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Football league season The 2024–22 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Bwin[2] for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th season of ⚽️ the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs, and the first season under the current Liga ⚽️ Portugal title. This was the fifth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). The start and end dates ⚽️ for the season were released on 21 May 2024,[3] and the fixtures were released on 8 July 2024.[4] Sporting CP were ⚽️ the defending champions, having won their nineteenth Primeira Liga and their first title since the 2001–02 season at the previous ⚽️ season. Estoril, Vizela and Arouca joined as the promoted clubs from the 2024–21 Liga Portugal 2. They replaced Farense, Nacional ⚽️ and Rio Ave, which were relegated to Liga Portugal 2 the previous season. This season saw the return of full capacity ⚽️ crowds, after the final third of the 2024–20 and the entirety of the 2024–21 seasons were held with limited or ⚽️ no attendance due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[5] Porto secured their 30th league title with one ⚽️ match remaining, following a 1–0 away victory over rivals Benfica on 7 May 2024.[6] |