| Season | 1937–38 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Benfica 3rd title |
1938–39 (Primeira Divisão) → | |
The 1937–38Campeonato da Liga was the fourth season of top-tierfootball inPortugal. Although the first national competition (in a knock-out cup format) was still calledPortuguese Championship, the Primeira Liga winners are considered the national champions.[1]
It was contested by 8 teams, andS.L. Benfica won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica(C) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 23 |
| 2 | Porto | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 23 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 23 | +44 | 22 |
| 4 | Carcavelinhos | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 36 | −18 | 11 |
| 5 | Belenenses | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 10 |
| 6 | Académica | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 10 |
| 7 | Barreirense | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 8 |
| 8 | Académico | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 51 | −36 | 5 |
| Home \ Away | ACA | ACD | BAR | BEL | BEN | CAR | POR | SCP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–4 | |
| Académico | 1–5 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Barreirense | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | |
| Belenenses | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 5–6 | |
| Benfica | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Carcavelinhos | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Porto | 5–1 | 7–2 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Sporting CP | 7–1 | 6–0 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 13–0 | 6–1 |