Primeira Liga

Table

Primeira Liga Standings

Pos.		Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P	Form
1		Porto	3	3	0	0	6	0	6	9	WWW
2		Sporting CP	3	2	1	0	8	5	3	7	WWD
3		Santa Clara	3	2	1	0	4	2	2	7	WWD
4		Marítimo	3	2	1	0	5	3	2	7	DWW
5		Gil Vicente	2	2	0	0	3	0	3	6	WW
6		Arouca	3	2	0	1	5	2	3	6	LWW
7		Benfica	2	1	1	0	9	2	7	4	WD
8		Nacional	3	1	1	1	4	3	1	4	LWD
9		Vitória Guimarães	3	1	0	2	3	4	-1	3	WLL
10		Rio Ave	3	1	0	2	2	3	-1	3	WLL
11		Estrela	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2	DD
12		Academico Viseu	3	0	2	1	4	5	-1	2	DLD
13		Sporting Braga	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	D
14		Famalicão	3	0	1	2	2	4	-2	1	LLD
15		Estoril	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	1	LLD
16		Moreirense	2	0	1	1	2	6	-4	1	LD
17		Alverca	3	0	1	2	3	7	-4	1	LDL
18		Casa Pia	3	0	0	3	0	10	-10	0	LLL

Top Scorers

Primeira Liga Top Scorers

Broadcast Rights

In the United States, you can watch Primeira Liga live on beIN Sports, Benfica TV International and BTV Online.

beIN Sports

» Season 2026-2027

Available on:

beIN SPORTS, beIN SPORTS en Español, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, beIN SPORTS XTRA and beIN SPORTS XTRA en Español

Benfica TV International

» Seasons 2023-2028

All home Benfica matches are shown live on Benfica TV (BTV) in a deal that is set to run until the end of the 2025/26 season. Since 2016, Benfica’s home matches have been shown live on this channel after the club sold their broadcasting rights to Portuguese Media Company, NOS, for €400m.

BTV’s Liga Portugal Betclic’s coverage is available on MEO, NOS, Nowo and Vodafone in Portugal while it is also accessible in Angola, Canada, Cape Verde, England, France, Luxembourg, Mozambique, Switzerland and the United States.

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Fans can also download the Benfica TV app via iOS and Android where live Liga Portugal matches and other exclusive content related to Benfica can be streamed following a monthly subscription.

BTV Online

» Seasons 2023-2028

News

Primeira Liga News

Benfica sign Portugal international Joao Palhinha from Bayern Munich

AFP · 2 days ago

Portuguese side Benfica signed Joao Palhinha from Bayern Munich on Wednesday for a fee which could rise to €19 million.

Former Bayern Munich stars part of investment group buying majority stake in Estrela

Reuters · 2 days ago

A quartet of former Bayern Munich players including ⁠German World Cup winners Thomas Muller and Mats Hummels are part of an ‌investment group which has completed the acquisition of a ‌majority stake in Estrela da Amadora, ‌the Portuguese club said.

Sporting president launches strong criticism against former captain Morten Hjulmand

Svend Bertil Fra · 3 days ago

Sporting CP president Frederico Varandas has publicly criticized Morten Hjulmand, revealing that the Danish midfielder was briefly dropped from the team last season due to unprofessional conduct.

Socceroos star Nestory Irankunda signs with Portuguese giants Sporting

André Guerra & M · 1 weeks ago

Sporting officially announced the signing of young Australian international forward Nestory Irankunda via social media on Saturday, with the Socceroos star signing a long-term deal.

Nestory Irankunda lands in Lisbon to join Portuguese giants Sporting

Mário Rui Ventur · 2 weeks ago

Nestory Irankunda, the 20-year-old Australian international winger, arrived in Lisbon this Tuesday to become a new signing for Sporting.

About Primeira Liga

History, Format, Organization, Media Coverage

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga Portugal, is the top-tier professional football league in Portugal. Founded in 1934, it has a rich history and a strong tradition of producing top-class talent and competitive teams. The league consists of 18 clubs, and the competition typically runs from August to May, with each team playing 34 matches over the course of the season due to its round-robin format.

The Portuguese top flight was initially called Campeonato da Liga da Primeira Divisão following its inception. It was later named Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão from 1938 until 1999 before ultimately rebranding once again to its current name.

As mentioned earlier, the competition consists of 18 teams battling it out in a round-robin format, with each club facing every other team twice per season — once at home and once away. The Primeira Liga boasts a promotion/relegation system, with the worst performers getting demoted to Liga Portugal 2, Portugal’s second division. The 2020-21 season saw the introduction of a relegation playoff, with the Primeira Liga’s 16th-placed team battling it out with the third-placed team in Liga Portugal 2 for a spot in the Portuguese top flight the following season.

While several teams have graced the Primeira Liga, “The Big Three” have historically dominated the competition. They are Benfica, Porto, and Sporting CP, with only two teams outside of those three — Belenenses and Boavista — winning the league between its inception and the 2022-23 campaign.

The Primeira Liga has launched several players into superstardom such as Eusébio, Luis Figo, Deco, Cristiano Ronaldo, Angel di Maria, and Bruno Fernandes. As a result, the Portuguese top flight has garnered a lovely following. Pay TV broadcaster Sport TV, which secured the domestic broadcasting rights for all Primeira Liga matches bar Benfica’s home games — those are broadcast live on Benfica TV — for 2023-24 to 2025-26, has played a huge role in growing the top-flight’s popularity.

Meanwhile, GOL TV secured a multi-year deal to broadcast Primeira Liga matches exclusively in English and Spanish from 2023 to 2026. GolTV's package allows for the live airings of weekly matches throughout the season. This includes games involving Benfica, Porto, and Sporting CP.

In 2021, the Primeira Liga and the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) reached an agreement to centralize the domestic television rights from the 2027/28 season onwards.