2013–14 Primeira Liga Explained

Competition:	Primeira Liga
Season:	2013–14
Dates:	16 August 2013 – 11 May 2014
Winners:	Benfica 33rd title
Relegated:	Olhanense
Continentalcup1:	Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Benfica Sporting CP Porto
Continentalcup2:	Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	Rio Ave Nacional Estoril
Best Player:	Enzo Pérez^[1]
League Topscorer:	Jackson Martínez (20 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:	Jan Oblak
Biggest Home Win:	Sporting CP 5–1 Arouca (18 August 2013)
Biggest Away Win:	Paços de Ferreira 0–5 Nacional (19 April 2014)
Highest Scoring:	Marítimo 3–4 Paços de Ferreira (28 September 2013)
Matches:	240
Total Goals:	569
Longest Wins:	11 games Benfica
Longest Unbeaten:	28 games Benfica
Longest Winless:	11 games Gil Vicente
Longest Losses:	5 games Braga Olhanense Gil Vicente Marítimo
Highest Attendance:	63,982^[2] Benfica 2–0 Olhanense (20 April 2014)
Lowest Attendance:	585 Olhanense 1–0 Arouca (26 October 2013) 0 (closed doors) Nacional 0–1 Arouca (15 September 2013)
Attendance:	2,451,968^[3]
Average Attendance:	10,217
Prevseason:	2012–13
Nextseason:	2014–15

The 2013–14 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 18 August 2013 and concluded on 11 May 2014.^[4] Sixteen teams contested the league, fourteen of which took part in the previous season and two of which were promoted from the Segunda Liga. On 20 April 2014, Benfica won the Primeira Liga for a record 33rd time with a 2–0 victory over Olhanense, with two matches to spare.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Team	Home City	Stadium	Capacity	data-sort-type="number"	2012–13 finish	Head manager
Académica	Coimbra	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra	30,210	11th	Sérgio Conceição
Arouca	Arouca	Estádio Municipal de Arouca	5,000	2nd in Segunda Liga	Pedro Emanuel
Belenenses	Lisbon	Estádio do Restelo	19,300	1st in Segunda Liga	Lito Vidigal
Benfica	Lisbon	Estádio da Luz	65,647	2nd	Jorge Jesus
Braga	Braga	Estádio Municipal de Braga	30,154	4th	Jesualdo Ferreira
Estoril	Estoril	Estádio António Coimbra da Mota	5,015	5th	Marco Silva
Gil Vicente	Barcelos	Estádio Cidade de Barcelos	12,504	13th	João de Deus
Marítimo	Funchal	Estádio dos Barreiros	9,177	10th	Pedro Martins
Nacional	Funchal	Estádio da Madeira	5,142	8th	Manuel Machado
Olhanense	Olhão	Estádio José Arcanjo	5,661	14th	Abel Xavier
Paços de Ferreira	Paços de Ferreira	Estádio Capital do Móvel	5,255	3rd	Costinha
Porto	Porto	Estádio do Dragão	52,002	1st	Paulo Fonseca
Rio Ave	Vila do Conde	Estádio dos Arcos	12,820	6th	Nuno Espírito Santo
Sporting CP	Lisbon	Estádio José Alvalade	52,466	7th	Leonardo Jardim
Vitória de Guimarães	Guimarães	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques	30,146	9th	Rui Vitória
Vitória de Setúbal	Setúbal	Estádio do Bonfim	18,692	12th	José Mota

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Académica	Sérgio Conceição	Ricardo	Nike	EFAPEL
Arouca	Pedro Emanuel	Bruno Amaro	Macron	Banco BIC
Belenenses	Lito Vidigal	Fernando Ferreira	Nike	Metlife
Benfica	Jorge Jesus	Luisão	Adidas	MEO (H) / Moche (A)
Braga	Jorge Paixão	Alan	Macron	Banco BIC
Estoril	Marco Silva	Vagner	Hummel	Banco BIC
Gil Vicente	João de Deus	César Peixoto	Macron	Barcelos
Marítimo	Pedro Martins	Briguel	Lacatoni	Banif
Nacional	Manuel Machado	João Aurélio	Hummel	Banif
Olhanense	Giuseppe Galderisi	Rui Duarte	Lacatoni	OLX
Paços de Ferreira	Jorge Costa	Filipe Anunciação	Lacatoni	Banco BIC
Porto	Luís Castro	Helton	Nike	MEO (H) / Moche (A) / PT (Alt.)
Rio Ave	Nuno Espírito Santo	Tarantini	Lacatoni	ASC ENGENHARIA E CONSTRUÇÃO
Sporting CP	Leonardo Jardim	Rui Patrício	Puma	MEO (H) / Moche (A)
Vitória de Guimarães	Rui Vitória	Leonel Olímpio	Nike	BK
Vitória de Setúbal	José Couceiro	Pedro Queirós	Hummel	Kia

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Arouca	Vítor Oliveira	Resigned	18 May 2013^[5]	Pre-season	Pedro Emanuel	6 June 2013^[6]
Sporting CP	Jesualdo Ferreira	Contract expired	19 May 2013^[7]		Leonardo Jardim	20 May 2013^[8]
Gil Vicente	Paulo Alves	Resigned	21 May 2013^[9]		João de Deus	28 May 2013^[10]
Braga	José Peseiro	Mutual agreement	28 May 2013^[11]		Jesualdo Ferreira	29 May 2013^[12]
Porto	Vítor Pereira	Contract expired	8 June 2013^[13]		Paulo Fonseca	10 June 2013^[14]
Paços de Ferreira	Paulo Fonseca	Resigned	10 June 2013^[15]		Costinha	11 June 2013^[16]
Olhanense	Bruno Saraiva	Resigned	29 June 2013^[17]		Abel Xavier	6 July 2013^[18]
Belenenses	Mitchell van der Gaag	Health issues	26 September 2013^[19]	15th	Marco Paulo	26 September 2013^[20]
Vitória de Setúbal	José Mota	Resigned	7 October 2013^[21]	14th	José Couceiro	8 October 2013^[22]
Olhanense	Abel Xavier	Resigned	28 October 2013^[23]	11th	Paulo Alves	29 October 2013^[24]
Paços de Ferreira	Costinha	Resigned	28 October 2013^[25]	16th	Henrique Calisto	30 October 2013^[26]
Olhanense	Paulo Alves	Resigned	7 January 2014^[27]	16th	Giuseppe Galderisi	7 January 2014^[28]
Braga	Jesualdo Ferreira	Mutual agreement	23 February 2014^[29]	7th	Jorge Paixão	25 February 2014^[30]
Paços de Ferreira	Henrique Calisto	Resigned	24 February 2014^[31]	16th	Jorge Costa	25 February 2014^[32]
Porto	Paulo Fonseca	Sacked	5 March 2014^[33]	3rd	Luís Castro	5 March 2014^[34]

League table

Positions by round

Results

Each team will play each other twice, once at home and once away. Giving a total of 30 matches per team to be played.

Relegation play-offs

Paços de Ferreira, who finished 15th, faced Desportivo das Aves, the fourth-placed side of the 2013–14 Segunda Liga (third-placed among non-reserve teams) for a two-legged play-off to decide the 18th team to compete in the expanded 2014–15 Primeira Liga. Paços de Ferreira defeated Desportivo das Aves 3–1 on aggregate to secure their presence in the next Primeira Liga season.^[35]

Second leg

Season statistics

Scoring

• First goal: Paulo Vinícius for Braga against Paços de Ferreira (16 August 2013)
• Largest winning margin: 5 goals
  • Paços de Ferreira 0–5 Nacional (19 April 2014)
• Highest scoring game: 7 goals
  • Marítimo 3–4 Paços de Ferreira (28 September 2013)
• Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 5 goals
  • Sporting 5–1 Arouca (18 August 2013)
  • Paços de Ferreira 0–5 Nacional (19 April 2014)
• Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 3 goals
  • Marítimo 3–4 Paços de Ferreira (28 September 2013)

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jackson Martínez	Porto	20
2	Derley	Marítimo	16
3	Rafael Martins	Vitória de Setúbal	15
4	Lima	Benfica	14
5	Fredy Montero	Sporting CP	13
6	Mario Rondón	Nacional	12
7	Rodrigo	Benfica	11
	Bébé	Paços de Ferreira
	Evandro	Estoril
10	Héldon	Sporting CP	10

Source: LPFP^[36]

Hat-tricks

See main article: List of Primeira Liga hat-tricks.

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
	Sporting CP	Arouca	5–1^[37]
	Nacional	Paços de Ferreira	0–5^[38]

Clean sheets

Player

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Rui Patrício	Sporting CP	15
2	Jan Oblak	Benfica	14
3	Douglas	Vitória de Guimarães	12
4	Vagner	Estoril	11
	Ricardo	Académica
6	Matt Jones	Belenenses	10
	Eduardo Gottardi	Nacional
	Adriano Facchini	Gil Vicente
9	Cássio	Arouca	9
10	Helton	Porto	8

Club

• Most clean sheets: 17
  • Benfica
• Fewest clean sheets: 4
  • Paços de Ferreira
  • Olhanense

Discipline

Player

• Most yellow cards:^[39] 13
  • Nuno Coelho (Arouca)
• Most red cards:^[40] 2
  • Deyverson (Belenenses)

Club

• Most yellow cards:^[41] 109
  • Rio Ave
• Most red cards:^[42] 7
  • Marítimo
  • Estoril Praia

Television

This was the first season that Sport TV did not broadcast any Benfica home matches. The club decided not to renew with rightsholders Olivedesportos and instead broadcast their home matches on their own channel, Benfica TV.

RTP Internacional and RTP África broadcast one match per week, via satellite.

Awards

Monthly awards

SJPF Player of the Month

Month	Player	Club
August/September^[43]		Sporting CP
October/November^[44]		Sporting CP
December^[45]		Sporting CP
January/February^[46]		Benfica
March^[47]		Sporting CP
April^[48]		Benfica

SJPF Young Player of the Month

Month	Player	Club
August/September^[49]		Sporting CP
October/November^[50]		Sporting CP
December^[51]		Vitória de Guimarães
January/February^[52]		Vitória de Setúbal
March^[53]		Sporting CP
April^[54]		Sporting CP

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Painel de Espectadores . pt . Attendance list . ligaportugal.pt . 20 April 2014.
3. Web site: Painel de Espectadores. pt. Attendance list. Liga Portugal. 4 October 2019.
4. Web site: Calendário Liga ZON Sagres Época 2013-2014. Liga Portugal.pt. Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP). 15 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927150535/http://www.ligaportugal.pt/media/5678/calendario-liga_zon_sagres-20132014.pdf. 2013-09-27. dead.
5. Web site: Vítor Oliveira não fica. Vítor Oliveira is not going to stay. Record. pt. 18 May 2013. 21 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105164132/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/liga_honra/Arouca/interior_premium.aspx?content_id=822377. 5 November 2013. dead. dmy-all.
6. Web site: Pedro Emanuel apresentado: "Espero ajudar o Arouca a crescer". Pedro Emanuel presented: "I hope I will help Arouca to grow". Público. 6 June 2013. pt. 6 June 2013.
7. Web site: Jesualdo Ferreira confirma saída de Alvalade. Jesualdo Ferreira confirms exit from Alvalade. A Bola. pt. 19 May 2013. 21 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607163513/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=403039. 7 June 2013. dead. dmy-all.
8. Web site: É oficial: Sporting contrata Leonardo Jardim por dois anos. It's official: Sporting signs Leonardo Jardim for twop years. Público. pt. 20 May 2013. 21 May 2013.
9. Web site: Paulo Alves abandona comando técnico. Paulo Alves abandons managerial post. A Bola. pt. 21 May 2013. 21 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130608173139/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=403463. 8 June 2013. dead. dmy-all.
10. Web site: João de Deus sucede a Paulo Alves. João de Deus succeeds Paulo Alves. A Bola. pt. 28 May 2013. 30 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130607235736/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=404826. 7 June 2013. dead. dmy-all.
11. Web site: José Peseiro acorda rescisão. José Peseiro agrees resignation. A Bola. pt. 28 May 2013. 30 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130608071321/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=404923. 8 June 2013. dead. dmy-all.
12. Web site: Confirmado regresso de Jesualdo Ferreira a Braga . Confirmed return of Jesualdo Ferreira to Braga . . pt . 28 May 2013 . 30 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130607172817/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=405087 . 7 June 2013 .
13. Web site: Vítor Pereira vai treinar na Arábia Saudita. Vítor Pereira will coach in Saudi Arabia. Record. pt. 8 June 2013. 9 June 2013.
14. Web site: Paulo Fonseca é o novo treinador do FC Porto. Paulo Fonseca is the new FC Porto manager. Público. 11 June 2013. pt. 10 June 2013.
15. Web site: Paulo Fonseca oficializado. Paulo Fonseca official. A Bola. pt. 10 June 2013. 12 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130613041501/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=407747. 13 June 2013. dead. dmy-all.
16. Web site: Costinha é o sucessor de Paulo Fonseca. Costinha is the successor of Paulo Fonseca. A Bola. 12 June 2013. pt. 11 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130613054922/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=408024. 13 June 2013. dead. dmy-all.
17. Web site: Bruno Saraiva não deve ficar. Bruno Saraiva is not going to stay. A Bola. pt. 29 June 2013. 8 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002102229/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=411733. 2 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
18. Web site: Abel Xavier é o novo treinador dos algarvios. Abel Xavier is the new manager of the algarvians. A Bola. pt. 6 July 2013. 8 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130709003506/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=413433. 2013-07-09. dead.
19. Web site: Problema cardíaco afasta Van der Gaag. Cardiac problem leaves Van der Gaag out. A Bola. pt. 26 September 2013. 28 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928213054/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=430299. 28 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
20. Web site: Marco Paulo substitui Van der Gaag. Marco Paulo substitutes Van der Gaag. A Bola. pt. 26 September 2013. 28 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130928213130/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=430336. 28 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
21. Web site: José Mota rescinde. José Mota resigns. A Bola. pt. 7 October 2013. 8 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131009150501/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=432655. 9 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
22. Web site: José Couceiro é o treinador. José Couceiro is the new coach. A Bola. pt. 8 October 2013. 29 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105165925/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=432818. 5 November 2013. dead. dmy-all.
23. Web site: Administrador da SAD confirma saída de Abel Xavier. SAD administrator confirms Abel Xavier's departure. A Bola. pt. 28 October 2013. 29 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131030055622/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=437060. 30 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
24. Web site: Paulo Alves confirmado. Paulo Alves confirmed. A Bola. pt. 29 October 2013. 29 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031092653/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=437178. 31 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
25. Web site: Costinha apresenta a demissão. Costinha presents his resignation. A Bola. pt. 28 October 2013. 29 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131030055751/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=437085. 30 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
26. Web site: Henrique Calisto apresentado esta quarta-feira. Henrique Calisto presented this wednesday. A Bola. pt. 29 October 2013. 29 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131031093805/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=437332. 31 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
27. Web site: Paulo Alves de saída. Paulo Alves leaving. A Bola. pt. 7 January 2014. 7 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140107185139/http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=451789. 7 January 2014. dead. dmy-all.
28. Web site: Galderisi assume comando. Galderisi assumes command. Record. pt. 7 January 2014. 7 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140107181258/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Olhanense/interior.aspx?content_id=861626. 7 January 2014. dead.
29. Web site: Jesualdo Ferreira já não é treinador. Jesualdo Ferreira is not the manager anymore. Record. pt. 23 February 2014. 25 February 2014.
30. Web site: Jorge Paixão é o novo treinador. Jorge Paixão is the new manager. Record. pt. 25 February 2014. 25 February 2014.
31. Web site: Henrique Calisto abandona comando técnico. Henrique Calisto abandons technical command. Record. pt. 24 February 2014. 25 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140312031344/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/pacos_ferreira/interior.aspx?content_id=869747. 12 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
32. Web site: Jorge Costa é o novo treinador dos castores. Jorge Costa is the manager of the beavers. Record. pt. 25 February 2014. 26 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302060030/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/pacos_ferreira/interior.aspx?content_id=869942. 2 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
33. Web site: Paulo Fonseca despedido. Paulo Fonseca sacked. Record. pt. 5 March 2014. 6 March 2014. 6 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140306055053/http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/Porto/interior.aspx?content_id=871249. dead.
34. Web site: LUÍS CASTRO IS THE INTERIM COACH. Porto. pt. 5 March 2014. 6 March 2014.
35. Web site: Playoff entre P. Ferreira e Aves com datas marcadas. Playoff between P. Ferreira and Aves with confirmed dates. Record. pt. 12 May 2014. 15 May 2014.
36. Web site: Liga ZON Sagres 2013-14 – Melhores Marcadores . . 30 March 2014.
37. Web site: Sporting 5-1 Arouca . 18 August 2013 . zerozero].
38. Web site: Paços de Ferreira 0-5 Nacional . 18 August 2013 . zerozero].
39. Web site: Mais Amarelos :: Liga ZON Sagres 2013/14 :: Zerozero.pt .
40. Web site: Mais Vermelhos :: Liga ZON Sagres 2013/14 :: Zerozero.pt .
41. Web site: Mais Amarelos :: Liga ZON Sagres 2013/14 :: Zerozero.pt .
42. Web site: Mais Vermelhos :: Liga ZON Sagres 2013/14 :: Zerozero.pt .
43. Web site: Sporting: Fredy Montero melhor jogador da I Liga em Agosto e Setembro. Futebol365. 16 October 2013.
44. Web site: William Carvalho e Rambé ganham prémios. SJPF. William Carvalho and Rambé win awards. 6 December 2013. 2013-12-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20150530012146/http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=4711. 2015-05-30. dead.
45. Web site: William Carvalho melhor jogador em dezembro. SAPO. William Carvalho best player in December. 9 January 2014. 29 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20140327233901/http://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira_liga/artigo/2014/01/09/william_carvalho_melhor_jogador_.html. 27 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
46. Web site: Lazar Markovic e Vítor Bruno em destaque. SJPF. Lazar Markovic and Vítor Bruno in the spotlight. 3 March 2014. 6 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140427065054/http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=5055. 27 April 2014. dead. dmy-all.
47. Web site: William Carvalho recebeu prémio de Melhor Jogador. SJPF. William Carvalho receives best player award. 14 April 2014. 2014-04-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20150530080811/http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=5451. 2015-05-30. dead.
48. Web site: Lima recebeu o prémio de Jogador do Mês. SJPF. Lima received the Player of the Month award. 21 April 2014. 4 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140504064226/http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=4045. 4 May 2014. dead.
49. Web site: William Carvalho ganha prémio. SJPF. William Carvalho wins award. 8 October 2013. 19 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131024090950/http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=4477. 24 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
50. Web site: William Carvalho e Tiago Ferreira eleitos os Melhores Jogadores Jovens. William Carvalho and Tiago Ferreira voted the best young players. SJPF. pt. 11 December 2013. 21 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131224120623/http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=4725. 24 December 2013. dead. dmy-all.
51. Web site: Paulo Oliveira recebeu prémio do SJPF. Paulo Oliveira receives award from SJPF. SJPF. pt. 4 February 2014. 25 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140308173140/http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=4992. 8 March 2014. dead.
52. Web site: João Mário e Bruno Loureiro eleitos os melhores jovens. João Mário and Bruno Loureiro voted the best young players. SJPF. pt. 4 March 2014. 6 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517180819/http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=5066. 17 May 2014. dead. dmy-all.
53. Web site: William Carvalho (Sporting) eleito o Melhor Jogador Jovem de março. SAPO. William Carvalho (Sporting) elected best young player of the month March. 11 April 2014. 25 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140426231855/http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=5446. 26 April 2014. dead.
54. Web site: William recebe prémios de Melhor Jogador Jovem. SJPF. William receives awards for best young player. 12 May 2014. 15 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011224/http://sjpf.pt/index.php?pt=news&op=OP_SHOW_DETAIL&id=5555. 5 March 2016. dead.