2022–23 Primeira Liga
The 2022–23 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga Portugal Bwin[2] for sponsorship reasons) is the 89th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs, and the second season under the current Liga Portugal title. This is the sixth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR).
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Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 5 August 2022 – May 2023 |
Champions League | Benfica Porto |
Europa Conference League | Vitória de Guimarães |
Matches played | 286 |
Goals scored | 706 (2.47 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Gonçalo Ramos (18 goals) |
Biggest home win | Braga 5–0 Marítimo (21 August 2022) Benfica 5–0 Marítimo (18 September 2022) Benfica 5–0 Chaves (29 October 2022) Sporting CP 5–0 Braga (1 February 2023) |
Biggest away win | Arouca 0–6 Braga (28 August 2022) |
Highest scoring | Braga 5–3 Santa Clara (14 May 2023) |
Longest winning run | 10 matches Benfica[1] |
Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Benfica[1] |
Longest winless run | 18 matches Santa Clara[1] |
Longest losing run | 10 matches Santa Clara[1] |
Highest attendance | 62,295 Benfica 2–2 Sporting CP (15 January 2023)[1] |
Lowest attendance | 530 Casa Pia 2–1 Paços de Ferreira (6 March 2023)[1] |
Attendance | 3,232,843 (11,304 per match) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023. |
Porto are the defending champions, having won their 30th Primeira Liga at the previous season. Rio Ave, Casa Pia and Chaves joined as the promoted clubs from the 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 replacing Moreirense, Tondela and B–SAD, which were relegated to 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2.
As the 2022 FIFA World Cup was held between 20 November and 18 December 2022 due to the climatic conditions of the host country Qatar, the league featured an extended pause during the season. As national team players had to be released by their clubs on 14 November 2022, the last Primeira Liga matchday before the break was scheduled for 13 November (matchday 13). The league resumed nine weeks later on 28 December.[3]
Teams
Changes
Rio Ave (promoted after a one-year absence), Casa Pia (promoted after a 83-year absence) and Chaves (promoted after a three-year absence) were promoted from the 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 (finishing first, second and third places), replacing Moreirense (relegated after eight years), Tondela (relegated after seven years) and Belenenses SAD (never relegated before).
Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsors
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner | Date of vacancy | Pos in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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Benfica | ![]() |
End of caretaker role | 15 May 2022 | Pre-season | ![]() |
1 June 2022 | [5] |
Braga | ![]() |
Resigned | ![]() |
[6] | |||
Gil Vicente | ![]() |
Signed by Al-Ahly | 28 June 2022 | ![]() |
28 June 2022 | [7] | |
Estoril | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 1 July 2022 | ![]() |
2 July 2022 | [8] | |
Vitória de Guimarães | ![]() |
Suspended and fired | 12 July 2022 | ![]() |
13 July 2022 | [9] | |
Marítimo | ![]() |
Sacked | 5 September 2022 | 18th | ![]() |
8 September 2022 | [10] |
Famalicão | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 20 September 2022 | 16th | ![]() |
22 September 2022 | [11][12] |
Paços de Ferreira | ![]() |
Sacked | 16 October 2022 | 17th | ![]() |
18 October 2022 | [13] |
Gil Vicente | ![]() |
2 November 2022 | 16th | ![]() |
2 November 2022 | [14] | |
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End of interim spell | 14 November 2022 | 16th | ![]() |
14 November 2022 | [15] | |
Vizela | ![]() |
Sacked | 30 November 2022 | 13th | ![]() |
30 November 2022 | [16] |
Marítimo | ![]() |
15 December 2022 | 17th | ![]() |
15 December 2022 | [17] | |
Paços de Ferreira | ![]() |
16 December 2022 | 18th | ![]() |
31 December 2022 | [18] | |
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End of caretaker role | 31 December 2022 | 18th | ![]() |
1 January 2023 | [19] | |
Santa Clara | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 January 2023 | 15th | ![]() |
11 January 2023 | [20] |
Estoril | ![]() |
24 February 2023 | 15th | ![]() |
28 February 2023 | [21] | |
Santa Clara | ![]() |
26 February 2023 | 17th | ![]() |
26 February 2023 | [22] | |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Benfica (Q) | 32 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 77 | 18 | +59 | 83 | Qualification for Champions League group stage |
2 | Porto (T) | 32 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 20 | +46 | 79 | |
3 | Braga (X) | 32 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 71 | 29 | +42 | 74 | Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Sporting CP (X) | 32 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 29 | +38 | 70 | Qualification for Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
5 | Vitória de Guimarães[lower-alpha 2] (T) | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 50 | Qualification for Europa Conference League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
6 | Arouca | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 48 | Qualification for Europa Conference League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1] |
7 | Chaves[lower-alpha 2] | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 46 | |
8 | Famalicão | 32 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 43 | |
9 | Vizela | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 40 | |
10 | Casa Pia | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 40 | |
11 | Boavista | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 52 | −14 | 40 | |
12 | Rio Ave | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 39 | |
13 | Portimonense | 32 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 45 | −20 | 34[lower-alpha 3] | |
14 | Gil Vicente | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 34[lower-alpha 3] | |
15 | Estoril | 32 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 31 | |
16 | Marítimo (Y) | 32 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 23 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
17 | Paços de Ferreira (Y) | 32 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 58 | −35 | 20 | Relegation to Liga Portugal 2 |
18 | Santa Clara (Y) | 32 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (T) Qualified, but not yet for the particular phase indicated; (X) Assured of Europa League, but may still qualify for Champions League; (Y) Can at most reach the relegation play-offs
Notes:
- Since the finalists of the 2022–23 Taça de Portugal, Porto and Braga, have assured at least the fourth-place of the league, the spot for the Europa League group stage reserved to the Cup winners will be awarded to the fourth-placed team. As a result, the spot for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round reserved to the fourth-placed team will be awarded to the fifth-placed team and the spot for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round reserved to the fifth-placed team will be awarded to the sixth-placed team.
- The current seventh-placed team, Chaves, may still finish in fifth or sixth-place and would usually qualify for the Europa Conference League, but failed to obtain a UEFA license. As a result, Vitória de Guimarães, who are guaranteed to finish at least seventh and may at most reach the fifth-place, have qualified for the Europa Conference League.
- Portimonense are ahead of Gil Vicente on head-to-head points: Gil Vicente 1–2 Portimonense, Portimonense 1–0 Gil Vicente.
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 14 May 2023
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[23] |
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1 | ![]() |
Benfica | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
Porto | 17 |
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Benfica | ||
4 | ![]() |
Gil Vicente | 16 |
5 | ![]() |
Sporting | 15 |
6 | ![]() |
Braga | 13 |
7 | ![]() |
Boavista | 12 |
8 | ![]() |
Braga | 10 |
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Braga | ||
10 | ![]() |
Sporting | 9 |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Porto | Arouca | 5–1 (H) | 28 December 2022 |
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Sporting | Casa Pia | 4–3 (A) | 9 April 2023 |
- Notes
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
Top assists
- As of 30 April 2023
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[24] |
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1 | ![]() |
Sporting | 10 |
2 | ![]() |
Benfica | 9 |
3 | ![]() |
Benfica | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
Braga | 7 |
5 | ![]() |
Sporting | 6 |
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Braga | ||
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Casa Pia | ||
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Porto | ||
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Sporting | ||
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Famalicão | ||
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Marítimo | ||
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Porto | ||
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Porto | ||
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Benfica | ||
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Boavista |
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[25] |
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1 | ![]() |
Benfica | 20 |
2 | ![]() |
Braga | 16 |
3 | ![]() |
Porto | 15 |
4 | ![]() |
Sporting CP | 13 |
5 | ![]() |
Arouca | 12 |
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Vitória de Guimarães | ||
7 | ![]() |
Casa Pia | 11 |
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Vizela | ||
9 | ![]() |
Rio Ave | 10 |
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Famalicão |
Player
- Most red cards: 2[27]
Tiago Silva (Vitória de Guimarães)
Edgar Costa (Marítimo)
Reggie Cannon (Boavista)
Maracás (Paços de Ferreira)
Sikou Niakaté (Braga)
Jerome Opoku (Arouca)
Awards
Monthly awards
Month | Player of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | Defender of the Month | Midfielder of the Month | Forward of the Month | Manager of the Month | Goal of the Month | |||||||
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Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club | |
August | ![]() |
Braga | ![]() |
Casa Pia | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Braga | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Santa Clara |
September | ![]() |
Porto | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Porto | ![]() |
Porto | ![]() |
Casa Pia | ![]() |
Boavista |
October/November | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Porto | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Benfica | N/A | N/A | ||
December/January | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Gil Vicente | ||||||
February | ![]() |
Vitória de Guimarães | ![]() |
Sporting | ||||||||||
March | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Braga | ![]() |
Arouca | ![]() |
Benfica | ![]() |
Arouca | ![]() |
Sporting | ||
April | ![]() |
Braga | ![]() |
Arouca | ![]() |
Porto | ![]() |
Famalicão | ![]() |
Braga | ![]() |
Braga | ![]() |
Boavista |
Number of teams by district
Rank | District Football Associations | Number | Teams |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | Braga, Famalicão, Gil Vicente, Vitória de Guimarães and Vizela |
2 | ![]() | 4 | Casa Pia, Benfica, Estoril and Sporting CP |
![]() | Boavista, Paços de Ferreira, Porto and Rio Ave | ||
4 | ![]() | 1 | Arouca |
![]() | Portimonense | ||
![]() | Marítimo | ||
![]() | Santa Clara | ||
![]() | Chaves |
Notes
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