2009–10 Liga de Honra

The 2009–10 Liga de Honra season (also known as Liga Vitalis due to sponsorship reasons) is the 20th season of the second-tier football in Portugal. It began on 13 August 2009 and will end on 9 May 2010. Olhanense are the defending champions.

Liga de Honra
Season2009–10
ChampionsBeira-Mar
Promoted
Relegated
Matches played240
Goals scored569 (2.37 per match)
Top goalscorerReguila (15)
Biggest away winCarregado 0–3 Penafiel[1]

Teams

Trofense were relegated to the Liga de Honra after finishing 16th and last in the Portuguese Liga 2008–09 season. Trofense were to be accompanied by Belenenses, who finished in 15th place. Belenenses were ending a ten-year stretch in the Portuguese top-level league, while Trofense returned to the Liga da Honra after just one year in the top flight.

However, Estrela de Amadora, who finished in 11th place, were instead relegated to the Liga Vitalis for economic problems.[2] The club was eventually relegated to the Second Division, the third-tier of Portuguese football due to the same problems, alongside Vizela, who had finished 10th last season but were relegated due to the Apito Dourado scandal.

Due to those relegations, Boavista and Gondomar, the 15th and 16th teams, respectively, should have remained in the Liga de Honra but both were still relegated due to economic difficulties for Boavista and involvement in the Apito Dourado case for Gondomar. To make up for the loss of four teams (instead of the regular two), Penafiel and Carregado, losers of the previous year's Second Division promotion play-offs, were invited to the Liga de Honra.

Location of teams in Liga Vitalis 2009–10

Stadia and locations

ClubCityStadiumCapacity2008 Season
Beira-MarAveiroEstádio Municipal de Aveiro30,12712th in Liga Vitalis
CarregadoCarregadoCampo Lacerda Pinto Barreiros1,000II Division runner-up
ChavesChavesEstádio Municipal de Chaves22,000II Division playoff
CovilhãCovilhãComplexo Desportivo da Covilhã3,0007th in Liga Vitalis
Desportivo das AvesVila das AvesEstádio do CD das Aves10,25011th in Liga Vitalis
Estoril PraiaEstorilEstádio António Coimbra da Mota8,0004th in Liga Vitalis
FátimaFátimaEstádio Municipal de Fátima1,545II Division champion
FeirenseSanta Maria da FeiraEstádio Marcolino de Castro4,6675th in Liga Vitalis
FreamundeFreamundeCampo Sport Clube Freamunde5,0006th in Liga Vitalis
Gil VicenteBarcelosEstádio Cidade de Barcelos12,3749th in Liga Vitalis
OliveirenseOliveira de AzeméisEstádio Carlos Osório9,10014th in Liga Vitalis
PenafielPenafielEstádio Municipal 25 de Abril7,000II Division playoff
PortimonensePortimãoEstádio Municipal de Portimão9,54413th in Liga Vitalis
Santa ClaraPonta DelgadaEstádio de São Miguel15,2773rd in Liga Vitalis
TrofenseTrofaEstádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense3,16416th in Liga Sagres
VarzimPóvoa de VarzimEstádio do Varzim SC11,0008th in Liga Vitalis

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Beira-Mar (C, P)3016684430+1454[a]Promotion to Primeira Liga
2Portimonense (P)3016684334+954[a]
3Feirense30141063724+1352
4Santa Clara30131254529+1651
5Oliveirense3014793827+1149
6Trofense30136114445−145
7Penafiel30101193534+141
8Fátima3081483131038
9Desportivo das Aves30911103333038
10Gil Vicente30911103632+438
11Estoril3071492629−335[b]
12Freamunde3098134350−735[b]
13Varzim30613112538−1331
14Sporting da Covilhã3079143549−1430
15Chaves (R)30610142837−928Relegation to Segunda Divisão
16Carregado (R)3066182647−2124
Source: Liga Vitalis (Liga Honra)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayBEMCARCHADAVESPFATFEIFRMGVIOLIPENPTMSTCSCOTROVAR
Beira-Mar1–02–13–23–10–11–01–32–11–01–22–01–10–11–23–0
Carregado0–21–20–01–21–10–13–21–04–10–31–31–21–12–33–2
Chaves1–12–00–11–10–10–11–11–10–02–01–10–33–11–10–1
Desportivo das Aves1–32–12–20–10–11–11–22–22–13–21–10–03–01–02–0
Estoril Praia2–01–12–21–00–11–20–00–20–10–01–30–01–01–11–1
Fátima1–21–20–01–01–11–01–10–01–12–20–12–53–02–10–0
Feirense0–21–01–01–01–11–11–10–12–11–12–12–13–23–04–0
Freamunde1–23–02–00–00–21–11–23–21–21–30–31–23–22–32–1
Gil Vicente1–10–10–30–20–21–11–11–11–03–10–20–03–04–01–2
Oliveirense2–13–01–33–10–01–00–02–11–12–00–11–03–03–13–0
Penafiel0–21–12–01–11–02–11–12–30–00–21–02–21–00–10–0
Portimonense2–11–02–11–12–13–31–01–00–33–11–30–02–01–33–2
Santa Clara1–11–03–02–01–11–01–13–20–01–20–13–01–13–12–1
Sporting da Covilhã2–21–02–01–23–12–21–12–31–21–12–13–12–22–10–0
Trofense0–13–02–12–21–11–00–24–02–41–00–00–35–22–22–1
Varzim1–11–11–00–00–01–12–12–22–10–02–20–01–21–00–1
Source: Liga Vitalis (Liga Honra)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

PositionPlayerClubGoals
1 ReguilaTrofense15
2 João SilvaDesportivo das Aves14
3 Leandro TatuSanta Clara13
4 MichelPenafiel11
5 CascavelFreamunde10
Carlos PintoChaves10
Roberto AlcântaraFeirense10
Miguel RosaCarregado10
9 Nuno SousaFátima8
ArturBeira-Mar8
CíceroOliveirense8

Updated to games played on 2 May 2010
Source: Liga Vitalis – Match Statistics (in Portuguese)

References

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