2014–15 Primeira Liga


The 2014–15 Primeira Liga was the 81st season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 15 August 2014 and concluded on 23 May 2015.
On 17 May 2015, Benfica won their second consecutive and 34th overall title.

Events

The league was scaled up to 18 teams, after the Court's rule to nullify Boavista's relegation from the Primeira Liga in the 2007–08 season. Boavista has been invited back in the Primeira Liga, after the club won a legal battle that eventually deemed their forced relegation five years ago unlawful. The club therefore went straight from the third level to the top league.
The league was named Liga ZON Sagres until 2013–14 after the sponsorship agreement between Sagres, ZON and the league ended. The league is named Liga NOS since 5 February 2015.

Teams

Stadia and locations

TeamHome CityStadiumCapacity2013–14 finish
AcadémicaCoimbraEstádio Cidade de Coimbra30,2108th
AroucaAroucaEstádio Municipal de Arouca5,00012th
BelenensesLisbonEstádio do Restelo19,30014th
BenficaLisbonEstádio da Luz65,6421st
BoavistaPortoEstádio do Bessa28,2634th in the North Zone in C.N.
BragaBragaEstádio Municipal de Braga30,1549th
EstorilEstorilEstádio António Coimbra da Mota8,0004th
Gil VicenteBarcelosEstádio Cidade de Barcelos12,50413th
MarítimoFunchalEstádio dos Barreiros7,0006th
MoreirenseMoreira de CónegosParque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas6,1001st in Segunda Liga
NacionalFunchalEstádio da Madeira5,1425th
Paços de FerreiraPaços de FerreiraEstádio Capital do Móvel5,25015th and
Play-off Winner
PenafielPenafielEstádio Municipal 25 de Abril7,0003rd in Segunda Liga
PortoPortoEstádio do Dragão52,0023rd
Rio AveVila do CondeEstádio dos Arcos12,82011th
Sporting CPLisbonEstádio José Alvalade52,4662nd
Vitória de GuimarãesGuimarãesEstádio D. Afonso Henriques30,14610th
Vitória de SetúbalSetúbalEstádio do Bonfim18,6927th

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate

Awards

[SJPF Player of the Month]

MonthPlayerClub
August/September

[SJPF Young Player of the Month]

MonthPlayerClub
August/September

Attendances

#ClubAverageHighest
1Benfica48,52063,534
2Sporting34,98849,076
3Porto31,83148,109
4Vitória SC15,90628,875
5Braga10,68221,078
6Académica5,15419,029
7Boavista4,61410,702
8Marítimo4,5667,097
9Vitória FC3,40610,000
10Os Belenenses3,30315,137
11Gil Vicente3,1508,532
12Paços de Ferreira3,0536,404
13Rio Ave2,9689,692
14CD Nacional2,1635,239
15Moreirense2,1515,793
16Estoril2,0717,587
17Arouca1,7186,960
18Penafiel1,5795,217

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