| Season | 1959–60 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Benfica 10th title |
| Relegated | Vitória de Setúbal Boavista |
| European Cup | Benfica Sporting CP |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 599 (3.29 per match) |
1960–61 → | |
The 1959–60Primeira Divisão was the 26th 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 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 27 | +48 | 45 | Qualified for theEuropean Cup |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 82 | 20 | +62 | 43 | |
| 3 | Belenenses | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 36 | |
| 4 | Porto | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 30 | |
| 5 | CUF Barreiro | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 25 | |
| 6 | Académica | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 25 | |
| 7 | Vitória de Guimarães | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 23 | |
| 8 | Leixões | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 48 | 56 | −8 | 23 | |
| 9 | Sporting da Covilhã | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 22 | |
| 10 | Lusitano de Évora | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 21 | |
| 11 | Atlético | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 21 | |
| 12 | Braga | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 20 | |
| 13 | Vitória de Setúbal(R) | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 18 | Relegated toSegunda Divisão |
| 14 | Boavista(R) | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 81 | −54 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | ACA | ACP | BEL | BEN | BOA | BRA | CUF | LEX | LUS | POR | SCP | SCO | VGU | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 8–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Atlético CP | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Belenenses | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 8–0 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Benfica | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 9–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | |
| Boavista | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Braga | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | |
| CUF Barreiro | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Leixões | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Lusitano Évora | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Porto | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
| Sporting CP | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 | |
| Sporting da Covilhã | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 7–1 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 0–1 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–7 | 1–2 | 1–2 |