The 2026–27 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons) is the 93rd season of the Primeira Liga, a professional association football competition that serves as the highest level on the Portuguese association football league system clubs and the fourth season under the current Liga Portugal Betclic title. This is the tenth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). 18 clubs will participate in the competition.
Porto are the defending champions, having won their 31st title in the previous season.
Teams Changes The following teams changed division, either exiting or joining Liga Portugal, since the 2025–26 season. Promoted from Liga Portugal 2 Relegated to Liga Portugal 2 Marítimo Académico de Viseu AVS Tondela
Location and stadiums
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2025–26 season ↑ 6,912 Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca6,932 5,000 68,100 30,286 7,000 5,094 9,288 5,186 12,046 ↑ 10,600 6,150 5,200 50,033 5,300 12,500 52,095 30,029
↑ Promoted from the Liga Portugal 2
Notes:
Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Main kit sponsor Other kit sponsor(s) Joma Visabeira Nike Placard.pt Vítor Severino Skita bwin Adidas Emirates Puma Solverde.pt Adidas bwin Reebok Solverde.pt Stefan Leković Adidas Lebull Puma bwin Joma Goldenpark Casino Hummel bwin CDT Placard.pt Kappa Coral Cerveja New Balance Betano Adidas Lebull Umbro Lebull Nike Betano Hummel Placard.pt
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointmentAlverca CustódioResigned16 May 2026Pre-season Sérgio Ferreira29 June 2026Nacional Tiago MargaridoMutual consent20 May 2026 João Gião26 May 2026Estoril Praia Ian CathroSigned by Saint-Étienne8 June 2026 Vasco Matos8 July 2026Benfica José MourinhoSigned by Real Madrid9 June 2026 Marco Silva9 June 2026Estrela Amadora Cristiano BacciEnd of contract12 June 2026 Pepa12 June 2026Académico de Viseu Sérgio Fonseca13 June 2026 Bruno Pinheiro19 June 2026Gil Vicente César PeixotoSigned by Wolverhampton Wanderers15 June 2026 Luís Pinto20 June 2026Casa Pia Álvaro PachecoMutual consent16 June 2026 Filipe Coelho5 July 2026Vitória de Guimarães Gil LameirasDemoted to the B-Team24 June 2026 Tiago Margarido24 June 2026Famalicão Hugo OliveiraSigned by Strasbourg12 July 2026 Carlos Carvalhal14 July 2026Nacional João GiãoSacked2 September 20269th Alexandre Santos8 September 2026
Standings League table
Position by round
Results Fixture and results
Results by round
Notes:
Relegation play-off The 16th-placed team faces the 3rd-placed team of the Liga Portugal 2 for the final place in the 2027–28 Primeira Liga.
Summary
Matches First leg
Second leg
Season statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Vangelis PavlidisBenfica82 Gonçalo PaciênciaSanta Clara5 Gianluca PrestianniBenfica Luis SuárezSporting5 Leandro AntonettiEstrela da Amadora4 Iván BarberoArouca Abraham MarcusEstrela da Amadora Ianis StoicaEstrela da Amadora9 Flávio GonçalvesSporting3 Héctor HernándezGil Vicente Georgios KoutsiasFamalicão Borja SainzPorto André SilvaPorto Gabri VeigaPorto Pau VíctorBraga
Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate Vangelis PavlidisBenficaCasa Pia7–0 (A)17 August 2026
Clean sheets RankPlayerClubClean sheets1 Diogo CostaPorto42 Ignacio de ArruabarrenaArouca3 Lucas FrançaSanta Clara LucãoGil Vicente Samuel SoaresBenfica6 Bernardo FontesBraga2 Rui SilvaSporting Oliwier ZychVitória de Guimarães9 Lazar CarevićFamalicão1 EwertonAcadémico de Viseu André FerreiraMoreirense André GomesCasa Pia Ennio van der GouwRio Ave Renato MarinNacional Alfonso PastorMarítimo Joel RoblesEstoril
Discipline Player Most yellow cards: Most red cards:
Club Most yellow cards: Most red cards:
Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthYoung Player of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthDefender of the MonthMidfielder of the MonthForward of the MonthManager of the MonthGoal of the MonthReferencesPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubManagerClubPlayerClubAugust Gabri VeigaPorto Flávio GonçalvesSporting Diogo CostaPorto Jakub KiwiorPorto Gabri VeigaPorto Vangelis PavlidisBenfica Vasco SeabraArouca Francisco DominguesMoreirense
Attendances Overall
Home match played
Team \ Match played1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Total League total Source: Liga Portugal
Number of teams by district RankDistrict Football AssociationsNumberTeams1 Lisbon6Alverca, Benfica, Casa Pia, Estoril Praia, Estrela da Amadora and Sporting CP2 Braga5Braga, Famalicão, Gil Vicente, Moreirense and Vitória de Guimarães 3 Madeira2Marítimo and Nacional PortoPorto and Rio Ave5 Aveiro1Arouca Ponta DelgadaSanta Clara ViseuAcadémico de Viseu
See also 2026–27 Liga Portugal 2 2026–27 Liga 3 2026–27 Campeonato de Portugal 2026–27 Taça da Liga 2026–27 Taça de Portugal
References