2009–10 Primeira Liga Explained

Competition:Primeira Liga
Dates:14 August 2009 – 9 May 2010
Season:2009–10
Winners:Benfica
32nd title
Relegated:Leixões
Belenenses
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Benfica
Braga
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Porto
Sporting CP
Marítimo
Best Player:David Luiz
League Topscorer:Óscar Cardozo
(26 goals)[1]
Biggest Home Win:Benfica 8–1 V. Setúbal
(31 August 2009)[2]
Biggest Away Win:Marítimo 0–5 Benfica
(17 January 2010)[3]
Highest Scoring:Benfica 8–1 V. Setúbal
(31 August 2009)
(9 goals)
Matches:240
Total Goals:601
Longest Wins:Benfica 9 games
(13 February 2010 – 24 April 2010)
Longest Unbeaten:Benfica 19 games
(1 November 2009 – 24 April 2010)
Longest Losses:Belenenses 7 games
(17 January 2010 – 7 March 2010)
Highest Attendance:Benfica 2–1 Rio Ave (64,103)
(9 May 2010)[4]
Lowest Attendance:Naval 1–0 Leiria (397)
(12 March 2010)[5]
Average Attendance:10,901
Prevseason:2008–09
Nextseason:2010–11

The 2009–10 Primeira Liga (also known as the Liga Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 76th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 16 August 2009 and ended on 9 May 2010.

Benfica won their 32nd league title after a 2–1 home victory over Rio Ave on the last matchday.[6] [7] Benfica striker Óscar Cardozo was the top scorer with 26 goals.

Changes from 2008–09

Team changes

Trofense have been relegated to the Liga de Honra after finishing the 2008–09 season in 16th and last place. 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.

Estrela da Amadora, however, who finished last season in 11th place, have been relegated for economic problems to the Liga Vitalis. Therefore, Belenenses' relegation has been reversed and they will participate in the Liga Sagres once more.[8]

The relegated teams were replaced by Liga Vitalis 2008–09 champions Olhanense and runners-up União de Leiria. Olhanense returned to the top-flight after 34 years, while Leiria was back after a one-year hiatus.

Structural changes

Based on UEFA coefficients, Portugal finished in tenth place of the UEFA country ranking after the 2008–09 season.[9] As a result, the Portuguese league will lose one qualification spot for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. The third-placed team will now qualify for the third qualification round instead of the play-off round. The fourth-placed team will enter the competition in the second qualification round while the fifth place will not initially qualify for any European competitions via league placement. However, this may change during the course of the season depending on the league performance of both 2009–10 Cup of Portugal finalists.

Team overview

Stadia and locations

ClubCityStadiumCapacity2008 Season
AcadémicaCoimbraEstádio Cidade de Coimbra30,2107th in Liga Sagres
BelenensesLisbonEstádio do Restelo32,50015th in Liga Sagres
BenficaLisbonEstádio da Luz65,4003rd in Liga Sagres
BragaBragaEstádio Municipal de Braga30,1525th in Liga Sagres
LeixõesMatosinhosEstádio do Mar16,0356th in Liga Sagres
MarítimoFunchalEstádio dos Barreiros8,9229th in Liga Sagres
NacionalFunchalEstádio da Madeira5,1324th in Liga Sagres
Naval 1º de MaioFigueira da FozEstádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa12,63013th in Liga Sagres
OlhanenseOlhãoEstádio José Arcanjo10,000Liga Vitalis champion
Paços de FerreiraPaços de FerreiraEstádio da Mata Real5,25510th in Liga Sagres
PortoPortoEstádio do Dragão50,399Liga Sagres champion
Rio AveVila do CondeEstádio dos Arcos12,81512th in Liga Sagres
Sporting CPLisbonEstádio José Alvalade50,0802nd in Liga Sagres
União de LeiriaLeiriaEstádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa30,000Liga Vitalis runner-up
Vitória de GuimarãesGuimarãesEstádio D. Afonso Henriques30,1658th in Liga Sagres
Vitória de SetúbalSetúbalEstádio do Bonfim25,00014th in Liga Sagres

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamCaptainHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
Académica Lito André Villas-BoasLacatoniDolce Vita
Belenenses José Pedro Toni ConceiçãoLacatonin/a
Benfica Nuno Gomes Jorge JesusAdidasFront: TMN (home) / MEO (away) Back: Sagres
Braga Vandinho Domingos PaciênciaMacronAXA
Leixões Zé Manel Fernando Castro SantosSport ZoneCepsa
Marítimo Bruno Mitchell van der GaagLacatoniBANIF
Nacional Bruno Patacas Manuel MachadoLegeaBANIF
Naval 1º de Maio Carlitos Augusto InácioDesportreinoMotéis Algarve Sol
Olhanense Toy Jorge CostaSport Zonen/a
Paulo Sousa Ulisses MoraisDiadoraCapital do Móveis: Paços de Ferreira
Porto Bruno Alves Jesualdo FerreiraNikeFront: TMN (home) / MEO (away) Back: Super Bock
Rio Ave José Gaspar Carlos BritoLacatoniNassica: Vila do Conde
Sporting CP João Moutinho Carlos CarvalhalPumaFront: TMN (home) / MEO (away) Back Super Bock
União de Leiria Marco Soares Lito VidigalLegean/a
Vitória de Guimarães Flávio Meireles Paulo SérgioLacatoniFinibanco
Vitória de Setúbal Sandro Manuel FernandesLacatonin/a

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoingMannerDateTableIncomingDate
Naval 1º de Maio Ulisses Morais[10] Sacked7 September 200915th Augusto Inácio[11] 12 September 2009
Vitória de Setúbal Carlos Azenha[12] Resigned14 September 200916th Quim1[13] 17 September 2009
Marítimo Carlos Carvalhal[14] Resigned28 September 200911th Mitchell van der Gaag[15] 28 September 2009
Académica Rogério Gonçalves[16] Resigned3 October 200916th Zé Nando1[17] 4 October 2009
Vitória de Guimarães Nelo Vingada[18] Resigned7 October 200912th Basílio Marques1[19] 8 October 2009
Académica Zé NandoReplaced13 October 200916th André Villas-Boas[20] 13 October 2009
Vitória de Guimarães Basílio MarquesReplaced13 October 200912th Paulo Sérgio[21] 13 October 2009
Paços de Ferreira Paulo Sérgio[22] Left to sign with Vitória de Guimarães16 October 200910th Ulisses Morais[23] 16 October 2009
União de Leiria Manuel Fernandes[24] Left to sign with Vitória de Setúbal19 October 20099th Lito Vidigal21 October 2009
Vitória de Setúbal QuimReplaced21 October 200915th Manuel Fernandes[25] 21 October 2009
Sporting CP Paulo Bento[26] Resigned6 November 20097th Leonel Pontes16 November 2009
Sporting CP Leonel PontesReplaced15 November 20098th Carlos Carvalhal[27] 15 November 2009
Nacional Manuel Machado[28] Health issues30 November 20094th José Augusto1[29] 30 November 2009
Nacional José AugustoReplaced13 December 20094th Predrag Jokanović1[30] 13 December 2009
Belenenses João Carlos Pereira[31] Resigned21 December 200916th Toni Conceição[32] 23 December 2009
Nacional Predrag JokanovićReplaced26 January 20105th Manuel Machado[33] 26 January 2010
Leixões José Mota[34] Resigned9 February 201015th Fernando Castro Santos[35] 9 February 2010
1 Interim coach

League table

Positions by round

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Positionwidth= Playerwidth= ClubGoals
1 Óscar CardozoBenfica26
2 Radamel FalcaoPorto25
3 LiédsonSporting CP13
4 EdgarNacional12
CássioUnião de Leiria12
DjalmirOlhanense12
Albert MeyongBraga12
8 Javier SaviolaBenfica11
9 WilliamPaços de Ferreira10
Ladji KeitaVitória de Setúbal10
Source: Liga Sagres – Top Goalscorers (Portuguese)

Awards

Monthly awards

SJPF Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClub
September[36] Braga
October[37] Marítimo
November[38] Rio Ave
December[39] Benfica
January[40] Braga
February[41] Paços de Ferreira
March[42] Sporting CP
April[43] Benfica

SJPF Young Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClub
September[44] Olhanense
October[45] Benfica
November[46] Rio Ave
December[47] Rio Ave
January[48] Olhanense
February[49] Olhanense
March[50] Benfica
April[51] Benfica

SJPF Fair Play Award

MonthClub
September[52] Académica
October[53] Braga
November[54] Naval
December[55] Marítimo
January[56] Braga
February[57] Benfica
March[58] Paços de Ferreira
April[59] Nacional

Annual awards

LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year

The LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year was awarded to David Luiz of Benfica.[60]

LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year

The LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year was awarded to Fábio Coentrão of Benfica.[60]

LPFP Primeira Liga Manager of the Year

The LPFP Primeira Liga Manager of the Year was awarded to Jorge Jesus of Benfica.[60]

LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Manager of the Year

The LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Manager of the Year was awarded to André Villas-Boas of Académica.[60]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lpfp.pt/liga_sagres/pages/estatisticas.aspx?stat=Player_Goals Top Goalscorers
  2. http://www.lpfp.pt/liga_sagres/pages/jogo.aspx?epoca=20092010&jornada=3&jogo=5709 Benfica 8–1 Vitoria Setubal, official match report
  3. http://www.lpfp.pt/liga_sagres/pages/jogo.aspx?epoca=20092010&jornada=16&jogo=5813 Marítimo 0–5 Benfica, official match report
  4. http://www.lpfp.pt/liga_sagres/pages/jogo.aspx?epoca=20092010&jornada=23&jogo=5870 Benfica 2–1 Rio Ave, official match report
  5. http://www.lpfp.pt/liga_sagres/pages/jogo.aspx?epoca=20092010&jornada=23&jogo=5870 Naval 1–0 UD Leiria, official match report
  6. News: Benfica win Portuguese championship. 9 May 2010. Soccerway. Global Sports Media. 10 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100512194428/http://www.soccerway.com/news/2010/May/09/benfica-win-portuguese-championship/. 12 May 2010. dead.
  7. News: Cardozo seals title for Benfica . 9 May 2010 . UEFA.com . . 10 May 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100511104824/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association%3Dpor/news/newsid%3D1486467.html . 11 May 2010 . live .
  8. News: Registration of E. Amadora rejected, Belenenses is in Liga. 30 June 2009. Mais futebol. pt. 19 July 2009. 3 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090703012546/http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/belenenses/e-amadora-liga-belenenses-inscricao/1072743-1463.html. dead.
  9. Web site: UEFA Country Ranking 2009. Kassies. Bert. 25 May 2009.
  10. News: Ulisses Morais Sacked . Jornal Record . 7 September 2009 . 21 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100102034538/http://www.record.pt/noticia.aspx?id=7cefa78d-2785-49bb-a534-a19ffd744f44&idCanal=00000038-0000-0000-0000-000000000038 . 2 January 2010 . dead . pt . dmy-all .
  11. News: Augusto Inácio is the new coach . http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091003025611/http://record.xl.pt/noticia.aspx?id%3D8b9e02d5%2D6fa1%2D467d%2D8475%2D312d3c9adbff%26idCanal%3D00000038%2D0000%2D0000%2D0000%2D000000000038 . dead . 3 October 2009 . Jornal Record . 12 September 2009 . 21 April 2010 . pt .
  12. News: Fernando Oliveira: "Azenha is fired with or without agreement" . Jornal Record . 14 September 2009 . 21 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091228161258/http://www.record.pt/noticia.aspx?id=94FF7875-1609-4FE1-812D-1EEE4E8A5E6C&idCanal=00000023-0000-0000-0000-000000000023 . 28 December 2009 . dead . pt . dmy-all .
  13. News: Quim:"I am not a saint to perform miracles" . Jornal Record . 19 September 2009 . 21 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091230232203/http://www.record.pt/noticia.aspx?id=c8653742-f761-4c2d-be06-975c3111dba5&idCanal=00000023-0000-0000-0000-000000000023 . 30 December 2009 . dead . pt . dmy-all .
  14. News: press release to CSMaritimo . CSMaritimo.pt . 28 September 2009 . 21 April 2010 . pt .
  15. News: Van der Gaag accumulates with their core team "B" . https://archive.today/20120707164332/http://dn.sapo.pt/desporto/interior.aspx?content_id=1377134 . dead . 7 July 2012 . 28 September 2009 . 21 April 2010 . pt .
  16. News: Rogério Gonçalves is no longer coach of the Académica de Coimbra . 3 October 2009 . 21 April 2010.
  17. News: Zé Nando controlling the training . 9 October 2009 . pt . 21 April 2010.
  18. News: press release to Vitoria S.C. . 7 October 2009 . pt . 21 April 2010 . 10 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091010001830/http://vitoriasc.pt/noticias_detalhe.php?id_noticia=672 . dead .
  19. News: Double session with Basílio Marques in command . 8 October 2009 . pt . 21 April 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100330131429/http://vitoriasc.pt/noticias_detalhe.php?id_noticia=682. 30 March 2010. live.
  20. News: André Villas Boas officially presented as coach of the Académica . 14 October 2009 . 21 April 2010.
  21. News: Paulo Sérgio confirmed . https://archive.today/20120907191143/http://www.record.xl.pt/noticia.aspx?id=e27627b4-ab0c-4df1-bb96-4a2d0b6151de&idCanal=00000018-0000-0000-0000-000000000018 . dead . 7 September 2012 . 13 October 2009 . pt . 21 April 2010 .
  22. News: Paulo Sérgio get out FC Paços de Ferreira . 14 October 2009 . pt . 21 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726193913/http://www.fcpf.pt/catalogo_noticias.php?ID=1862 . 26 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  23. News: Ulisses Morais presented in Mata Real . 16 October 2009 . pt . 21 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726193904/http://www.fcpf.pt/catalogo_noticias.php?ID=1865 . 26 July 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  24. News: Manuel Fernandes get out due to wear . 21 October 2009 . 21 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091226063256/http://www.record.pt/noticia.aspx?id=82179513-5559-494c-9190-db10d0e8b2ad&idCanal=00000019-0000-0000-0000-000000000019 . 26 December 2009 . dead . dmy-all .
  25. News: Manuel Fernandes signed by three years by Vitória de Setúbal . https://archive.today/20130124174357/http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5icLe_ZS4OpsdZ3dVwngVtqhzeh2A . dead . 24 January 2013 . 21 October 2009 . pt . 21 April 2010.
  26. News: Paulo Bento quits Sporting CP . 6 November 2009 . pt . 21 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100127084940/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=181892 . 27 January 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
  27. News: Carlos Carvalhal new Coach . CMVM . 21 April 2010 . pt . 22 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091122050133/http://web3.cmvm.pt/sdi2004/emitentes/docs/FR25969.pdf . dead .
  28. News: Manuel Machado should miss rest of the season . Record . 30 November 2009 . 21 April 2010 . pt .
  29. News: José Augusto: "Play to win and dedicate it to the manager" . https://archive.today/20120707164332/http://dn.sapo.pt/desporto/interior.aspx?content_id=1377134 . dead . 7 July 2012 . 2 December 2009 . 21 April 2010 . pt .
  30. News: Jokanovic in charge of management . http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091224124357/http://record.xl.pt/noticia.aspx?id%3D6ae380ea%2D9c85%2D4ebf%2D9315%2Db6d149828712%26idCanal%3D00000308%2D0000%2D0000%2D0000%2D000000000308 . dead . 24 December 2009 . 13 December 2009 . 21 April 2010 . pt .
  31. News: Agreement with João Carlos Pereira . 21 November 2009 . pt . 21 April 2010 . http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20100530122628/http://www.osbelenenses.com/portal/belenenses/_specific/public/allbrowsers/asp/projuindex.asp?stage%3D2%26id%3D7806 . 30 May 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
  32. News: António Conceição is the new manager . 23 November 2009 . pt . 21 April 2010 . dead . http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20100529093339/http://www.osbelenenses.com/portal/belenenses/_specific/public/allbrowsers/asp/projuindex.asp?stage%3D2%26id%3D7813 . 29 May 2010 .
  33. News: Manuel Machado returning to head coaching . 26 January 2010 . 21 April 2010 . pt . http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20100604112908/http://www.cdnacional.pt/noticia.aspx?id%3D1310 . 4 June 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
  34. News: José Mota leaving Leixões . https://archive.today/20120713012955/http://desporto.publico.clix.pt/noticia.aspx?id=1421923 . dead . 13 July 2012 . Público . 21 April 2010 . pt .
  35. News: Fernando Castro Santos is the new Leixões manager . TSF . 21 April 2010 . pt . https://web.archive.org/web/20100214082007/http://tsf.sapo.pt/PaginaInicial/Desporto/Interior.aspx?content_id=1490585 . 14 February 2010 . dead .
  36. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=noticiasdetalhe&id=6298 Alan wins Best Player Award September
  37. http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=182846 Djalma wins Best Player Award October
  38. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=noticiasdetalhe&id=6380&type=recents João Tomás wins Best Player Award November
  39. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=noticiasdetalhe&id=6403&type=recents Saviola wins Best Player Award December
  40. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=noticiasdetalhe&id=6441 Mossoró wins Best Player Award January
  41. https://archive.today/20120911222836/http://www.record.xl.pt/noticia.aspx?id=36647cc8-d36e-4deb-8819-eaa545a995fe&idCanal=00000039-0000-0000-0000-000000000039 Coelho wins Best Player Award February
  42. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=noticiasdetalhe&id=6506&inter=0 Liedson wins Best Player Award March
  43. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=noticiasdetalhe&id=6532 Di Maria wins Best Player Award April
  44. http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091217224343/http://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl%3Dligasdetalhe%26id%3D227 Castro wins Young Player Award September
  45. http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20100805033040/http://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl%3Dligasdetalhe%26id%3D232 Fábio Coentrão wins Young Player Award October
  46. http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20100602164202/http://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl%3Dligasdetalhe%26id%3D238 Fábio Faria wins Young Player Award November
  47. http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20100602164247/http://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl%3Dligasdetalhe%26id%3D244 Fábio Faria wins Young Player Award December
  48. http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20100602164931/http://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl%3Dligasdetalhe%26id%3D256 Castro wins Young Player Award January
  49. http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20100602164658/http://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl%3Dligasdetalhe%26id%3D250 Castro wins Young Player Award February
  50. http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20100602164540/http://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl%3Dligasdetalhe%26id%3D262 Fábio Coentrão wins Young Player Award March
  51. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=noticiasdetalhe&id=6533&type=recents Fábio Coentrão wins Young Player Award April
  52. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=ligasdetalhe&id=226 Académica wins Fair Play Award September
  53. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=ligasdetalhe&id=233 SC Braga wins Fair Player Award October
  54. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=ligasdetalhe&id=239 Naval wins Fair Play Award November
  55. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=ligasdetalhe&id=245 Marítimo wins Fair Play Award December
  56. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=ligasdetalhe&id=257 SC Braga wins Fair Play Award January
  57. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=ligasdetalhe&id=251 Benfica wins Fair Play Award February
  58. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=ligasdetalhe&id=263 Paços de Ferreira Fair Play Award March
  59. https://sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=ligasdetalhe&id=269 Nacional wins Fair Play Award April
  60. Web site: Rosa Mota e Carlos Lopes Recebem Prémio Fernando Soromenho . Rosa Mota e Carlos Lopes Receive Fernando Soromenho Award . CNID . 25 May 2010 . 27 May 2010 . pt.

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