| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 August 2011 – 13 May 2012 |
| Champions | Porto 26th title |
| Relegated | União de Leiria Feirense |
| Champions League | Porto Benfica Braga |
| Europa League | Académica Sporting CP Marítimo |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 634 (2.64 per match) |
| Best Player | Hulk |
| Top goalscorer | Óscar Cardozo Lima (20 goals each) |
| Best goalkeeper | Rui Patrício |
| Biggest home win | Porto 5−0Nacional Sporting CP 6−1Gil Vicente Sporting CP 5−0Vitória de Guimarães |
| Biggest away win | Paços de Ferreira 1−5Vitória de Guimarães União de Leiria 0−4Benfica União de Leiria 0−4Feirense |
| Highest scoring | Olhanense 4−4Nacional |
| Longest winning run | Braga 13 games (9 December 2011–26 March 2012) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Benfica 18 games (12 August 2011–11 February 2012) |
| Longest winless run | Académica 16 games (18 December 2011–30 April 2012) |
| Longest losing run | Académica 6 games (18 March 2012–30 April 2012) |
| Total attendance | 2,629,950[1] |
| Average attendance | 10,958[1] |
2012–13 → | |
The2011–12 Primeira Liga (also known asLiga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of thePrimeira Liga, the top professional league for Portugueseassociation football clubs. It began on 14 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012.[2] 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.Porto were the defending champions and secured their 26th and second consecutive league title.Óscar Cardozo andLima, respectivelyBenfica's andBraga's strikers, were the joint top scorers with 20 goals.
Sixteen teams contested the league, fourteen of which already contested in the2010–11 season and two of which were promoted from the2010–11 Liga de Honra. The two teams relegated following the 2010–11 season werePortimonense, which returned to the Liga de Honra just a year after promotion, andNaval, returning to the second tier after a six-year stay. Replacing them in the top flight were Liga de Honra championsGil Vicente, competing in their 14th Liga season after returning from a five-year absence, andFeirense, who were in the top division for the fourth time and the first since the1989–90 season.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | Lacatoni | EFAPEL | ||
| Beira-Mar | Joma | Diatosta | ||
| Benfica | Adidas | TMN (H) /MEO (A) | ||
| Braga | Macron | AXA | ||
| Feirense | Adidas | E.Leclerc /BetClic | ||
| Gil Vicente | Madsport | GIVEC / Águas de Barcelos / Glassdrive | ||
| Marítimo | Lacatoni | Banif | ||
| Nacional | Joma | Banif | ||
| Olhanense | Lacatoni | Ria Shopping | ||
| Paços de Ferreira | Lacatoni | Capital do Móvel | ||
| Porto | Nike | MEO (H) / TMN (A) | ||
| Rio Ave | Lacatoni | Nassica | ||
| Sporting CP | Puma | TMN (H) / MEO (A) | ||
| União de Leiria | Joma | Kia | ||
| Vitória de Guimarães | Lacatoni | Finibanco | ||
| Vitória de Setúbal | Lacatoni | Kia |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto | Resigned/Signed byChelsea | 21 June 2011[3] | 22 June 2011[4] | Pre-season | ||
| Vitória de Guimarães | Resigned | 26 August 2011[5] | 30 August 2011[6] | 16th | ||
| Paços de Ferreira | Signed byVitória de Guimarães | 30 August 2011[6] | 30 August 2011[7] | 9th | ||
| União de Leiria | Sacked | 6 September 2011[8] | 8 September 2011[9] | 16th | ||
| União de Leiria | Resigned | 26 September 2011[10] | 26 September 2011[10] | 16th | ||
| Nacional | Resigned | 31 October 2011[11] | 31 October 2011[12] | 12th | ||
| Paços de Ferreira | Sacked | 27 November 2011[13] | 30 November 2011[14] | 16th | ||
| Olhanense | Resigned | 30 December 2011[15] | 1 January 2012[16] | 10th | ||
| Sporting CP | Sacked | 13 February 2012[17] | 13 February 2012[17] | 4th | ||
| Beira-Mar | Resigned | 26 February 2012[18] | 27 February 2012[19] | 13th | ||
| Feirense | Sacked | 2 April 2012[20] | 2 April 2012[20] | 16th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto(C) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 69 | 19 | +50 | 75 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Benfica | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 69 | |
| 3 | Braga | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 62 | Qualification toChampions League play-off round |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 59 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round |
| 5 | Marítimo | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 50 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 45 | |
| 7 | Nacional | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 44 | |
| 8 | Olhanense | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 34 | |
| 10 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 31 | |
| 11 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 30 | |
| 12 | Beira-Mar | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 29[a] | |
| 13 | Académica | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 29[a] | Qualification toEuropa League group stage[b] |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 28 | |
| 15 | Feirense(R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 24 | Relegation toSegunda Liga |
| 16 | União de Leiria(R) | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 19 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Benfica | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Braga | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Sporting CP | 6 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Marítimo | 8 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 16 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Nacional | 8 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Olhanense | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Gil Vicente | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 14 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Beira-Mar | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Académica | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Rio Ave | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feirense | 8 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| União de Leiria | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Home \ Away | ACA | BEM | BEN | BRA | FEI | GVI | MAR | NAC | OLH | PAÇ | POR | RAV | SCP | ULE | VGU | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Beira-Mar | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Benfica | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
| Braga | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | |
| Feirense | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | |
| Gil Vicente | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Marítimo | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Nacional | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Olhanense | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
| Paços de Ferreira | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | |
| Porto | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Rio Ave | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Sporting CP | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–0 | |
| União de Leiria | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists[23] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 10 | |
| 2 | Benfica | 9 | |
| Marítimo | 9 | ||
| 4 | Porto | 8 | |
| 5 | Benfica | 7 | |
| Benfica | 7 | ||
| Braga | 7 | ||
| Olhanense | 7 | ||
| Braga | 7 |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitória de Guimarães | Paços de Ferreira | 5–1 | 4 November 2011 | |
| Braga | Gil Vicente | 3–0 | 18 February 2012 | |
| Porto | Rio Ave | 5-2 | 12 May 2012 | |
| Sporting CP | Braga | 3-2 | 12 May 2012 |
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ThePortuguese Golden Ball was given toJames Rodríguez, the youngest player (21) to ever receive the award.[38]
The LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year was awarded toHulk. He became the first player to win the award twice.[39]
The LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year was awarded toJames Rodríguez.[39]
The LPFP Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Year was awarded toRui Patrício.[39]
The LPFP Primeira Liga Coach of the Year was awarded toVítor Pereira.[39]
The LPFP Primeira Liga Fairplay Award was awarded toRio Ave.[39]