2011–12 Primeira Liga
Season | 2011–12 |
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Dates | 12 August 2011 – 13 May 2012 |
Champions | Porto 26th title |
Relegated | União de Leiria Feirense |
Champions League | Porto Benfica Braga |
Europa League | Académica Sporting CP Marítimo |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 634 (2.64 per match) |
Best Player | Hulk |
Top goalscorer | Óscar Cardozo Lima (20 goals each) |
Best goalkeeper | Rui Patrício |
Biggest home win | Porto 5−0 Nacional Sporting CP 6−1 Gil Vicente Sporting CP 5−0 Vitória de Guimarães |
Biggest away win | Paços de Ferreira 1−5 Vitória de Guimarães União de Leiria 0−4 Benfica União de Leiria 0−4 Feirense |
Highest scoring | Olhanense 4−4 Nacional |
Longest winning run | Braga 13 games (9 December 2011–26 March 2012) |
Longest unbeaten run | Benfica 18 games (12 August 2011–11 February 2012) |
Longest winless run | Académica 16 games (18 December 2011–30 April 2012) |
Longest losing run | Académica 6 games (18 March 2012–30 April 2012) |
Total attendance | 2,629,950[1] |
Average attendance | 10,958[1] |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → |
The 2011–12 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 14 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012.[2] 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. Porto were the defending champions and secured their 26th and second consecutive league title. Óscar Cardozo and Lima, respectively Benfica's and Braga's strikers, were the joint top scorers with 20 goals.
Teams
[edit]Sixteen teams contested the league, fourteen of which already contested in the 2010–11 season and two of which were promoted from the 2010–11 Liga de Honra. The two teams relegated following the 2010–11 season were Portimonense, which returned to the Liga de Honra just a year after promotion, and Naval, returning to the second tier after a six-year stay. Replacing them in the top flight were Liga de Honra champions Gil Vicente, competing in their 14th Liga season after returning from a five-year absence, and Feirense, who were in the top division for the fourth time and the first since the 1989–90 season.
Stadia and locations
[edit]Personnel and kits
[edit]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 sponsor |
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Académica | ![]() | ![]() | Lacatoni | EFAPEL |
Beira-Mar | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | Diatosta |
Benfica | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | TMN (H) / MEO (A) |
Braga | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | AXA |
Feirense | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | E.Leclerc / BetClic |
Gil Vicente | ![]() | ![]() | Madsport | GIVEC / Águas de Barcelos / Glassdrive |
Marítimo | ![]() | ![]() | Lacatoni | Banif |
Nacional | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | Banif |
Olhanense | ![]() | ![]() | Lacatoni | Ria Shopping |
Paços de Ferreira | ![]() | ![]() | Lacatoni | Capital do Móvel |
Porto | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | MEO (H) / TMN (A) |
Rio Ave | ![]() | ![]() | Lacatoni | Nassica |
Sporting CP | ![]() | ![]() | Puma | TMN (H) / MEO (A) |
União de Leiria | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | Kia |
Vitória de Guimarães | ![]() | ![]() | Lacatoni | Finibanco |
Vitória de Setúbal | ![]() | ![]() | Lacatoni | Kia |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Porto | ![]() | Resigned/Signed by Chelsea | 21 June 2011[3] | ![]() | 22 June 2011[4] | Pre-season |
Vitória de Guimarães | ![]() | Resigned | 26 August 2011[5] | ![]() | 30 August 2011[6] | 16th |
Paços de Ferreira | ![]() | Signed by Vitória de Guimarães | 30 August 2011[6] | ![]() | 30 August 2011[7] | 9th |
União de Leiria | ![]() | Sacked | 6 September 2011[8] | ![]() | 8 September 2011[9] | 16th |
União de Leiria | ![]() | Resigned | 26 September 2011[10] | ![]() | 26 September 2011[10] | 16th |
Nacional | ![]() | Resigned | 31 October 2011[11] | ![]() | 31 October 2011[12] | 12th |
Paços de Ferreira | ![]() | Sacked | 27 November 2011[13] | ![]() | 30 November 2011[14] | 16th |
Olhanense | ![]() | Resigned | 30 December 2011[15] | ![]() | 1 January 2012[16] | 10th |
Sporting CP | ![]() | Sacked | 13 February 2012[17] | ![]() | 13 February 2012[17] | 4th |
Beira-Mar | ![]() | Resigned | 26 February 2012[18] | ![]() | 27 February 2012[19] | 13th |
Feirense | ![]() | Sacked | 2 April 2012[20] | ![]() | 2 April 2012[20] | 16th |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Porto (C) | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 69 | 19 | +50 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Benfica | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 27 | +39 | 69 | |
3 | Braga | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 29 | +30 | 62 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
4 | Sporting CP | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
5 | Marítimo | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 50 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 45 | |
7 | Nacional | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 44 | |
8 | Olhanense | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | |
9 | Gil Vicente | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 34 | |
10 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 31 | |
11 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 30 | |
12 | Beira-Mar | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 29[a] | |
13 | Académica | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 29[a] | Qualification to Europa League group stage[b] |
14 | Rio Ave | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 28 | |
15 | Feirense (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 24 | Relegation to Segunda Liga |
16 | União de Leiria (R) | 30 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 56 | −31 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Note: LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[21]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Beira-Mar ahead of Académica on head-to-head record; Académica–Beira-Mar 0–1, Beira-Mar–Académica 2–1
- ^ Académica qualified for the group stage of 2012–13 UEFA Europa League after winning the 2011–12 Taça de Portugal.
Positions by round
[edit]Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[22] |
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1 | ![]() | Benfica | 20 |
![]() | Braga | 20 | |
3 | ![]() | Porto | 16 |
4 | ![]() | Sporting CP | 14 |
5 | ![]() | Porto | 13 |
6 | ![]() | Rio Ave | 11 |
![]() | Vitória de Guimarães | 11 | |
![]() | Benfica | 11 | |
9 | ![]() | Marítimo | 10 |
![]() | Nacional | 10 | |
![]() | Benfica | 10 | |
![]() | Paços de Ferreira | 10 | |
![]() | Nacional | 10 |
- Last updated: 13 May 2012, 00:25 UTC
Assists table
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Assists[23] |
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1 | ![]() | Porto | 10 |
2 | ![]() | Benfica | 9 |
![]() | Marítimo | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | Porto | 8 |
5 | ![]() | Benfica | 7 |
![]() | Benfica | 7 | |
![]() | Braga | 7 | |
![]() | Olhanense | 7 | |
![]() | Braga | 7 |
- Last updated: 7 May 2012, 12:48 UTC
Hat-tricks
[edit]Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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![]() | Vitória de Guimarães | Paços de Ferreira | 5–1 | 4 November 2011 |
![]() | Braga | Gil Vicente | 3–0 | 18 February 2012 |
![]() | Porto | Rio Ave | 5-2 | 12 May 2012 |
![]() | Sporting CP | Braga | 3-2 | 12 May 2012 |
Awards
[edit]Monthly awards
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Annual awards
[edit]Portuguese Golden Ball
[edit]The Portuguese Golden Ball was given to James Rodríguez, the youngest player (21) to ever receive the award.[38]
LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year
[edit]The LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year was awarded to Hulk. He became the first player to win the award twice.[39]
LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year
[edit]The LPFP Primeira Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year was awarded to James Rodríguez.[39]
LPFP Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Year
[edit]The LPFP Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Year was awarded to Rui Patrício.[39]
LPFP Primeira Liga Manager of the Year
[edit]The LPFP Primeira Liga Coach of the Year was awarded to Vítor Pereira.[39]
LPFP Primeira Liga Fairplay Award
[edit]The LPFP Primeira Liga Fairplay Award was awarded to Rio Ave.[39]
Transfers
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Estatísticas comparadas" [Compared Statistics]. LPFP. lpfp.pt. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
- ^ "Calendário" [Calendar]. LPFP (in Portuguese). 29 June 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Villas-Boas resigns from Porto". ESPN Soccernet. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ "Chelsea appoint former Porto coach André Villas-Boas on three-year deal". The Guardian. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Manuel Machado deixa Guimarães" [Manuel Machado leaves Guimarães]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ a b "V. Guimarães: Rui Vitória assina até final da época" [V. Guimarães: Rui Vitória signs until the end of the season]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 30 August 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Luís Miguel já foi apresentado" [Luís Miguel has been presented]. FCPF (in Portuguese). 30 August 2011. Archived from the original on 22 January 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Pedro Caixinha despedido" [Pedro Caixinha is fired]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 September 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Vítor Pontes é o novo treinador" [Vítor Pontes is the new manager]. Regiao de Leiria (in Portuguese). 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ a b "União de Leiria prescinde de Vítor Pontes e chama Manuel Cajuda" [União de Leiria sacks Vítor Pontes and calls Manuel Cajuda]. Regiao de Leiria (in Portuguese). 26 September 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- ^ "Ivo Vieira sai na segunda-feira; Caixinha será o novo treinador" [Ivo Vieira out on Monday, Caixinha will be the new manager]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 28 October 2011. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Caixinha apresentado amanhã" [Caixinha presented tomorrow]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Luís Miguel demitido" [Luís Miguel is fired]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 27 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Henrique Calisto confirmado na Mata Real" [Henrique Calisto confirmed at Mata Real]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Saída de Daúto já é oficial" [Daúto's leaving is now official]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ^ "Sérgio Conceição é o novo treinador" [Sérgio Conceição is the new manager]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 1 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Domingos sai, Sá Pinto promovido" [Domingos leaves, Sá Pinto promoted]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Rui Bento anuncia demissão" [Rui Bento announces his resignation]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 26 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Ulisses Morais oficializado" [Ulisses Morais is official]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ a b "Henrique Nunes substitui Quim Machado no Feirense" [Henrique Nunes substitutes Quim Machado at Feirense]. Público (in Portuguese). 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Liga Portugal".
- ^ "Estatísticas da Liga" [League Statistics]. LPFP. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ^ "Estatísticas da Liga" [League Statistics]. Mais Futebol. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ Wolfswinkel wins Best Player Award September (in Portuguese)
- ^ Capel wins Best Player Award October[permanent dead link] (in Portuguese)
- ^ Toscano wins Best Player Award November (in Portuguese)
- ^ Buval wins Best Player Award December[permanent dead link] (in Portuguese)
- ^ "Cardozo eleito o jogador do mês de janeiro" [Cardozo elected best player of January] (in Portuguese). Record. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ a b Lima eleito melhor jogador de fevereiro pelo Sindicato Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ Mossoró eleito o melhor de março pelo Sindicato Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b Hulk eleito jogador do mês Archived 10 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ Wilson Eduardo wins Best Young Player Award September (in Portuguese)
- ^ Gomes wins Best Young Player Award October (in Portuguese)
- ^ [sjpf.sapo.pt/default.aspx?ctrl=noticiasdetalhe&id=7530&inter=0 Pinto wins Best Young Player Award November] (in Portuguese)
- ^ Adrien wins Best Young Player Award December[permanent dead link] (in Portuguese)
- ^ Candeias recebe prémio do Sindicato Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ Salvador Agra eleito o melhor jovem de março Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ a b c d e "Hulk conquista prémio de melhor jogador da Liga 2011/12" [Hulk wins award for best player in the League 2011/12] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.