The 2024–25 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons) was the 91st season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs and the second season under the current Liga Portugal Betclic title. This was the eighth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). Sporting CP were the defending champions, having won their 20th title the previous season, and successfully defended their title, securing their 21st Primeira Liga title and their first back-to-back title since the 1953–54 season.
Teams
Changes Santa Clara (after one-year absence), Nacional (after three-year absence), and AVS (promoted for the first time in their history), were promoted from the 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2, replacing Vizela, Chaves, and Portimonense (relegated after three, two, and seven years in the top flight, respectively).
Stadia and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity Arouca Arouca Estádio Municipal de Arouca 5,600 7th AVS Vila das Aves Estádio do CD Aves 6,230 Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 65,592 2nd Boavista Porto Estádio do Bessa 28,263 15th Braga Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,286 4th Casa Pia Lisbon Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior 7,000 9th Estoril Estoril Estádio António Coimbra da Mota 5,094 13th Estrela da Amadora Amadora Estádio José Gomes 9,288 14th Famalicão Vila Nova de Famalicão Estádio Municipal de Famalicão 5,186 8th Farense Faro Estádio de São Luís 7,000 10th Gil Vicente Barcelos Estádio Cidade de Barcelos 12,046 12th Moreirense Moreira de Cónegos Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas 6,150 6th Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,200 Porto Porto Estádio do Dragão 50,033 3rd Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estádio dos Arcos 5,300 11th Santa Clara Ponta Delgada Estádio de São Miguel 12,500 Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 50,095 1st Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,029 5th
Personnel and sponsors Team Manager Captain KitMaker SponsorsMainOther Arouca Vasco Seabra David Simão Skita ConstruçõesCarlos Pinho AVS Rui Ferreira Guillermo Ochoa AdidasMercainox Benfica Bruno Lage Nicolás Otamendi Adidas Emirates Boavista Stuart Baxter Sebastián Pérez Kelme None Braga Carlos Carvalhal Ricardo Horta Puma Moosh Portugal Casa Pia João Pereira José Fonte Adidas ESC Online Estoril Ian Cathro Eliaquim Mangala Kappa Solverde.pt Estrela da Amadora José Faria Miguel Lopes Umbro Correio da Manha Famalicão Hugo Oliveira Enea Mihaj Macron Placard.pt Farense Tozé Marreco Marco Matias Lacatoni Placard.pt Gil Vicente César Peixoto Rúben Fernandes Lacatoni GoldenPark Moreirense Cristiano Bacci Marcelo CDT Placard.pt Nacional Tiago Margarido João Aurélio Hummel Solverde.pt Porto Martín Anselmi Diogo Costa New Balance Betano Rio Ave Petit Vítor Gomes Puma Solverde.pt Santa Clara Vasco Matos Gabriel Batista Umbro Lebull Sporting CP Rui Borges Morten Hjulmand Nike Betano Vitória de Guimarães Luís Freire Bruno Varela Macron Placard.pt
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Porto Sérgio Conceição Resigned24 May 2024 Pre-season Vítor Bruno 6 June 2024Braga Rui Duarte End of interim spell Daniel Sousa 24 May 2024 Daniel Sousa Sacked 11 August 2024 8th Carlos Carvalhal 12 August 2024 Gil Vicente Tozé MarrecoResigned 8 August 202418th Bruno Pinheiro 9 August 2024https://www.jn.pt/605160238/bruno-pinheiro-assume-banco-do-gil-vicente/#iss=https%3A%2F%2Fsso.noticiasilimitadas.pt%2Frealms%2FNI_PRDBenfica Roger SchmidtSacked 1 September 20247th Bruno Lage 5 September 2024Estrela da Amadora Filipe MartinsResigned 22 September 202417th José Faria 23 September 2024https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/estrela-da-amadora-jose-faria-lidera-nova-comissao-tecnica-2024092310104957916Farense José MotaMutual agreement 24 September 202418th Tozé Marreco 25 September 2024Arouca Gonzalo García 28 October 202414th Vasco Seabra 29 October 2024https://www.jn.pt/2110477473/vasco-seabra-e-o-novo-treinador-do-arouca/Rio Ave Luís FreireSacked 5 November 2024 Petit 6 November 2024https://www.jn.pt/5323345903/rio-ave-oficializa-petit-como-novo-treinador-principal/Sporting CP Ruben AmorimSigned by Manchester United 11 November 20241st João Pereira 11 November 2024AVS Vítor CampelosSacked 12 November 202413th Daniel Ramos 15 November 2024https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/oficial-daniel-ramos-e-o-novo-treinador-do-aves-sad-2024111519491087419Famalicão Armando Evangelista 2 December 20248th Ricardo Silva (caretaker) 3 December 2024https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/famalicao-ricardo-ao-leme-no-arranque-da-preparacao-para-o-jogo-com-o-fc-porto-2024120317203375582 Ricardo Silva (caretaker)End of caretaker spell 3 December 2024 Hugo Oliveira 10 December 2024https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-betclic/famalicao/detalhe/hugo-oliveira-oficializado-como-novo-treinador-do-famalicao?ref=HP_1BucketDestaquesPrincipaisSporting CP João PereiraSacked25 December 20242nd Rui Borges26 December 2024Vitória de Guimarães Rui BorgesSigned by Sporting CP26 December 20246th Daniel SousaPorto Vítor BrunoSacked20 January 20253rd José Tavares (caretaker)20 January 2025 José Tavares End of caretaker spell 27 January 2025 Martín Anselmi 27 January 2025Boavista Cristiano Bacci Resigned8 February 2025 18th Lito Vidigal 9 February 2025AVS Daniel RamosSacked13 February 202513th Rui Ferreira 16 February 2025Gil Vicente Bruno Pinheiro18 February 202514th José Pedro Pinto 20 February 2025https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-betclic/gil-vicente/detalhe/jose-pedro-pinto-e-a-nova-aposta-do-gil-vicenteMoreirense César Peixoto24 February 202510th Cristiano Bacci28 February 2025https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/desporto/2737989/oficial-cristiano-bacci-sucede-a-cesar-peixoto-e-assume-o-moreirenseBoavista Lito Vidigal6 April 202518th Jorge Couto (caretaker)6 April 2025 Jorge Couto End of caretaker spell 13 April 202518th Stuart Baxter 13 April 2025https://boavistafc.pt/stuart-baxter-e-o-novo-treinador-do-boavista-fc/
League table
Relegation play-offs The relegation play-offs took place between AVS, who finished 16th in the Primeira Liga, and Vizela, who finished 3rd in Liga Portugal 2.
All times are WEST (UTC+1).
1st leg
2nd leg
AVS won 5–2 on aggregate, and therefore both clubs remained in their respective leagues.
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Viktor GyökeresSporting392 Samu AghehowaPorto19 Vangelis PavlidisBenfica4 ClaytonRio Ave145 Kerem AktürkoğluBenfica11 Yanis BegraouiEstoril Ricardo HortaBraga Alejandro MarquésEstoril9 CassianoCasa Pia10 Rodrigo MoraPorto
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Kanya FujimotoGil VicenteAVS4–2 (H)16 August 2024 Viktor GyökeresSportingFarense5–0 (A)23 August 2024 Kerem AktürkoğluBenficaRio Ave5–0 (H)27 October 2024 Samu AghehowaPortoAVS5–0 (A)28 October 2024 Viktor Gyökeres4SportingEstrela da Amadora5–1 (H)1 November 2024 Viktor GyökeresSportingVitória de Guimarães4–4 (A)3 January 2025 Leandro BarreiroBenficaFamalicão4–0 (H)17 January 2025 PabloGil VicenteBoavista3–1 (A)1 April 2025 André LacximicantEstorilAVS3–0 (A)4 April 2025 Vangelis PavlidisBenficaPorto4–1 (A)6 April 2025 Viktor GyökeresSporting Moreirense3–1 (H)18 April 2025 Viktor Gyökeres4SportingBoavista5–0 (A)27 April 2025 Yanis BegraouiEstorilEstrela da Amadora4–0 (H)17 May 2025 Notes (H) – Home team(A) – Away team4 Player scored four goals.
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Diogo CostaPorto162 Anatoliy TrubinBenfica13 Bruno VarelaVitória de Guimarães4 Gabriel BatistaSanta Clara115 Lucas FrançaNacional8 Lukáš HorníčekBraga7 AndrewGil Vicente7 Lazar CarevićFamalicão Franco IsraelSporting Nico MantlArouca MatheusBraga Patrick SequeiraCasa Pia Guillermo OchoaAVS6
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: 12 Jaume Grau (AVS) Alan Ruiz (Estrela da Amadora) Most red cards: 2 Ousmane Diomande (Sporting CP) Sidney Lima (Santa Clara) João Moutinho (Braga) Sebastián Pérez (Boavista)
Club Most yellow cards: 109 Santa Clara Most red cards: 10 Boavista
Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthDefender of the MonthMidfielder of the MonthForward of the MonthManager of the MonthGoal of the MonthPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubManagerClubPlayerClubAugust Viktor GyökeresSporting Bruno VarelaVitória de Guimarães Francisco MouraFamalicão Pedro GonçalvesSporting Viktor GyökeresSporting Ruben AmorimSporting Gustavo SáFamalicãoSeptember/October Kerem AktürkoğluBenfica Diogo CostaPortoPorto Kanya FujimotoGil Vicente Kerem AktürkoğluBenfica Nuno SantosVitória de GuimarãesNovember Ángel Di MaríaBenfica Gabriel BatistaSanta Clara Tomás AraújoBenfica Morten HjulmandSporting Ángel Di MaríaBenfica Bruno LageBenfica Elves BaldéFarenseDecember Samu AghehowaPorto Patrick SequeiraCasa Pia Alberto BaioVitória de Guimarães Nico GonzálezPorto Samu AghehowaPorto Vítor BrunoPorto Miguel MeninoFarenseJanuary João CarvalhoEstoril Cezary MisztaRio Ave Ousmane DiomandeSporting João CarvalhoEstoril ClaytonRio Ave Ian CathroEstoril Francisco TrincãoSportingFebruary Vangelis PavlidisBenfica Lazar CarevićFamalicão Tomás AraújoBenfica Vangelis PavlidisBenfica Bruno LageBenfica RicardinhoSanta ClaraMarch Viktor GyökeresSporting Rui SilvaSporting Álvaro CarrerasBenfica Orkun KökçüBenfica Viktor GyökeresSporting BennyMoreirenseApril Rodrigo MoraPorto Nicolás OtamendiBenfica Rodrigo MoraPorto João MendesVitória de Guimarães
Annual awards AwardWinner Club Player of the Season Viktor GyökeresSporting Manager of the Season Rui BorgesSportingTop scorer Viktor GyökeresSporting Young Player of the Season Geovany QuendaSporting Goal of the Season Elves BaldéFarense Save of the Season Guillermo OchoaAVS Team of the Yearhttps://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/ja-e-conhecido-o-onze-do-ano-da-liga-2025060714181817879?srsltid=AfmBOorvNlRb-eBrTT0EJs9eNJiPHJDxpUjFsCFxrkXevR70SuPm-z72 Team of the Year Goalkeeper Diogo Costa (Porto) Defence Álvaro Carreras (Benfica) Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting) Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) Ousmane Diomande (Sporting) Midfield Vangelis Pavlidis (Benfica) Fredrik Aursnes (Benfica) Morten Hjulmand (Sporting) Tiago Silva (Vitória de Guimarães) Francisco Trincão (Sporting) Attack Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting)
Number of teams by district RankDistrict Football AssociationsNumberTeams1 Braga5Braga, Famalicão, Gil Vicente, Moreirense and Vitória de Guimarães LisbonBenfica, Casa Pia, Estoril, Estrela da Amadora and Sporting CP3 Porto4AVS, Boavista, Porto and Rio Ave4 Faro1Farense AveiroArouca Ponta DelgadaSanta Clara FunchalNacional
Attendances
No. Club Average attendancehttps://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/aveprt.htm Change Highest 1 SL Benfica 58,746 4,4% 63,478 2 Sporting CP 42,529 6,1% 49,155 3 FC Porto 40,609 7,1% 49,193 4 Vitória SC 18,447 6,1% 28,133 5 SC Braga 13,868 -10,2% 21,215 6 Boavista FC 7,212 -32,1% 18,322 7 SC Farense 7,165 43,3% 17,793 8 Gil Vicente FC 5,496 10,6% 11,010 9 FC Famalicão 3,808 -1,3% 5,025 10 CF Estrela da Amadora 3,704 -15,9% 7,031 11 CD Santa Clara 3,074 44,3% 9,933 12 GD Estoril Praia 2,723 -12,8% 5,026 13 Rio Ave FC 2,591 -17,7% 4,756 14 AVS Futebol 2,407 157,7% 5,473 15 CD Nacional 2,396 14,9% 5,086 16 Moreirense FC 2,387 -7,0% 5,817 17 FC Arouca 2,111 8,5% 4,644 18 Casa Pia AC 2,043 -23,1% 7,051
Notes
See also 2024–25 Liga Portugal 2 2024–25 Liga 3 2024–25 Campeonato de Portugal 2024–25 Taça de Portugal
References