2011–12 Primeira Liga
Encyclopedia
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2010-11 | Current Spell |
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Académica de Coimbra | Coimbra Coimbra Coimbra is a city in the municipality of Coimbra in Portugal. Although it served as the nation's capital during the High Middle Ages, it is better-known for its university, the University of Coimbra, which is one of the oldest in Europe and the oldest academic institution in the... |
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra The Estádio Finibanco Cidade de Coimbra is a stadium in Coimbra, Portugal. This stadium belongs to the Municipality of Coimbra and is mainly used by the Académica de Coimbra's football team... |
30,210 | 14th | 2002-03 |
Beira-Mar | Aveiro | Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Estádio Municipal de Aveiro is a football stadium in Aveiro, Portugal. It was designed for the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament by Portuguese architect Tomás Taveira... |
30,127 | 13th | 2010-11 |
Benfica | Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban... |
Estádio da Luz | 65,400 | Runner-up | 1934-35 |
Feirense | Santa Maria da Feira Feira (Santa Maria da Feira) Feira is a Portuguese parish and the seat of the Santa Maria da Feira Municipality. It has a population of 11,040 inhabitants and a total area of 8.40 km². Its name of inhabitants are known as Feirense. Official city name:Santa Maria da Feira.... |
Estádio Marcolino de Castro Estádio Marcolino de Castro Estadio Marcolino de Castro is a multi-use stadium in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the current home of Liga de Honra club CD Feirense. The stadium is able to hold 4,667 people. The stadium was built in 1962 and opened as well in 1962. The... |
4,667 | Liga de Honra Runner-up | 2011-12 |
Gil Vicente | Barcelos Barcelos, Portugal Barcelos is a city in Barcelos Municipality in Braga District. The city has a population of 20,625.-History:Originally a Roman settlement, it expanded and became the seat of the First Duke of Bragança in the 15th century... |
Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Estádio Cidade de Barcelos Estádio Cidade de Barcelos is a multi-use stadium in Barcelos, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 12,374 people and was built in 2004. The first game played there was between the home team Gil Vicente FC and the Nacional de Montevideo, the... |
12,374 | Liga de Honra Champion | 2011-12 |
Marítimo | Funchal Funchal Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira. The city has a population of 112,015 and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.-Etymology:... |
Estádio dos Barreiros Estádio dos Barreiros Estádio dos Barreiros is a multi-purpose stadium in Funchal, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home stadium of Club Sport Marítimo and although much larger in its hey-day, the stadium is now able to hold just 8,922 people.... |
8,922 | 9th | 1985-86 |
Nacional | Funchal | Estádio da Madeira Estádio da Madeira Estádio da Madeira, formerly named Estadio Eng. Rui Alves and informally known as Estádio da Choupana is a football stadium in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for the home matches of C.D. Nacional, one of two Liga Sagres teams located in Funchal Estádio da Madeira, formerly... |
5,132 | 6th | 2002-03 |
Olhanense | Olhão Olhão Olhão , or Olhão da Restauração, is a city and a municipality in the Algarve region, in Southern Portugal. It is located near Faro, which is the district's capital and the capital of the Algarve. It is mostly a fishing port city... |
Estádio José Arcanjo Estádio José Arcanjo Estadio José Arcanjo is a multi-purpose stadium in Olhão, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Olhanense. The stadium is able to hold 10,000 people and was built in 1984... |
10,000 | 11th | 2009-10 |
Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira is a city in Portugal. It is sometimes also called Capital do Móvel , since the city is home to numerous furniture manufacturing plants. Besides older Portuguese furniture companies, Portugal's major industrial operations of IKEA are also located there... |
Estádio da Mata Real Estádio da Mata Real Estadio da Mata Real is a multi-use stadium in Paços de Ferreira, Portugal. It is currently used primarily for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 5,255 people and was built in 1973.... |
5,255 | 7th | 2005-06 | |
Porto Porto Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes... |
Estádio do Dragão Estádio do Dragão The Estádio do Dragão is a football stadium located in Porto, Portugal, with an all-seated capacity of 50,399. Inaugurated on November 16, 2003, it is the current home ground of F.C. Porto, having replaced the club's old venue, the Estádio das Antas... |
50,399 | Champion | 1934-35 | |
Rio Ave | Vila do Conde | Estádio do Rio Ave FC Estádio do Rio Ave FC Estadio do Rio Ave FC is a multi-use stadium in Vila do Conde, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium is able to hold 12,815 people and was built in 1985.... |
12,815 | 8th | 2008-09 |
Sporting CP | Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade Estádio José Alvalade Estádio José Alvalade is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, home of Sporting Clube de Portugal, one of the country's biggest clubs. It is the center of a complex called Alvalade XXI , designed by Portuguese architect... |
50,080 | 3rd | 1934-35 |
Braga Braga Braga , a city in the Braga Municipality in northwestern Portugal, is the capital of the Braga District, the oldest archdiocese and the third major city of the country. Braga is the oldest Portuguese city and one of the oldest Christian cities in the World... |
Estádio Municipal de Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga is a football stadium in Braga, Portugal, with an all-seated capacity of 30,154, built in 2003 as the new home for local club Sporting Clube de Braga, and as a UEFA Euro 2004 venue. Its architect was Portuguese Eduardo Souto de Moura... |
30,152 | 4th | 1974-75 | |
União de Leiria | Leiria Leiria Leiria is a city in Leiria Municipality in the Centro Region, Portugal. It is the capital of Leiria District. The city proper has 50,200 inhabitants and the entire municipality has nearly 120,000... |
Estádio Municipal da Marinha Grande | 12,000 | 10th | 2009-10 |
Vitória de Guimarães | Guimarães Guimarães Guimarães Municipality is located in northwestern Portugal in the province of Minho and in the Braga District. It contains the city of Guimarães.The present Mayor is António Magalhães Silva, elected by the Socialist Party.-Parishes:-Economy:... |
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Estádio D. Afonso Henriques The Estádio D. Afonso Henriques is a football stadium in the city of Guimarães, Portugal.The stadium is home of Guimarães's most successful team, Vitória de Guimarães, presently completing in the top-flight Portuguese Liga... |
30,165 | 5th | 2007-08 |
Vitória de Setúbal Vitória F.C. Vitória Futebol Clube is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Setúbal. Popularly known as Vitória de Setúbal with the motto "A Vitória será nossa" .- Domestic :*Portuguese Liga: Runners-up 1971–72... |
Setúbal Setúbal Setúbal is the main city in Setúbal Municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.0 km² and a total population of 118,696 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper has 89,303 inhabitants.... |
Estádio do Bonfim Estádio do Bonfim Estádio do Bonfim is a multi-purpose stadium in Setúbal, Portugal. It is currently used primarily for football matches for Vitória F.C.. The stadium is able to hold 18,694 spectators and was built in 1962.-Portugal national football team:... |
25,000 | 12th | 2004-05 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFAFIFA
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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 de Coimbra | Pedro Emanuel Pedro Emanuel Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva , known as Pedro Emanuel, is a retired Portuguese footballer who played mainly as a central defender.... |
Orlando Rui Orlando Ribeiro Santos Neto Rui Orlando Ribeiro Santos Neto , simply Orlando, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Académica de Coimbra in the Portuguese first division, as a central defender.-Football career:... |
Lacatoni | EFAPEL |
Beira-Mar | Rui Bento Rui Bento Rui Fernando da Silva Calapez Pereira Bento is a retired Portuguese footballer and a current coach.During his playing days he played mostly as a central defender.-Club career:Bento first represented S.L... |
Hugo Hugo Vieira Hugo Miguel Fernandes Vieira, simply Hugo , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Beira-Mar as a central defender.-Football career:... |
Joma Joma Joma is a Spanish sports apparel manufacturer, which currently produces footwear and apparel for football, running and tennis. Its headquarters are located in the city of Toledo, Spain.... |
Diatosta |
Benfica | Jorge Jesus | Luisão Luisão Ânderson Luís da Silva , aka Luisão , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a central defender.... |
adidas Adidas Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport... |
tmn Telecomunicações Móveis Nacionais TMN – Telecomunicações Móveis Nacionais, S.A., headquartered in Lisbon, is Portugal's first mobile communications company, both chronologically and in market share.-Chronology:1991... (H) / meo (A) |
Feirense | Quim Machado | Luciano | adidas | E.Leclerc E.Leclerc E.Leclerc is a French hypermarket chain, headquartered in Ivry-sur-Seine. The chain enables semi-independent stores to operate under the Leclerc brand.E.Leclerc was established on 1st January 1948.... / BetClic |
Gil Vicente | Paulo Alves Paulo Alves Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a centre forward, and a current coach.-Football career:Born in Vila Real, Alves moved from local club to F.C... |
Paulo Arantes | Madsport | GIVEC / Águas de Barcelos / Glassdrive |
Marítimo | Pedro Martins | João Guilherme João Guilherme João Guilherme Leme Amorim is a professional footballer from Bilac, São Paulo. The Brazilian was born on April 21, 1986 and currently plays for Portuguese club Marítimo.... |
Lacatoni | Banif Banco Internacional do Funchal Banif Financial Group is a Portuguese international financial services group based around the bank Banco Internacional do Funchal. The company has a presence in Europe, South America, North America, Africa and Asia.-History:... |
Nacional | Pedro Caixinha | Felipe Lopes Felipe Aliste Lopes Felipe Aliste Lopes is a Brazilian footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional in Portugal, as a central defender.-Football career:... |
Joma | Banif |
Olhanense | Daúto Faquirá | Rui Duarte Rui Duarte (footballer born 1978) Rui Pedro Viegas Silva Gomes Duarte is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Olhanense in the Portuguese first division, as a central midfielder.-External links:** *... |
Lacatoni | Ria Shopping |
Paços de Ferreira | Luís Miguel | Filipe Anunciação Filipe Anunciação Filipe Alexandre Dias Anunciação is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Paços de Ferreira as a midfielder.-Football career:... |
Lacatoni | Capital do Móvel |
Porto | Vítor Pereira Vítor Pereira (football manager) Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira is a Portuguese football manager, currently in charge of F.C. Porto.-Football career:... |
Helton Helton da Silva Arruda Helton da Silva Arruda , simply Helton, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division, as a goalkeeper.-Vasco:... |
Nike Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area... |
meo (H) / tmn (A) |
Rio Ave | Carlos Brito Carlos Luís Brito Carlos Luís Cereja de Morais Brito is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender, and the current manager of Rio Ave Futebol Clube.... |
Gaspar Gaspar Azevedo José Gaspar da Silva Azevedo, known as Gaspar , is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Rio Ave F.C. in the Portuguese first division, as a central defender.-Football career:... |
Lacatoni | Nassica |
Sporting CP | Domingos Paciência | Daniel Carriço Daniel Carriço Daniel Filipe Martins Carriço is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a central defender.-Club career:... |
Puma PUMA AG Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two... |
tmn (H) / meo (A) |
Sporting de Braga | Leonardo Jardim Leonardo Jardim José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim is a Portuguese football manager, currently in charge of S.C. Braga.-Football career:... |
Alan Alan Osório da Costa Silva Alan Osório da Costa Silva, simply Alan , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Braga in Portugal, mainly as a winger.-Football career:... |
Macron Macron (sportswear) Macron is an Italian association football, basketball, baseball, rugby, handball, futsal, and volleyball sportswear manufacturer. It has links throughout Europe and its headquarters are located in Crespellano, Italy. It was founded in 1971... |
AXA AXA AXA S.A. is a French global insurance group headquartered in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. AXA is a conglomerate of independently run businesses, operated according to the laws and regulations of many different countries. The AXA group of companies engage in life, health and other forms of... |
União de Leiria | Manuel Cajuda Manuel Cajuda Manuel Ventura Cajuda de Sousa is a Portuguese football manager, currently in charge of União de Leiria.... |
Marco Soares Marco Soares Marco Paulo da Silva Soares is a Portuguese-born Cape Verdean footballer who plays for União Desportiva de Leiria as a defensive midfielder.-Club career:... |
Joma | Kia Kia Motors Kia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010... |
Vitória de Guimarães | Rui Vitória Rui Vitória Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of Vitória de Guimarães.-Playing career:... |
João Alves João Alves João Artur Rosa Alves is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Vitória de Guimarães as a central midfielder.-Club career:... |
Lacatoni | Finibanco |
Vitória de Setúbal | Bruno Ribeiro Bruno Ribeiro Bruno Miguel Fernandes Ribeiro is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a left midfielder.His main asset was a powerful left-foot strike, and he spent most of his career playing for local Vitória Futebol Clube, also having a small abroad spell in England.-Club career:After making his... |
Ricardo Silva | Lacatoni | Kia Kia Motors Kia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010... |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Porto | André Villas-Boas | Resigned/Signed by Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
21 June 2011 | Vítor Pereira Vítor Pereira (football manager) Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira is a Portuguese football manager, currently in charge of F.C. Porto.-Football career:... |
22 June 2011 | Pre-season |
Vitória de Guimarães | Manuel Machado Manuel Machado (football manager) Manuel António Marques Machado is a Portuguese football manager.-Coaching career:Machado started his career with his local club Vitória de Guimarães' youth sides, having a head coach spell with lowly S.C. Vila Real in between. After two years with another modest team in the north, A.D... |
Resigned | 26 August 2011 | Rui Vitória Rui Vitória Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of Vitória de Guimarães.-Playing career:... |
30 August 2011 | 16th |
Paços de Ferreira | Rui Vitória Rui Vitória Rui Carlos Pinho da Vitória is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of Vitória de Guimarães.-Playing career:... |
Signed by Vitória de Guimarães | 30 August 2011 | Luís Miguel | 30 August 2011 | 9th |
União de Leiria | Pedro Caixinha | Sacked | 6 September 2011 | Vítor Pontes | 8 September 2011 | 16th |
União de Leiria | Vítor Pontes | Resigned | 26 September 2011 | Manuel Cajuda Manuel Cajuda Manuel Ventura Cajuda de Sousa is a Portuguese football manager, currently in charge of União de Leiria.... |
26 September 2011 | 16th |
League table
Positions by round
|}Leader | |
2012–13 UEFA Champions League Group stage | |
2012–13 UEFA Champions League Play-off round | |
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round | |
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round | |
Relegation to 2012–13 Liga de Honra Liga de Honra The Liga de Honra , known for sponsorship reasons as the Liga Orangina, is the Portuguese second level football league. It was formerly called Segunda Divisão and Segunda Divisão de Honra . When the LPFP took control of the two nationwide levels, it was renamed Segunda Liga, before renaming it... |
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Baba Diawara Baba Diawara Papa Babacar 'Baba' Diawara is a Senegalese footballer who plays for C.S. Marítimo in Portugal, as a striker.-Football career:... |
Marítimo | 9 |
2 | Edgar Edgar Bruno da Silva Edgar Bruno da Silva, simply Edgar , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vitória de Guimarães in Portugal, as a striker.-Football career:... |
Vitória de Guimarães | 7 |
Ricky van Wolfswinkel Ricky van Wolfswinkel Rick van Wolfswinkel is a Dutch footballer who plays for Sporting CP and the Netherlands. He is a versatile player who can play either as a striker or as an attacking midfielder, though he favours the striker role. -Vitesse Arnhem:... |
Sporting CP | 7 | |
4 | Óscar Cardozo Óscar Cardozo Óscar René Cardozo Marín is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a striker.Known for his powerful left-foot shot and free-kick skills, he first gained notoriety whilst playing for Newell's Old Boys, which led to a move to Benfica, where he scored more than 100... |
Benfica | 6 |
5 | Kléber Kléber Kléber may refer to:* Jean Baptiste Kléber , a French general* Kléber de Carvalho Corrêa , a Brazilian football player* Kléber de Souza Freitas , a Brazilian football player... |
Porto | 5 |
Nolito Manuel Agudo Durán Manuel Agudo Durán, commonly known as Nolito , is a Spanish footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a forward or winger.-Barcelona:... |
Benfica | 5 |
Top assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
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1 | Hulk | FC Porto | 5 |
Danilo Dias Danilo Dias Danilo Leandro Dias is a Brazilian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Marítimo in Portugal.- References:... |
Marítimo | 5 | |
3 | João Moutinho João Moutinho João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Porto, also being a Portuguese international.Mainly a central midfielder, he can also operate as a holding or attacking midfielder, and on either flank.-Sporting:... |
FC Porto | 4 |
4 | Elias Elias Mendes Trindade Elias Mendes Trindade , known simply as Elias , is a Brazilian football midfielder player for Sporting Clube de Portugal.-Career:... |
Sporting CP | 3 |
Nicolás Gaitán Nicolás Gaitán Osvaldo Nicolás Fabián Gaitán is an Argentine footballer who currently plays as an Left midfielder for Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the Portuguese first division.... |
Benfica | 3 | |
Javier Saviola Javier Saviola Javier Pedro Saviola Fernández is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica in Portugal, as a striker.... |
Benfica | 3 | |
Lima Rodrigo José Lima dos Santos Rodrigo José Lima dos Santos, known as Lima , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for S.C. Braga in Portugal, as a striker.-Football career:... |
SC Braga | 3 | |
Manuel José Manuel José Vieira Manuel José Azevedo Vieira , known as Manuel José, is a Portuguese footballer who plays for F.C. Paços de Ferreira in the Portuguese first division.... |
Paços de Ferreira | 3 |
Hat-tricks
Player | Result !! Date | |||
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Edgar Silva Edgar Bruno da Silva Edgar Bruno da Silva, simply Edgar , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vitória de Guimarães in Portugal, as a striker.-Football career:... |
Vitória de Guimarães | Paços de Ferreira | 5–1 |
SJPF Player of the MonthSJPF Player of the MonthThe SJPF Player of the Month is an association football award that recognizes the best Portuguese League player each month of the season and is conceived by the SJPF...
Month | Player | Club |
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September | Ricky van Wolfswinkel Ricky van Wolfswinkel Rick van Wolfswinkel is a Dutch footballer who plays for Sporting CP and the Netherlands. He is a versatile player who can play either as a striker or as an attacking midfielder, though he favours the striker role. -Vitesse Arnhem:... |
Sporting CP |
October | Ricky van Wolfswinkel Ricky van Wolfswinkel Rick van Wolfswinkel is a Dutch footballer who plays for Sporting CP and the Netherlands. He is a versatile player who can play either as a striker or as an attacking midfielder, though he favours the striker role. -Vitesse Arnhem:... |
Sporting CP |
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