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2008–09 Primeira Liga

75th season of top-tier Portuguese football


75th season of top-tier Portuguese football

FieldValue
competitionPrimeira Liga
season2008–09
dates22 August 2008 – 24 May 2009
winnersPorto
24th title
relegatedEstrela da Amadora
Trofense
continentalcup1[Champions League](2009-10-uefa-champions-league)
continentalcup1 qualifiersPorto
Sporting CP
continentalcup2[Europa League](2009-10-uefa-europa-league)
continentalcup2 qualifiersBenfica
Nacional
Braga
Paços de Ferreira
best playerBruno Alves
league topscorerNenê (20 goals)
biggest home winBraga 5–0 Estrela da Amadora
(27 October 2008)
biggest away winMaritimo 0–6 Benfica
(12 July 2008)
highest scoringPaços de Ferreira 3–4 Benfica (7 goals)
(22 September 2008)
matches240
total goals552
average goals2.30
highest attendance60,022 (Benfica 2–0 Sporting CP)
(27 September 2008)
prevseason[2007–08](2007-08-primeira-liga)
nextseason[2009–10](2009-10-primeira-liga)

24th title Trofense Sporting CP Nacional Braga Paços de Ferreira (27 October 2008) (12 July 2008) (22 September 2008) (27 September 2008) The 2008–09 Primeira Liga was the 75th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 22 August 2008 and ended on 24 May 2009. Porto was the three-time defending champions and secured a fourth consecutive title for the second time in its history.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Liga de Honra

  • Boavista
  • União de Leiria

União de Leiria have been relegated to the Liga de Honra after finishing in last place in 2007–08 Primeira Liga.

Boavista were also relegated as a punishment for their participation in a match fixing scandal in 2003–04 season. Accordingly, Paços de Ferreira, which was originally scheduled to be relegated, was saved from demotion.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

  • Trofense
  • Rio Ave

Leiria and Boavista were replaced by two promoted teams from Liga de Honra. The first was Trofense, which clinched the second level title. This was its first appearance in Primeira Liga.

Trofense was accompanied by Rio Ave, which returned to the Primeira Liga after two seasons in the Liga de Honra.

Club information

ClubHead coachCityStadium2007–08 season
AcadémicaPortugalCoimbraEstádio Cidade de Coimbra[12th in the Liga](2007-08-primeira-liga)
BelenensesPortugalLisbonEstádio do Restelo8th in the Liga
BenficaSpainLisbonEstádio da Luz4th in the Liga
BragaPortugalBragaEstádio AXA7th in the Liga
Estrela da AmadoraAngola {{sortnameLázaroLázaro OliveiraLazaro}}AmadoraEstádio José Gomes
LeixõesPortugalMatosinhosEstádio do Mar14th in the Liga
MarítimoPortugalFunchalEstádio dos Barreiros5th in the Liga
NacionalPortugalFunchalEstádio da Madeira10th in the Liga
Naval 1º de MaioPortugalFigueira da FozEstádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa11th in the Liga
Paços de FerreiraPortugal {{sortnamePaulo SérgioPaulo Sérgio (footballer, born 1968)}}Paços de FerreiraEstádio da Mata Real
PortoPortugalPortoEstádio do Dragão1st in the Liga
Rio AvePortugalVila do CondeEstádio dos Arcos[2nd in Liga de Honra](2007-08-liga-de-honra)
Sporting CPPortugalLisbonEstádio José Alvalade2nd in the Liga
TrofensePortugal {{sortnameTulipaTulipa (Portuguese footballer)}}TrofaEstádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense
Vitória de GuimarãesPortugalGuimarãesEstádio D. Afonso Henriques3rd in the Liga
Vitória de SetúbalPortugalSetúbalEstádio do Bonfim6th in the Liga

League table

Results

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1BRA NenêNacional20
2BRA LiédsonSporting CP17
PAR Óscar CardozoBenfica17
4ARG Ernesto FaríasPorto10
SEN Baba DiawaraMarítimo10
ARG Lisandro LópezPorto10
7BRA WilliamPaços de Ferreira9
ARG Lucho GonzálezPorto9
9CMR Albert MeyongBraga8
BRA HulkPorto8
BRA RobertoVitória de Guimarães8

Awards

SJPF Player of the Month

MonthPlayerTeam
SeptemberAlgeria Hassan YebdaBenfica
OctoberPortugal Bruno BragaLeixões
NovemberPortugal BetoLeixões
DecemberSlovakia Boris PeškovičAcadémica
JanuaryPortugal LiédsonSporting CP
FebruaryBrazil HulkPorto
MarchSenegal Baba DiawaraMarítimo
AprilPortugal LiédsonSporting CP
MayParaguay Óscar CardozoBenfica

SJPF Young Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClub
SeptemberPortugal Miguel VítorBenfica
OctoberPortugal Miguel LopesRio Ave
NovemberPortugal Miguel LopesRio Ave
DecemberPortugal CelestinoEstrela da Amadora
JanuaryPortugal Bruno GamaVitória de Setúbal
FebruaryPortugal YazaldeRio Ave
MarchPortugal Daniel CarriçoSporting CP
AprilPortugal Rui PatrícioSporting CP
MayPortugal Bruno GamaVitória de Setúbal

Awards

  • Primeira Liga Champions – Porto
  • Primeira Liga Top Scorer – Nenê (20 goals)
  • Primeira Liga Player of the Year – Bruno Alves
  • Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Year – Beto
  • Primeira Liga Referee of the Year – Olegário Benquerença

Attendances

#ClubAverageHighest
1Porto38,76350,309
2Benfica35,69960,022
3Sporting26,51744,863
4Vitória SC16,57926,810
5Braga10,55220,321
6Académica5,97518,980
7Os Belenenses5,0739,635
8Marítimo4,9418,234
9Leixões4,1768,884
10Vitória FC3,83414,827
11Trofense3,5394,977
12Rio Ave3,31110,426
13Naval2,1188,214
14CD Nacional2,0404,175
15Paços de Ferreira1,8463,784
16Estrela da Amadora1,2814,252

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References

References

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  2. "Melhor marcador – Liga Sagres 2008–2009". lpfp.pt.
  3. "Jogador do Mês de Setembro – Yebda". SJPF.
  4. "Jogador do Mês de Outubro – Braga". SJPF.
  5. "Jogador do Mês Novembro – Beto". SJPF.
  6. "Jogador do Mês Dezembro – Peskovic". SJPF.
  7. (17 February 2009). "Liedson recebe título de melhor jogador do mês". dn.sapo.pt.
  8. (18 March 2009). "Sindicato dos Jogadores distingue Hulk". futebolar.portugalmail.pt.
  9. (14 April 2009). "Baba é o rei de Março". infordesporto.sapo.pt.
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  11. "Jogador do Mês Maio – Cardozo". SJPF.
  12. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/prt/aveprt09.htm
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