| Season | 1941–42 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Benfica 4th title |
| Matches | 132 |
| Goals | 695 (5.27 per match) |
1942–43 → | |
The 1941–42Primeira Divisão was the eighth season of top-tierfootball inPortugal. At the beginning of the season, it was decided to expand the championship from 8 to 10 teams to admitBraga FA andAlgarve FA champions (until this season only the top teams from Porto, Coimbra, Lisboa and Setúbal's FA were admitted). Porto finished the regional championship in third place, which did not grant entry into the Primeira Divisão. However, a Primeira Divisão second expand (from 10 to 12) in the same season was decided, which allowed the club to participate.[1][2]
It was contested by 12 teams, andS.L. Benfica won the championship.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica(C) | 22 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 38 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 31 | +62 | 34 |
| 3 | Belenenses | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 30 |
| 4 | Porto | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 77 | 48 | +29 | 28 |
| 5 | Académica | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 26 |
| 6 | Barreirense | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 25 |
| 7 | Unidos de Lisboa | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 18 |
| 8 | Olhanense | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 83 | −41 | 14 |
| 9 | Carcavelinhos | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 73 | −38 | 14 |
| 10 | Académico | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 48 | 81 | −33 | 13 |
| 11 | Vitória de Guimarães | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 76 | −33 | 13 |
| 12 | Leça | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 82 | −53 | 11 |
| Home \ Away | ACA | ACD | BAR | BEL | BEN | CAR | LEÇ | OLH | POR | SCP | UNL | VGU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 6–3 | 10–1 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 9–1 | 6–2 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–3 | |
| Académico | 3–2 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 9–0 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Barreirense | 6–2 | 8–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 11–1 | |
| Belenenses | 4–0 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 9–0 | 6–2 | 7–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Benfica | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 8–1 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| Carcavelinhos | 1–3 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–1 | |
| Leça | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | |
| Olhanense | 3–2 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 1–2 | 6–2 | |
| Porto | 3–2 | 3–1 | 6–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 12–1 | 6–1 | 9–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Sporting CP | 3–1 | 11–2 | 7–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 14–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 9–1 | |
| Unidos de Lisboa | 2–3 | 10–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 5–1 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–3 |