| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 August 2010 – 14 May 2011 |
| Champions | Porto 25th title |
| Relegated | Portimonense Naval 1º de Maio |
| Champions League | Porto Benfica |
| Europa League | Sporting CP Braga Vitória de Guimarães Nacional |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 584 (2.43 per match) |
| Best Player | Hulk |
| Top goalscorer | Hulk (23 goals)[1] |
| Best goalkeeper | Helton |
| Biggest home win | Porto 5–0Benfica Braga 5–0Académica |
| Biggest away win | P. Ferreira 1–6Rio Ave |
| Highest scoring | Benfica 5–2Rio Ave Portimonense 3–4V. Setúbal P. Ferreira 1–6Rio Ave |
| Longest winning run | Porto 16 games (6 December 2010 – 1 May 2011) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Porto 30 games (14 August 2010 – 14 May 2011) |
| Longest losing run | Rio Ave 5 games (18 December 2010 – 6 February 2011) |
| Highest attendance | Benfica 2–1Marítimo (54,991) (27 February 2011) |
| Lowest attendance | Naval 1–1Portimonense (316) (22 January 2011) |
| Total attendance | 2,419,683[2] |
| Average attendance | 10,082[2] |
2011–12 → | |
The2010–11 Primeira Liga (also known asLiga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th season of thePrimeira Liga, the top professional league for Portugueseassociation football clubs. It began on 15 August 2010 and ended on 14 May 2011. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which already took part in theprevious season and two of which were promoted from theLiga de Honra.Benfica were the defending champions but finished runners-up toPorto, who won their 25th league title in the club's first-everunbeaten season. Porto's forwardHulk was the top scorer with 23 goals.
Belenenses andLeixões were relegated at the end of the2009–10 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. Belenenses ended an 11-year spell at the highest level ofPortuguese football,[3] while Leixões returned to theLiga de Honra after three years.[4]
The two relegated teams were replaced by Liga de Honra championsBeira-Mar and runners-upPortimonense. Beira-Mar returned to the top-level league after three years of absence,[5] and Portimonense made their first appearance in their league since being relegated at the end of the1989–90 season.[6]
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | 2009–10 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | Coimbra | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | 30,210 | 11th |
| Beira-Mar | Aveiro | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro | 30,127 | Liga de Honra Champion |
| Benfica | Lisbon | Estádio da Luz | 65,400 | Champion |
| Braga | Braga | Estádio Municipal de Braga | 30,152 | Runner-up |
| Marítimo | Funchal | Estádio dos Barreiros | 8,922 | 5th |
| Nacional | Funchal | Estádio da Madeira | 5,132 | 7th |
| Naval 1º de Maio | Figueira da Foz | Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa | 12,630 | 8th |
| Olhanense | Olhão | Estádio José Arcanjo | 10,000 | 13th |
| Paços de Ferreira | Paços de Ferreira | Estádio da Mata Real | 5,255 | 10th |
| Portimonense | Portimão | Estádio Municipal de Portimão | 9,544 | Liga de Honra Runner-up |
| Porto | Porto | Estádio do Dragão | 50,399 | 3rd |
| Rio Ave | Vila do Conde | Estádio dos Arcos | 12,815 | 12th |
| Sporting CP | Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade | 50,080 | 4th |
| União de Leiria | Leiria | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | 30,000 | 9th |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 30,165 | 6th |
| Vitória de Setúbal | Setúbal | Estádio do Bonfim | 25,000 | 14th |
| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| União de Leiria | Sacked | 7 July 2010[7] | Off-season | 10 July 2010[8] | ||
| Marítimo | Sacked | 14 September 2010[9] | 15th | 14 September 2010[10] | ||
| Naval 1º de Maio | Sacked | 27 September 2010[11] | 14th | 6 October 2010[12] | ||
| Académica | Resigned | 21 December 2010 | 9th | 27 December 2010[13] | ||
| Naval 1º de Maio | Sacked | 19 December 2010 | 16th | 30 December 2010[14] | ||
| Portimonense | Sacked | 28 December 2010[15] | 16th | 29 December 2010[16] | ||
| Académica | Resigned | 20 February 2011[17] | 13th | 22 February 2011[18] | ||
| Sporting CP | Resigned | 26 February 2011[19] | 3rd | 26 February 2011[20] | ||
| Beira-Mar | Resigned | 28 February 2011[21] | 10th | 1 March 2011[22] | ||
| Vitória de Setúbal | Sacked | 1 March 2011[23] | 14th | 1 March 2011[24] | ||
| Nacional | Sacked | 13 March 2011[25] | 7th | 13 March 2011[26] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto(C) | 30 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 16 | +57 | 84 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Benfica | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 31 | +30 | 63 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 48 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round |
| 4 | Braga | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 46 | |
| 5 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 43 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Nacional | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 42 | Qualification toEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 41 | |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | |
| 9 | Marítimo | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 35[b] | |
| 10 | União de Leiria | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 35[b] | |
| 11 | Olhanense | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 34[c] | |
| 12 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 34[c] | |
| 13 | Beira-Mar | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 33 | |
| 14 | Académica | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 30 | |
| 15 | Portimonense(R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 49 | −20 | 25 | Relegation toLiga de Honra |
| 16 | Naval 1º de Maio(R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 23 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Benfica | 11 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sporting CP | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Braga | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Nacional | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Rio Ave | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Marítimo | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| União de Leiria | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Olhanense | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Beira-Mar | 7 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Académica | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Portimonense | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Naval 1º de Maio | 12 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| Leader | |
| 2nd place | |
| 3rd place |
| Home \ Away | ACA | BEM | BEN | BRA | MAR | NAC | NAV | OLH | PAÇ | PTM | POR | RAV | SCP | ULE | VGU | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Beira-Mar | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Benfica | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Braga | 5–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Marítimo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Nacional | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Naval 1º de Maio | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| Olhanense | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
| Paços de Ferreira | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Portimonense | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–4 | |
| Porto | 3–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Rio Ave | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
| Sporting CP | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| União de Leiria | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 2–1 |
Updated as of games played on 14 May 2011.
Source:LPFP(in Portuguese)
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| Month | Club |
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| September[41] | Nacional |
| October[42] | Sporting CP |
| November[43] | Olhanense |
| December | |
| January | |
| February[44] | Vitória de Guimarães |
| March[45] | União de Leiria |
| April[46] | Naval 1º de Maio |