The 2010–11 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 15 August 2010 and ended on 14 May 2011. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which already took part in the previous season and two of which were promoted from the Liga de Honra. Benfica were the defending champions but finished runners-up to Porto, who won their 25th league title in the club's first-ever unbeaten season. Porto's forward Hulk was the top scorer with 23 goals.
Teams Belenenses and Leixões were relegated at the end of the 2009–10 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. Belenenses ended an 11-year spell at the highest level of Portuguese football, while Leixões returned to the Liga de Honra after three years.
The two relegated teams were replaced by Liga de Honra champions Beira-Mar and runners-up Portimonense. Beira-Mar returned to the top-level league after three years of absence, and Portimonense made their first appearance in their league since being relegated at the end of the 1989–90 season.
Team summaries
Club City Stadium Capacity 2009–10 season Académica Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 30,210 11th Beira-Mar Aveiro Estádio Municipal de Aveiro 30,127 Liga de Honra Champion Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 65,400 Champion Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,152 Runner-up Marítimo Funchal Estádio dos Barreiros 8,922 5th Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,132 7th Naval 1º de Maio Figueira da Foz Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa 12,630 8th Olhanense Olhão Estádio José Arcanjo 10,000 13th Paços de Ferreira Estádio da Mata Real 5,255 10th Portimonense Portimão Estádio Municipal de Portimão 9,544 Liga de Honra Runner-up Porto Estádio do Dragão 50,399 3rd Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estádio dos Arcos 12,815 12th Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 50,080 4th União de Leiria Leiria Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa 30,000 9th Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,165 6th Vitória de Setúbal Setúbal Estádio do Bonfim 25,000 14th
Personnel and sponsoring Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAcadémica de Coimbra Ulisses Morais OrlandoLacatoniEFAPELBeira-Mar Rui Bento HugoJomaDiatostaBenfica Jorge Jesus Nuno GomesAdidastmn meoSporting de Braga Domingos Paciência VandinhoMacronAXAMarítimo Pedro Martins João GuilhermeLacatoniBanifNacional Ivo Vieira Bruno PatacasJomaBanifNaval 1º de Maio Carlos Mozer Nicolas GodemècheDesportreinoHotéis Algarve SolOlhanense Daúto Faquirá Rui DuarteLacatoniRia Shopping Rui Vitória Manuel JoséLacatoniCapital do MóvelPortimonense Carlos Azenha Ricardo PessoaMacronKia visitportimao.comPorto André Villas-Boas HeltonNiketmn meoRio Ave Carlos Brito GasparLacatoniNassicaSporting CP José Couceiro Daniel CarriçoPumatmn meoUnião de Leiria Pedro Caixinha Marco SoaresJomaKiaVitória de Guimarães Manuel Machado NilsonLacatoniFinibancoVitória de Setúbal Bruno Ribeiro Ricardo SilvaLacatoniKia
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointment União de Leiria Lito Vidigal Sacked 7 July 2010Off-season Pedro Caixinha10 July 2010 Marítimo Mitchell van der Gaag Sacked 14 September 201015th Pedro Martins 14 September 2010 Naval 1º de Maio Victor Zvunka Sacked 27 September 201014th Rogério Gonçalves 6 October 2010 Académica Jorge Costa Resigned 21 December 2010 9th José Guilherme 27 December 2010 Naval 1º de Maio Rogério Gonçalves Sacked 19 December 201016th Carlos Mozer 30 December 2010 Portimonense Litos Sacked 28 December 201016th Carlos Azenha 29 December 2010 Académica José Guilherme Resigned 20 February 2011 13th Ulisses Morais 22 February 2011 Sporting CP Paulo Sérgio Resigned 26 February 20113rd José Couceiro 26 February 2011Beira-Mar Leonardo Jardim Resigned 28 February 201110th Rui Bento 1 March 2011Vitória de Setúbal Manuel Fernandes Sacked 1 March 201114th Bruno Ribeiro 1 March 2011Nacional Predrag Jokanović Sacked 13 March 20117th Ivo Vieira 13 March 2011
League table
Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
PositionPlayerClub Goals 1 Hulk Porto23 2 Radamel Falcao Porto16 João Tomás Rio Ave16 4 Óscar Cardozo Benfica12 5 Baba Diawara Marítimo11 6 Edgar V. Guimarães10 Silvestre Varela Porto10 8 Carlão Leiria9 Pitbull V. Setúbal9 Mario Rondón Paços de Ferreira9 Javier Saviola Benfica9 Leandro Tatu Beira-Mar9
Updated as of games played on 14 May 2011.Source: LPFP
Awards
Monthly awards
SJPF Player of the Month
MonthPlayerClubSeptember Hulk PortoOctober Hulk PortoNovember João Tomás Rio AveDecember Hulk PortoJanuary Hulk PortoFebruary Diego Vitória de SetúbalMarch Diego Vitória de SetúbalApril Rui Patrício Sporting CP
SJPF Young Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubSeptember Fábio Coentrão BenficaOctoberCandeias wins Best Young Player Award October Daniel Candeias PortimonenseNovemberPatricio wins Best Young Player Award November Rui Patrício Sporting CPDecemberAndre Santos wins Best Young Player Award December André Santos Sporting CPJanuary Pizzi Paços de FerreiraFebruaryRui Sampaio wins Best Player Award February Rui Sampaio Beira-MarMarchPatricio wins Best Young Player Award March Rui Patrício Sporting CPAprilPatricio wins Best Young Player Award April Rui Patrício Sporting CP
SJPF Fair Play Award MonthClubSeptember NacionalOctober Sporting CPNovember OlhanenseDecember January February Vitória de GuimarãesMarch União de LeiriaApril Naval 1º de Maio
List of 2010–11 transfers
Attendances
# Club Average Highest 1 Benfica 38,146 54,991 2 Porto 36,987 49,817 3 Sporting 24,858 36,422 4 Braga 14,509 25,533 5 Vitória SC 13,919 25,651 6 Académica 4,558 13,264 7 Beira-Mar 4,020 15,468 8 Vitória FC 3,921 8,605 9 Marítimo 3,439 4,242 10 Portimonense 3,307 12,373 11 Olhanense 3,194 5,713 12 União de Leiria 2,407 12,506 13 Rio Ave 2,391 5,639 14 CD Nacional 2,083 4,568 15 Paços de Ferreira 1,930 4,845 16 Naval 1,604 5,201Source:
References
External links
Official regulation Official calendar Official statistics