Primeira Liga (Week 16) : Arouca beats Estoril 1-0
PORTUGAL, Jan. 6, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 16: After their 2-2 draw against Nacional on January 2, Arouca returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Estoril this Wednesday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Arouca midfielder Simao David goal on penalty in the 19th minute.
Arouquenses climbed to 6th place with 23 points from 16 games, 2 points behind FC Paços de Ferreira.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 6, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | Porto | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 36 |
| 3 | Benfica | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 34 |
| 4 | Braga | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Arouca | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 23 |
| 7 | Vitoria Setubal | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 22 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 21 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Estoril | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 17 |
| 13 | União da Madeira | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 17 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 17 |
| 15 | Nacional | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 13 |
| 17 | Boavista | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 10 |
| 18 | Tondela | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Arouquenses
- Position: 6 +2
- Best performance of the season:Arouca 4-1 Maritimo (19 Dec.)
- Previous game:Nacional 2-2 Arouca (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Vitoria Guimaraes - Arouca (9 Jan.)
GD Estoril Praia
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Estoril 2-0 Moreirense (23 Aug.)
- Previous game:Maritimo 1-1 Estoril (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Estoril - Belenenses (10 Jan.)
Arouca
1:0
Estoril
1:0 (1:0)
- 6 January 2016
- 16:00
- Arouca
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 38 |
| 2 |  Porto | 36 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 |
| 4 |  Braga | 26 |
| 5 |  Paços de Ferreira | 25 |
Week 16 Results
| Wednesday 6 January 2016 | ||||
| União da Madeira | 1-0 | Boavista |  | |
| Tondela | 0-2 | Paços de Ferreira | | |
| Arouca | 1-0 | Estoril | |
 | Moreirense | 16:15 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
 | Belenenses | 18:00 | Nacional |  |
| Braga | 18:15 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| Benfica | 19:00 | Maritimo |  |
| Porto | 20:15 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 20:15 | Sporting Lisbon | |