1937–38 Campeonato da Liga

Primeira Liga
Season	1937–38
Champions	Benfica; 3rd title
	← 1936–37 1938–39 (Primeira Divisão) →

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]

Overview

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

League standings

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

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

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

[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.

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v t e 1937–38 in Portuguese football
Domestic leagues	Campeonato da Liga Segunda Liga
Domestic cups	Campeonato de Portugal (Final)

v t e 1937–38 in European football
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Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark England Estonia Finland '37 '38 France Germany (Finals) Greece Hungary Iceland '37 '38 Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Palestine Poland '37 '38 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Scotland Soviet Union '37 '38 Sweden Switzerland Turkey (National Division '37 '38) Yugoslavia
Domestic cups	Austria Bulgaria '38 Cyprus England France Germany '37 '38 Italy Latvia '37 '38 Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '37 '38 Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania San Marino Scotland Soviet Union '37 '38 Switzerland Wales
International competitions	Mitropa Cup '37 '38