Portugal, tier 1

Primeira Liga
18 clubs (officially Liga Portugal Betclic), organised by Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional.
4 owned by its members5 members in control, investors hold a stake3 investor in control, the club keeps a stake5 owned by a multi-club group1 no single controlling owner
Dietmar Hopp Germany
CD NacionalFunchalClube Desportivo Nacional Portugal
CD Santa ClaraPonta Delgada
CF Estrela da AmadoraAmadora
CS MarítimoFunchalClube Sport Marítimo da Madeira Portugal
Casa Pia ACLisboaCasa Pia Atlético Clube Portugal
FC AlvercaVila Franca de XiraUniverso Big 7, S.L. Spain
FC AroucaAroucaFutebol Clube de Arouca Portugal
FC FamalicãoVila Nova de FamalicãoIdan Ofer Israel
FC PortoPortoFutebol Clube do Porto Portugal
GD Estoril PraiaCascais
Gil Vicente FCBarcelosGil Vicente Futebol Clube Portugal
Moreirense FCGuimarãesBill Foley United States
Rio Ave FCVila do CondeEvangelos Marinakis Greece
SC BragaBragaDispersed
SL BenficaLisboaSport Lisboa e Benfica Portugal
Sporting CPLisboaSporting Clube de Portugal Portugal
Vitória SCGuimarãesVitória Sport Clube Portugal
The money in Primeira Liga
What it takes to play here and what it pays. The rules, central money, the division’s accounts and each club’s figures are on its own page.
- Wage floor
- €2,760
- gross monthly base pay (14 payments a season)
- Division revenue
- €1.06bn
- all clubs, 2024-25
- Typical staff costs
- €8.29m
- wages and social charges, median of 23 clubs
- Typical club revenue
- €6.66m
- median of 23 clubs' latest accounts at this tier
- Typical club result
- −€106k
- median of 23 clubs' latest accounts at this tier
Sources for this competition
- Centro de Resultados – Liga Portugal Betclic 2026-2027 Federação Portuguesa de Futebol, checked 3 October 2026
- Wikidata Wikidata, checked 3 October 2026