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1996–97 Primeira Divisão

The 1996–97 Primeira Divisão was the 63rd edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 25 August 1996 with a match between Benfica and Braga, and ended on 15 June 1997. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Porto as the defending champions.

Porto won the league and qualified for the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League group stage, along with Sporting CP, who qualified for the second round, Boavista qualified for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round, and Benfica, Braga and V. Guimarães qualified for the 1997–98 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Espinho, União de Leiria and Gil Vicente were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Mário Jardel was the top scorer with 30 goals.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Liga de Honra

Felgueiras, Campomaiorense and Tirsense, were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1995–96 season.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

The other three teams were replaced by Rio Ave, Vitória de Setúbal and Espinho from the Liga de Honra.

Teams

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Stadia and locations

1996–97 Primeira Divisão is located in Portugal
Farense
Leiria
Belenenses Benfica Sporting
Estrela
Leça
Leça
Porto Boavista Salgueiros
Gil Vicente
Espinho
Braga
Rio Ave
V. Guimarães
Chaves
V. Setúbal
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Location of teams in Primeira Divisão 1996-97 (Mainland)
Marítimo is located in Madeira
Marítimo
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Location of teams in Primeira Divisão 1996-97 (Madeira)

Managerial changes

League table

Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd head-to-head, 3rd goals average
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Boavista qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Portuguese Cup winners

Results

Source: Foradejogo (in Portuguese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Source: Footballzz[2]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Teams". Footballzz. Retrieved 2019-01-22.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Primeira Divisão 1996-97 – Top Scorers". Footballzz. Retrieved 22 May 2015.

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