2021–22 Primeira Liga

Liga Portugal
Season2021–22
Dates6 August 2021 – 15 May 2022
ChampionsPorto
30th title
RelegatedB SAD
Tondela
Moreirense
Champions LeaguePorto
Sporting CP
Benfica
Europa LeagueBraga
Europa Conference LeagueGil Vicente
Vitória de Guimarães
Matches played306
Goals scored807 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerDarwin Núñez
(26 goals)
Biggest home winPorto 7–0 Portimonense
(16 April 2022)
Biggest away winB SAD 0–7 Benfica
(27 November 2021)
Highest scoringBenfica 7–1 Marítimo
(19 December 2021)
Longest winning run16 matches
Porto[1]
Longest unbeaten run30 matches
Porto[1]
Longest winless run16 matches
Vizela[1]
Longest losing run6 matches
B SAD[1]
Highest attendance48,790
Benfica 1–3 Sporting CP[1]
(30 December 2021)
Lowest attendance439
Tondela 3–2 Famalicão
(25 September 2021)[note 1]
Total attendance2,364,659[1]
Average attendance7,482[1]

The 2021–22 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Bwin[2] for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs, and the first season under the current Liga Portugal title. 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 were the defending champions, having won their nineteenth Primeira Liga and their first title since the 2001–02 season at the previous season. Estoril, Vizela and Arouca joined as the promoted clubs from the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2. They replaced Farense, Nacional and Rio Ave, which were relegated to Liga Portugal 2 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]

Porto secured their 30th league title with one match remaining, following a 1–0 away victory over rivals Benfica on 7 May 2022.[6]

Teams

Eighteen teams compete in the league – the top fifteen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the LigaPro: Estoril,[7] Vizela[8] and Arouca.[9]

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

Location of teams in 2021–22 Primeira Liga (Mainland)
Location of teams in 2021–22 Primeira Liga (Madeira)
Location of teams in 2021–22 Primeira Liga (Azores)

Personnel and sponsors

Team Manager Captain Kit
Manufacturer 		Main Sponsor
Arouca Armando Evangelista Thales Oleques Skita Construções
Carlos Pinho
B-SAD Franclim Carvalho Afonso Taira Kelme Betway
Benfica Nélson Veríssimo 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 Barcelos Tourism
Marítimo Vasco Seabra Edgar Costa Nike Betano
Moreirense Ricardo Sá Pinto Lazar Rosić CDT Placard
Paços de Ferreira César Peixoto Marco Baixinho Joma Solverde
Portimonense Paulo Sérgio Pedro Sá Mizuno McDonald's
Porto Sérgio Conceição Pepe New Balance MEO
Santa Clara Mário Silva Anderson Carvalho Kelme Solverde
Sporting CP Ruben Amorim Sebastián Coates Nike Betano
Tondela Nuno Campos 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.
Pacos 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]
Moreirense Lito Vidigal Sacked 5 January 2022 16th Ricardo Sá Pinto 7 January 2022 [27][28]
Santa Clara Tiago Sousa End of caretaker spell 10 January 2022 14th Mário Silva 10 January 2022 [29]
B-SAD Filipe Cândido Resigned 11 January 2022 18th Franclim Carvalho 11 January 2022 [30]
Tondela Pako Ayestarán Sacked 16 March 2022 16th Nuno Campos 16 March 2022 [31][32]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Porto (C) 34 29 4 1 86 22 +64 91 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Sporting CP 34 27 4 3 73 23 +50 85
3 Benfica 34 23 5 6 78 30 +48 74 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Braga 34 19 8 7 52 31 +21 65 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5 Gil Vicente 34 13 12 9 47 42 +5 51 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a]
6 Vitória de Guimarães 34 13 9 12 50 41 +9 48 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[a]
7 Santa Clara 34 9 13 12 38 54 −16 40
8 Famalicão 34 9 12 13 45 51 −6 39[b]
9 Estoril 34 9 12 13 36 43 −7 39[b]
10 Marítimo 34 9 11 14 39 44 −5 38[c]
11 Paços de Ferreira 34 9 11 14 29 44 −15 38[c]
12 Boavista 34 7 17 10 39 52 −13 38[c]
13 Portimonense 34 10 8 16 31 45 −14 38[c]
14 Vizela 34 7 12 15 37 58 −21 33
15 Arouca 34 7 10 17 30 54 −24 31
16 Moreirense (R) 34 7 8 19 33 51 −18 29 Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
17 Tondela (R) 34 7 7 20 41 67 −26 28 Relegation to Liga Portugal 2
18 B-SAD (R) 34 5 11 18 23 55 −32 26
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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Since the winners of the 2021–22 Taça de Portugal, Porto, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the fourth-placed team (Europa Conference League third qualifying round) was passed to the fifth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the fifth-placed team (Europa Conference League second qualifying round) was passed to the sixth-placed team.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Famalicão 4, Estoril 1.
  3. ^ a b c d Head-to-head points: Marítimo 10, Paços de Ferreira 8, Boavista 7, Portimonense 6.

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 21 and 29 May 2022 between Moreirense who finished 16th in the Primeira Liga and Chaves who finished 3rd in Liga Portugal 2.

All times are WEST (UTC+1).

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Chaves 2–1 Moreirense 2–0 0–1
Chaves2–0Moreirense
João Teixeira 15'
João Correia 67'		 Report
Attendance: 4,416
Referee: Hugo Miguel
Moreirense1–0Chaves
Paulinho 25' Report
Attendance: 4,051
Referee: António Nobre

Chaves won 2–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2022–23 Primeira Liga; Moreirense were relegated to 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2.

Results

Home \ Away ARO BEL BEN BOA BRA EST FAM GIL MAR MOR PAC PTM POR STA SPO TON VSC VIZ
Arouca — 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–6 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–4
Belenenses SAD 2–1 — 0–7[a] 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–4 2–1 1–4 0–2 1–0 1–0
Benfica 2–0 3–1 — 3–1 6–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 7–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–0 1–1
Boavista 1–0 0–0 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–5 1–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2
Braga 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–2 — 2–0 2–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–0 4–1
Estoril 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–0 — 2–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–3 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2
Famalicão 0–0 1–0 1–4 1–2 3–2 3–1 — 2–2 0–0 5–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1
Gil Vicente 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 0–0 4–0 — 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–3 3–0 3–2 2–2
Marítimo 2–2 1–1 0–1 4–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 — 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–3 0–1 2–0
Moreirense 2–1 4–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 — 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–1 4–1
Paços de Ferreira 0–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–3 2–0 0–1 2–0 2–1 — 1–1 2–4 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 2–1
Portimonense 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 — 0–3 2–1 2–3 1–2 1–1 0–0
Porto 3–0 2–0 3–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 7–0 — 3–0 2–2 4–0 2–1 4–2
Santa Clara 2–1 0–0 0–5 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–3 — 3–2 2–2 1–0 3–1
Sporting CP 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 — 2–0 1–0 3–0
Tondela 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–3 4–2 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–3 3–0 1–3 — 1–1 2–3
Vitória de Guimarães 1–3 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 5–2 — 4–0
Vizela 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–1 3–2 —
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 Belenenses 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. Belenenses SAD originally fielded nine players after most of their team tested positive for COVID-19 before the match. In the return for the second half, two Belenenses 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.[33]

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Darwin Núñez Benfica 26
2 Mehdi Taremi Porto 20
3 Ricardo Horta Braga 19
4 Fran Navarro Gil Vicente 16
5 Pablo Sarabia Sporting 15
Óscar Estupiñán Vitória de Guimarães
7 Luis Díaz Porto 14
Evanilson Porto
Simon Banza Famalicão
10 Samuel Lino Gil Vicente 12

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Primeira Liga 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
Paulinho Sporting Portimonense 3–2 (H) 29 December 2021
Vitinha Braga Arouca 6–0 (A) 30 December 2021
Evanilson Porto B SAD 4–1 (A) 16 January 2022
Darwin Núñez Benfica B SAD 3–1 (H) 9 April 2022
Joel Tagueu Marítimo Boavista 4–0 (H) 16 April 2022
Mehdi Taremi Porto Portimonense 7–0 (H) 16 April 2022
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Antonio Adán Sporting CP 17
2 Diogo Costa Porto 15
Matheus Braga
4 André Ferreira Paços de Ferreira 10
Odysseas Vlachodimos Benfica
Dani Figueira Estoril
Samuel Portugal Portimonense
8 Paulo Victor Marítimo 9
Marco Pereira Santa Clara
10 Luiz Júnior Famalicão 8
Luiz Felipe B SAD

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 Lucas Veríssimo Benfica Antonio Adán Sporting CP Lucas Veríssimo Benfica Pedro Gonçalves Sporting CP Toni Martínez Porto Bruno Pinheiro Estoril Álex Grimaldo Benfica
September Darwin Núñez Diogo Costa Porto Pedro Porro Sporting CP João Mário Benfica Darwin Núñez Benfica Jorge Jesus Benfica Gustavo Sauer Boavista
October/November Luis Díaz Porto Antonio Adán Sporting CP Sebastián Coates Matheus Nunes Sporting CP Luis Díaz Porto Ruben Amorim Sporting CP Luis Díaz Porto
December Vitinha Diogo Costa Porto Gonçalo Inácio Vitinha Porto Sérgio Conceição Porto Arsénio Arouca
January Chancel Mbemba Porto Evanilson Ricardo Soares Gil Vicente Evanilson Porto
February Pedrinho Gil Vicente Matheus Reis Sporting Pedrinho Gil Vicente Ricardo Horta Braga Ricardo Horta Braga
March Vitinha Porto Vitinha Porto Islam Slimani Sporting Sérgio Conceição Porto Rafa Silva Benfica
April Ricardo Horta Braga Matheus Braga David Carmo Braga Fábio Vieira Porto Ricardo Horta Braga Carlos Carvalhal Braga André Silva Arouca

Annual awards

Award Winner Club
Player of the Season Darwin Núñez[34] Benfica
Manager of the Season Sérgio Conceição[35] Porto
Goal of the Season André Silva[36] Arouca
Young Player of the Season Vitinha[37] Porto
Top scorer Darwin Núñez[38] Benfica
Neno Club Fair-Play Prize Benfica
Team of the Year[39]
Team of the Year
Goalkeeper Diogo Costa (Porto)
Defence Pedro Porro (Sporting CP) Pepe (Porto) Chancel Mbemba (Porto) Matheus Reis (Sporting CP)
Midfield Ricardo Horta (Braga) Matheus Nunes (Sporting CP) Otávio (Porto) Vitinha (Porto) Darwin Núñez (Benfica)
Attack Mehdi Taremi (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 Belenenses 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

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