Primeira Liga 2016/17

Benfica won the 2016/17 Primeira Liga with 82 points, 6 points ahead of Porto. FC Arouca and CD Nacional were not in the Primeira Liga the next season. 2.38 goals per game over 306 matches; home sides won 44% and 26% were drawn.

Final table

		P		D	L					Outcome
1	Benfica · Champions	34	25	7	2	72	18	+54	82	Champions
2	Porto	34	22	10	2	71	19	+52	76
3	Sporting CP	34	21	7	6	68	36	+32	70
4	Vitória SC	34	18	8	8	50	39	+11	62
5	Braga	34	15	9	10	51	36	+15	54
6	CS Marítimo	34	13	11	10	34	32	+2	50
7	Rio Ave FC	34	14	7	13	41	39	+2	49
8	CD Feirense	34	14	6	14	31	45	-14	48
9	Boavista	34	10	13	11	33	36	-3	43
10	Estoril Praia	34	10	8	16	36	42	-6	38
11	GD Chaves	34	8	14	12	35	42	-7	38
12	Vitória de Setúbal	34	10	8	16	30	39	-9	38
13	Paços de Ferreira	34	8	12	14	32	45	-13	36
14	Belenenses SAD	34	9	9	16	27	45	-18	36
15	Moreirense FC	34	8	9	17	33	48	-15	33
16	CD Tondela	34	8	8	18	29	52	-23	32
17	FC Arouca · Out next season	34	9	5	20	33	57	-24	32	Out next season
18	CD Nacional · Out next season	34	4	9	21	22	58	-36	21	Out next season

Watch the season unfold

Where this season ranks

2.38 goals per game: the lowest of 10 complete Primeira Liga seasons on file.
Champions’ 82 points: the lowest of 10 seasons with 18 clubs.

Season in numbers

Measure	2016/17	League average
Goals per game	2.38	2.62
Home wins	44%	44%
Draws	26%	24%
Away wins	29%	32%
Goalless draws	10%	7%
Home advantageHome minus away points per game	0.45 pts/game	0.37 pts/game
Champions’ points	82	87
Most points relegated	32	30
Fewest points safe	32	32

League average: every complete Primeira Liga season on file except this one; points thresholds only from seasons with 18 clubs.