1993–94 Primeira Divisão Explained

Competition:Primeira Divisão
Season:1993–94
Winners:Benfica
30th title
Relegated:Paços de Ferreira
Famalicão
Estoril-Praia
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Benfica (group stage)
Continentalcup2:Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Porto (first round)
Continentalcup3:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Sporting CP (first round)
Boavista (first round)
Marítimo (first round)
League Topscorer:Yekini (21 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Benfica 8–0 Famalicão
(12 March 1994)
Biggest Away Win:Famalicão 0–5 Porto
(20 February 1994)
Highest Scoring:
(14 May 1994)
Matches:306
Total Goals:750
Prevseason:1992–93
Nextseason:1994–95

The 1993–94 Primeira Divisão was the 60th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 22 August 1993 with a match between Estoril-Praia and Beira-Mar, and ended on 2 June 1994. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Porto as the defending champions.

Benfica won their 30th league title and qualified for the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League group stage. Porto qualified for the 1994–95 European Cup Winners' Cup first round, and Sporting CP, Boavista and Marítimo qualified for the 1994–95 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Paços de Ferreira, Famalicão and Estoril-Praia were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Yekini was the top scorer with 21 goals.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Liga de Honra

Tirsense, Espinho and Chaves, were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1992-93 season.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

The other three teams were replaced by Estrela da Amadora, União da Madeira, Vitória de Setúbal from the Liga de Honra.

Teams

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Stadia and locations

TeamHead CoachCityStadiumdata-sort-type="number" 1992–93 finish
Beira-Mar Zoran FilipovicAveiroEstádio Mário Duarte8th
Belenenses Abel BragaLisbonEstádio do Restelo7th
Benfica ToniLisbonEstádio da Luz2nd
Boavista Manuel JoséPortoEstádio do Bessa4th
Braga António OliveiraBragaEstádio Primeiro de Maio12th
Estoril Fernando SantosEstorilEstádio António Coimbra da Mota13th
Estrela da Amadora João AlvesAmadoraEstádio José Gomes1st in Divisão de Honra
Famalicão PirutaVila Nova de FamalicãoEstádio Municipal 22 de Junho14th
Farense Paco FortesFaroEstádio de São Luís6th
Gil Vicente Vítor OliveiraBarcelosEstádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo9th
Marítimo EdinhoFunchalEstádio dos Barreiros5th
Paços de Ferreira Vítor UrbanoPaços de FerreiraEstádio da Mata Real10th
Porto Tomislav IvicPortoEstádio das Antas1st
Salgueiros Mário ReisPortoEstádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro15th
Sporting Bobby RobsonLisbonEstádio José Alvalade3rd
União da Madeira Ernesto PauloFunchalEstádio dos Barreiros2nd in Divisão de Honra
Vitória de Guimarães Bernardino PedrotoGuimarãesEstádio D. Afonso Henriques11th
Vitória de Setúbal Raul ÁguasSetúbalEstádio do Bonfim3rd in Divisão de Honra

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Belenenses Abel Braga16 October 19939th José António24 October 1993
Famalicão Piruta21 November 199317th Abel Braga28 November 1993
Sporting Bobby Robson30 November 19932nd Carlos Queiroz5 December 1993
Marítimo Edinho19 December 19936th Paulo Autuori30 December 1993
Porto Tomislav Ivic23 January 19943rd Bobby Robson6 February 1994
Belenenses José António23 January 199412th José Romão6 February 1994
Paços de Ferreira Vítor Urbano6 March 199414th Jaime Pacheco13 March 1994
Braga António Oliveira13 March 199412th Prof. Neca27 March 1994
Paços de Ferreira Jaime Pacheco8 May 199416th Carlos Padrão15 May 1994

League table

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 YekiniVitória Setúbal21
2 DrulovicGil Vicente / Porto18
3 KostadinovPorto16
HassanFarense
5 BalakovSporting15
Chiquinho CondeVitória Setúbal
João PintoBenfica
9 IsaíasBenfica12
10 ZiadVitória de Guimarães11
Ricardo LopesEstrela Amadora
Jorge AndradeMarítimo
Ricardo Sá PintoSalgueiros
Source: Foradejogo[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Teams. Footballzz. 2019-01-22.
  2. Web site: Primeira Divisão 1993-94 – Top Scorers . foradejogo . 19 May 2015.