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2007–08 Primeira Liga
74th season of top-tier Portuguese football
74th season of top-tier Portuguese football
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Primeira Liga |
| season | 2007–08 |
| dates | 17 August 2007 – 11 May 2008 |
| winners | Porto |
| (23rd title) | |
| relegated | Boavista |
| União de Leiria | |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](2008-09-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Porto |
| Sporting CP | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | |
| continentalcup2 | [UEFA Cup](2008-09-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Benfica |
| Marítimo | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | |
| best player | Lisandro López |
| league topscorer | Lisandro López (24 goals) |
| biggest home win | Porto 6–0 Estrela da Amadora |
| (5 April 2008) | |
| biggest away win | Vitória de Guimarães 0–5 Porto |
| (27 April 2008) | |
| highest scoring | Benfica 6–1 Boavista |
| (11 November 2007) | |
| Boavista 4–3 Paços de Ferreira (3 February 2008) | |
| matches | 240 |
| total goals | 554 |
| highest attendance | 60,116 (Benfica 0–1 Porto) |
| (1 December 2007) | |
| prevseason | [2006–07](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| nextseason | [2008–09](2008-09-primeira-liga) |
(23rd title) União de Leiria Sporting CP Vitória de Guimarães Marítimo Vitória de Setúbal (5 April 2008) (27 April 2008) (11 November 2007) Boavista 4–3 Paços de Ferreira (3 February 2008) (1 December 2007) The 2007–08 Primeira Liga was the 74th edition of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It started on 17 August 2007 and ended on 11 May 2008, with the fixtures announced on 12 July 2007. Porto were the two-time defending champions, having won their 22nd title the previous season, and secured a third consecutive title for the second time in their history.
Porto and Sporting CP were both qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage; Benfica, Marítimo and Vitória de Setúbal qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Boavista and União de Leiria were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Lisandro López was the top scorer with 24 goals.
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated to Liga de Honra
- Desportivo das Aves
- Beira Mar
Desportivo das Aves and Beira-Mar were both consigned to Liga de Honra following their final classification in 2006–07.
Teams promoted from Liga de Honra
- Leixões
- Vitória de Guimarães
Desportivo das Aves and Beira-Mar will be replaced by two promoted teams from the Liga de Honra. The first is Leixões, who clinched the second level title, and are returning to the top level since their last participation in 1989. The other was Vitória de Guimarães, who managed to return to the Liga after a brief spell in the Liga de Honra.
Club information
| Club | Head coach | City | Stadium | 2006–2007 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | Portugal | Coimbra | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | [13th](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| Belenenses | Portugal | Lisbon | Estádio do Restelo | [5th](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| Benfica | Portugal | Lisbon | Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Estádio da Luz) | [3rd](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| Boavista | Portugal | Porto | Estádio do Bessa – Século XXI | [9th](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| Braga | Portugal | Braga | Estádio AXA (Estádio Municipal de Braga) | [4th](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| Estrela da Amadora | Portugal | Amadora | Estádio José Gomes | [10th](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| União de Leiria | Portugal | Leiria | Estádio Municipal de Leiria Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | [7th](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| Leixões | Portugal | Matosinhos | Estádio do Mar | [1st in the Liga de Honra](2006-07-liga-de-honra) |
| Marítimo | Brazil | Funchal | Estádio dos Barreiros | [12th](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| Nacional | Serbia | Funchal | Estádio da Madeira | [8th](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| Naval 1° de Maio | Portugal | Figueira da Foz | Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa | [11th](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| Paços de Ferreira | Portugal | Paços de Ferreira | Estádio da Mata Real | [6th](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| Porto | Portugal | Porto | Estádio do Dragão | [1st](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| Sporting CP | Portugal | Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade – Século XXI | [2nd](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Portugal | Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | [2nd in the Liga de Honra](2006-07-liga-de-honra) |
| Vitória de Setúbal | Portugal | Setúbal | Estádio do Bonfim | [14th](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
Managerial changes
| Club | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | Portugal | 20 August 2007 | Spain | 20 August 2007 | ||||||
| Académica | Portugal | 10 September 2007 | Portugal Domingos Paciência | 11 September 2007 | ||||||
| Naval 1° de Maio | Portugal | 16 September 2007 | Portugal Ulisses Morais | 4 October 2007 | ||||||
| Benfica | Spain José Antonio Camacho | 9 March 2008 | Portugal Fernando Chalana | 10 March 2008 |
League table
Results
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Derlei for Sporting CP against Académica (17 August 2007)
- Fastest goal in a match: Kanú (2 minutes) for Marítimo against Boavista (26 August 2007)
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: Udo Nwoko (90'+3') for Leixões against Benfica (18 August 2007)
- Widest winning margin: Porto 6–0 Estrela da Amadora (28 April 2008)
- The first hat-trick: by Lito in Académica 3–3 Estrela da Amadora (4 November 2007)
- Most goals in a match:
- Benfica 6–1 Boavista (11 November 2007)
- Boavista 4–3 Paços de Ferreira (3 February 2008)
Cards
- First yellow card: Pedro Roma for Académica against Sporting CP (17 August 2007)
- First red card: Rodrigo Silva for Nacional against Estrela da Amadora (18 August 2007)
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARG Lisandro López | Porto | 24 |
| 2 | PAR Óscar Cardozo | Benfica | 13 |
| 3 | BRA Weldon | Belenenses | 12 |
| 4 | BRA Wesley | Paços de Ferreira | 11 |
| BRA Liédson | Sporting CP | ||
| AUT Roland Linz | Braga | ||
| 7 | BRA Marcelinho | Naval | 10 |
| 8 | Cape Verde Lito | Académica | 9 |
| 9 | POR João Paulo | União de Leiria | 8 |
| POR Jorge Ribeiro | Boavista | ||
| POR Ricardo Quaresma | Porto | ||
| POR José Pedro | Belenenses |
Source: Footballzz
Awards
[[Portuguese Footballer of the Year|Footballer of the Year]]
| Name | Team | League Stats | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG Lisandro López | Porto | 27 | 24 |
Monthly awards
[[SJPF Player of the Month]]
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| September | Portugal Rui Costa | Benfica |
| October | Argentina Lucho González | Porto |
| November | Portugal Jorge Ribeiro | Boavista |
| December | Liechtenstein Peter Jehle | Boavista |
| January | Argentina Lisandro López | Porto |
| February | Argentina Lisandro López | Porto |
| March | Brazil Pitbull | Vitória de Setúbal |
| April | Uruguay Luis Aguiar | Académica |
SJPF Young Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| date=April 2019 | bot=InternetArchiveBot | fix-attempted=yes }} (Portuguese) | Portugal Paulo Machado | Leixões |
| October | Portugal João Moutinho | Sporting CP | ||
| November | Portugal João Moutinho | Sporting CP | ||
| December | Portugal Tiago Gomes | Estrela da Amadora | ||
| January | Portugal Rui Patrício | Sporting CP | ||
| February | Portugal João Moutinho | Sporting CP | ||
| March | Portugal João Moutinho | Sporting CP | ||
| April | Portugal Paulo Machado | Leixões |
SJPF Fair Play Award
| Month | Club |
|---|---|
| September | Sporting CP |
Source: sjpf.pt (Portuguese)
Attendances
| # | Club | Average | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 38,632 | 50,199 |
| 2 | Benfica | 37,558 | 60,116 |
| 3 | Sporting | 29,381 | 40,659 |
| 4 | Vitória SC | 19,578 | 30,000 |
| 5 | Braga | 15,614 | 25,745 |
| 6 | Académica | 6,872 | 19,068 |
| 7 | Marítimo | 5,825 | 8,440 |
| 8 | Boavista | 5,386 | 17,875 |
| 9 | Leixões | 5,039 | 12,710 |
| 10 | Vitória FC | 3,256 | 4,850 |
| 11 | Os Belenenses | 2,810 | 7,889 |
| 12 | União de Leiria | 2,253 | 8,960 |
| 13 | Naval | 2,216 | 4,981 |
| 14 | Paços de Ferreira | 2,045 | 3,390 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 1,579 | 4,711 |
| 16 | Estrela da Amadora | 1,408 | 4,503 |
Source:
References
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