1977–78 Primeira Divisão
Appearance
Season | 1977-78 |
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Champions | F.C. Porto 6th title |
Relegated | Portimonense Espinho Riopele Feirense |
European Cup | F.C. Porto |
Cup Winners' Cup | Sporting CP |
UEFA Cup | Benfica Braga |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 585 (2.44 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Fernando Gomes (25 goals) |
← 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 | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Porto (C) | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 81 | 21 | +60 | 51 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
2 | Benfica | 30 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 56 | 11 | +45 | 51 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Sporting CP | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 30 | +33 | 42 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
4 | Braga | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Belenenses | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 36 | |
6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 31 | |
7 | Boavista | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 28 | |
8 | Académica | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 26 | |
9 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 26 | |
10 | Varzim | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 25 | |
11 | Estoril | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 25 | |
12 | Marítimo | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 23 | |
13 | Portimonense (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 23 | Relegation to Segunda Divisão |
14 | Espinho (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 22 | |
15 | Riopele (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 21 | |
16 | Feirense (R) | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 12 |
Source: RSSSF[1] and footballzz.co.uk[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Sporting qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1978 Taça de Portugal Final.
Results
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 |
Joaquim Rocha | Académica de Coimbra | ||
6 | Mané | Vitória de Guimarães | 14 |
Serginho | Feirense | ||
Manuel Fernandes | Sporting | ||
9 | Manoel | Sporting | 13 |
Albertino Pereira | Boavista |
Footnotes
- ^ a b "Portugal 1977-78 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira)". RSSSF Archive. 2001. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ a b "Portuguese League 1977/78 - footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ "TheFinalBall Goalscorer statistics". TheFinalBall. Retrieved 20 April 2017.