Portuguese Liga

The 1999/2000 season of the Portuguese First Division

Portuguese Liga

The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...

 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:

• Vitória FC de Setúbal (16th placed)
• Rio Ave FC
  Rio Ave FC
  Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave, is a Portuguese football club based in Vila do Conde, Northern Portugal. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the first division, holding home games at the Estádio do Rio Ave FC - also known as Estádio dos Arcos - a multi-use stadium used mostly...
  
   (17th placed)
• CD Santa Clara (18th placed)

Final league table

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40

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9

14

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			P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	1	Sporting CP	34	23	8	3	57	22
77
	2	FC Porto	34	22	7	5	66	26
73
	3	S.L. Benfica	34	21	6	7	58	33
69
	4	Boavista FC Boavista FC Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista , is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country, and currently plays in the third division...	34	16	7	11	40	31
55
	5	Gil Vicente FC	34	14	11	9	48	34
53
	6	CS Marítimo CS Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M, commonly known as just Marítimo , is a Portuguese sports club, founded in Funchal, Madeira, in 1910. The club is regarded as an important club in Portugal, and are widely known throughout the Portuguese speaking world, in countries such as Brazil, Angola, and Cape...	34	13	11	10	42	36
50
	7	Vitória SC "de Guimarães" Vitória SC The Vitória Sport Clube, also known as Vitória de Guimarães, or by the acronym VSC, is a sports club based in Guimarães, Portugal.It is a club that has big objectives such as the 5th place as a minimum in the Primeira Liga, and the presence in the UEFA Europa League...	34	14	6	14	48	43
48
	8	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	10	15	9	40	35
45
	9	Sporting C. de Braga SC Braga Sporting Clube de Braga , commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club, from the city of Braga. Its football team plays at the AXA Stadium, also known as The Quarry, which was built for UEFA Euro 2004...	34	12	7	15	44	45
43
	10	União D. de Leiria UD Leiria União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly known as União de Leiria , is a Portuguese football club based in Leiria, central Portugal. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Portuguese first division, holding home matches at Municipal da Marinha Grande, with a 6,000-seat capacity.-Brief...	34	10	12	12	31	35
42
	11	FC Alverca	34	11	8	15	39	48
41
	12	CF «Os Belenenses»	34	9	13	12	36	38
40
	13	SC Campomaiorense	34	10	6	17	31	51
36
	14	SC Farense SC Farense SC Farense is a Portuguese association football club from Faro founded in 1910. SC Farense is the most successful club in the Algarve. The home colours are white and black....	34	8	11	15	35	60
35
	15	SC Salgueiros SC Salgueiros Sport Comércio e Salgueiros , commonly abbreviated as SC Salgueiros, is a sports club founded on December 8, 1911, in Paranhos , Portugal.- Founding :...	34	9	7	18	30	49
34
R	16	Vitória FC "de Setúbal"	34	9	6	19	25	49
33
R	17	Rio Ave FC Rio Ave FC Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave, is a Portuguese football club based in Vila do Conde, Northern Portugal. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the first division, holding home games at the Estádio do Rio Ave FC - also known as Estádio dos Arcos - a multi-use stadium used mostly...	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