2015–16 Primeira Liga

For the second consecutive season, the league was contested by a total of 18 teams, which included the best 16 sides from the 2014–15 season and two promoted from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga. Tondela made their debut in the top flight of Portuguese football, after winning the 2014–15 Segunda Liga title. while runners-up União da Madeira returned for the first time since the 1994–95 season. These two clubs replaced Gil Vicente, relegated after four seasons in the Primeira Liga, and Penafiel, who returned to the second division one season after being promoted. For the first time since the 1990–91 season, the autonomous region of Madeira was again represented at the highest level of Portuguese football with three teams: União da Madeira, Marítimo and Nacional, all set in Funchal making the madeirense capital the second town having three teams in Primeira Liga after Lisbon. Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsors Managerial changes ==Season summary==

League table Positions by round Results ==Statistics==

Top goalscorers was the top scorer with 32 goals, winning the Bola de Prata. Hat-tricks Top assists Scoring • First goal: João Mário, for Sporting CP vs Tondela (14 August 2015) • Last goal: Salvador Agra, for Nacional vs Benfica (15 May 2016) • Biggest home win: • Benfica 6–0 Belenenses (11 September 2015) • Paços de Ferreira 6–0 União da Madeira (12 December 2015) • Benfica 6–0 Marítimo (6 January 2016) • Biggest away win: • Vitória de Setúbal 0–6 Sporting CP (6 January 2016) • Highest scoring match: 7 goals • Marítimo 5–2 Vitória de Setúbal (13 September 2015) • Vitória de Guimarães 3–4 Marítimo (12 December 2015) • Académica 4–3 Belenenses (14 December 2015) • Moreirense 3–4 Vitória de Guimarães (6 January 2016) • Tondela 3–4 Marítimo (21 February 2016) • Belenenses 2–5 Sporting CP (4 April 2016) • União da Madeira 3–4 Paços de Ferreira (17 April 2016) • Biggest winning margin: 6 goals • Benfica 6–0 Belenenses (11 September 2015) • Paços de Ferreira 6–0 União da Madeira (12 December 2015) • Benfica 6–0 Marítimo (6 January 2016) • Vitória de Setúbal 0–6 Sporting CP (6 January 2016) • Most goals scored in a match by a team: 6 goals • Benfica 6–0 Belenenses (11 September 2015) • Paços de Ferreira 6–0 União da Madeira (12 December 2015) • Benfica 6–0 Marítimo (6 January 2016) • Vitória de Setúbal 0–6 Sporting CP (6 January 2016) Match streaks • Longest winning run: 12 matches • Benfica, from matchday 23 (20 February 2016) to matchday 34 (15 May 2016) • Longest unbeaten run: 14 matches • Benfica, from matchday 9 (30 October 2015) to matchday 21 (5 February 2016) • Porto, from matchday 1 (15 August 2015) to matchday 14 (20 December 2015) • Longest winless run: 15 matches • Vitória de Setúbal, from matchday 20 (31 January 2016) to matchday 34 (14 May 2016) • Longest losing run: 6 matches • Académica, from matchday 1 (17 August 2015) to matchday 6 (28 September 2015) • Tondela, from matchday 9 (30 October 2015) to matchday 14 (20 December 2015) • Most consecutive draws: 5 matches • Arouca, from matchday 5 (20 September 2015) to matchday 9 (1 November 2015) Discipline Club • Most yellow cards: 113 • Marítimo • Most red cards: 19 • Marítimo Player • Most yellow cards: 14 • Alhassan Wakaso (Rio Ave) • Lucas Souza (Tondela) • Most red cards: 3 • Diego Carlos (Estoril) • Edgar Costa (Marítimo) • Rúben Ferreira (Marítimo) • Raul Silva (Marítimo) ==Awards==

Monthly awards LPFP Player of the Month SJPF Young Player of the Month Goal of the month ==Attendances==