All-time Primeira Liga midfielders bracket

The greatest midfielders in Primeira Liga history, by their honours. Fill out a all-time Primeira Liga midfielders bracket.

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Round of 16

1João Moutinh0

16Petit

8Renato Sanches

9Juan Fernando Quintero

4Rui Costa

13Maniche

5Raul Meireles

12Kostas Katsouranis

2Héctor Herrera

15Costinha

7Pablo Aimar

ZZ

10Zlatko Zahović

3Deco

14Lucho González

6Tiago Mendes

11Valdo

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Seeds

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1

João Moutinh02010–2013

2

Héctor Herrera2013–2019

3

Deco1997–2004

4

Rui Costa1990–2008

5

Raul Meireles2004–2010

6

Tiago Mendes1999–2004

7

Pablo Aimar2008–2013

8

Renato Sanches2015–2025

9

Juan Fernando Quintero2013–2019

10

ZZ

Zlatko Zahović1993–2005

11

Valdo1988–1997

12

Kostas Katsouranis2006–2009

13

Maniche1995–2005

14

Lucho González2005–2014

15

Costinha1996–2005

16

Petit1999–2008

–

Paulo Bento1989–1996

–

Bernardo Silva2013–2015

–

Giorgos Karagounis2005–2007

–

Ruben Amorim2008–2017

–

Marko Grujić2020–2025

–

Rafa Silva2013–2016

–

Mário Coluna1954–1970

–

João Mário2021–2025

–

ES

Erwin Sánchez1990–1999

–

Fredy Guarín2008–2012

–

Paulo Sousa1989–1993

–

Hugo Viana2009–2013

–

Dmitri Alenichev2000–2004

–

Pedro Mendes1998–2012

–

CM

Carlos Manuel1979–1987

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Jaime Graça1966–1975

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Rui Barros1987–2000

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Teófilo Cubillas1974–1977

–

Custódio Castro2009–2015

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Carlos Jorge Neto Martins2008–2014

–

Freddy Adu2007–2011

–

Jaime Pacheco1979–1995

–

Orkun Kökçü2023–2026

–

AS

António Sousa1979–1994

–

DM

Diamantino Miranda1977–1990

–

AO

António Oliveira1971–1986

–

Julian Draxler2022–2023

–

PB

Pedro Barbosa1991–1995

–

Basarab Panduru1995–2000

–

JT

Jonas Thern1989–1992

–

Paulinho Santos1989–2003

–

AS

Abdel Sattar Sabry2000–2004

–

André Gomes2012–2015

–

Mehdi Carcela-González2015–

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Ilian Iliev1995–2002

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Toni1968–1981

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Nejc Pečnik2009–2012

–

Enzo Fernández2022–2023

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VP

Vítor Paneira1984–1999

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Selim Benachour2005–2012

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Filip Đuričić2013–2016

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Oceano da Cruz1980–1984

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JM

Jaime Magalhães1980–1995

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Shéu1972–1989

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AA

António André1976–1995

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AF

António Frasco1978–1989

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André Macanga2000–2002

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JA

João Resende Alves1972–1983

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Steven Defour2011–2014

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CP

Custódio Pinto1961–1975

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EP

Emílio Peixe1997–2004

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SO

Sylvanus Okpala1984–1991

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Vitinha2020–2022

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JC

Jesús Castillo2023–

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FA

Fernando Aguiar1994–2004

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HM

Hakim Medane1991–1996

–

Pedro Rocha

–

RK

Rainford Kalaba2008–2010

–

TK

Tahar El Khalej1997–2000

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RB

Rodrigo Battaglia2014–2017

–

Casemiro2014–2015

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FF

Francisco Ferreira1937–1952

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JP

José Maria Pedroto1952–1960

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Diego Ribas da Cunha2004–2006

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Marat Izmailov2013–2015

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Péter Lipcsei1995–1998

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AA

Anders Andersson2001–2004

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FN

Fernando Pascoal Neves1965–1973

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RL

Russell Latapy1994–1996

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CP

Carlos Paredes2000–2002

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MP

Miran Pavlin2000–2002

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Alexandre da Silva Mariano1996–2000

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Vítor Baptista1971–1978

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Valdemar Mota1926–1937

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JS

José Orlando Semedo1984–1996

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Nuno Assis1999–2012

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HS

Hernâni Ferreira da Silva1950–1964

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OM

Octávio Machado1975–1980

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Ronald García2001–2004

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JC

José Calado1991–2001

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Javi García2009–2012

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YC

Youssef Chippo1997–1999

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Ákos Buzsáky2002–2005

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HL

Hugo Leal1996–2007

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The greatest midfielders in Primeira Liga history, by their honours.

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