2019–20 Primeira Liga
The 2019–20 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 86th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. The season started on 9 August 2019 and was finished on 26 July 2020.
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 August 2019 – 26 July 2020 |
| Champions | Porto 29th title |
| Relegated | Vitória de Setubal Desportivo das Aves |
| Champions League | Porto Benfica |
| Europa League | Braga Sporting CP Rio Ave |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 763 (2.49 per match) |
| Best Player | Jesús Corona (Porto) |
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Vinícius Mehdi Taremi Pizzi (18 goals each) |
| Best goalkeeper | Agustín Marchesín (18 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Benfica 5–0 Paços de Ferreira (10 August 2019) Vitória de Guimarães 5–0 Belenenses SAD (30 October 2019) Porto 5–0 Belenenses SAD (5 July 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Famalicão 0–7 Vitória de Guimarães (8 February 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Belenenses SAD 1–7 Braga (4 January 2020) |
| Longest winning run | 16 matches Benfica |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 matches Benfica |
| Longest winless run | 12 matches Portimonense |
| Longest losing run | 11 matches Desportivo das Aves |
| Highest attendance | 62,956 Benfica 5–0 Paços de Ferreira (10 August 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | Pre-spectatorless matches: 821 Belenenses SAD 0–2 Rio Ave (22 September 2019) |
| Attendance | 2,406,284 (7,864 per match) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
Benfica were the defending champions, after winning their 37th league title in the previous season. Paços de Ferreira and Famalicão were promoted from the second-tier 2018–19 LigaPro, while Gil Vicente were promoted directly from the third-tier 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal by court decision. They replaced Chaves, Nacional and Feirense, who were relegated to the 2019–20 LigaPro.
On 12 March 2020, the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) suspended the Primeira Liga due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal. Following the government's approval, the league resumed play on 3 June, with matches of the remaining ten matchdays taking place behind closed doors.
On 15 July 2020, Porto secured their 29th league title with two matches remaining after defeating Sporting CP 2–0 at home.
After the end of the season, on 26 July, Desportivo das Aves and Portimonense were relegated to the 2020–21 LigaPro. However, two days later, Desportivo das Aves and Vitória de Setubal were relegated to the 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal by decision of the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional ("LPFP") after both clubs failed to meet the necessary requirements to obtain a licence for registration to participate in professional domestic competitions.