The 2007–08 Primeira Liga was the 74th edition of the

Primeira Liga The Primeira Liga (; English: Premier League, also written as Liga Portugal 1), also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, ...

, the top professional league for Portuguese

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

clubs. It started on 17 August 2007 and ended on 11 May 2008, with the fixtures announced on 12 July 2007.

Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropol ...

were the two-time defending champions, having won their 22nd title the previous season, and secured a third consecutive title for the second time in their history. Porto and

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...

were both qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage; Benfica, Marítimo and

Vitória de Setúbal Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória ...

qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Boavista and

União de Leiria União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly known as União de Leiria (), is a Portuguese football club based in Leiria, central Portugal. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at Estádio Dr. ...

were relegated to the

Liga de Honra The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Prim ...

. Lisandro López was the top scorer with 24 goals.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Liga de Honra

* Desportivo das Aves * Beira Mar Desportivo das Aves and Beira-Mar were both consigned to

following their final classification in 2006–07.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

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Vitória de Guimarães Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória ...

Desportivo das Aves and Beira-Mar will be replaced by two promoted teams from the Liga de Honra. The first is

, who clinched the second level title, and are returning to the top level since their last participation in 1989. The other was

, who managed to return to the Liga after a brief spell in the Liga de Honra.

Club information

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Season statistics

Scoring

*First goal of the season: ''

Derlei Vanderlei Fernandes Silva (born 14 July 1975), known as Derlei, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his 16-year professional career in Portugal (one full decade), having represented all three most impor ...

for

against Académica (17 August 2007)'' *Fastest goal in a match: '' Kanú (2 minutes) for Marítimo against Boavista (26 August 2007)'' *Goal scored at the latest point in a match: ''

Udo Nwoko Udochukwu Nwoko (born 15 October 1984) is a retired professional footballer who last played for Cypriot Third Division side MEAP Nisou as a midfielder. Born in Nigeria, he represented the Malta national team. Playing career Born in Abia, Nig ...

(90'+3') for

against Benfica (18 August 2007)'' *Widest winning margin: ''

6–0

Estrela da Amadora Club Football Estrela da Amadora (), sometimes just Estrela, is a Portuguese sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon. It's the successor of Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, founded in 1932 and extinct in ...

(28 April 2008) *The first

hat-trick A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...

: by Lito in Académica 3–3

(4 November 2007) *Most goals in a match: **'' Benfica 6–1 Boavista (11 November 2007)'' **'' Boavista 4–3

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

(3 February 2008)''

Cards

*First yellow card: ''

Pedro Roma Pedro Miguel da Mota Roma (born 13 August 1970) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Having played with Académica for over 15 years, he later worked with his main club as a goalkeepers' coach. Football career Born in ...

for Académica against

(17 August 2007)'' *First red card: '' Rodrigo Silva for

Nacional Nacional, the Portuguese and Spanish word for "national", may refer to: Airlines * Nacional Transportes Aéreos, a Brazilian airline defunct in 2002 * Transportes Aéreos Nacional, a Brazilian airline defunct in 1961 Bank * Banco Nacional, a ...

against

(18 August 2007)''

Top scorers

Source: Footballzz

Awards

Footballer of the Year

Monthly awards

SJPF Player of the Month

SJPF Young Player of the Month

SJPF Fair Play Award

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References

External links

Calendar of the Portuguese League
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