2015–16 Primeira Liga

[5] Tondela and União da Madeira entered the season as the two promoted teams from the 2014–15 Segunda Liga.

On the last matchday, both teams were at risk of returning to the second division, but the combination of their results dictated União da Madeira's relegation alongside Académica.

Tondela made their debut in the top flight of Portuguese football, after winning the 2014–15 Segunda Liga title.

For the first time since the 1990–91 season, the autonomous region of Madeira was again represented at the highest level of Portuguese football with three teams: União da Madeira, Marítimo and Nacional, all set in Funchal making the madeirense capital the second town having three teams in Primeira Liga after Lisbon.

Tondela played three matches at Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, with attendances of 22,003 (Sporting CP), 9,394 (Benfica) and 3,449 (Porto) spectators.4.

Benfica's Jonas was the top scorer with 32 goals, winning the Bola de Prata .