1998-99 in Portuguese football

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1998-99 in Portuguese football

The 1998/99

1999

1999 was a common year starting on Friday . It was the last year of the 1990s decade.The year 1999 was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations....
season of the Portuguese First Division

Portuguese Liga

The Portuguese Liga , currently named Liga Sagres after Sagres , is the league Portuguese football competitions for Portugal professional Association football clubs located at the top of the Portuguese football league system , making it Portugal's primary football competition....
began on August 21 and ended on May 30. FC Porto became champions for the fifth time in a row.

Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the Portuguese Second Division of Honour at the end of the season:

Final league table
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Pts

FC Porto

Boavista FC

Boavista Futebol Clube , often simply known as Boavista, is a sports club from Porto, Portugal that was founded in 1903. Boavista grew to become Porto's second greatest club with sections dedicated to several sports, such as volleyball, chess, gymnastics, bicycle racing and futsal , the most notable being the Soccer section....

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The 1998/99

1999

Portuguese Liga

Promoted teams

These teams were promoted from the Portuguese Second Division of Honour at the start of the season:

UD Leiria
UD Leiria

Uni?o Desportiva de Leiria, known simply as Uni?o de Leiria is a Portugal sports club. Founded in 1966, they are the youngest club in the Portuguese Portuguese Liga....
(2nd Division of Honour champions)
SC Beira-Mar
SC Beira-Mar

Sport Clube Beira-Mar is a Portugal sports club from Aveiro. Its soccer team is in Liga VitalisBeira-Mar plays in a football stadium built for the 2004 European Football Championship called Est?dio Municipal de Aveiro....
(2nd placed)
FC Alverca (3rd placed)

Relegated teams

These teams were relegated to the Portuguese Second Division of Honour at the end of the season:

SC Beira-Mar
SC Beira-Mar

Sport Clube Beira-Mar is a Portugal sports club from Aveiro. Its soccer team is in Liga VitalisBeira-Mar plays in a football stadium built for the 2004 European Football Championship called Est?dio Municipal de Aveiro....
(16th placed)
GD Chaves
GD Chaves

Grupo Desportivo de Chaves known as GD Chaves is a portuguese football club from Chaves currently playing in the Portuguese Second Division....
(17th placed)
A. Académica de Coimbra (18th placed)

Final league table

59
			P	W	D	L	F	A
C	1	FC Porto	34	24	7	3	85	26
79
	2	Boavista FC Boavista FC Boavista Futebol Clube , often simply known as Boavista, is a sports club from Porto, Portugal that was founded in 1903. Boavista grew to become Porto's second greatest club with sections dedicated to several sports, such as volleyball, chess, gymnastics, bicycle racing and futsal , the most notable being the Soccer section....	34	20	11	3	57	29
71
	3	S.L. Benfica	34	19	8	7	71	29
65
	4	Sporting CP	34	17	12	5	64	32
63
	5	Vitória FC "de Setúbal"	34	15	8	11	37	38
53
	6	União D. de Leiria UD Leiria Uni?o Desportiva de Leiria, known simply as Uni?o de Leiria is a Portugal sports club. Founded in 1966, they are the youngest club in the Portuguese Portuguese Liga....	34	14	10	10	36	29
52
	7	Vitória SC "de Guimarães" Vitória SC Vit?ria Sport Clube is a Portugal sports club based in the cityof Guimar?es, located 40 km northeast of Porto in Portugal. The club includes football, volleyball and basketball departments....	34	14	8	12	53	41
50
	8	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	11	12	11	33	40
45
	9	Sporting C. de Braga SC Braga Sporting Clube de Braga , commonly known as Braga, is a Portugal sports club, from the city of Braga, that was founded in 1921. Its football team plays at the Est?dio Municipal de Braga, also known as The Quarry, which was built for 2004 UEFA European Football Championship....	34	10	12	12	38	50
42
	10	CS Marítimo CS Marítimo Club Sport Mar?timo, or just Mar?timo , is a Portugal sports club best-known for its football team that plays at the Est?dio dos Barreiros in Funchal, Madeira Islands....	34	10	11	13	44	45
41
	11	SC Farense SC Farense SC Farense is a Portugal association football club from Faro, Portugal founded in 1910. SC Farense is the most successful club in the Algarve. The home colours are white and black....	34	10	9	15	39	54
39
	12	SC Salgueiros SC Salgueiros Sport Com?rcio e Salgueiros , commonly abbreviated as SC Salgueiros, is a sports club founded on December 8, 1911, in Paranhos , Portugal....	34	7	17	10	45	55
38
	13	SC Campomaiorense	34	10	7	17	41	51
37
	14	Rio Ave FC Rio Ave FC Rio Ave Futebol Clube, founded in 1939, is a Portuguese soccer club that plays in Vila do Conde, northern Portugal. It currently plays in Portuguese Liga, holding home games at Est?dio do Rio Ave FC, a multi-use stadium used mostly for football matches, seating approximately 12,815 people and built in 1985....	34	8	11	15	26	47
35
	15	FC Alverca	34	8	11	15	36	50
35
R	16	SC Beira-Mar SC Beira-Mar Sport Clube Beira-Mar is a Portugal sports club from Aveiro. Its soccer team is in Liga VitalisBeira-Mar plays in a football stadium built for the 2004 European Football Championship called Est?dio Municipal de Aveiro....	34	6	15	13	36	53
33
R	17	G. Desportivo de Chaves GD Chaves Grupo Desportivo de Chaves known as GD Chaves is a portuguese football club from Chaves currently playing in the Portuguese Second Division....	34	5	10	19	39	70
25
R	18	A. Académica de Coimbra	34	4	9	21	30	71
21

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; C = Champions; R = Relegated

Cup

The final of the Cup was surprisingly between two minnows, SC Beira-Mar

SC Beira-Mar

Sport Clube Beira-Mar is a Portugal sports club from Aveiro. Its soccer team is in Liga VitalisBeira-Mar plays in a football stadium built for the 2004 European Football Championship called Est?dio Municipal de Aveiro....
- who had just been relegated - beating SC Campomaiorense 1-0, after the precocious elimination of all stronger clubs, with FC Porto and S.L. Benfica being eliminated in the round of 32 and Sporting CP in the round of 64.