2014–15 Primeira Liga

The 2014–15 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) 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.[5]

Primeira Liga
Season2014–15
Dates15 August 2014 – 23 May 2015
ChampionsBenfica
34th title
RelegatedGil Vicente
Penafiel
Champions LeagueBenfica
Porto
Sporting CP
Europa LeagueBraga
Vitória de Guimarães
Belenenses
Matches played306
Goals scored763 (2.49 per match)
Best PlayerJonas[1]
Top goalscorerJackson Martínez
(21 goals)[2]
Best goalkeeperJúlio César[1]
Biggest home winBenfica 6–0 Estoril
(28 February 2015)
Biggest away winV. Setúbal 0–5 Benfica
(12 September 2014)
Arouca 0–5 Porto
(25 October 2014)
Penafiel 1–6 Braga
(29 November 2014)
Gil Vicente 0–5 Benfica
(2 May 2015)
Highest scoringPenafiel 1–6 Braga
(29 November 2014)
Longest winning run9 games
Benfica
Longest unbeaten run16 games
Porto
Longest winless run15 games
Gil Vicente
Académica
Longest losing run5 games
Penafiel
Estoril
Highest attendance63,534[3]
Benfica 0–0 Porto
(26 April 2015)
Lowest attendance430[3]
Arouca 1–3 Paços de Ferreira
(26 April 2015)
Total attendance3,091,276[4]
Average attendance10,102[4]

On 17 May 2015, Benfica won their second consecutive and 34th overall title.

Events edit

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.[6][7]

The league was named Liga ZON Sagres until 2013–14 after the sponsorship agreement between Sagres, ZON (now NOS) and the league ended. The league is named Liga NOS since 5 February 2015.

Teams edit

Stadia and locations edit

Location of teams in Liga NOS 2014–15 (Madeira)
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

Personnel and sponsors edit

TeamHead managerManufacturerSponsors
Académica José ViterboNikeEFAPEL
Arouca Pedro EmanuelMacronBanco BIC
Belenenses Jorge SimãoLacatoni
Benfica Jorge JesusAdidasMEO (home)
Moche (away)
Boavista PetitErreàMestre da Cor
Braga Sérgio ConceiçãoMacronBanco BIC
Estoril Hugo Leal
Fabiano
HummelBanco BIC
Gil Vicente José MotaMacronBarcelos
Marítimo Ivo VieiraLacatoniBANIF
Moreirense Miguel Lealcdt
Nacional Manuel MachadoHummelBANIF
Paços de Ferreira Paulo FonsecaLacatoniBanco BIC
Penafiel Carlos BritoDesportreinoBanco BIC
Porto Julen LopeteguiWarriorMEO (home)
Moche (away)
Rio Ave Pedro MartinsLacatoni
Sporting CP Marco SilvaMacronMEO (home)
Moche (away)
Vitória de Guimarães Rui VitóriaNikeBanco BIC
Vitória de Setúbal Bruno RibeiroHummelKIA

Managerial changes edit

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Marítimo Pedro MartinsResigned11 May 2014[8][9]Pre-season Leonel Pontes8 May 2014[10]
Porto Luís CastroContract expired11 May 2014[11] Julen Lopetegui6 May 2014[12]
Braga Jorge PaixãoContract expired11 May 2014[13] Sérgio Conceição26 May 2014[14]
Estoril Marco SilvaResigned12 May 2014[15] José Couceiro24 May 2014[16]
Vitória de Setúbal José CouceiroMutual agreement15 May 2014[17] Domingos Paciência22 May 2014[18]
Moreirense Toni ConceiçãoMutual agreement15 May 2014[19] Miguel Leal16 May 2014[20]
Penafiel Miguel LealSigned by Moreirense16 May 2014[20] Ricardo Chéu16 May 2014[21]
Rio Ave Nuno Espírito SantoResigned19 May 2014[22] Pedro Martins22 May 2014[23]
Sporting CP Leonardo JardimSigned by Monaco21 May 2014[24] Marco Silva21 May 2014[25]
Académica Sérgio ConceiçãoSigned by Braga26 May 2014[14] Paulo Sérgio31 May 2014[26]
Gil Vicente João de DeusMutual agreement31 August 2014[27]17th José Mota2 September 2014
Penafiel Ricardo ChéuMutual agreement16 September 201418th Rui Quinta16 September 2014
Vitória de Setúbal Domingos PaciênciaMutual agreement19 January 2015[28]15th Bruno Ribeiro20 January 2015[29]
Académica Paulo SérgioResigned17 February 201517th José Viterbo18 February 2015
Estoril José CouceiroResigned3 March 201512th Hugo Leal
Fabiano
3 March 2015
Marítimo Leonel PontesResigned3 March 201511th Ivo Vieira4 March 2015
Penafiel Rui QuintaMutual agreement16 March 2015[30]18th Carlos Brito19 March 2015
Belenenses Lito VidigalResigned17 March 20157th Jorge Simão20 March 2015

Season summary edit

League table edit

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Benfica (C)3427438616+7085Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Porto3425727413+6182
3Sporting CP34221026729+3876Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
4Braga34177105528+2758Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
5Vitória de Guimarães34151095035+1555Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
6Belenenses341212103435−148
7Nacional34138134546−147
8Paços de Ferreira341211114045−547
9Marítimo34128144645+144
10Rio Ave341013113842−443
11Moreirense341110133342−943
12Estoril34913123856−1840
13Boavista3497182750−2334
14Vitória de Setúbal3478192456−3229
15Académica34417132646−2029
16Arouca3477202650−2428
17Gil Vicente (R)34411192560−3523Relegation to LigaPro
18Penafiel (R)3457222969−4022
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in matches between tied teams; 3) goal difference in matches between tied teams; 4) away goals in matches between tied teams; 5) goal difference; 6) wins; 7) goals scored. The LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.[31] Qualification for the 2015–16 Europa League has changed:[32] the best-placed non-qualified domestic championship club will enter the UEFA Europa League from the 2015–16 season, rather than the domestic cup runners-up, should the domestic cup winners also qualify for the UEFA Champions League via the final championship standings.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Sporting CP won the 2014–15 Taça de Portugal, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot originally meant for the fourth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was given to the sixth-placed team.

Positions by round edit

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Benfica4453111111111111111111111111111111
Porto5534322223322222222222222222222222
Sporting CP11788674468645543333333333333333333
Braga1646847675454355555444444444444444
Vitória de Guimarães3222253332233434444555555555555555
Belenenses2367589854567778667666666866667776
Nacional121411141316161113151412131314131212129998899999891097
Paços de Ferreira161512111098746776687978787777677776668
Marítimo1510757359101091010111010111110111010111011111010101010989
Rio Ave611146658788886679687899878889881010
Moreirense781091214121099109999981011121111101110101111111111111111
Estoril101315121115151611121111111011111089101212121212121312121212121212
Boavista18171815151214141613131412121212131313131313131314131213131313131313
Vitória de Setúbal179913141110121411121314161315151414141415161615151515161616161514
Académica8111316161311131214161616171616161616161716151413141414141414141415
Arouca912141091013151516151517141514141515151614141516161616151515151616
Gil Vicente13161617181818181818171818181818181818171517171717171717171717171717
Penafiel14181718171717171717181715151717171717181818181818181818181818181818
Leader
2015–16 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2015–16 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
2015–16 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2015–16 Segunda Liga
Source: [citation needed]

Results edit

Home \ AwayACAAROBELBENBOABRAESTGVIMARMORNACPAÇPENPORRAVSCPVGUVSE
Académica1–11–10–20–01–12–21–21–10–02–12–21–10–30–01–12–41–1
Arouca0–10–11–30–01–01–13–11–01–23–31–30–10–51–01–31–21–0
Belenenses0–00–00–23–10–12–22–01–02–03–10–10–01–11–31–10–31–1
Benfica5–14–03–03–02–06–01–04–13–13–12–04–00–01–01–13–03–0
Boavista1–03–11–00–11–01–23–20–23–10–11–21–00–21–11–33–10–0
Braga0–02–01–12–13–02–12–01–31–03–13–04–00–13–00–10–05–0
Estoril1–21–01–22–32–00–21–11–11–12–11–03–32–21–51–11–01–0
Gil Vicente1–11–10–20–51–10–21–11–20–10–01–02–11–50–00–41–31–1
Marítimo2–11–11–20–44–02–10–01–21–21–12–12–01–04–00–14–01–1
Moreirense0–21–00–11–31–00–01–12–01–12–32–00–00–21–11–42–13–1
Nacional1–02–02–11–22–11–11–03–23–00–13–02–01–10–00–12–23–0
Paços de Ferreira3–22–12–01–01–02–21–11–13–20–02–32–10–11–21–12–24–1
Penafiel0–00–21–30–32–21–61–22–13–41–22–10–11–30–20–41–12–0
Porto1–01–03–00–20–02–15–02–02–03–02–05–02–05–03–01–04–0
Rio Ave3–01–20–02–14–00–22–10–00–01–11–10–03–21–30–11–12–0
Sporting CP1–01–01–11–12–14–13–02–04–21–12–01–13–21–14–24–13–0
Vitória de Guimarães4–01–00–10–03–01–02–02–21–02–14–01–13–01–10–03–00–1
Vitória de Setúbal0–02–11–10–50–11–31–22–01–02–12–00–00–10–24–11–20–1
Source: LPFP (in Portuguese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics edit

Top scorers edit

As of match played 23 May 2015[2]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Jackson MartínezPorto21
2 JonasBenfica20
3 LimaBenfica19
4 Marco MatiasNacional17
5 Islam SlimaniSporting CP12
Ahmed HassanRio Ave
7 Fredy MonteroSporting CP11
André AndréVitória de Guimarães
9 EderBraga10
Bruno MoreiraPaços de Ferreira

Hat-tricks edit

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Ahmed HassanRio AveEstoril1–524 August 2014
TaliscaBenficaVitória de Setúbal0–512 September 2014
André AndréVitória de GuimarãesNacional4–04 January 2015
Mario RondónNacionalArouca3–38 February 2015
Cristian TelloPortoSporting CP3–01 March 2015

Awards edit

References edit

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  34. ^ Sérgio Oliveira recebe prémio de Melhor Jovem (Sérgio Oliveira wins Best Young Player Award) Archived 2016-05-05 at the Wayback Machine; SJPF, 17 January 2015 (Portuguese)
  35. ^ SJPF entrega prémio Melhor Jovem a Hernâni (SJPF awards Hernâni with Best Young Player award) Archived 2015-05-25 at the Wayback Machine; SJPF, 16 January 2015 Portuguese)
  36. ^ Rafa Silva eleito o Melhor Jovem da Primeira Liga (Rafa Silva wins Best Young Player Award) Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine; SJPF, 23 January 2015 Portuguese)
  37. ^ João Mário eleito melhor jogador jovem de janeiro
  38. ^ Tobias Figueiredo eleito melhor jogador jovem de fevereiro
  39. ^ Prémio Melhor Jovem entregue a Filipe Ferreira
  40. ^ Liga: Afonso Figueiredo eleito melhor jovem futebolista de abril

External links edit