1992–93 Primeira Divisão
The 1992–93 Primeira Divisão was the 59th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 30 August 1992 with a match between Vitória de Guimarães and Beira-Mar, and ended on 13 June 1993. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Porto as the defending champions.
Season | 1992–93 |
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Champions | Porto 13th title |
Relegated | Tirsense Espinho Chaves |
Champions League | Porto (first round) |
Cup Winners' Cup | Benfica (first round) |
UEFA Cup | Sporting CP (first round) Boavista (first round) Marítimo (first round) |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 715 (2.34 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jorge Cadete (17 goals) |
Biggest home win | Belenenses 7–0 Famalicão (9 May 1993) |
Biggest away win | Espinho 1–4 Porto (25 October 1992) |
Highest scoring | Marítimo 7–1 Gil Vicente (20 September 1992) |
← 1991–92 1993–94 → |
Porto qualified for the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League first round, Benfica qualified for the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup first round, and Sporting CP, Boavista and Marítimo qualified for the 1993–94 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Tirsense, Espinho and Chaves were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Jorge Cadete was the top scorer with 17 goals.
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated to Liga de Honra
- Torreense
- Penafiel
- União da Madeira
Torreense, Penafiel, and União da Madeira were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1991-92 season.
Teams promoted from Liga de Honra
- Espinho
- Belenenses
- Tirsense
The other three teams were replaced by Espinho, Belenenses, and Tirsense from the Liga de Honra.
Teams
Stadia and locations


Team | Head Coach | City | Stadium | 1991–92 finish |
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Beira-Mar | ![]() |
Aveiro | Estádio Mário Duarte | 8th |
Belenenses | ![]() |
Lisbon | Estádio do Restelo | 2nd in Divisão de Honra |
Benfica | ![]() |
Lisbon | Estádio da Luz | 2nd |
Boavista | ![]() |
Porto | Estádio do Bessa | 3rd |
Braga | ![]() |
Braga | Estádio Primeiro de Maio | 11th |
Chaves | ![]() |
Chaves | Estádio Municipal de Chaves | 9th |
Espinho | ![]() |
Espinho | Estádio Comendador Manuel Violas | 1st in Divisão de Honra |
Estoril | ![]() |
Estoril | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota | 10th |
Famalicão | ![]() |
Vila Nova de Famalicão | Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho | 14th |
Farense | ![]() |
Faro | Estádio de São Luís | 6th |
Gil Vicente | ![]() |
Barcelos | Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo | 13th |
Marítimo | ![]() |
Funchal | Estádio dos Barreiros | 7th |
Paços de Ferreira | ![]() |
Paços de Ferreira | Estádio da Mata Real | 12th |
Porto | ![]() |
Porto | Estádio das Antas | 1st |
Salgueiros | ![]() |
Porto | Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro | 15th |
Sporting | ![]() |
Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade | 4th |
Tirsense | ![]() |
Santo Tirso | Estádio Abel Alves de Figueiredo | 3rd in Divisão de Honra |
Vitória de Guimarães | ![]() |
Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 5th |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benfica | ![]() |
25 October 1992 | 2nd | ![]() |
26 October 1992 |
Chaves | ![]() |
1 November 1992 | 18th | ![]() |
15 November 1992 |
Paços de Ferreira | ![]() |
27 December 1992 | 15th | ![]() |
28 December 1992 |
Vitória de Guimarães | ![]() |
1 January 1993 | 16th | ![]() |
2 January 1993 |
Braga | ![]() |
28 March 1993 | 15th | ![]() |
29 March 1993 |
Salgueiros | ![]() |
28 March 1993 | 16th | ![]() |
29 March 1993 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Porto (C) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 17 | +40 | 54 | Qualification to Champions League first round |
2 | Benfica | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 18 | +42 | 52 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Sporting CP | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 59 | 30 | +29 | 45 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
4 | Boavista | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 39 | |
5 | Marítimo | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 37 | |
6 | Farense | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 35 | |
7 | Belenenses | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 34 | |
8 | Beira-Mar | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 32 | |
9 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 31 | |
10 | Paços de Ferreira | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 31 | |
11 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 31 | |
12 | Braga | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 30 | |
13 | Estoril | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 30 | |
14 | Famalicão | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 30 | |
15 | Salgueiros | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 29 | |
16 | Tirsense (R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 28 | Relegation to Segunda Divisão de Honra |
17 | Espinho (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 28 | |
18 | Chaves (R) | 34 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 61 | −27 | 16 |
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd goals average, 3rd number of points obtained in the matches between the teams in question
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Benfica qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Portuguese Cup winners
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Sporting | 17 |
2 | ![]() |
Boavista | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
Boavista | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
Porto | 11 |
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Marítimo | ||
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Sporting | ||
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Marítimo | ||
8 | ![]() |
Paços de Ferreira | 10 |
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Chaves | ||
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Gil Vicente |
Source: Foradejogo[2]
Footnotes
- "Teams". Footballzz.
- "Primeira Divisão 1992-93 – Melhores Marcadores". foradejogo. Retrieved 19 May 2015.