2010–11 Primeira Liga

The 2010–11 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 15 August 2010 and ended on 14 May 2011. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which already took part in the previous season and two of which were promoted from the Liga de Honra. Benfica were the defending champions but finished runners-up to Porto, who won their 25th league title in the club's first-ever unbeaten season. Porto's forward Hulk was the top scorer with 23 goals.

Primeira Liga
Season2010–11
Dates13 August 2010 – 14 May 2011
ChampionsPorto
25th title
RelegatedPortimonense
Naval 1º de Maio
Champions LeaguePorto
Benfica
Europa LeagueSporting CP
Braga
Vitória de Guimarães
Nacional
Matches played240
Goals scored584 (2.43 per match)
Best PlayerHulk
Top goalscorerHulk (23 goals)
Best goalkeeperHelton
Biggest home winPorto 5–0 Benfica
Braga 5–0 Académica
Biggest away winP. Ferreira 1–6 Rio Ave
Highest scoringBenfica 5–2 Rio Ave
Portimonense 3–4 V. Setúbal
P. Ferreira 1–6 Rio Ave
Longest winning runPorto 16 games
(6 December 2010 – 1 May 2011)
Longest unbeaten runPorto 30 games
(14 August 2010 – 14 May 2011)
Longest losing runRio Ave 5 games
(18 December 2010 – 6 February 2011)
Highest attendanceBenfica 2–1 Marítimo (54,991)
(27 February 2011)
Lowest attendanceNaval 1–1 Portimonense (316)
(22 January 2011)
Total attendance2,419,683
Average attendance10,082
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