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 20 1999 and ended on May 14. Sporting CP became champions for the first time in eighteen years.
Relegated teams These teams were relegated to the Portuguese Second Division of Honour at the end of the season:
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P
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
C
1
Sporting CP
34
23
8
3
57
22
35
77
2
FC Porto
34
22
7
5
66
26
40
73
3
S.L.
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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 20 1999 and ended on May 14. Sporting CP became champions for the first time in eighteen years.
Promoted teams
These teams were promoted from the Portuguese Second Division of Honour at the start of the season:
Gil Vicente FC (2nd Division of Honour champions)
CF «Os Belenenses» (2nd placed)
CD Santa Clara (3rd placed)
Relegated teams
These teams were relegated to the Portuguese Second Division of Honour at the end of the season:
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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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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
9
17
34
54
33
R
18
CD Santa Clara
34
7
10
17
35
50
31
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
