2015–16 Primeira Liga
82nd season of top-tier Portuguese football
Football league season
The 2015–16 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd season of the Primeira Liga , the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. The fixtures were determined by draw on 4 July 2015.[3] The season began on 14 August 2015 and concluded on 15 May 2016.[4]
Benfica won their third consecutive and 35th overall title, after beating Nacional 4–1 in their last match. They finished the league with a record 88 points in 34 matches (from 29 wins and one draw), two points more than runners-up Sporting CP .[5]
Tondela and União da Madeira entered the season as the two promoted teams from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga . On the last matchday, both teams were at risk of returning to the second division, but the combination of their results dictated União da Madeira's relegation alongside Académica .[5]
Teams
For the second consecutive season, the league was contested by a total of 18 teams, which included the best 16 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga .
Tondela made their debut in the top flight of Portuguese football, after winning the 2014–15 Segunda Liga title. while runners-up União da Madeira returned for the first time since the 1994–95 season .[6] These two clubs replaced Gil Vicente , relegated after four seasons in the Primeira Liga, and Penafiel , who returned to the second division one season after being promoted.
For the first time since the 1990–91 season , the autonomous region of Madeira was again represented at the highest level of Portuguese football with three teams: União da Madeira, Marítimo and Nacional , all set in Funchal making the madeirense capital the second town having three teams in Primeira Liga after Lisbon.
Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2015–16 Primeira Liga (Mainland)
Location of teams in 2015–16 Primeira Liga (Madeira)
Team
Location
Stadium
Capacity
2014–15 finish
Académica
Coimbra
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
29,744
14th
Arouca
Arouca
Estádio Municipal de Arouca
5,000
16th
Belenenses
Lisbon
Estádio do Restelo
19,856
6th
Benfica
Lisbon
Estádio da Luz
64,642
1st
Boavista
Porto
Estádio do Bessa
30,000
13th
Braga
Braga
Estádio Municipal de Braga
30,286
4th
Estoril
Estoril
Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
8,000
12th
Marítimo
Funchal
Estádio dos Barreiros
7,200
9th
Moreirense
Moreira de Cónegos
Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
6,153
11th
Nacional
Funchal
Estádio da Madeira
5,586
7th
Paços de Ferreira
Paços de Ferreira
Estádio Capital do Móvel
6,404
8th
Porto
Porto
Estádio do Dragão
50,035
2nd
Rio Ave
Vila do Conde
Estádio dos Arcos
9,065
10th
Sporting CP
Lisbon
Estádio José Alvalade
50,044
3rd
Tondela
Tondela
Estádio João Cardoso
5,000
1st (SL )
União da Madeira
Funchal
Centro Desportivo da Madeira [A]
2,500
2nd (SL )
Vitória de Guimarães
Guimarães
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
30,008
5th
Vitória de Setúbal
Setúbal
Estádio do Bonfim
13,468
15th
^ Due to lighting problems, União da Madeira played some TV broadcast home matches at Estádio da Madeira .
Managerial changes
Season summary
League table
Source:
Liga Portugal ,
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Note:
LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)
[39] (C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Positions by round
Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Benfica 1 8 4 3 3 3 5 8 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sporting CP 5 6 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Porto 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Braga 4 9 5 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Arouca 3 1 3 5 7 7 9 9 9 11 11 8 9 8 8 6 7 8 9 8 8 7 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Rio Ave 9 4 7 11 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 8 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 6 Paços de Ferreira 7 7 8 4 8 10 7 5 7 9 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 8 8 9 7 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 7 Estoril 18 12 14 8 5 5 6 7 8 8 10 11 11 11 12 14 11 12 10 11 11 11 11 9 8 9 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 8 Belenenses 8 13 11 16 14 13 13 10 12 10 13 13 13 12 13 11 12 11 12 10 10 9 10 12 11 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 11 9 Vitória de Guimarães 17 15 16 13 13 15 15 14 11 13 12 9 10 9 9 9 8 6 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 8 9 9 11 11 11 11 9 10 Nacional 13 10 12 7 11 12 12 12 14 12 8 10 12 13 14 12 13 15 15 14 15 15 15 13 12 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 11 Moreirense 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 15 14 14 14 14 11 13 14 13 14 15 12 12 14 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 12 Marítimo 12 14 15 9 15 8 10 13 10 7 9 12 8 10 10 10 10 10 13 13 14 14 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 Boavista 10 5 10 14 9 9 11 11 13 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 14 Vitória de Setúbal 11 2 6 10 10 11 8 6 6 6 7 5 7 5 5 8 9 9 8 9 9 10 9 10 13 13 13 13 13 13 15 15 15 15 Tondela 14 16 13 15 16 16 16 16 16 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 União da Madeira 6 11 9 12 12 14 14 15 15 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 11 12 13 13 13 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17 Académica 15 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 18 18
Results
Source:
LPFP (in Portuguese) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
As of 15 May 2016 [40] [41]
Benfica's Jonas was the top scorer with 32 goals, winning the Bola de Prata .
Hat-tricks
As of 15 May 2016
Top assists
As of 15 May 2016 [46]
Scoring
As of 15 May 2016
Match streaks
As of 15 May 2016 [47]
Longest winning run: 12 matches
Benfica , from matchday 23 (20 February 2016) to matchday 34 (15 May 2016)
Longest unbeaten run: 14 matches
Benfica , from matchday 9 (30 October 2015) to matchday 21 (5 February 2016)
Porto , from matchday 1 (15 August 2015) to matchday 14 (20 December 2015)
Longest winless run: 15 matches
Longest losing run: 6 matches
Académica , from matchday 1 (17 August 2015) to matchday 6 (28 September 2015)
Tondela , from matchday 9 (30 October 2015) to matchday 14 (20 December 2015)
Most consecutive draws: 5 matches
Arouca , from matchday 5 (20 September 2015) to matchday 9 (1 November 2015)
Discipline
As of 15 May 2016 [48] [49] [50]
Club
Most yellow cards: 113
Most red cards: 19
Player
Most yellow cards: 14
Most red cards: 3
Awards
Monthly awards
LPFP Player of the Month
SJPF Young Player of the Month
Goal of the month
Attendances
Pos
Team
Total
High
Low
Average
Change
1
Benfica
855,474
64,235
31,590
50,322
+18.2% †
2
Sporting CP
679,790
49,699
30,057
39,988
+24.0% †
3
Porto
549,512
49,209
16,297
32,324
+8.2% †
4
Vitória de Guimarães
211,182
22,218
8,975
12,422
−15.9% †
5
Braga
189,862
19,428
4,169
11,168
+10.1% †
6
Marítimo
104,474
9,400
4,250
6,146
+36.2% †
7
Boavista
103,263
22,834
3,653
6,074
+42.3% †
8
Académica
91,012
26,444
2,170
5,354
+14.7% †
9
Belenenses
75,833
13,109
1,183
4,461
+46.8% †
10
Vitória de Setúbal
75,406
10,998
1,900
4,436
+40.7% †
11
Tondela
56,499
22,003
909
3,323
+336.7% 1,3
12
Rio Ave
56,125
9,023
1,615
3,301
+16.7% †
13
Estoril
50,008
7,836
827
2,942
+53.4% †
14
Arouca
49,006
23,540
705
2,883
+82.2% 2
15
Paços de Ferreira
47,625
6,433
1,208
2,801
−4.7% †
16
Nacional
42,327
4,753
1,318
2,490
+20.9% †
17
União da Madeira
38,292
5,095
1,077
2,252
+98.1% 1,4
18
Moreirense
38,161
5,772
757
2,245
+10.7% †
League total
3,313,851
64,235
705
10,830
+7.2% †
Source: LPFP[2] Notes: 1. Team played last season in the Segunda Liga. 2. Arouca played one match at Estádio Municipal de Aveiro , with an attendance of 23,540 (Benfica ) spectators. 3. Tondela played three matches at Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, with attendances of 22,003 (Sporting CP ), 9,394 (Benfica) and 3,449 (Porto ) spectators. 4. União da Madeira played five matches at Estádio da Madeira , with attendances of 1,408 (Vitória de Guimarães ), 1,420 (Braga ), 2,277 (Porto), 5,095 (Benfica) and 3,594 (Sporting CP) spectators.
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