2017–18 Primeira Liga

Eighteen teams competed in the league – the top sixteen teams from the 2016–17 season, as well as two teams promoted from the LigaPro. Portimonense became the first club to be promoted on 23 April 2017 and will play in Primeira Liga for the first time since the 2010–11 season. On 21 May 2017, after a 2–1 win in Azores against Santa Clara, they were crowned champions. The other team promoted were runners-up Desportivo das Aves, following a 2–2 draw against União da Madeira on 30 April 2017. This will mark the return of the Vila das Aves' team to the top flight after a 10-season absence. The two promoted clubs replaced Nacional and Arouca. Nacional confirmed their relegation on 5 May 2017, 15 years after their promotion, when Moreirense, who were also struggling to escape relegation, beat Braga. On the last matchday, Arouca's 4–2 defeat against Estoril sealed their relegation, four seasons after having been promoted for the first time to Primeira Liga. Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsors Managerial changes ==Season summary==

League table Positions by round Results ==Statistics==

Top goalscorers Hat-tricks ;Note 4 Player scored 4 goals Top assists Clean sheets Scoring • First goal of the season: • Gelson Martins, for Sporting CP vs Desportivo das Aves (6 August 2017) • Latest goal of the season: • Gevorg Ghazaryan, for Marítimo vs Sporting CP (13 May 2018) • Biggest home win: • Braga 6–0 Estoril (1 October 2017) • Biggest away win: • Estoril 0–6 Braga (3 March 2018) • Highest scoring match: 7 goals • Porto 5–2 Portimonense (22 September 2017) • Porto 6–1 Paços de Ferreira (21 October 2017) • Portimonense 5–2 Vitória de Setúbal (30 October 2017) • Biggest winning margin: 6 goals • Braga 6–0 Estoril (1 October 2017) • Most goals scored in a match by a team: 6 goals • Braga 6–0 Estoril (1 October 2017) • Porto 6–1 Paços de Ferreira (21 October 2017) Match streaks • Longest winning run: 9 matches • Benfica, from matchday 21 (3 February 2018) to matchday 29 (7 April 2017) • Longest unbeaten run: 25 matches • Porto, from matchday 1 (6 August 2017) to matchday 25 (2 March 2018) • Longest winless run: 11 matches • Estoril, from matchday 4 (27 August 2017) to matchday 14 (9 December 2017) • Longest losing run: 8 matches • Estoril, from matchday 4 (27 August 2017) to matchday 11 (4 November 2017) • Most consecutive draws: 5 matches • Vitória de Setúbal, from matchday 16 (4 January 2018) to matchday 20 (31 January 2018) Discipline Club • Most yellow cards: 104 • Feirense • Most red cards: 8 • Paços de Ferreira Player • Most yellow cards: 14 • Babanco (Feirense) • Most red cards: 3 • Marcão (Rio Ave) • Hassan Yebda (Belenenses) ==Awards==

Monthly awards Liga Portugal ====SJPF Young Player of the Month==== SPJF Goal of the month Annual awards Liga Portugal Player of the Season The Player of the Season was awarded to Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP). Manager of the Season The Manager of the Season was awarded to Sérgio Conceição (Porto). • Goalkeeper: Rui Patrício (Sporting CP) • Defence: Alex Telles (Porto), Felipe (Porto), Sebastián Coates (Sporting CP), Ricardo Pereira (Porto) • Midfield: Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP), Héctor Herrera (Porto), Pizzi (Benfica) • Attack: Jonas (Benfica), Moussa Marega (Porto), Gelson Martins (Sporting CP) Young Player of the Season The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Rúben Dias (Benfica). ==Attendances==