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2007–08 Primeira Liga

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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.

Primeira Liga
Season2007–08
Dates17 August 2007 – 11 May 2008
ChampionsPorto
(23rd title)
RelegatedBoavista
União de Leiria
Champions LeaguePorto
Sporting CP
Vitória de Guimarães
UEFA CupBenfica
Marítimo
Vitória de Setúbal
Matches played240
Goals scored554 (2.31 per match)
Best PlayerLisandro López
Top goalscorerLisandro López (24 goals)
Biggest home winPorto 6–0 Estrela da Amadora
(5 April 2008)
Biggest away winVitória de Guimarães 0–5 Porto
(27 April 2008)
Highest scoringBenfica 6–1 Boavista
(11 November 2007)
Boavista 4–3 Paços de Ferreira (3 February 2008)
Highest attendance60,116 (Benfica 0–1 Porto)
(1 December 2007)

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 and Beira-Mar were both consigned to Liga de Honra following their final classification in 2006–07.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

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

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Location of teams in the 2007-08 Liga
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Location of teams in Madeira
ClubHead CoachCityStadium2006–2007 season
Académica Domingos PaciênciaCoimbraEstádio Cidade de Coimbra13th
Belenenses Jorge JesusLisbonEstádio do Restelo5th
Benfica Fernando ChalanaLisbonEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Estádio da Luz)3rd
Boavista Jaime PachecoPortoEstádio do Bessa – Século XXI9th
Braga Jorge CostaBragaEstádio AXA (Estádio Municipal de Braga)4th
Estrela da Amadora Daúto FaquiráAmadoraEstádio José Gomes10th
União de Leiria Paulo DuartoLeiriaEstádio Municipal de Leiria Dr. Magalhães Pessoa7th
Leixões Carlos BritoMatosinhosEstádio do Mar1st in the Liga de Honra
Marítimo Sebastião LazaroniFunchalEstádio dos Barreiros12th
Nacional Predrag JokanovićFunchalEstádio da Madeira8th
Naval 1° de Maio Ulisses MoraisFigueira da FozEstádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa11th
Paços de Ferreira José MotaPaços de FerreiraEstádio da Mata Real6th
Porto Jesualdo FerreiraPortoEstádio do Dragão1st
Sporting CP Paulo BentoLisbonEstádio José Alvalade – Século XXI2nd
Vitória de Guimarães Manuel CajudaGuimarãesEstádio D. Afonso Henriques2nd in the Liga de Honra
Vitória de Setúbal Carlos CarvalhalSetúbalEstádio do Bonfim14th

Managerial changes

ClubOutgoing managerDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentRef
Benfica Fernando Santos20 August 2007 José Antonio Camacho20 August 2007[1]
[2]
Académica Manuel Machado10 September 2007 Domingos Paciência11 September 2007[3]
[4]
Naval 1° de Maio Francisco Chaló16 September 2007 Ulisses Morais4 October 2007[5]
Benfica José Antonio Camacho9 March 2008 Fernando Chalana10 March 2008[6]

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Porto[a] (C)3024336013+4775Qualification to Champions League group stage
2Sporting CP3016774628+1855
3Vitória de Guimarães3015873531+453Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4Benfica30131344521+2452Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5Marítimo30144123928+1146
6Vitória de Setúbal30111273733+445
7Braga30101193234−241Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
8Belenenses[b]30111093533+240
9Boavista (R)30812103241−936Relegation to Liga de Honra[c]
10Nacional3098132328−535
11Naval 1º de Maio3097142645−1934
12Académica30614103138−732
13Estrela da Amadora30613112941−1231
14Leixões30414122737−1026
15Paços de Ferreira[d]3067173149−1825
16União de Leiria (R)3037202553−2816Relegation to Liga de Honra
Source: BDFutbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayACABELBENBOAESTLEIMARNACNAVPAÇPORSCPBRAULEVGUVSE
Académica0–01–31–13–31–11–01–01–11–00–11–13–31–10–00–0
Belenenses0–01–02–30–01–11–31–10–3[a]1–01–21–00–22–11–15–0
Benfica0–32–06–13–00–02–10–03–04–10–10–01–12–20–03–0
Boavista0–02–40–02–10–00–21–02–04–30–02–00–03–13–23–3
Estrela da Amadora3–10–20–00–02–01–10–13–11–02–20–21–14–24–10–1
Leixões2–21–21–12–20–00–11–10–11–01–21–13–02–12–21–1
Marítimo2–02–01–12–01–12–11–00–13–10–31–24–12–00–10–0
Nacional0–31–20–32–00–01–00–22–01–21–00–00–12–01–00–0
Naval 1º de Maio0–11–10–21–01–12–10–31–12–10–21–41–11–01–40–0
Paços de Ferreira1–11–21–21–12–11–13–11–02–20–20–10–22–12–22–1
Porto1–01–12–02–06–03–01–00–31–03–01–04–04–02–02–0
Sporting CP4–11–01–12–12–02–02–14–14–12–12–02–01–13–02–2
Braga2–11–10–00–02–10–02–11–01–12–11–23–00–10–02–3
União de Leiria3–11–21–20–00–01–31–21–30–21–10–34–10–00–10–2
Vitória de Guimarães2–11–01–31–04–02–11–01–01–00–00–52–01–02–11–1
Vitória de Setúbal3–11–11–13–10–02–01–01–11–23–11–21–03–12–00–1
Source: www.lpfp.pt
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:

Season statistics

Scoring

Cards

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Lisandro LópezPorto24
2 Óscar CardozoBenfica13
3 WeldonBelenenses12
4 WesleyPaços de Ferreira11
LiédsonSporting CP
Roland LinzBraga
7 MarcelinhoNaval10
8 LitoAcadémica9
9 João PauloUnião de Leiria8
Jorge RibeiroBoavista
Ricardo QuaresmaPorto
José PedroBelenenses

Source: Footballzz[12]

Awards

Footballer of the Year

NameTeamLeague Stats
AppsGoals
Lisandro LópezPorto2724

Monthly awards

SJPF Fair Play Award

MonthClub
SeptemberSporting CP

Source: sjpf.pt[permanent dead link] (Portuguese)

See also

References

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