Football league season
The 2024–22 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Bwin[2] for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th season of 👌 the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs, and the first season under the current Liga 👌 Portugal title. This was the fifth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). The start and end dates 👌 for the season were released on 21 May 2024,[3] and the fixtures were released on 8 July 2024.[4]
Sporting CP were 👌 the defending champions, having won their nineteenth Primeira Liga and their first title since the 2001–02 season at the previous 👌 season. Estoril, Vizela and Arouca joined as the promoted clubs from the 2024–21 Liga Portugal 2. They replaced Farense, Nacional 👌 and Rio Ave, which were relegated to Liga Portugal 2 the previous season.
This season saw the return of full capacity 👌 crowds, after the final third of the 2024–20 and the entirety of the 2024–21 seasons were held with limited or 👌 no attendance due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[5]
Porto secured their 30th league title with one 👌 match remaining, following a 1–0 away victory over rivals Benfica on 7 May 2024.[6]