1937–38 Campeonato da Liga

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The 1937–38 Campeonato da Liga was the fourth season of top-tier football in Portugal. Although the first national competition (in a knock-out cup format) was still called Portuguese Championship, the Primeira Liga winners are considered the national champions.[1]

Primeira Liga
Season1937–38
ChampionsBenfica
3rd title
1938–39 (Primeira Divisão) →

Overview

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It was contested by 8 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Benfica (C) 14 10 3 1 34 16 +18 23
2 Porto 14 11 1 2 43 22 +21 23
3 Sporting CP 14 10 2 2 67 23 +44 22
4 Carcavelinhos 14 5 1 8 18 36 −18 11
5 Belenenses 14 5 0 9 29 28 +1 10
6 Académica 14 5 0 9 23 37 −14 10
7 Barreirense 14 2 4 8 18 34 −16 8
8 Académico 14 2 1 11 15 51 −36 5
Source: [2]
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away ACA ACD BAR BEL BEN CAR POR SCP
Académica 5–0 1–0 2–3 1–2 1–0 1–4 0–4
Académico 1–5 4–1 3–2 0–4 0–4 1–4 3–6
Barreirense 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–4 2–2
Belenenses 5–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 4–0 0–1 5–6
Benfica 3–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 3–2
Carcavelinhos 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–4 0–1 1–3
Porto 5–1 7–2 3–1 5–2 2–2 3–1 2–1
Sporting CP 7–1 6–0 7–2 2–1 2–2 13–0 6–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ "FPF confirms: Sporting only have 18 national titles". Observador. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. ^ Jorge Miguel Teixeira (14 August 1999). "Portugal 1937-38". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 March 2017.