2016–17_Primeira_Liga
2016–17 Primeira Liga
83rd season of top-tier Portuguese football
The 2016–17 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd season of the Primeira Liga, the top Portuguese professional league for association football clubs.
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 August 2016 – 21 May 2017 |
| Champions | Benfica 36th title |
| Relegated | Arouca Nacional |
| Champions League | Benfica Porto Sporting CP |
| Europa League | Vitória de Guimarães Braga Marítimo |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 728 (2.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bas Dost (34 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Porto 7–0 Nacional (4 March 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Nacional 0–4 Porto (1 October 2016) Feirense 0–4 Porto (11 December 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Vitória de Guimarães 5–3 Paços de Ferreira (26 August 2016) Braga 6–2 Feirense (28 November 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Porto |
| Longest unbeaten run | 30 matches Porto |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches Feirense |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Estoril |
| Highest attendance | 64,591[1] Benfica 5–0 Vitória de Guimarães (13 May 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 640[1] Moreirense 1–0 Belenenses (9 January 2017) |
| Total attendance | 3,622,372 |
| Average attendance | 11,838 |
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Benfica successfully defended their title, winning the league for a fourth consecutive season and record 36th time.
For the third consecutive season, the league was contested by a total of 18 teams, which included the best 16 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 LigaPro.
Porto B won the 2015–16 LigaPro title on 8 May 2016, but as the reserve team of Primeira Liga side Porto they were ineligible for promotion, which meant that the third-placed team would be promoted instead. On the same day, Chaves drew 1–1 with Portimonense to secure the return to the top flight of Portuguese football, 17 years after their last appearance in the 1998–99 season.[2] On the final matchday, Feirense secured the third place and last promotion slot after drawing 1–1 with Chaves; they return to the Primeira Liga four years after their last appearance in the 2011–12 season.[3]
The two promoted clubs replaced Académica and União da Madeira.[4] Académica confirmed their relegation on 7 May 2016 after a run of 14 consecutive seasons in the Primeira Liga, following a goalless draw against Braga. On the last matchday, União da Madeira's 2–1 defeat against Rio Ave also sealed their relegation, one season after having been promoted.[4]
Stadia and locations
Location of teams in 2016–17 Primeira Liga (Mainland)
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Personnel and sponsors
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Managerial changes
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| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaves |  Vítor Oliveira |
Mutual consent | 10 May 2016[5] | Pre-season | Jorge Simão |
21 May 2016[6] |
| Rio Ave | Pedro Martins |
Mutual consent | 17 May 2016[7] | Capucho |
20 May 2016[8] | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | Quim Machado |
Mutual consent | 18 May 2016[9] | José Couceiro |
25 May 2016[10] | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Sérgio Conceição |
Mutual consent | 18 May 2016[11] | Pedro Martins |
25 May 2016[12] | |
| Moreirense | Miguel Leal |
Contract expired | 19 May 2016[13] | Pepa |
20 May 2016[14] | |
| Paços de Ferreira | Jorge Simão |
Mutual consent | 21 May 2016[15] | Carlos Pinto |
25 May 2016[16] | |
| Marítimo | Nelo Vingada |
Contract expired | 23 May 2016[17] |  Paulo César Gusmão |
1 June 2016[18] | |
| Porto | José Peseiro |
Sacked | 30 May 2016[19] | Nuno Espírito Santo |
1 June 2016[20] | |
| Braga | Paulo Fonseca |
Signed by Shakhtar Donetsk | 31 May 2016[21] | José Peseiro |
6 June 2016[22] | |
| Marítimo | Paulo César Gusmão |
Mutual consent | 19 September 2016[23] | 17th | Daniel Ramos |
22 September 2016[24] |
| Belenenses |  Julio Velázquez |
Mutual consent | 5 October 2016[25] | 8th | Quim Machado |
6 October 2016[26] |
| Boavista |  Erwin Sánchez |
Sacked | 10 October 2016[27] | 13th | Miguel Leal |
11 October 2016[28] |
| Rio Ave | Capucho |
Sacked | 10 November 2016[29] | 13th | Luís Castro |
14 November 2016[30] |
| Moreirense | Pepa |
Sacked | 21 November 2016[31] | 16th | Leandro Mendes (caretaker) |
22 November 2016[32] |
| Moreirense | Leandro Mendes (caretaker) |
Ended caretaking role | 28 November 2016[33] | 18th | Augusto Inácio |
28 November 2016[33] |
| Paços de Ferreira | Carlos Pinto |
Sacked | 28 November 2016[34] | 15th | Vasco Seabra |
28 November 2016 (as caretaker)[34] 13 December 2016 (confirmed)[35] |
| Estoril | Fabiano |
Sacked | 11 December 2016[36] | 11th | Filipe Pedro (caretaker) |
11 December 2016[36] |
| Braga | José Peseiro |
Sacked | 15 December 2016[37] | 4th | Abel Ferreira (caretaker) |
15 December 2016[38] |
| Estoril | Filipe Pedro (caretaker) |
Ended caretaking role | 15 December 2016[39] | 11th | Pedro Gómez Carmona |
15 December 2016[39] |
| Chaves | Jorge Simão |
Signed by Braga | 19 December 2016[40] | 7th | Carlos Pires (caretaker) |
19 December 2016[40] |
| Braga | Abel Ferreira (caretaker) |
Ended caretaking role | 19 December 2016[40] | 3rd | Jorge Simão |
19 December 2016[40] |
| Feirense | José Mota |
Sacked | 20 December 2016[41] | 17th | Nuno Manta (caretaker) |
20 December 2016 (as caretaker)[41] 30 December 2016 (confirmed)[42] |
| Chaves | Carlos Pires (caretaker) |
Ended caretaking role | 20 December 2016[43] | 8th | Ricardo Soares |
20 December 2016[43] |
| Nacional | Manuel Machado |
Mutual consent | 28 December 2016[44] | 16th |  Predrag Jokanović |
30 December 2016[45] |
| Tondela | Petit |
Resigned | 9 January 2017[46] | 18th | Pepa |
10 January 2017[47] |
| Estoril | Pedro Gómez Carmona |
Resigned | 8 March 2017[48] | 15th | Pedro Emanuel |
8 March 2017[49] |
| Moreirense | Augusto Inácio |
Mutual consent | 20 March 2017[50] | 16th | Petit |
20 March 2017 |
| Nacional | Predrag Jokanović |
Mutual consent | 21 March 2017[51] | 18th | João de Deus |
21 March 2017[52] |
| Arouca | Manuel Machado |
Mutual consent | 21 March 2017[53] | 14th | Jorge Leitão |
21 March 2017[54] |
| Belenenses | Quim Machado |
Sacked | 18 April 2017[55] | 12th | Domingos Paciência |
18 April 2017 |
| Braga | Jorge Simão |
Mutual consent | 23 April 2017[56] | 5th | Abel Ferreira |
26 April 2017[57] |
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League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Benfica (C) | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 72 | 18 | +54 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Porto | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 71 | 19 | +52 | 76 | |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 4 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Braga | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Marítimo | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 50 | |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 49 | |
| 8 | Feirense | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 48 | |
| 9 | Boavista | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 43 | |
| 10 | Estoril | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 38[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 11 | Chaves | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 38[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 12 | Vitória de Setúbal | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 38[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 36[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 14 | Belenenses | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 36[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 15 | Moreirense | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 33 | |
| 16 | Tondela | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 32[lower-alpha 4] | |
| 17 | Arouca (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 32[lower-alpha 4] | Relegation to LigaPro |
| 18 | Nacional (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 21 |
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Source: Liga Portugal
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: The LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[58]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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: The LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)[58]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Since Benfica won the 2016–17 Taça de Portugal, the spot awarded to the cup winner (Europa League group stage) was passed to the fourth-placed team and the spot originally meant for the fourth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was given to the sixth-placed team.
Positions by round
More information Team ╲ Round, Benfica ...
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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| Benfica | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Porto | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sporting CP | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 12 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Braga | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Marítimo | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Rio Ave | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feirense | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Boavista | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Estoril | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
| Chaves | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| Belenenses | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| Moreirense | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Tondela | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Arouca | 14 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| Nacional | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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| Relegation to 2017–18 LigaPro |
Source: Liga Portugal
Results
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| Home \ Away | ARO | BEL | BEN | BOA | BRA | CHA | EST | FEI | MAR | MOR | NAC | PAÇ | POR | RAV | SCP | TON | VGU | VSE |
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| Arouca | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Belenenses | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Benfica | 3–0 | 4–0 | — | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Boavista | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Braga | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| Chaves | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Estoril | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Feirense | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Marítimo | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Moreirense | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Nacional | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Porto | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 4–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Rio Ave | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 |
| Sporting CP | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Tondela | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | — |
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Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Liga Portugal
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Top goalscorers
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bas Dost |
Sporting CP | 34 |
| 2 | Soares |
Porto | 19 |
| 3 |  Kostas Mitroglou |
Benfica | 16 |
| André Silva |
Porto | ||
| 5 | Jonas |
Benfica | 13 |
 Moussa Marega |
Vitória de Guimarães | ||
| 7 | Welthon |
Paços de Ferreira | 11 |
| Rui Fonte |
Braga | ||
| 9 | Pizzi |
Benfica | 10 |
| 10 | Hernâni |
Vitória de Guimarães | 8 |
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Hat-tricks
Main article: List of Primeira Liga hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Okacha Hamzaoui | Nacional | Feirense | 0–3[61] | 24 September 2016 |
| Diogo Jota | Porto | Nacional | 0–4[62] | 1 October 2016 |
| Moussa Marega | Vitória de Guimarães | Rio Ave | 0–3[63] | 30 October 2016 |
| Jorginho | Arouca | Moreirense | 1–4[64] | 17 December 2016 |
| Bas Dost4 | Sporting CP | Tondela | 1–4[65] | 11 March 2017 |
| Bas Dost | Sporting CP | Boavista | 4–0[66] | 8 April 2017 |
| Bas Dost | Sporting CP | Braga | 3–2[67] | 30 April 2017 |
| Bas Dost | Sporting CP | Chaves | 4–1 [68] | 21 May 2017 |
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Top assists
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Scoring
- First goal of the season: Marcelo, for Rio Ave vs Porto (12 August 2016)
- Latest goal of the season: Bas Dost, for Sporting CP vs Chaves (21 May 2017)
- Biggest home win:
- Biggest away win:
- Highest scoring match: 8 goals
- Vitória de Guimarães 5–3 Paços de Ferreira (26 August 2016)
- Braga 6–2 Feirense (28 November 2016)
- Biggest winning margin: 7 goals
- Most goals scored in a match by a team: 7 goals
Match streaks
- Longest winning run: 9 matches
- Porto, from matchday 17 (15 January 2017) to matchday 25 (10 March 2016)
- Longest unbeaten run: 30 matches
- Porto, from matchday 4 (10 September 2016) to matchday 33 (14 May 2017)
- Longest winless run: 9 matches
- Feirense, from matchday 6 (24 September 2016) to matchday 14 (19 December 2016)
- Longest losing run: 7 matches
- Estoril, from matchday 13 (9 December 2016) to matchday 19 (28 January 2017)
- Arouca from matchday 21 (10 February 2017) to matchday 27 (2 April 2017)
- Belenenses from matchday 25 (13 March 2017) to matchday 31 (30 April 2017)
- Most consecutive draws: 4 matches
- Chaves, from matchday 9 (31 October 2016) to matchday 12 (4 December 2016)
- Paços de Ferreira from matchday 23 (25 February 2017) to matchday 26 (18 March 2017)
Discipline
Club
Player
- Most yellow cards: 14
Vítor Bruno (Feirense)
- Most red cards: 3
Monthly awards
SJPF Young Player of the Month
More information Month, Player ...
| Month | Player | Club | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| August/September[74] | Gelson Martins | Sporting CP | 19.23% |
| October/November[75] | Gonçalo Guedes | Benfica | 15.75% |
| December[76] | Gelson Martins | Sporting CP | 16.34% |
| January[77] | André Silva | Porto | 14.26% |
| February[78] | Nélson Semedo | Benfica | 25.11% |
| March[79] | João Carvalho | Vitória de Setúbal | 19.97% |
| April[80] | João Carvalho | Vitória de Setúbal | 20.08% |
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Goal of the month
More information Month, Scorer ...
| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Stadium | Date | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August[81] | Pedro Santos |
Braga | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 14 August 2016 | 43.56% |
| September[82] | Salvador Agra |
Nacional | Marítimo | Estádio da Madeira | 16 September 2016 | 55.56% |
| October[83] | Yacine Brahimi |
Porto | Arouca | Estádio do Dragão | 22 October 2016 | 40.74% |
| November[84] | Renato Santos |
Boavista | Rio Ave | Estádio dos Arcos | 5 November 2016 | 37.04% |
| December[85] | Bruno César |
Sporting CP | Vitória de Setúbal | Estádio José Alvalade | 3 December 2016 | 31.75% |
| January[86] | Roberto Rodrigo |
Moreirense | Feirense | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas | 2 February 2017[lower-alpha 1] | 50.55% |
| February[87] | Hernâni |
Vitória de Guimarães | Belenenses | Estádio do Restelo | 19 February 2017 | 30.56% |
| March[88] |  Zainadine Júnior |
Marítimo | Arouca | Estádio do Marítimo | 19 March 2017 | 55.56% |
| April[89] |  Victor Lindelöf |
Benfica | Sporting CP | Estádio José Alvalade | 22 April 2017 | 27.77% |
| May[90] | Nildo Petrolina |
Moreirense | Braga | Parque Joaquim Almeida Freitas | 5 May 2017 | 51.70% |
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Annual awards
Player of the Season
Manager of the Season
The Manager of the Season was awarded to Rui Vitória (Benfica)
Young Player of the Season
The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Nelson Semedo (Benfica)
Goalkeeper of the Season
Team of the Year
- Goalkeeper: Rui Patrício (Sporting CP)
- Defenders: Nélson Semedo (Benfica),
Felipe (Porto), 
Sebastián Coates (Sporting CP), Alex Telles (Porto)
- Midfielders: Danilo Pereira (Porto), William Carvalho (Sporting CP), Pizzi (Benfica)
- Forwards: Gelson Martins (Sporting CP), Jonas (Benfica),
Yacine Brahimi (Porto)
Goal of the season
The goal of the season was disputed by all the previous winners of the monthly polls.[92]
More information Rank, Scorer ...
| Rank | Scorer | Vote percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Hernâni |
33.55% |
| 2nd | Roberto Rodrigo |
13.56% |
| 3rd | Salvador Agra |
9.78% |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 951,184 | 64,591 | 46,256 | 55,952 | +11.2%† |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 727,121 | 49,399 | 32,457 | 42,772 | +7.0%† |
| 3 | Porto | 631,202 | 50,019 | 22,208 | 37,130 | +14.9%† |
| 4 | Vitória de Guimarães | 318,856 | 26,985 | 12,953 | 18,756 | +51.0%† |
| 5 | Braga | 195,366 | 24,836 | 5,545 | 11,492 | +2.9%† |
| 6 | Marítimo | 132,909 | 10,454 | 4,150 | 7,818 | +27.2%† |
| 7 | Boavista | 103,461 | 16,157 | 3,955 | 6,086 | +6.0%† |
| 8 | Belenenses | 68,799 | 12,236 | 1,309 | 4,047 | −9.3%† |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 67,215 | 8,767 | 1,508 | 3,954 | +19.8%† |
| 10 | Vitória de Setúbal | 65,320 | 10,109 | 2,081 | 3,842 | −13.4%† |
| 11 | Chaves | 61,551 | 8,000 | 1,730 | 3,496 | +33.3%1 |
| 12 | Paços de Ferreira | 58,051 | 9,076 | 1,059 | 3,415 | +21.9%† |
| 13 | Feirense | 50,517 | 5,449 | 1,099 | 2,972 | +183.6%1 |
| 14 | Nacional | 46,500 | 5,017 | 1,126 | 2,735 | +9.8%† |
| 15 | Tondela | 39,239 | 4,987 | 1,045 | 2,308 | −30.5%2 |
| 16 | Estoril | 38,668 | 7,429 | 877 | 2,275 | −22.7%† |
| 17 | Moreirense | 37,383 | 5,603 | 640 | 2,199 | −2.0%† |
| 18 | Arouca | 29,030 | 5,351 | 658 | 1,708 | −40.8%† |
| League total | 3,622,372 | 64,591 | 640 | 11,838 | +9.3%† |
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Source: Liga Portugal
Notes:
1: Played last season in LigaPro.
2: Tondela managed to get the highest season attendance of 4,987 spectators in two matches (against Sporting CP and Braga).
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