The 2010–11 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th season of the
Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...
, the top professional league for Portuguese
association football
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clubs. It began on 15 August 2010 and ended on 14 May 2011. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which already took part in the
previous season and two of which were promoted from the
Liga de Honra.
Benfica were the defending champions but finished runners-up to
Porto
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, who won their 25th league title in the club's first-ever
unbeaten season. Porto's forward
Hulk
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was the top scorer with 23 goals.
Teams
Belenenses and
Leixões were relegated at the end of the
2009–10 season after finishing in the bottom two places of the table. Belenenses ended an 11-year spell at the highest level of
Portuguese football, while Leixões returned to the
Liga de Honra after three years.
The two relegated teams were replaced by Liga de Honra champions
Beira-Mar and runners-up
Portimonense. Beira-Mar returned to the top-level league after three years of absence, and Portimonense made their first appearance in their league since being relegated at the end of the
1989–90 season.
Team summaries
Personnel and sponsoring
Managerial changes
League table
Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Updated as of games played on 14 May 2011.
Source
LPFP
Awards
Monthly awards
SJPF Player of the Month
SJPF Young Player of the Month
SJPF Fair Play Award
List of 2010–11 transfers
References
External links
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Official regulation
Official calendar
Official statistics
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Port
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