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