| Season | 1971–72 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Benfica 19th title |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 638 (2.66 per match) |
1972–73 → | |
The 1971–72Primeira Divisão was the 38th 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 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 16 | +65 | 55 | Qualification toEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 62 | 16 | +46 | 45 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 43 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 4 | CUF Barreiro | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 37 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Porto | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 33 | |
| 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 30 | |
| 7 | Belenenses | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Barreirense | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 27 | |
| 9 | Farense | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 25 | |
| 10 | Atlético CP | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 25 | |
| 11 | Boavista | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 24 | |
| 12 | União de Tomar | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 23 | |
| 13 | Beira-Mar | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 23 | |
| 14 | Leixões | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 21 | |
| 15 | Académica(R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 21 | Relegation toSegunda Divisão |
| 16 | Tirsense(R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 66 | −40 | 19 |
| Home \ Away | ACA | ACP | BAR | BEM | BEL | BEN | BOA | CUF | FAR | LEI | POR | SCP | TIR | UTO | VGU | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Atlético CP | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
| Barreirense | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Beira Mar | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Belenenses | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Benfica | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Boavista | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| CUF Barreiro | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 2–2 | |
| Farense | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Leixões | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Porto | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Sporting CP | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Tirsense | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| União de Tomar | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 7–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 27 | |
| 2 | Vitória de Setúbal | 21 | |
| 3 | Porto | 19 | |
| 4 | Benfica | 18 | |
| Porto | |||
| 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 15 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | |||
| 8 | Vitória de Setúbal | 12 | |
| Académica de Coimbra | |||
| Fabril Barreiro | |||
| Barreirense |