2016–17 Primeira Liga

The 2016–17 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 83rd season of the Primeira Liga, the top Portuguese professional league for association football clubs.

Primeira Liga
Season2016–17
Dates12 August 2016 – 21 May 2017
ChampionsBenfica
36th title
RelegatedArouca
Nacional
Champions LeagueBenfica
Porto
Sporting CP
Europa LeagueVitória de Guimarães
Braga
Marítimo
Matches played306
Goals scored728 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerBas Dost (34 goals)
Biggest home winPorto 7–0 Nacional
(4 March 2017)
Biggest away winNacional 0–4 Porto
(1 October 2016)
Feirense 0–4 Porto
(11 December 2016)
Highest scoringVitória de Guimarães 5–3 Paços de Ferreira
(26 August 2016)
Braga 6–2 Feirense
(28 November 2016)
Longest winning run9 matches
Porto
Longest unbeaten run30 matches
Porto
Longest winless run9 matches
Feirense
Longest losing run6 matches
Estoril
Highest attendance64,591
Benfica 5–0 Vitória de Guimarães
(13 May 2017)
Lowest attendance640
Moreirense 1–0 Belenenses
(9 January 2017)
Total attendance3,622,372
Average attendance11,838

Benfica successfully defended their title, winning the league for a fourth consecutive season and record 36th time.

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