| Season | 1976–77 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Benfica 23rd title | 
| Relegated | Beira-Mar Montijo Leixões Atlético CP | 
| European Cup | Benfica | 
| Cup Winners' Cup | F.C. Porto | 
| UEFA Cup | Sporting CP Boavista | 
| Matches played | 240 | 
| Goals scored | 616 (2.57 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Fernando Gomes (26 goals) | 
| ← 1975–76  1977–78 →  | |
The 1976–77 Primeira Divisão was the 43rd season of top-tier football in Portugal.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and S.L. Benfica won the championship.
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica (C) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 24 | +43 | 51 | Qualification to European Cup first round | 
| 2 | Sporting CP | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 42 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round | 
| 3 | Porto | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 27 | +45 | 41 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 4 | Boavista | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 34 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round | 
| 5 | Académica | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 34 | |
| 6 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 32 | |
| 7 | Varzim | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 31 | |
| 8 | Braga | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 29 | |
| 9 | Vitória de Guimarães | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 38 | +1 | 26 | |
| 10 | Belenenses | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 26 | |
| 11 | Estoril | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 25 | |
| 12 | Portimonense | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 25 | |
| 13 | Beira-Mar (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 23 | Relegation to Segunda Divisão | 
| 14 | Montijo (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 23 | |
| 15 | Leixões (R) | 30 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 23 | |
| 16 | Atlético CP (R) | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 68 | −45 | 15 | 
- ↑ Porto qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the 1978 Taça de Portugal Final.
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fernando Gomes | Porto | 26 | 
| 2 |  Nené | Benfica | 22 | 
| 3 |  Manuel Fernandes | Sporting | 21 | 
| 4 |  Mirobaldo | Vitória de Setúbal | 15 | 
| 5 |  Salif Keïta | Sporting | 14 | 
|  Celso Pita | Boavista | ||
| 7 |  Horácio de Faria | Varzim | 13 | 
|  Joaquim Rocha | Académica de Coimbra | ||
|  Tito | Vitória de Guimarães | ||
| 10 |  Jacinto João | Vitória de Setúbal | 12 | 
|  Chico Bolota | Montijo | 
References
- 1 2 "Portugal 1976-77 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira)". RSSSF. 2001. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- 1 2 "Portuguese League 1976/77 - footballzz.co.uk". ZeroZero. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ↑ "TheFinalBall Goalscorer statistics". TheFinalBall. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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