Football league season
The 2024โ23 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Bwin[2] for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th season of ๐ธ the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs, and the second season under the current Liga ๐ธ Portugal title. This was the sixth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR).
FC Porto were the defending champions, ๐ธ having won their 30th title at the previous season. Rio Ave, Casa Pia and Chaves joined as the promoted clubs ๐ธ from the 2024โ22 Liga Portugal 2 replacing Belenenses SAD, Tondela and Moreirense, which were relegated to 2024โ23 Liga Portugal 2.
As ๐ธ the 2024 FIFA World Cup was held between 20 November and 18 December 2024 due to the climatic conditions of ๐ธ the host country Qatar, the league featured an extended pause during the season. As national team players had to be ๐ธ released by their clubs on 14 November 2024, the last Primeira Liga matchday before the break was scheduled for 13 ๐ธ November (matchday 13). The league resumed nine weeks later on 28 December.[3]
Benfica secured a record 38th league title after beating ๐ธ Santa Clara 3โ0 on matchday 34.