Primeira Liga (Week 12) : Sporting defeats Setubal 2-0
PORTUGAL, Dec. 3, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 12: Three wins in a row for Sporting Lisbon. After their success against Arouca and Boavista, the Sportinguistas continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-0 victory over Vitoria Setubal this Saturday.
All the action happened in the first half, with goals from Carvalho William ('6) and Cesar Bruno ('36).
Sporting Clube de Portugal remains in second place with 27 points from 12 games, 2 points behind SL Benfica.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of December 3, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 29 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | Braga | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Porto | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 17 |
| 7 | Maritimo | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Chaves | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Estoril | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Boavista | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 13 |
| 11 | Vitoria Setubal | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | Arouca | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 11 |
| 14 | Feirense | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 11 |
| 15 | Paços de Ferreira | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | Tondela | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 9 |
| 17 | Nacional | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 8 |
| 18 | Moreirense | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Lisbon 3-0 Arouca (6 Nov.)
- Previous game:Boavista 0-1 Sporting Lisbon (26 Nov.)
- Next game:Benfica - Sporting Lisbon (11 Dec.)
Vitoria FC
- Position: 11 -1
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Setubal 2-0 Arouca (28 Aug.)
- Previous game:Vitoria Setubal 0-1 Rio Ave (25 Nov.)
- Next game:Vitoria Setubal - Estoril (9 Dec.)
Sporting Lisbon
2:0
Vitoria Setubal
2:0 (2:0)
- 3 December 2016
- 19:15
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 29 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 27 |
| 3 |  Braga | 23 |
| 4 |  Porto | 22 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 20 |
Week 12 Results
| Friday 2 December 2016 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 2-1 | Benfica | |
| Saturday 3 December 2016 | ||||
 | Rio Ave | 3-1 | Tondela | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-0 | Vitoria Setubal | |
| Porto | 21:30 | Braga | |
| Sunday 4 December 2016 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 17:00 | Nacional |  |
| Feirense | 17:00 | Arouca |  | |
 | Estoril | 19:00 | Belenenses |  |
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 21:15 | Chaves | |
| Monday 5 December 2016 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 21:00 | Boavista |  |