| Season | 2008–09 |
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| Champions | Porto |
| Relegated | Estrela da Amadora Trofense |
| Champions League | Porto Sporting CP |
| Europa League | Benfica Nacional Sporting de Braga Paços de Ferreira |
| Matches played | 480 |
| Goals scored | 552 (1.15 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Nenê (20) |
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2009–10 →
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The 2008–09 Portuguese Liga season was the seventy-fifth since its establishment. It began on 22 August 2008 with a 1–1 draw between Vitória de Guimarães and Vitória de Setúbal and ended on 24 May 2009. FC Porto were the defending champions.
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Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated to Liga de Honra
União de Leiria have been relegated to Liga de Honra after finishing in last place in 2007–08 Portuguese Liga.
Boavista have also been relegated as a punishment for their participation in a match fixing scandal in 2003–04 season. Thereby Paços de Ferreira, who were originally scheduled to be relegated, were saved from demotion.
Teams promoted from Liga de Honra
Leiria and Boavista were replaced by two promoted teams from Liga de Honra. The first were Trofense, who clinched the second level title. This is their first appearance in Portuguese Liga.
They were accompanied by Rio Ave, who returned to Portuguese Liga after two seasons spent in Liga de Honra.
Club information
League table
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|
Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto (C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 18 | +43 | 70 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage | |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 20 | +25 | 66 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round | |
| 3 | Benfica | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 59 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round | |
| 4 | Nacional | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 52 | ||
| 5 | Sporting de Braga | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 21 | +17 | 50 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round | |
| 6 | Leixões | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 45 | ||
| 7 | Académica | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 39 | ||
| 8 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 38 | ||
| 9 | Marítimo | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 37 | ||
| 10 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 34 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 | PAC 1–0 EST EST 0–2 PAC |
| 11 | Estrela da Amadora (R) | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 34 | Relegation to Liga de Honra 2 | |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 30 | ||
| 13 | Naval 1º de Maio | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 29 | ||
| 14 | Vitória Setúbal | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 26 | ||
| 15 | Belenenses | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 24 | ||
| 16 | Trofense (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 23 | Relegation to Liga de Honra |
Source: lpfp.pt (Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th matches won; 7th goals scored.
1Since Porto, winners of Cup of Portugal 2008–09, already qualified for UEFA Champions League 2009–10, cup runners-up Paços de Ferreira earned a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
2Estrela da Amadora were relegated after this season ended due to financial problems. Therefore, Belenenses is saved from relegation.[1]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (Q) = Qualified to respective phase of tournament; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
| 2008-09 Liga Sagres Winners |
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F.C. Porto 24th Title |
Results
| Home \ Away1 | ACA | BEL | BEN | BRA | EST | LEI | MAR | NAC | NAV | PAÇ | POR | RAV | SCP | TRO | VGU | VSE |
| Académica | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Belenenses | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Benfica | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Sporting de Braga | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Estrela da Amadora | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Leixões | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | |
| Marítimo | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 | |
| Nacional | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Naval 1º de Maio | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Paços de Ferreira | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Porto | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Rio Ave | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | |
| Sporting CP | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Trofense | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Vitória Setúbal | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 |
Source: lpfp.pt (Portuguese)
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
Source: zerozero.pt (Portuguese)
- 20 goals
- 17 goals
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
- 8 goals
Best Player Award
Source: lpfp.pt (Portuguese)
| Rank | Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liédson |
Sporting CP | 24681 |
| 2 |  Beto |
Leixões | 23723 |
| 3 | Nilson |
Vitória de Guimarães | 21561 |
| 4 | Nuno Assis |
Vitória de Guimarães | 18537 |
| 5 | Roberto |
Vitória de Guimarães | 9950 |
| 6 | Hulk |
Porto | 7697 |
| 7 | Braga |
Leixões | 7101 |
| 8 | Moreno |
Vitória de Guimarães | 6898 |
| 9 | Nenê |
Nacional | 6844 |
| 10 | Wesley |
Leixões | 6810 |
References
- ^ "Inscrição do E. Amadora rejeitada, Belenenses fica na Liga [Registration of E. Amadora rejected, Belenenses is in Liga]" (in Portuguese). Mais futebol. 30 June 2009. http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/belenenses/e-amadora-liga-belenenses-inscricao/1072743-1463.html. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
External links
- Calendar of the Portuguese League (Portuguese)
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