2016–17 Primeira Liga
The 2016–17 Primeira Liga was the 83rd season of the Primeira Liga, the top Portuguese professional league for association football clubs.
Benfica successfully defended their title, winning the league for a fourth consecutive season and record 36th time.
Teams
For the third consecutive season, the league was contested by a total of 18 teams, which included the best 16 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 LigaPro.Porto B won the 2015–16 LigaPro title on 8 May 2016, but as the reserve team of Primeira Liga side Porto they were ineligible for promotion, which meant that the third-placed team would be promoted instead. On the same day, Chaves drew 1–1 with Portimonense to secure the return to the top flight of Portuguese football, 17 years after their last appearance in the 1998–99 season. On the final matchday, Feirense secured the third place and last promotion slot after drawing 1–1 with Chaves; they return to the Primeira Liga four years after their last appearance in the 2011–12 season.
The two promoted clubs replaced Académica and União da Madeira. Académica confirmed their relegation on 7 May 2016, after a run of 14 consecutive seasons in the Primeira Liga, following a goalless draw against Braga. On the last matchday, União da Madeira's 2–1 defeat against Rio Ave also sealed their relegation, one season after having been promoted.
Stadia and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2015–16 finish |
| Arouca | Arouca | Estádio Municipal de Arouca | 5,000 | 5th |
| Belenenses | Lisbon | Estádio do Restelo | 19,856 | 9th |
| Benfica | Lisbon | Estádio da Luz | 64,642 | 1st |
| Boavista | Porto | Estádio do Bessa | 30,000 | 14th |
| Braga | Braga | Estádio Municipal de Braga | 30,286 | 4th |
| Chaves | Chaves | Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira | 8,000 | 2nd |
| Estoril | Estoril | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota | 8,000 | 8th |
| Feirense | Santa Maria da Feira | Estádio Marcolino de Castro | 5,401 | 3rd |
| Marítimo | Funchal | Estádio do Marítimo | 10,600 | 13th |
| Moreirense | Moreira de Cónegos | Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas | 6,153 | 12th |
| Nacional | Funchal | Estádio da Madeira | 5,586 | 11th |
| Paços de Ferreira | Paços de Ferreira | Estádio Capital do Móvel | 6,404 | 7th |
| Porto | Porto | Estádio do Dragão | 50,035 | 3rd |
| Rio Ave | Vila do Conde | Estádio dos Arcos | 9,065 | 6th |
| Sporting CP | Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade | 50,044 | 2nd |
| Tondela | Tondela | Estádio João Cardoso | 5,000 | 16th |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 30,008 | 10th |
| Vitória de Setúbal | Setúbal | Estádio do Bonfim | 13,468 | 15th |
Personnel and sponsors
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Sponsors |
| Arouca |  Jorge Leitão | Nuno Coelho | Joma | :pt:Banco BIC Português|Banco BIC |
| Belenenses | Domingos Paciência | Gonçalo Brandão | :pt:Lacatoni|Lacatoni | Kia Motors |
| Benfica | Rui Vitória |  Luisão | adidas | Emirates |
| Boavista | Miguel Leal |  Idris | Lacatoni | Mestre da Cor |
| Braga | Jorge Simão | Alan | Lacatoni | Visit Braga |
| Chaves | Ricardo Soares | Nélson Lenho | Lacatoni | Chaves - Capital Termal |
| Estoril | Pedro Emanuel | Diogo Amado | Nike | :pt:Banco BIC Português|Banco BIC |
| Feirense | Nuno Manta | Cris | Legea | Mestre da Cor |
| Marítimo | Daniel Ramos | Fransérgio | Nike | Santander Totta |
| Moreirense | Petit | André Micael | CDT | — |
| Nacional | João de Deus | Rui Correia | Hummel | Santander Totta |
| Paços de Ferreira | Vasco Seabra |  Ricardo | Lacatoni | Fixpaços |
| Porto | Nuno Espírito Santo |  Héctor Herrera | New Balance | MEO |
| Rio Ave | Luís Castro | Tarantini | adidas | MEO |
| Sporting CP | Jorge Jesus | Adrien Silva | Macron | NOS |
| Tondela | Pepa | Kaká | CDT | Laboratórios BASI |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Pedro Martins | Josué Sá | Macron | Shirt sponsor varies from match to match |
| Vitória de Setúbal | José Couceiro | Frederico Venâncio | Hummel | Kia Motors |
Managerial changes
Season summary
League table
Positions by round
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 |  Bas Dost | Sporting CP | 34 |
| 2 | Tiquinho Soares | Porto | 19 |
| 3 |  Kostas Mitroglou | Benfica | 16 |
| 3 | André Silva | Porto | 16 |
| 5 | Jonas | Benfica | 13 |
| 5 |  Moussa Marega | Vitória de Guimarães | 13 |
| 7 | Welthon | Paços de Ferreira | 11 |
| 7 | Rui Fonte | Braga | 11 |
| 9 | Pizzi | Benfica | 10 |
| 10 | Hernâni | Vitória de Guimarães | 8 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
 Okacha Hamzaoui | Nacional | Feirense | 0–3 | 24 9 2016 |
| Diogo Jota | Porto | Nacional | 0–4 | 1 10 2016 |
| Moussa Marega | Vitória de Guimarães | Rio Ave | 0–3 | 30 10 2016 |
| Jorginho | Arouca | Moreirense | 1–4 | 17 12 2016 |
| Bas Dost4 | Sporting CP | Tondela | 1–4 | 11 3 2017 |
| Bas Dost | Sporting CP | Boavista | 4–0 | 8 4 2017 |
| Bas Dost | Sporting CP | Braga | 3–2 | 30 4 2017 |
| Bas Dost | Sporting CP | Chaves | 4–1 | 21 5 2017 |
Top assists
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Gelson Martins | Sporting CP | 8 |
| 1 | Pizzi | Benfica | 8 |
| 1 | Alex Telles | Porto | 8 |
| 1 | Wilson Eduardo | Braga | 8 |
| 5 | Pedro Santos | Braga | 7 |
| 5 | Iuri Medeiros | Boavista | 7 |
| 7 | Nélson Semedo | Benfica | 6 |
| 7 | Moussa Marega | Vitória de Guimarães | 6 |
| 7 | Otávio | Porto | 6 |
| 7 |  Mateus | Arouca | 6 |
| 7 | Raphinha | Vitória de Guimarães | 6 |
| 7 |  Eduardo Salvio | Benfica | 6 |
| 7 | Patrick | Marítimo | 6 |
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Marcelo, for Rio Ave vs Porto
- Latest goal of the season: Bas Dost, for Sporting vs Chaves
- Biggest home win:
- *Porto 7–0 Nacional
- Biggest away win:
- *Nacional 0–4 Porto
- *Feirense 0–4 Porto
- Highest scoring match: 8 goals
- *Vitória de Guimarães 5–3 Paços de Ferreira
- *Braga 6–2 Feirense
- Biggest winning margin: 7 goals
- *Porto 7–0 Nacional
- Most goals scored in a match by a team: 7 goals
- *Porto 7–0 Nacional
Match streaks
- Longest winning run: 9 matches
- *Porto, from matchday 17 to matchday 25
- Longest unbeaten run: 30 matches
- *Porto, from matchday 4 to matchday 33
- Longest winless run: 9 matches
- *Feirense, from matchday 6 to matchday 14
- Longest losing run: 7 matches
- *Estoril, from matchday 13 to matchday 19
- *Arouca from matchday 21 to matchday 27
- *Belenenses from matchday 25 to matchday 31
- Most consecutive draws: 4 matches
- *Chaves, from matchday 9 to matchday 12
- *Paços de Ferreira from matchday 23 to matchday 26
Discipline
Club
- Most yellow cards: 100
- *Feirense
- Most red cards: 9
- *Tondela
Player
- Most yellow cards: 14
- * Vítor Bruno
- Most red cards: 3
- * Tobias Figueiredo
Awards
Monthly awards
[SJPF Young Player of the Month]
| Month | Player | Club | Vote percentage |
| August/September | Gelson | Sporting CP | 19.23% |
| October/November | Gonçalo Guedes | Benfica | 15.75% |
| December | Gelson | Sporting CP | 16.34% |
| January | André Silva | Porto | 14.26% |
| February | Nélson Semedo | Benfica | 25.11% |
| March | João Carvalho | Vitória de Setúbal | 19.97% |
| April | João Carvalho | Vitória de Setúbal | 20.08% |
Goal of the month
| Month | Scorer | For | Against | Stadium | Date | Vote percentage |
| August | Pedro Santos | Braga | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 14 August 2016 | 43.56% |
| September | Salvador Agra | Nacional | Marítimo | Estádio da Madeira | 16 September 2016 | 55.56% |
| October | Yacine Brahimi | Porto | Arouca | Estádio do Dragão | 22 October 2016 | 40.74% |
| November | Renato Santos | Boavista | Rio Ave | Estádio dos Arcos | 5 November 2016 | 37.04% |
| December | Bruno César | Sporting CP | Vitória de Setúbal | Estádio José Alvalade | 3 December 2016 | 31.75% |
| January | Roberto | Moreirense | Feirense | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas | 2 February 2017 | 50.55% |
| February | Hernâni | Vitória de Guimarães | Belenenses | Estádio do Restelo | 19 February 2017 | 30.56% |
| March |  Zainadine Júnior | Marítimo | Arouca | Estádio do Marítimo | 19 March 2017 | 55.56% |
| April |  Victor Lindelöf | Benfica | Sporting CP | Estádio José Alvalade | 22 April 2017 | 27.77% |
| May | Nildo Petrolina | Moreirense | Braga | Parque Joaquim Almeida Freitas | 5 May 2017 | 51.70% |
Goal of the season
The goal of the season was disputed by all the previous winners of the monthly polls.| Rank | Scorer | Vote percentage |
| 1st | Hernâni | 33.55% |
| 2nd | Roberto | 13.56% |
| 3rd | Salvador Agra | 9.78% |