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.
On 17 May 2015, Benfica won their second consecutive and record-extending 34th overall title.
Events 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.
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
Stadia and locations
Team Home City Stadium Capacity2013–14 finish Académica Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 30,210 8th Arouca Arouca Estádio Municipal de Arouca 5,000 12th Belenenses Lisbon Estádio do Restelo 19,300 14th Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 65,642 1st Boavista Porto Estádio do Bessa 28,263 4th in the North Zone in C.N. Braga Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,154 9th Estoril Estoril Estádio António Coimbra da Mota 8,000 4th Gil Vicente Barcelos Estádio Cidade de Barcelos 12,504 13th Marítimo Funchal Estádio dos Barreiros 7,000 6th Moreirense Moreira de Cónegos Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas 6,100 1st in Segunda Liga Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,142 5th Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Estádio Capital do Móvel 5,250 15th andPlay-off Winner Penafiel Penafiel Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril7,000 3rd in Segunda Liga Porto Porto Estádio do Dragão 52,002 3rd Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estádio dos Arcos 12,820 11th Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade 52,466 2nd Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,146 10th Vitória de Setúbal Setúbal Estádio do Bonfim 18,692 7th
Personnel and sponsors Team Head manager Manufacturer Sponsors Académica José Viterbo Nike EFAPEL Arouca Pedro Emanuel Macron Banco BIC Belenenses Jorge Simão Lacatoni — Benfica Jorge Jesus Adidas MEO (home) Moche (away) Boavista Petit Erreà Mestre da Cor Braga Sérgio Conceição Macron Banco BIC Estoril Hugo Leal Fabiano Hummel Banco BIC Gil Vicente José Mota Macron Barcelos Marítimo Ivo Vieira Lacatoni BANIF Moreirense Miguel Leal cdt — Nacional Manuel Machado Hummel BANIF Paços de Ferreira Paulo Fonseca Lacatoni Banco BIC Penafiel Carlos Brito Desportreino Banco BIC Porto Julen Lopetegui Warrior MEO (home) Moche (away) Rio Ave Pedro Martins Lacatoni — Sporting CP Marco Silva Macron MEO (home) Moche (away) Vitória de Guimarães Rui Vitória Nike Banco BIC Vitória de Setúbal Bruno Ribeiro Hummel KIA
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Marítimo Pedro Martins Resigned 11 May 2014 Pre-season Leonel Pontes 8 May 2014 Porto Luís Castro Contract expired 11 May 2014 Julen Lopetegui 6 May 2014 Braga Jorge Paixão Contract expired 11 May 2014 Sérgio Conceição 26 May 2014 Estoril Marco Silva Resigned 12 May 2014 José Couceiro 24 May 2014 Vitória de Setúbal José Couceiro Mutual agreement 15 May 2014 Domingos Paciência 22 May 2014 Moreirense Toni Conceição Mutual agreement 15 May 2014 Miguel Leal 16 May 2014 Penafiel Miguel Leal Signed by Moreirense 16 May 2014 Ricardo Chéu 16 May 2014 Rio Ave Nuno Espírito Santo Resigned 19 May 2014 Pedro Martins 22 May 2014 Sporting CP Leonardo Jardim Signed by Monaco 21 May 2014 Marco Silva 21 May 2014Académica Sérgio Conceição Signed by Braga 26 May 2014 Paulo Sérgio 31 May 2014Gil Vicente João de Deus Mutual agreement 31 August 2014 17th José Mota 2 September 2014 Penafiel Ricardo Chéu Mutual agreement 16 September 2014 18th Rui Quinta 16 September 2014 Vitória de Setúbal Domingos Paciência Mutual agreement 19 January 2015 15th Bruno Ribeiro 20 January 2015 Académica Paulo Sérgio Resigned 17 February 2015 17th José Viterbo 18 February 2015 Estoril José Couceiro Resigned 3 March 2015 12th Hugo Leal Fabiano 3 March 2015 Marítimo Leonel Pontes Resigned 3 March 2015 11th Ivo Vieira 4 March 2015 Penafiel Rui Quinta Mutual agreement 16 March 2015 18th Carlos Brito 19 March 2015 Belenenses Lito Vidigal Resigned 17 March 2015 7th Jorge Simão 20 March 2015
Season summary
League table
Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Jackson Martínez Porto 21 2 Jonas Benfica 20 3 Lima Benfica 19 4 Marco Matias Nacional 17 5 Islam Slimani Sporting CP 12 Ahmed Hassan Rio Ave 7 Fredy Montero Sporting CP 11 André André Vitória de Guimarães 9 Eder Braga 10 Bruno Moreira Paços de Ferreira
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ahmed Hassan Rio Ave Estoril 1–5 Talisca Benfica Vitória de Setúbal 0–5 André André Vitória de Guimarães Nacional 4–0 Mario Rondón Nacional Arouca 3–3 Cristian Tello Porto Sporting CP 3–0
Awards
SJPF Player of the Month
MonthPlayerClubAugust/September Talisca BenficaOctober/November Nani Sporting CPDecember Jackson Martínez PortoJanuary Jackson Martínez PortoFebruary Jonas BenficaMarch Cristian Tello PortoApril Jonas Benfica
SJPF Young Player of the Month
MonthPlayerClubAugust/SeptemberSérgio Oliveira recebe prémio de Melhor Jovem (Sérgio Oliveira wins Best Young Player Award) ; SJPF, 17 January 2015 (Portuguese) Sérgio Oliveira Paços de FerreiraOctober/NovemberSJPF entrega prémio Melhor Jovem a Hernâni (SJPF awards Hernâni with Best Young Player award) ; SJPF, 16 January 2015 Portuguese) Hernâni PortoDecemberRafa Silva eleito o Melhor Jovem da Primeira Liga (Rafa Silva wins Best Young Player Award) ; SJPF, 23 January 2015 Portuguese) Rafa Silva BragaJanuary João Mário Sporting CPFebruaryTobias Figueiredo eleito melhor jogador jovem de fevereiro, Desporto.sapo.pt Tobias Figueiredo Sporting CPMarch Filipe Ferreira BelenensesApril Afonso Figueiredo Boavista
Team of the Year Team of the Year
Team of the Year Goalkeeper Júlio César (Benfica) Defenders Danilo (Porto) Luisão (Benfica) Jardel (Benfica) Alex Sandro (Porto) Midfielders Casemiro (Porto) Óliver Torres (Porto) Pizzi (Benfica) Forwards Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica) Jackson Martínez (Porto) Jonas (Benfica)
Attendances
# Club Average Highest 1 Benfica 48,520 63,534 2 Sporting 34,988 49,076 3 Porto 31,831 48,109 4 Vitória SC 15,906 28,875 5 Braga 10,682 21,078 6 Académica 5,154 19,029 7 Boavista 4,614 10,702 8 Marítimo 4,566 7,097 9 Vitória FC 3,406 10,000 10 Os Belenenses 3,303 15,137 11 Gil Vicente 3,150 8,532 12 Paços de Ferreira 3,053 6,404 13 Rio Ave 2,968 9,692 14 CD Nacional 2,163 5,239 15 Moreirense 2,151 5,793 16 Estoril 2,071 7,587 17 Arouca 1,718 6,960 18 Penafiel 1,579 5,217Source:
References
External links Primeira Liga at UEFA.com