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. 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-extending 33rd time with a 2–0 victory over Olhanense, with two matches to spare.
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team Home City Stadium Capacity2012–13 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. Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAcadémica Sérgio Conceição Ricardo Nike EFAPELArouca Pedro Emanuel Bruno Amaro Macron Banco BICBelenenses Lito Vidigal Fernando Ferreira Nike MetlifeBenfica Jorge Jesus Luisão Adidas MEO (H) / Moche (A) Braga Jorge Paixão Alan Macron Banco BICEstoril Marco Silva Vagner Hummel Banco BICGil Vicente João de Deus César Peixoto Macron BarcelosMarítimo Pedro Martins Briguel Lacatoni BanifNacional Manuel Machado João Aurélio Hummel BanifOlhanense Giuseppe Galderisi Rui Duarte Lacatoni OLXPaços de Ferreira Jorge Costa Filipe Anunciação Lacatoni Banco BICPorto Luís Castro Helton Nike MEO (H) / Moche (A) / PT (Alt.)Rio Ave Nuno Espírito Santo Tarantini Lacatoni ASC ENGENHARIA E CONSTRUÇÃOSporting CP Leonardo Jardim Rui Patrício Puma MEO (H) / Moche (A)Vitória de Guimarães Rui Vitória Leonel Olímpio NikeBK Vitória de Setúbal José Couceiro Pedro QueirósHummelKia
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Arouca Vítor Oliveira Resigned 18 May 2013 Pre-season Pedro Emanuel 6 June 2013 Sporting CP Jesualdo Ferreira Contract expired 19 May 2013 Leonardo Jardim 20 May 2013 Gil Vicente Paulo Alves Resigned 21 May 2013 João de Deus 28 May 2013 Braga José Peseiro Mutual agreement 28 May 2013 Jesualdo Ferreira 29 May 2013 Porto Vítor Pereira Contract expired 8 June 2013 Paulo Fonseca 10 June 2013 Paços de Ferreira Paulo Fonseca Resigned 10 June 2013 Costinha 11 June 2013 Olhanense Bruno Saraiva Resigned 29 June 2013 Abel Xavier 6 July 2013 Belenenses Mitchell van der Gaag Health issues 26 September 2013 15th Marco Paulo 26 September 2013 Vitória de Setúbal José Mota Resigned 7 October 2013 14th José Couceiro 8 October 2013 Olhanense Abel Xavier Resigned 28 October 201311th Paulo Alves 29 October 2013 Paços de Ferreira Costinha Resigned 28 October 2013 16th Henrique Calisto 30 October 2013 Olhanense Paulo Alves Resigned 7 January 2014 16th Giuseppe Galderisi 7 January 2014 Braga Jesualdo Ferreira Mutual agreement 23 February 2014 7th Jorge Paixão 25 February 2014 Paços de Ferreira Henrique Calisto Resigned 24 February 2014 16th Jorge Costa 25 February 2014 Porto Paulo Fonseca Sacked 5 March 2014 3rd Luís Castro 5 March 2014
League table
Positions by round
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.
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.
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 Rank Player Club Goals 1 Jackson Martínez Porto 20 2 Derley Marítimo 16 3 Rafael Martins Vitória de Setúbal 15 4 Lima Benfica 14 5 Fredy Montero Sporting CP 13 6 Mario Rondón Nacional 12 7 Rodrigo Benfica 11 Bébé Paços de Ferreira Evandro Estoril 10 Héldon Sporting CP 10 Source: LPFP
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Sporting CP Arouca 5–1 Nacional Paços de Ferreira 0–5
Clean sheets
Player RankPlayerClubClean sheets 1 Rui Patrício Sporting CP 15 2 Jan Oblak Benfica 14 3 Douglas Vitória de Guimarães 124 Vagner Estoril11 Ricardo Académica6 Matt Jones Belenenses10 Eduardo Gottardi Nacional Adriano FacchiniGil Vicente 9 CássioArouca 9 10 HeltonPorto 8
Club Most clean sheets: 17 Benfica Fewest clean sheets: 4 Paços de Ferreira Olhanense
Discipline
Player Most yellow cards: 13 Nuno Coelho (Arouca) Most red cards: 2 Deyverson (Belenenses)
Club Most yellow cards: 109 Rio Ave Most red cards: 7 Marítimo Estoril Praia
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
SJPF Player of the Month
MonthPlayerClubAugust/September Fredy Montero Sporting CPOctober/November William Carvalho Sporting CPDecember William Carvalho Sporting CPJanuary/February Lazar Marković BenficaMarch William Carvalho Sporting CPApril Lima Benfica
SJPF Young Player of the Month
MonthPlayerClubAugust/September William Carvalho Sporting CPOctober/November William Carvalho Sporting CPDecember Paulo Oliveira Vitória de GuimarãesJanuary/February João Mário Vitória de SetúbalMarch William Carvalho Sporting CPApril William Carvalho Sporting CP
Attendances
# Club Average Highest 1 Benfica 43,613 63,982 2 Sporting 33,703 46,109 3 Porto 28,685 48,108 4 Vitória SC 11,194 20,576 5 Braga 10,484 18,360 6 Académica 4,541 14,194 7 Os Belenenses 4,047 10,118 8 Gil Vicente 4,027 9,052 9 Arouca 3,660 28,200 10 Marítimo 3,550 7,075 11 Paços de Ferreira 3,248 6,218 12 Vitória FC 3,077 11,136 13 Estoril 2,775 5,020 14 Rio Ave 2,333 6,023 15 Olhanense 2,315 10,148 16 CD Nacional 2,212 5,142Source:
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