1977–78 Primeira Divisão

Primeira Liga
Season	1977-78
Champions	F.C. Porto ; 6th title
Matches played	240
Goals scored	585 (2.44 per match)
	← 1976–77 1978–79 →

Statistics of Portuguese Liga in the 1977–78 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and F.C. Porto won the championship. This year was notable for the fact that S.L. Benfica came second despite never losing a match throughout the entire season.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	F.C. Porto (C)	30	22	7	1	81	21	51	European Cup
2	S.L. Benfica	30	21	9	0	56	11	51	UEFA Cup
3	Sporting C.P.	30	19	4	7	63	30	42	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
4	S.C. Braga	30	16	6	8	42	27	38	UEFA Cup
5	C.F. Os Belenenses	30	14	8	8	25	21	36
6	Vitória S.C.	30	12	7	11	33	28	31
7	Boavista F.C.	30	10	8	12	36	38	28
8	Académica de Coimbra	30	11	4	15	41	49	26
9	Vitória F.C.	30	8	10	12	29	40	26
10	Varzim S.C.	30	9	7	14	26	38	25
11	G.D. Estoril-Praia	30	8	9	13	25	36	25
12	C.S. Marítimo	30	8	7	15	22	45	23
13	Portimonense S.C. (R)	30	8	7	15	29	39	23	Relegation to Segunda Divisão
14	S.C. Espinho (R)	30	8	6	16	30	52	22	Relegation to Segunda Divisão
15	G.D. Riopele (R)	30	6	9	15	23	51	21	Relegation to Segunda Divisão
16	C.D. Feirense (R)	30	5	2	23	24	59	12	Relegation to Segunda Divisão

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Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[3]
1	Fernando Gomes	Porto	25
2	Chico Gordo	Braga	20
3	António Oliveira	Porto	19
4	Rui Jordão	Sporting	15
4	Joaquim Rocha	Académica de Coimbra	15
6	Mané	Vitória de Guimarães	14
	Serginho	Feirense
	Manuel Fernandes	Sporting
9	Manoel	Sporting	13
9	Albertino Pereira	Boavista	13

Footnotes

^ "Portugal 1977-78 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira)". RSSSF Archive. 2001. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ "Portuguese League 1977/78 - footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ "TheFinalBall Goalscorer statistics". TheFinalBall. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

External links

[RSSSF-1] "Portugal 1977-78 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira)". RSSSF Archive. 2001. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[footballzz.co.uk-2] "Portuguese League 1977/78 - footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[3] "TheFinalBall Goalscorer statistics". TheFinalBall. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

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