Soccer-Portuguese championship results and standings

Dec 21 ( Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Portuguese championship matches on Wednesday Wednesday, December 21 Benfica 2 Rio Ave 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Benfica 15 12 2 1 32 8 38 2 Porto 15 10 4 1 28 7 34 ------------------------- 3 Braga 14 9 2 3 25 12 29 ------------------------- 4 Sporting 14 8 3 3 24 13 27 ------------------------- 5 Vitoria Guimaraes 14 8 3 3 26 17 27 6 Rio Ave 15 7 2 6 19 19 23 ------------------------- 7 Maritimo 15 6 2 7 11 13 20 8 GD Chaves 14 4 7 3 14 13 19 9 Belenenses 14 4 5 5 10 14 17 10 FC Arouca 14 5 2 7 13 18 17 11 Vitoria Setubal 14 4 4 6 13 16 16 12 Pacos de Ferreira 14 4 4 6 16 21 16 13 Estoril 14 4 3 7 11 17 15 14 Boavista 14 3 5 6 14 18 14 15 Nacional 14 3 2 9 14 23 11 16 Moreirense 14 3 2 9 13 24 11 ------------------------- 17 CD Feirense 14 3 2 9 10 30 11 18 CD Tondela 14 2 4 8 12 22 10 1-2: Champions League / EC I 3: Champions League preliminary round 4: Europa League 5-6: Europa League preliminary round 17-18: Relegation Next Fixtures (GMT): Thursday, December 22 Nacional v Boavista (1700) CD Feirense v Pacos de Ferreira (1900) Braga v Moreirense (1900) Belenenses v Sporting (2100) GD Chaves v Estoril (2100) Friday, December 23 Vitoria Setubal v CD Tondela (1900) FC Arouca v Vitoria Guimaraes (2100)