2008–09 Primeira Liga
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Porto 24th title |
| Relegated | Estrela da Amadora Trofense |
| Champions League | Porto Sporting CP |
| Europa League | Benfica (playoff round) Nacional (playoff round) Braga (playoff round) Paços de Ferreira (third qualifying round) |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 552 (2.3 per match) |
| Average goals/game | 2.30 |
| Best Player | Bruno Alves |
| Top goalscorer | Nenê (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Braga 5–0 Estrela da Amadora (27 October 2008) |
| Biggest away win | Maritimo 0–6 Benfica (12 July 2008) |
| Highest scoring | Paços de Ferreira 3–4 Benfica (7 goals) (22 September 2008) |
| Highest attendance | 60,022 (Benfica 2–0 Sporting CP) (27 September 2008) |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
Template:2008–09 football in Portugal The 2008–09 Primeira Liga was the 75th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 22 August 2008 and ended on 24 May 2009. Porto were the three-time defending champions and secured a fourth consecutive title for the second time in their history.
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated to Liga de Honra
União de Leiria have been relegated to Liga de Honra after finishing in last place in 2007–08 Primeira Liga.
Boavista have also been relegated as a punishment for their participation in a match fixing scandal in 2003–04 season. Thereby Paços de Ferreira, who were originally scheduled to be relegated, were saved from demotion.
Teams promoted from Liga de Honra
Leiria and Boavista were replaced by two promoted teams from Liga de Honra. The first were Trofense, who clinched the second level title. This is their first appearance in Primeira Liga .
They were accompanied by Rio Ave, who returned to Primeira Liga after two seasons spent in Liga de Honra.
Club information
League table
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Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nenê
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Nacional | 20 |
| 2 | Liédson
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Sporting CP | 17 |
 Óscar Cardozo
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Benfica | 17 | |
| 4 |  Ernesto Farías
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Porto | 10 |
 Baba Diawara
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Marítimo | 10 | |
| Lisandro López
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Porto | 10 | |
| 7 | William
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Paços de Ferreira | 9 |
| Lucho González
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Porto | 9 | |
| 9 |  Albert Meyong
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Braga | 8 |
| Hulk
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Porto | 8 | |
| Roberto
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Vitória de Guimarães | 8 |
Awards
SJPF Player of the Month
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SJPF Young Player of the Month
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Awards
- Primeira Liga Champions – Porto
- Primeira Liga Top Scorer – Nenê (20 goals)
- Primeira Liga Player of the Year – Bruno Alves
- Primeira Liga Goalkeeper of the Year – Beto
- Primeira Liga Referee of the Year – Olegário Benquerença
References
- ^ "Melhor marcador – Liga Sagres 2008–2009". www.lpfp.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Jogador do Mês de Setembro – Yebda" (in Portuguese). SJPF. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Jogador do Mês de Outubro – Braga" (in Portuguese). SJPF. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Jogador do Mês Novembro – Beto" (in Portuguese). SJPF. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Jogador do Mês Dezembro – Peskovic" (in Portuguese). SJPF. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Liedson recebe título de melhor jogador do mês" (in Portuguese). dn.sapo.pt. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Sindicato dos Jogadores distingue Hulk" (in Portuguese). futebolar.portugalmail.pt. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Baba é o rei de Março" (in Portuguese). infordesporto.sapo.pt. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Jogador do Mês Abril – Liedson" (in Portuguese). SJPF. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ "Jogador do Mês Maio – Cardozo" (in Portuguese). SJPF. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
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