| Season | 1970–71 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Benfica 18th title |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 426 (2.34 per match) |
1971–72 → | |
The 1970–71Primeira Divisão was the 37th season oftop-tierfootball inPortugal.
It was contested by 14 teams, andS.L. Benfica won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica(C) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 62 | 17 | +45 | 41 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 14 | +31 | 38 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | Porto | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 37 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Vitória de Setúbal | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 34 | |
| 5 | Académica | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 33 | |
| 6 | Boavista | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 38 | −20 | 22 | |
| 7 | Belenenses | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 22 | |
| 8 | CUF Barreiro | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 21 | |
| 9 | Tirsense | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 45 | −21 | 20 | |
| 10 | Barreirense | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 20 | |
| 11 | Farense | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 20 | |
| 12 | Vitória de Guimarães | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 19 | |
| 13 | Leixões | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 19 | |
| 14 | Varzim(R) | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 18 | Relegation toSegunda Divisão |
| Home \ Away | ACA | BAR | BEL | BEN | BOA | CUF | FAR | LEI | POR | SCP | TIR | VAR | VGU | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Barreirense | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | |
| Belenenses | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| Benfica | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Boavista | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| CUF Barreiro | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Farense | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Leixões | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Porto | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Sporting CP | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | |
| Tirsense | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Varzim | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 23 | |
| 2 | Vitória de Setúbal | 22 | |
| 3 | Benfica | 19 | |
| 4 | Porto | 18 | |
| 5 | Vitória de Setúbal | 12 | |
| 6 | Porto | 11 | |
| 7 | Académica de Coimbra | 10 | |
| 8 | Académica de Coimbra | 8 | |
| Leixões | |||
| Varzim |