All-time Primeira Liga defenders face-off
The greatest defenders in Primeira Liga history, by their honors. Line up all-time Primeira Liga defenders two sides at a time and call every matchup: one side's better, or they're even.
Drag pictures onto both sides of a row to make a matchup
0–00 even
100 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)
Victor LindelöfDF · SLB
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Miguel MonteiroDF · SLB
Fernando MeiraDF · VSC
Jorge AndradeDF · EST
BrancoDF · FCP
Ricardo GomesDF · SLB
João Domingos PintoDF · FCP
Humberto CoelhoDF · SLB
Dimas TeixeiraDF · VSC
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DaniloDF · FCP
Cristian SăpunaruDF · FCP
EliseuDF · SLB
AFAlberto Festa
DF · FCP
Hélder CristóvãoDF · SLB
António VelosoDF · SLB
Vasili KulkovDF · SLB
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Germano de FigueiredoDF · SLB
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Stefan SchwarzDF · SLB
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Fernando CruzDF · SLB
Carlos GamarraDF · SLB
JRJorge Ribeiro
DF · SLB
Armando SáDF · RAFC
FRFrederico Rosa
DF · SLB
Augusto InácioDF · FCP
AAAloísio Pires Alves
DF · FCP
RRRicardo Rocha
DF · SLB
Marco ZoroDF · SLB
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Domiciano CavémDF · SLB
Paulo FerreiraDF · FCP
ÂMÂngelo Martins
DF · SLB
Paulo MadeiraDF · SLB
HIHugo Ibarra
DF · FCP
Abdoulaye BaDF · FCP
NFNuno Frechaut
DF · SCB
Artur CorreiaDF · SLB
MPMinervino Pietra
DF · SLB
Argel FuchsDF · SLB
Miguel VítorDF · SLB
TonelDF · FCP
MCMarco Caneira
DF · ALV
DITDito
DF · SCB
Henrique SerenoDF · VSC
AOAntónio Henriques Jesus Oliveira
DF · MAR
ELEduardo Luís
DF · MAR
Takis FyssasDF · SLB
Leonardo Lourenço BastosDF · SLB
César PeixotoDF · GVFC
Jan BednarekDF · FCP
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André Almeida PintoDF · FCP
Giourkas SeitaridisDF · FCP
ALAdelino Lopes
DF · MAR
Mário JoãoDF · SLB
József SzabóDF · FCP
MAMarco Abreu
DF · ACV
GMGabriel Mendes
DF · FCP
AMAntónio Morato
DF · GVFC
Jorge Sánchez RamosDF · FCP
JSJacinto Santos
DF · SLB
Milan StepanovDF · FCP
GPGeraldo Dutra Pereira
DF · FCP
JLJosé Leal
DF · ACV
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Jakub KiwiorDF · FCP
FNFernando Nélson
DF · FCP
RMRogério Matias
DF · VSC
ASAlfredo de los Santos
DF · CDN
JBJorge Bermúdez
DF · SLB
AHAbdelkrim El Hadrioui
DF · SLB
WEWilson Constantino Novo Estrela
DF · GVFC
DCDomingos Alexandre Martins Costa
DF · VSC
Nélson MarcosDF · SLB
Manuel da CostaDF · CDN
APAntónio Pinho
DF · CPAC
VMVítor Moreno
DF · EST
AFAntónio Fonseca
DF · EST
FSFatih Sonkaya
DF · FCP
WGWashington González
DF · CDN
JCJoão Soares Cardoso
DF · SCB
CBCarina Baltrip-Reyes
DF · MAR
PVPatrick Vervoort
DF · VSC
JJJosé Carlos da Silva José
DF · SCB
MSMário Silva
DF · FCP
Attila DragónerDF · VSC
RMRui Marques
DF · MAR
Pablo ContrerasDF · SCB
Mohamed AbarhounDF · MFC
RRRicardo Rojas
DF · SLB
RSRicardo Jorge Ferreira Pinto da Silva
DF · VSC
OIOkey Isima
DF · VSC
Alejandro CicheroDF · SLB
NELNelo
DF · RAFC
GTGustavo Teixeira
DF · CPAC
JPJoão Manuel Pinto
DF · FCP
VLVirgílio Lopes
DF · FCF
Edevaldo de FreitasDF · FCP
AEAlfredo Esteves
DF · FCP
JFJorge Ferreira
DF · SCB
MMMiguel Alberto Marques
DF · GVFC
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Lucas VeríssimoDF · SLB
JFJosé Carlos Martins Ferreira
DF · VSC
JJJoaquim Jorge
DF · VSC
Top all-time Primeira Liga defenders — November 2026
See the full top list →No top list yet this month — your picks and finished rankings start it.
What a face-off is for
Rows can be one against one, two against two, three against three, or uneven, so a whole team can face a single star.
Name the two sides, like two generations, two eras or two rosters, and fill each row with their closest counterparts.
The greatest defenders in Primeira Liga history, by their honors.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top all-time Primeira Liga defenders for November 2026.
Step by step
- Pick how many rows and what mix of matchups to deal.
- Call each row: left, right or even.
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- The search box under the board finds anyone else you want to add.
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