga Portugal". fotmob.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
    22. ↑ "Red Cards – Liga Portugal". fotmob.com. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
    23. ↑ "Yellow Card – Club Stats – Liga Portugal". fotmob.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
    24. ↑ "Red Card – Club Stats – Liga Portugal". Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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