| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 August 2007 – 11 May 2008 |
| Champions | Porto (23rd title) |
| Relegated | Boavista União de Leiria |
| Champions League | Porto Sporting CP Vitória de Guimarães |
| UEFA Cup | Benfica Marítimo Vitória de Setúbal |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 554 (2.31 per match) |
| Best Player | Lisandro López |
| Top goalscorer | Lisandro López (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Porto 6–0Estrela da Amadora (5 April 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Vitória de Guimarães 0–5Porto (27 April 2008) |
| Highest scoring | Benfica 6–1Boavista (11 November 2007) Boavista 4–3Paços de Ferreira (3 February 2008) |
| Highest attendance | 60,116(Benfica 0–1Porto) (1 December 2007) |
2008–09 → | |
The2007–08 Primeira Liga was the74th edition of thePrimeira Liga, the top professional league for Portugueseassociation football clubs. It started on 17 August 2007 and ended on 11 May 2008, with the fixtures announced on 12 July 2007.Porto were the two-time defending champions, having won their 22nd title the previous season, and secured a third consecutive title for the second time in their history.
Porto andSporting CP were both qualified for the2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage;Benfica,Marítimo andVitória de Setúbal qualified for the2008–09 UEFA Cup; in opposite,Boavista andUnião de Leiria were relegated to theLiga de Honra.Lisandro López was the top scorer with 24 goals.
Desportivo das Aves andBeira-Mar were both consigned toLiga de Honra following their final classification in2006–07.
Desportivo das Aves and Beira-Mar will be replaced by two promoted teams from the Liga de Honra. The first isLeixões, who clinched the second level title, and are returning to the top level since their last participation in 1989. The other wasVitória de Guimarães, who managed to return to the Liga after a brief spell in the Liga de Honra.
| Club | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 20 August 2007 | 20 August 2007 | [1] [2] | ||
| Académica | 10 September 2007 | 11 September 2007 | [3] [4] | ||
| Naval 1° de Maio | 16 September 2007 | 4 October 2007 | [5] | ||
| Benfica | 9 March 2008 | 10 March 2008 | [6] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto[a](C) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 13 | +47 | 75 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 55 | |
| 3 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 53 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Benfica | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 52 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Marítimo | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 46 | |
| 6 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 45 | |
| 7 | Braga | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 41 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Belenenses[b] | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 40 | |
| 9 | Boavista(R) | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 36 | Relegation toLiga de Honra[c] |
| 10 | Nacional | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 35 | |
| 11 | Naval 1º de Maio | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 34 | |
| 12 | Académica | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 32 | |
| 13 | Estrela da Amadora | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 31 | |
| 14 | Leixões | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 26 | |
| 15 | Paços de Ferreira[d] | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 25 | |
| 16 | União de Leiria(R) | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 53 | −28 | 16 | Relegation toLiga de Honra |
| Home \ Away | ACA | BEL | BEN | BOA | EST | LEI | MAR | NAC | NAV | PAÇ | POR | SCP | BRA | ULE | VGU | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Belenenses | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3[a] | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Benfica | 0–3 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Boavista | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | |
| Estrela da Amadora | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Leixões | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Marítimo | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Nacional | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Naval 1º de Maio | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | |
| Paços de Ferreira | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Porto | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sporting CP | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Braga | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| União de Leiria | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Source: Footballzz[12]
| Name | Team | League Stats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |||
| Porto | 27 | 24 | ||
| SJPF Young Player of the Month[edit]
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| Month | Club |
|---|---|
| September | Sporting CP |
Source:sjpf.pt (Portuguese)
| # | Club | Average | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 38,632 | 50,199 |
| 2 | Benfica | 37,558 | 60,116 |
| 3 | Sporting | 29,381 | 40,659 |
| 4 | Vitória SC | 19,578 | 30,000 |
| 5 | Braga | 15,614 | 25,745 |
| 6 | Académica | 6,872 | 19,068 |
| 7 | Marítimo | 5,825 | 8,440 |
| 8 | Boavista | 5,386 | 17,875 |
| 9 | Leixões | 5,039 | 12,710 |
| 10 | Vitória FC | 3,256 | 4,850 |
| 11 | Os Belenenses | 2,810 | 7,889 |
| 12 | União de Leiria | 2,253 | 8,960 |
| 13 | Naval | 2,216 | 4,981 |
| 14 | Paços de Ferreira | 2,045 | 3,390 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 1,579 | 4,711 |
| 16 | Estrela da Amadora | 1,408 | 4,503 |
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