Which football team have recently been crowned Portuguese League Champions?
"preliminary round, where they beat Coleraine, but they were knocked out in the first round by Molde (who were subsequently beaten by Benfica in the following round). ""See: UEFA Euro 2004"" 2003–04 in Portuguese football The 2003–04 football season in Portuguese football was dominated by FC Porto, which was later involved in the corruption scandal Apito Dourado in relation to this season. Although Porto failed to win the Portuguese Double because of Benfica in the Taça de Portugal final, the club won the UEFA Champions League, becoming the first Portuguese team to do so in the current form of the"
"The current champions are Nacional, who won the title for the first time in the 2017–18 season. Before 1990, there was only one professional nationwide football league in Portugal, the ""Primeira Divisão"" (First Division). Lower placed teams were relegated to the ""Segunda Divisão"" (Second Division), a regional league, while the top teams from that league would be promoted to the First Division. Starting with the 1990–91 season, a new second-tier professional league was created, taking the name ""Segunda Divisão de Honra"", while the previous ""Segunda Divisão"" became the third-tier league and was renamed ""Segunda Divisão B"". In 1999, the Portuguese"
"2017–18 Primeira Liga The 2017–18 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. Benfica were the defending champions for a fourth consecutive time, but they did not retain the title. Porto became the new champions with two matches to spare, clinching their 28th league title. This was their first trophy in four years. Since Portugal dropped from fifth to seventh place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of 2016–17 season, only the two best-ranked teams could qualify for"
"the first ever treble of Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. As of the 2017–18 season, Benfica is the only club to have won the Primeira Liga and Taça da Liga double, moreover, four times. Benfica is also the only club in Portugal to have successfully defended every major domestic title (Campeonato de Portugal, Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and Taça da Liga). In addition, Benfica are the only Portuguese team to have become back-to-back European champions. S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a sports club based"
"in Portugal. With the exception of Belenenses in 1945–46 and Boavista in 2000–01, only three clubs have won the Primeira Liga title – Benfica (36 times), Porto (28) and Sporting CP (18). These three clubs generally end up sharing the top three positions, appearing more frequently in UEFA competitions and are the only three clubs in Portugal to have never been relegated. These clubs dominate Portuguese football, and it has become typical for fans to support any of these teams as a ""first club"", with a local team probably coming afterwards, if at all. The ""Big Three"" have the highest"
"the other winners are Belenenses (1945–46) and Boavista (2000–01). The Primeira Liga has increased its reputation in the last few years, occupying as of February 2017, the 7th place of UEFA's league ranking. It broke into the top five for the first time in the 2011–12 season, passing the French Ligue 1, one of the historical ""big five"" European leagues, for the first time since 1990. The Primeira Liga also reached a world ranking of 4th according to IFFHS's 2011 ranking. Before the Portuguese football reform of 1938, an experimental competition on a round-basis was already being held – the"
"and ""Azuis e brancos"" (Blue-and-whites), for the shirt colours. The club supporters are called ""Portistas"". Since 2003, Porto have played their home matches at the Estádio do Dragão, which replaced the previous 52-year-old ground, the Estádio das Antas. Porto is the second most decorated team in Portugal, with a total of 76 major trophies, of which 69 were achieved in domestic competitions. These comprise 28 Primeira Liga titles (five of which were won consecutively between 1994–95 and 1998–99, a Portuguese football record), 16 Taça de Portugal, 4 Campeonato de Portugal, and a record 21 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Porto is"
"league since 2009, initially with five teams. Between 2013 and 2016, the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Americano was split in two conferences, north and south. The eighth edition, in 2016, had ten teams. Lisboa Devils are the defending champions. Lisboa Navigators are the most successful team with six titles. Portugal has been traditionally strong in the sport of athletics in long distance running, and is the birthplace for a number of successful athletes including Rosa Mota, Carlos Lopes, Fernanda Ribeiro, and Manuela Machado. Rui Silva and sprinter Francis Obikwelu have won several gold, silver and bronze medals in European, World"
"to Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP) and are chosen by a vote amongst their associated. The award has been presented officially since the 2005–06 season, when the inaugural winner was Ricardo Quaresma. That trophy was delivered during the celebration of Sports National Press Club (CNID) 40th anniversary. Since the 2011–12 season, the award ceremony takes place at Palácio do Freixo, in Porto, Portugal. All Primeira Liga draws are also performed during the same event. The first non-Portuguese to win the title was Lisandro López after the 2007–08 season. In 2012, Hulk became the first player to win the award"
"known worldwide. Players such as Eusébio, Luís Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo are the most noted Portuguese footballers. Portuguese football managers are also noteworthy, with the most notable one being José Mourinho at club level, and Fernando Santos at national team level. The Portugal national football team is among the higher-rated national football teams in Europe and the world, having won one European Championship title in 2016. The Primeira Liga, the country's top professional league, is the most widely known sport events in the country, where football teams such as S.L. Benfica, FC Porto, and Sporting CP are the main contenders."
"to sponsorship reasons, it is currently known as Allianz Cup. Benfica are the most decorated team, having won a record seven trophies. The current holders are Sporting, who defeated Vitória de Setúbal (the first club to win the trophy) in the 2018 final to secure their first title in the competition. The Taça da Liga format has suffered changes throughout the competition's history in order to increase the number of matches and also revenue for both clubs and LPFP. Since the 2015–16 season, the approved format is the following: Bold = Still active Since its inception (except in the period"
"2015–16 Primeira Liga The 2015–16 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. The fixtures were determined by draw on 4 July 2015. The season began on 14 August 2015 and concluded on 15 May 2016. Benfica won their third consecutive and 35th overall title, after beating Nacional 4–1 in their last match. They finished the league with a record 88 points in 34 matches (from 29 wins and one draw), two points more than runners-up Sporting CP. Tondela and União"
"1988, the next was Mindelense and Botafogo (in 1976, 1980 and 1981) three times and Mindelense and Académica do Porto Novo (in 2012 and 2016). In the 2017 season, the triangular system returned and now features four clubs in each of the three groups and first ever featuring playoffs which they kept, the playoffs begins after the end of the group stage. Also, the previous season's champion qualified and Mindelense placed in Group A. Mindelense did not advanced into the finals, Sporting Praia would win their 10th and recent national championship title after defeating FC Ultramarina Tarrafal. Sporting Praia and"
"Big Three (Portugal) The Big Three () is the nickname of the three most successful sport clubs in Portugal. The football teams of S.L. Benfica and Sporting CP, both from Lisbon, and of FC Porto, from Porto, have a great rivalry and are usually the main contenders for the Primeira Liga title. They share all but two of the Portuguese Football Championships ever played, and generally end up sharing the top three positions. None of them have been relegated from the Primeira Liga either, having been participants in all editions since its first season in 1934–35. Benfica's lowest position was"
"they were crowned champions. The other team promoted were runners-up Desportivo das Aves, following a 2–2 draw against União da Madeira on 30 April 2017. This will mark the return of the Vila das Aves' team to the top flight after a 10-season absence. The two promoted clubs replaced Nacional and Arouca. Nacional confirmed their relegation on 5 May 2017, 15 years after their promotion, when Moreirense, who were also struggling to escape relegation, beat Braga. On the last matchday, Arouca's 4–2 defeat against Estoril sealed their relegation, four seasons after having been promoted for the first time to Primeira"
"the only team in Portuguese league history to have won two titles without any defeat, namely in the 2010–11 and 2012–13 seasons. In the former, Porto achieved the largest-ever difference of points between champion and runner-up in a three-points-per-win system (21 points), on their way to a second quadruple. In international competitions, Porto is the most decorated Portuguese team, with a total of seven trophies. They won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League in 1987 and 2004, the UEFA Cup/Europa League in 2003 and 2011, the UEFA Super Cup in 1987, and the Intercontinental Cup in 1987 and 2004. In addition,"
"two consecutive titles in 2005 and in 2006. Académica won in 2007, then Sporting in 2008, Académica won two back to back titles in 2009, then Sporting in 2010. Boavista won their first in 2011. Sporting won three consecutive titles, one was their recent in 2014. Boavista won their recent title in 2015. Desportivo won their only title in 2016. Sporting won their tenth title in 2017. Sporting Praia had the longest streak with only wins which was 19 which lasted from April 3, 2004 to April 10, 2005. Sporting Praia recently surpassed the record point total of 49 in"
"another club in-between the Big Three career. Big Three (Portugal) The Big Three () is the nickname of the three most successful sport clubs in Portugal. The football teams of S.L. Benfica and Sporting CP, both from Lisbon, and of FC Porto, from Porto, have a great rivalry and are usually the main contenders for the Primeira Liga title. They share all but two of the Portuguese Football Championships ever played, and generally end up sharing the top three positions. None of them have been relegated from the Primeira Liga either, having been participants in all editions since its first"
"2017–18 FC Porto season The 2017–18 FC Porto season was the club's 108th competitive season and the 84th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. The season began on 9 August 2017 and concluded on 12 May 2018. Porto won the 2017–18 Primeira Liga title in the penultimate matchday following a draw between direct rivals Benfica and Sporting CP. In so doing, they secured their first league title since the 2012–13 season and first overall title since the 2013 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Porto also competed in the 2017–18 Taça da Liga and the 2017–18 Taça de Portugal;"
"terms of overall titles (17). After a series of bad results, including an early exit of the UEFA Futsal Cup, Paulo Fernandes was sacked and replaced by João Freitas Pinto. However, Benfica failed to retain the league title, losing 3–1 in the final against Sporting. In the offseason, Benfica did not renew the contract of Davi, Diego Sol, Diece, Marinho and César Paulo, replacing them with Ricardo Fernandes, Pablo del Moral, Rafael Henmi, Serginho, Bruno Pinto, Paulinho, Alan Brandi and Ivo Oliveira. On 14 June 2015, Benfica became Portuguese champions for the seventh time and achieved their seventh double, defeating"
"to Rio Ave. 2011–12 Primeira Liga The 2011–12 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 14 August 2011 and ended on 13 May 2012. A total of 16 teams contested the league, 14 of which already took part in the previous season and two of which were promoted from the Liga de Honra. Porto were the defending champions and secured their 26th and second consecutive league title. Óscar Cardozo and Lima, respectively Benfica's and Braga's strikers,"
"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. Benfica successfully defended their title, winning the league for a fourth consecutive season and record 36th time. 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"
"(a record shared with Sporting CP), and a record 21 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. Porto is the most decorated Portuguese team in international competitions, having won 2 European Cup/UEFA Champions League, 2 UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, 1 UEFA Super Cup and 2 Intercontinental Cup trophies. In addition, it is the only team from its country to have won the UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Super Cup or the Intercontinental Cup. Porto have won four titles in a single season on two occasions: in 1987–88 (UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, Primeira Liga and Taça de Portugal) and in 2010–11 (Supertaça,"
"Benfica is the club with most league, cup and league cup titles, as well as the most domestic titles (79) and overall titles won (81, excluding the Latin Cup). Porto is the club with most Portuguese Super Cups and international titles won being the only Portuguese team with international titles in the XXI century. Sporting CP holds the third place when it comes to the most league and cup titles. Benfica is the only Portuguese club to have won two consecutive European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, reaching ten European finals: seven European Cups and three UEFA Cup/Europa League, and was"
"Liga. Player scored 4 goals The Player of the Season was awarded to Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP). The Manager of the Season was awarded to Sérgio Conceição (Porto). The Goal of the Season was awarded to Rodrigo Pinho (Marítimo), against Tondela on 28 October 2017. The Team of the Year was: The Young Player of the Year was awarded to Rúben Dias (Benfica). The Club Fair-Play Prize was awarded to Chaves. The Player Fair-Play Prize was awarded to Casillas (Porto). The goal of the season was disputed by all the previous winners of the monthly polls. 2017–18 Primeira Liga The"
"achieved the domestic treble of Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal and Taça da Liga. Later on, Benfica secured three more league titles – four in a row and 36 overall, the latter a Portuguese record – and won another two league cups, achieving a record seventh. These are the major football honours of Benfica and Porto. Benfica's Latin Cup is not included. The matches listed below are only Primeira Liga matches, club name in bold indicates win. The score is given at full-time and half-time (in brackets), and in the goals columns, the goalscorer and time when goal was scored"
"and instead broadcast their home matches on their own channel Benfica TV. RTP Internacional and RTP África broadcast one match per week, via satellite. 2013–14 Primeira Liga The 2013–14 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 18 August 2013 and concluded on 11 May 2014. Sixteen teams contested the league, fourteen of which took part in the previous season and two of which were promoted from the Segunda Liga. On 20 April 2014, Benfica won the"
"to Benfica. Since the introduction of the Second Division in the 2012-13 season, the club are one of two that have never been relegated, the other is Os Foguetões. Paulense is the most successful football (soccer) club in the North Zone and the second on the island, having won about 18 official regional titles. Paulense won their first title in 2003 and in 2005 won two more totaling three titles in a row, the club has won two straight titles in a row in 2014 and 2015 and recently won in 2017 and has a total of seven championship titles."
"Benfica won their 32nd league title. Benfica also went on to beat Porto 3–0 in 2009–10 Taça da Liga final and conquer the first of its fourth consecutive League Cup, a trophy that Porto has never won. In the next year, Porto recorded their biggest home win over the ""Águias"", after defeating Benfica 5–0 in a league fixture. Porto would secure a treble in the same season in which they claimed league and cup as well as the UEFA Europa League. In 2013 Porto won their latest silverware: the Super Cup. On 18 May 2014, Benfica made history as they"
"for the fourth time. 2012–13 Primeira Liga The 2012–13 Primeira Liga (also known as Liga ZON Sagres for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs. It began on 19 August 2012 and concluded on 19 May 2013. Sixteen teams contested the league, fourteen of which took part in the previous season and two of which were promoted from the Liga de Honra. Porto were the defending champions and secured their third consecutive and 27th overall title, after completing their second unbeaten season in three years. Porto striker Jackson"
"Portuguese Cup winners is the same that was awarded to the Campeonato de Portugal winners, although titles in each competition are counted separately. The first winners of the Taça de Portugal were Académica, who defeated Benfica 4–3 in the 1939 final. Benfica are the most successful team in the competition, with 26 trophies in 36 final appearances. Desportivo das Aves are the current holders, who beat Sporting CP 2–1 in the 2018 final. The first incarnation of the Portuguese Cup was in 1912, but very few clubs could participate and thus it was not a regular competition, the fact which"
"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. The goal of the season was disputed by all the previous winners of the monthly polls. 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. Benfica successfully defended their title, winning the league for a fourth consecutive season and"
"S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a sports club based in Lisbon, Portugal. It is best known for the professional football team playing in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of the Portuguese football league system, where they are the most successful club in terms of titles won. Founded on 28 February 1904 as ""Sport Lisboa"", Benfica is one of the ""Big Three"" clubs in Portugal that have never been relegated from the Primeira Liga, along with rivals Sporting CP and FC Porto. The Benfica team is nicknamed ""Águias"" (Eagles), for the symbol atop"