| Season | 1976–77 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Benfica 23rd title |
| Relegated | Beira-Mar Montijo Leixões Atlético CP |
| European Cup | Benfica |
| Cup Winners' Cup | F.C. Porto |
| UEFA Cup | Sporting CP Boavista |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 616 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Fernando Gomes (26 goals) |
1977–78 → | |
The 1976–77Primeira Divisão was the 43rd season oftop-tierfootball inPortugal.
It was contested by 16 teams, andS.L. Benfica won the championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica(C) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 24 | +43 | 51 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 42 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Porto | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 27 | +45 | 41 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 4 | Boavista | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 34 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Académica | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 34 | |
| 6 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 32 | |
| 7 | Varzim | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 31 | |
| 8 | Braga | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 26 | |
| 10 | Belenenses | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 26 | |
| 11 | Estoril | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 25 | |
| 12 | Portimonense | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 25 | |
| 13 | Beira-Mar(R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 23 | Relegation toSegunda Divisão |
| 14 | Montijo(R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 23 | |
| 15 | Leixões(R) | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 23 | |
| 16 | Atlético CP(R) | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 68 | −45 | 15 |
| Home \ Away | ACA | ACP | BEM | BEL | BEN | BOA | BRA | EST | LEI | MON | PTM | POR | SCP | VAR | VGU | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Atlético CP | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–5 | |
| Beira-Mar | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Belenenses | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Benfica | 1–0 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Boavista | 4–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Braga | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
| Estoril | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | |
| Leixões | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Montijo | 0–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Portimonense | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Porto | 2–0 | 8–2 | 5–2 | 8–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | |
| Sporting CP | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | |
| Varzim | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 0–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 0–2 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 1–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 26 | |
| 2 | Benfica | 22 | |
| 3 | Sporting | 21 | |
| 4 | Vitória de Setúbal | 15 | |
| 5 | Sporting | 14 | |
| Boavista | |||
| 7 | Varzim | 13 | |
| Académica de Coimbra | |||
| Vitória de Guimarães | |||
| 10 | Vitória de Setúbal | 12 | |
| Montijo |