The 2012–13 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th 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 19 August 2012 and concluded on 19 May 2013.
Sixteen teams contested the league, fourteen of which took part in the
previous season and two of which were promoted from the
Liga de Honra.
Porto
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were the defending champions and secured their third consecutive and 27th overall title, after completing their second
unbeaten season in three years. Porto striker
Jackson Martínez was the top scorer with 26 goals.
Teams
A total of sixteen teams contested the league, fourteen of which were present in the
2011–12 Primeira Liga and two of which were promoted from the
2011–12 Liga de Honra. The two relegated teams after the 2011–12 season were
Feirense and
União de Leiria, which returned to the Liga de Honra after one and three years, respectively, in the top level. Replacing them in the top-flight division were 2011–12 Liga de Honra champions
Estoril
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and runners-up
Moreirense, both returning after a seven-year absence. Estoril contested their 21st season in the Primeira Liga, while Moreirense participated only for the fourth time.
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA
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eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
League table
Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Hat-tricks
Awards
Monthly awards
SJPF Player of the Month
SJPF Young Player of the Month
See also
*
List of Portuguese football transfers summer 2012
*
List of Portuguese football transfers winter 2012–13
References
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Primeira Liga seasons
Port
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