Portuguese Liga 2008–09
| Season | 2008–09 |
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| Champions |
Porto 24th title |
| Relegated |
Estrela da Amadora Trofense |
| Champions League |
Porto Sporting CP |
| Europa League |
Benfica Nacional Braga Paços de Ferreira |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 552 (2.3 per match) |
| Average goals/game | 2.30 |
| Best Player | Bruno Alves |
| Top goalscorer | Nenê (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Braga 5–0 Estrela da Amadora (27 October 2008) |
| Biggest away win |
Maritimo 0–6 Benfica (12 July 2008) |
| Highest scoring |
Paços de Ferreira 3–4 Benfica (7 goals) (22 September 2008) |
| Highest attendance | 60,022 (Benfica 2–0 Sporting CP) (27 September 2008) |
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The 2008–09 Primeira Liga was the 75th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 22 August 2008 and ended on 24 May 2009. Porto were the three-time defending champions and secured a fourth consecutive title for the second time in their history.
União de Leiria have been relegated to Liga de Honra after finishing in last place in 2007–08 Primeira Liga.
Boavista have also been relegated as a punishment for their participation in a match fixing scandal in 2003–04 season. Thereby Paços de Ferreira, who were originally scheduled to be relegated, were saved from demotion.
Leiria and Boavista were replaced by two promoted teams from Liga de Honra. The first were Trofense, who clinched the second level title. This is their first appearance in Primeira Liga .
They were accompanied by Rio Ave, who returned to Primeira Liga after two seasons spent in Liga de Honra.
Source: lpfp.pt (Portuguese)
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head away goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th matches won; 7th goals scored
1Since Porto, winners of Cup of Portugal 2008–09, already qualified for 2009–10 UEFA Champions League, cup runners-up Paços de Ferreira earned a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
2Estrela da Amadora were relegated after this season ended due to financial problems. Therefore, Belenenses was saved from relegation.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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