80th season of top-tier Portuguese football
Football league season
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
Location of teams in
Liga Zon Sagres 2013–14
Location of teams in
Liga Zon Sagres 2013–14
Team
Home City
Stadium
Capacity
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.
Managerial changes
League table
Source:
LPFP (in Portuguese) 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.)
(C) Champions;
(O) Play-off winners;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
^ a b Académica ahead of Braga on head-to-head record; Académica–Braga 1–1, Braga–Académica 0–1
^ Since the 2013–14 Taça de Portugal winners Benfica qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League , runners-up Rio Ave took the 2014-15 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round spot.
^ a b Arouca ahead of Gil Vicente on head-to-head record; Gil Vicente–Arouca 0–3, Arouca–Gil Vicente 1–0
^ a b Paços de Ferreira ahead of Olhanense on head-to-head record; Paços de Ferreira–Olhanense 3–1, Olhanense–Paços de Ferreira 1–0
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 Benfica 9 8 7 5 4 5 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sporting CP 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Porto 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Estoril 3 4 3 4 5 4 6 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Nacional 10 11 8 11 9 6 4 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Marítimo 8 10 11 6 8 9 10 13 15 12 11 11 11 10 11 11 10 11 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 7 8 6 6 6 Vitória de Setúbal 10 13 12 14 13 12 14 15 11 10 12 9 10 11 12 12 11 9 11 9 10 10 9 8 11 8 8 8 8 7 Académica 12 16 14 13 14 14 15 12 14 11 9 12 12 12 10 9 8 10 9 10 9 9 10 10 7 9 9 9 9 8 Braga 5 5 6 3 2 3 5 8 9 9 8 10 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 Vitória de Guimarães 5 6 9 7 10 10 9 7 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 10 10 10 10 10 Rio Ave 2 3 4 8 6 8 8 9 8 8 10 8 9 9 8 8 9 8 10 11 11 12 11 11 9 11 11 11 11 11 Arouca 16 15 13 10 11 11 12 14 13 16 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 Gil Vicente 5 7 5 9 7 7 7 5 4 5 4 5 8 8 9 10 12 12 12 13 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 Belenenses 15 13 16 15 15 15 11 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 15 15 14 14 14 14 Paços de Ferreira 12 12 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 15 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 15 Olhanense 12 9 10 12 12 13 13 11 12 14 14 15 15 16 15 15 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 16 16 16 16 15 16
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.
Source:
LPFP (in Portuguese) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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]
First leg
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
Source: LPFP[36]
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Player
Club
Most clean sheets : 17
Fewest clean sheets: 4
Paços de Ferreira
Olhanense
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards:[39] 13
Most red cards:[40] 2
Club
Most yellow cards:[41] 109
Most red cards:[42] 7
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
References
Campeonato da Liga Primeira Divisão Primeira Liga
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups Supercups UEFA competitions International competitions