Season | 1971–72 |
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Champions | Benfica 19th title |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 638 (2.66 per match) |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → |
The 1971–72 Primeira Divisão was the 38th season of top-tier football in Portugal.
Overview
[edit]It was contested by 16 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.
League standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Benfica (C) | 30 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 81 | 16 | +65 | 55 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
2 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 62 | 16 | +46 | 45 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Sporting CP | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 26 | +25 | 43 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
4 | CUF Barreiro | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 37 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Porto | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 32 | +19 | 33 | |
6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 30 | |
7 | Belenenses | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 29 | |
8 | Barreirense | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 27 | |
9 | Farense | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 25 | |
10 | Atlético CP | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 25 | |
11 | Boavista | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 24 | |
12 | União de Tomar | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 23 | |
13 | Beira-Mar | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 23 | |
14 | Leixões | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 21 | |
15 | Académica (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 21 | Relegation to Segunda Divisão |
16 | Tirsense (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 66 | −40 | 19 |
- ^ Sporting qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as runners-up of the 1972 Taça de Portugal Final, because Taça de Portugal winners, Benfica qualified for the European Cup.
Results
[edit]Season statistics
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
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1 | ![]() |
Benfica | 27 |
2 | ![]() |
Vitória de Setúbal | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
Porto | 19 |
4 | ![]() |
Benfica | 18 |
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Porto | ||
6 | ![]() |
Vitória de Guimarães | 15 |
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Vitória de Guimarães | ||
8 | ![]() |
Vitória de Setúbal | 12 |
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Académica de Coimbra | ||
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Fabril Barreiro | ||
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Barreirense |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Portugal 1971-72 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira)". RSSSF. 2001. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ a b "Portuguese League 1971/72 - footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ "TheFinalBall Goalscorer statistics". TheFinalBall. Retrieved 24 April 2017.