| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 August 2009 – 9 May 2010 |
| Champions | Benfica 32nd title |
| Relegated | Leixões Belenenses |
| Champions League | Benfica Braga |
| Europa League | Porto Sporting CP Marítimo |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 601 (2.5 per match) |
| Best Player | David Luiz |
| Top goalscorer | Óscar Cardozo (26 goals)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Benfica 8–1V. Setúbal (31 August 2009)[2] |
| Biggest away win | Marítimo 0–5Benfica (17 January 2010)[3] |
| Highest scoring | Benfica 8–1V. Setúbal (31 August 2009)[2] (9 goals) |
| Longest winning run | Benfica 9 games (13 February 2010 – 24 April 2010) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Benfica 19 games (1 November 2009 – 24 April 2010) |
| Longest losing run | Belenenses 7 games (17 January 2010 – 7 March 2010) |
| Highest attendance | Benfica 2–1Rio Ave (64,103) (9 May 2010)[4] |
| Lowest attendance | Naval 1–0Leiria (397) (12 March 2010)[5] |
| Average attendance | 10,901 |
2010–11 → | |
The2009–10 Primeira Liga (also known as theLiga Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 76th season of thePrimeira Liga, the top professional league for Portugueseassociation football clubs. It began on 16 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010.
Benfica won their 32nd league title after a 2–1 home victory overRio Ave on the last matchday.[6][7] Benfica strikerÓscar Cardozo was the top scorer with 26 goals.
Trofense have been relegated to theLiga de Honra after finishing the2008–09 season in 16th and last place. Trofense were to be accompanied byBelenenses, who finished in 15th place. Belenenses were ending a ten-year stretch in the Portuguese top-level league, while Trofense returned to the Liga da Honra after just one year in the top flight.
Estrela da Amadora, however, who finished last season in 11th place, have been relegated for economic problems to the Liga Vitalis. Therefore, Belenenses' relegation has been reversed and they will participate in the Liga Sagres once more.[8]
The relegated teams were replaced byLiga Vitalis 2008–09 championsOlhanense and runners-upUnião de Leiria. Olhanense returned to the top-flight after 34 years, while Leiria was back after a one-year hiatus.
Based onUEFA coefficients, Portugal finished in tenth place of the UEFA country ranking after the 2008–09 season.[9] As a result, the Portuguese league will lose one qualification spot for the2010–11 UEFA Europa League. The third-placed team will now qualify for thethird qualification round instead of the play-off round. The fourth-placed team will enter the competition in thesecond qualification round while the fifth place will not initially qualify for any European competitions via league placement. However, this may change during the course of the season depending on the league performance of both2009–10 Cup of Portugal finalists.
| Team | Captain | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | Lacatoni | Dolce Vita | ||
| Belenenses | Lacatoni | n/a | ||
| Benfica | Adidas | Front:TMN(home) /MEO(away) | Back:Sagres | ||
| Braga | Macron | AXA | ||
| Leixões | Sport Zone | Cepsa | ||
| Marítimo | Lacatoni | BANIF | ||
| Nacional | Legea | BANIF | ||
| Naval 1º de Maio | Desportreino | Motéis Algarve Sol | ||
| Olhanense | Sport Zone | n/a | ||
| Paços de Ferreira | Diadora | Capital do Móveis: Paços de Ferreira | ||
| Porto | Nike | Front:TMN(home) /MEO(away) | Back:Super Bock | ||
| Rio Ave | Lacatoni | Nassica: Vila do Conde | ||
| Sporting CP | Puma | Front:TMN(home) /MEO(away) | BackSuper Bock | ||
| União de Leiria | Legea | n/a | ||
| Vitória de Guimarães | Lacatoni | Finibanco | ||
| Vitória de Setúbal | Lacatoni | n/a |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica(C) | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 78 | 20 | +58 | 76 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Braga | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 71 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Porto | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 70 | 26 | +44 | 68 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round[a] |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 48 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Marítimo | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 41[b] | Qualification toEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 41[b] | |
| 7 | Nacional | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 39 | |
| 8 | Naval 1º de Maio | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 36 | |
| 9 | União de Leiria | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 35[c] | |
| 10 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 35[c] | |
| 11 | Académica | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 33 | |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 31 | |
| 13 | Olhanense | 30 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 29 | |
| 14 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 25 | |
| 15 | Belenenses(R) | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 23 | Relegation toLiga de Honra |
| 16 | Leixões(R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 21 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Belenenses | 11 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Benfica | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Braga | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Leixões | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Marítimo | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Nacional | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Naval 1º de Maio | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Olhanense | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Porto | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Rio Ave | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Sporting CP | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| União de Leiria | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 15 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Leader | |
| 2nd place | |
| 3rd place |
| Home \ Away | ACA | BEL | BEN | BRA | LEI | MAR | NAC | NAV | OLH | PAÇ | POR | RAV | SCP | ULE | VGU | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Belenenses | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Benfica | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–1 | |
| Braga | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |
| Leixões | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Marítimo | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Nacional | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Naval 1º de Maio | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Olhanense | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Paços de Ferreira | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–3 | |
| Porto | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Rio Ave | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Sporting CP | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| União de Leiria | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–3 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 |
Source:Liga Sagres – Top Goalscorers (Portuguese)
SJPF Player of the Month[edit]
| SJPF Young Player of the Month[edit]
| SJPF Fair Play Award[edit]
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TheLPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year was awarded toDavid Luiz ofBenfica.[60]
TheLPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year was awarded toFábio Coentrão of Benfica.[60]
TheLPFP Primeira Liga Manager of the Year was awarded toJorge Jesus of Benfica.[60]
TheLPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Manager of the Year was awarded toAndré Villas-Boas ofAcadémica.[60]