1980–81 Primeira Divisão

The 1980–81 Primeira Divisão was the 47th season of top-tier football in Portugal.

Primeira Liga
Season1980–81
ChampionsBenfica
24th title
Matches played240
Goals scored560 (2.33 per match)

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Benfica (C) 30 22 6 2 72 15 +57 50 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Porto 30 21 6 3 53 18 +35 48 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sporting CP 30 14 9 7 48 28 +20 37 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Boavista 30 14 8 8 36 25 +11 36
5 Vitória de Guimarães 30 11 9 10 38 30 +8 31
6 Braga 30 10 10 10 34 39 5 30
7 Vitória de Setúbal 30 9 11 10 30 30 0 29
8 Portimonense 30 11 6 13 34 37 3 28
9 Espinho 30 9 9 12 26 35 9 27
10 Penafiel 30 11 5 14 27 38 11 27
11 Belenenses 30 8 10 12 24 39 15 26
12 Amora 30 10 5 15 38 51 13 25
13 Académico de Viseu 30 8 9 13 24 40 16 25
14 Varzim (R) 30 8 8 14 27 31 4 24 Relegation to Segunda Divisão
15 Marítimo (R) 30 7 9 14 33 46 13 23
16 Académica (R) 30 4 6 20 16 58 42 14
Source: RSSSF[1] and footballzz.co.uk[2]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Porto qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the other finalist, Benfica, had qualified for the European Cup.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 Nené Benfica 20
2 Jacques Braga 17
3 Mickey Walsh Porto 14
Jorge Silva Amora
Rui Jordão Sporting
João Alves Benfica
7 Júlio Carlos Boavista 13
8 Folha Boavista 12
9 César Benfica 10
António Oliveira Penafiel
Manuel Fernandes Sporting

References

  1. "Portugal 1980-81 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira)". RSSSF Archive. 2001. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  2. "Portuguese League 1980/81 - footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  3. "TheFinalBall Goalscorer statistics". TheFinalBall. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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