2015–16 Primeira Liga
The 2015–16 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. The fixtures were determined by draw on 4 July 2015. The season began on 14 August 2015 and concluded on 15 May 2016.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 August 2015 – 15 May 2016 |
| Champions | Benfica 35th title |
| Relegated | União da Madeira Académica |
| Champions League | Benfica Sporting CP Porto |
| Europa League | Braga Arouca Rio Ave |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 831 (2.72 per match) |
| Best Player | Jonas |
| Top goalscorer | Jonas (32 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Rui Patrício |
| Biggest home win | Benfica 6–0 Belenenses (11 September 2015) Paços de Ferreira 6–0 União da Madeira (12 December 2015) Benfica 6–0 Marítimo (6 January 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Vitória de Setúbal 0–6 Sporting CP (6 January 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Marítimo 5–2 Vitória de Setúbal (13 September 2015) Vitória de Guimarães 3–4 Marítimo (12 December 2015) Académica 4–3 Belenenses (14 December 2015) Moreirense 3–4 Vitória de Guimarães (6 January 2016) Tondela 3–4 Marítimo (21 February 2016) Belenenses 2–5 Sporting CP (4 April 2016) União da Madeira 3–4 Paços de Ferreira (17 April 2016) |
| Longest winning run | 12 matches Benfica |
| Longest unbeaten run | 14 matches Benfica Porto |
| Longest winless run | 15 matches Vitória de Setúbal |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Académica Tondela |
| Highest attendance | 64,235 Benfica 4–1 Nacional (15 May 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 705 Arouca 1–0 Estoril (6 January 2016) |
| Total attendance | 3,313,851 |
| Average attendance | 10,830 |
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Benfica won their third consecutive and 35th overall title, after beating Nacional 4–1 in their last match. They finished the league with a record 88 points in 34 matches (from 29 wins and one draw), two points more than runners-up Sporting CP.
Tondela and União da Madeira entered the season as the two promoted teams from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga. On the last matchday, both teams were at risk of returning to the second division, but the combination of their results dictated União da Madeira's relegation alongside Académica.