2005-06 in Portuguese football

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2005-06 in Portuguese football

The 2005-06 season in Portuguese football saw FC Porto, led by Co Adriaanse

Co Adriaanse

Jacobson Adriaanse is a Netherlands football manager and former football player from the Netherlands....
, clinch their twenty-first title and win the Portuguese Cup

Cup of Portugal

The Portuguese Cup or, more correctly, Cup of Portugal is the Portugal national football competition on a knock-out-basis. From the 2008 season the cup is sponsored by the Portuguese biggest private bank Millennium BCP....
. Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
secured second place, which gives them a direct entrance into next season's UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....
.SL Benfica

SL Benfica

Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men....
had a disappointing season, however they returned to the spotlight of European football with a good run in the Champions League.

SC 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....
and CD Nacional

CD Nacional

Clube Desportivo Nacional, founded in 1910, is a Portugal football club, that plays in Funchal, Madeira Islands. It is commonly known as Nacional da Madeira, ....
challenged Sporting CP

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
, SL Benfica

SL Benfica

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The 2005-06 season in Portuguese football saw FC Porto, led by Co Adriaanse

Co Adriaanse

Jacobson Adriaanse is a Netherlands football manager and former football player from the Netherlands....
, clinch their twenty-first title and win the Portuguese Cup

Cup of Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
secured second place, which gives them a direct entrance into next season's UEFA Champions League

UEFA Champions League

SL Benfica

SC Braga

CD Nacional

Clube Desportivo Nacional, founded in 1910, is a Portugal football club, that plays in Funchal, Madeira Islands. It is commonly known as Nacional da Madeira, ....
challenged Sporting CP

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
, SL Benfica

SL Benfica

Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men....
and FC Porto for a major part of the season. Nacional, in particular, broke up "Os Grandes" for most of the season, beating Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sporting Clube de Portugal...
2-1 at home in a memorable victory, before falling away towards the end of the season. Braga finished the season in fourth place and Nacional finished fifth in the table after having slipped all the way to seventh at one point. Two famous Portuguese clubs: 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....
and CF «Os Belenenses» were relegated.

Also of note was the suspension of Benfica midfielder, Nuno Assis

Nuno Assis

Nuno Assis Lopes de Almeida, Assis , is a Portugal football attacking midfielder, currently playing for Vit?ria S.C.....
, after testing positive for a banned substance in a league match. This positive test has been challenged very aggressively by Benfica's management, as the tests seem to have failed to follow proper procedures , as 72 hours passed between the collection of the sample and the tests.

Early in the season, Benfica won the SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira

SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira

The SuperCup C?ndido de Oliveira , also known as Portuguese SuperCup, is a association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the Portuguese Liga and the winners of the Cup of Portugal....
in a match against previous cup winner Vitória FC "de Setúbal"

Vitória FC

Vit?ria Futebol Clube is a Portugal sports club from Set?bal. Popularly known as Vit?ria de Set?bal...
.

In European club competitions, Benfica reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League after eliminating Manchester United FC in the group phase and title-holders FC Liverpool in the first round, only to be eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual finalists Barcelona FC. Meanwhile, Porto had a relatively bad season, failing to qualify through the group stage and not even securing a spot in the UEFA Cup. Sporting was eliminated in the third qualifying round of the Champions by Udinese Calcio

Udinese Calcio

Udinese Calcio is an Italy Football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which currently plays in Serie A.The traditional team home kit is black and white striped shirt, black shorts, and white socks....
and went on to fail again in the first round of the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....
, eliminated at the hands of Halmstad BK. All Portuguese teams failed to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Cup, with the exception of Vitória de Guimarães, which managed to surpass Wisla Kraków

Wisla Kraków

Wisla Krak?w is a Polish football club based in Krak?w, Poland. From 1906-1945 and from 1990-1997 it was known as Sports Society Wisla , after World War II the club became known as Wisla Krak?w....
, but failed to progress past the group stages.

In international football, the Selecção

Portugal national football team

The Portugal national football team is controlled by the Portuguese Football Federation , finishing 4th at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The first appearance in the 1966 FIFA World cup saw them reach the semi final, losing 2-1 at Wembley Stadium to the eventual world champions England national football team....
secured a place in Germany's 2006 FIFA World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names international football world championship tournament....
where they were grouped with Mexico

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team is controlled by the Federaci?n Mexicana de F?tbol and represents Mexico in international association football competition....
, Iran

Iran national football team

The Iran national football team represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation....
and newcomer Angola

Angola national football team

The Angola national football team, nicknamed Palancas Negras, is the national team of Angola and is controlled by the Federa??o Angolana de Futebol....
.

Honours

Competition	Winner
Liga betandwin.com	FC Porto
Cup of Portugal Cup of Portugal The Portuguese Cup or, more correctly, Cup of Portugal is the Portugal national football competition on a knock-out-basis. From the 2008 season the cup is sponsored by the Portuguese biggest private bank Millennium BCP....	FC Porto
SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira The SuperCup C?ndido de Oliveira , also known as Portuguese SuperCup, is a association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the Portuguese Liga and the winners of the Cup of Portugal....	SL Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men....
League of Honour	SC Beira Mar
Second Division Portuguese Second Division The Portuguese Second Division is the third level of the Portugal football league system.Since the 2005-06 in Portuguese football season the division has been split into four geographical zones.Historically, the competition was divided into two zones , before a new Central Zone was added....	CD Trofense CD Trofense Clube Desportivo Trofense , commonly known just by Trofense, is a List of Portuguese football clubs sports club from the city of Trofa, founded in 1930.... (A) AD Lousada (B) UD Oliveirense UD Oliveirense Uni?o Desportiva Oliveirense is a sports club from Oliveira de Azem?is, Portugal. The club was founded in 25 October 1922, and fields sports teams in football , UD Oliveirense and Oliveirense .... (C) CD Olivais e Moscavide CD Olivais e Moscavide Clube Desportivo Olivais e Moscavide , founded in 1912, is a Portugal football club, that plays on the border between Lisbon's neighbourhood of Santa Maria dos Olivais and the town of Moscavide .... (D)
Third Division Portuguese Third Division The National Championship of the Third Division , often called Third Division is the fourth level of the Portugal Portuguese football league system....	SC Maria da Fonte (A) AC Vila Meã (B) CF União Lamas (C) Eléctrico FC(D) Atlético CP (E) Estrela FC (F) SC Lusitânia (Azores)

Liga betandwin.com

Promoted teams

These teams were promoted from the League of Honour at the start of the season:

FC Paços de Ferreira
FC Paços de Ferreira

Futebol Clube Pa?os de Ferreira is a Portugal football club based in Pa?os de Ferreira, northern Portugal, currently playing in Portuguese Liga....
(champion)
A. Naval 1º de Maio (2nd placed)
CF Estrela da Amadora (3rd placed)

Table results

Final standings

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
1	FC Porto	34	24	7	3	54	16	+38	79
2	Sporting CP	34	22	6	6	50	24	+26	72
3	SL Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men....	34	20	7	7	51	29	+22	67
4	Sporting C. de Braga	34	17	7	10	38	22	+16	58
5	CD Nacional CD Nacional Clube Desportivo Nacional, founded in 1910, is a Portugal football club, that plays in Funchal, Madeira Islands. It is commonly known as Nacional da Madeira, ....	34	14	10	10	40	32	+8	52
6	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	12	14	8	37	29	+9	50
7	União D. de Leiria	34	13	8	13	44	42	+2	47
8	Vitória FC "de Setúbal"	34	14	4	16	28	33	-5	46
9	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	12	9	13	31	33	-2	45
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	14	10	38	37	+1	44
11	FC Paços de Ferreira FC Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Pa?os de Ferreira is a Portugal football club based in Pa?os de Ferreira, northern Portugal, currently playing in Portuguese Liga....	34	11	9	14	38	49	-11	42
12	Gil Vicente FC	34	11	7	16	37	42	-5	40
13	A. Naval 1º de Maio	34	11	6	17	35	48	-13	39
14	A. Académica de Coimbra Académica The Associa??o Acad?mica de Coimbra - Organismo Aut?nomo de Futebol , also referred to as Acad?mica de Coimbra or simply Acad?mica, is an autonomous and professional Football organization based in Coimbra, Portugal....	34	10	9	15	37	48	-11	39
15	CF «Os Belenenses»	34	11	6	17	40	42	-2	39
16	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	10	16	34	53	-19	34
17	Vitória SC "de Guimarães"	34	8	10	16	28	41	-13	34
18	FC Penafiel FC Penafiel Futebol Clube Penafiel is a Portugal football club, that plays in Penafiel, Minho Portugal. They are currently in the Portuguese Second Division....	34	2	9	23	21	61	-39	15

UEFA competitions and relegations

These teams were qualified for the UEFA competitions of 2006-07:

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is a seasonal club Association football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe....

Champions FC Porto (group stage)
2nd place Sporting CP (group stage)
3rd place SL Benfica
SL Benfica

Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men....
(third qualifying round)

UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup

The UEFA Cup is a association football competition for European club teams, organised by the UEFA. It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League....

4th place Sporting C. de Braga (first round)
5th place CD Nacional
CD Nacional

Clube Desportivo Nacional, founded in 1910, is a Portugal football club, that plays in Funchal, Madeira Islands. It is commonly known as Nacional da Madeira, ....
(first round)
Cup finalist Vitória FC "de Setúbal"

These teams were relegated to the League of Honour at the end of the season:

Relegations

12th place Gil Vicente FC (relegated in sport courts)
16th place 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....
17th place Vitória SC "de Guimarães"
18th place FC Penafiel
FC Penafiel

Futebol Clube Penafiel is a Portugal football club, that plays in Penafiel, Minho Portugal. They are currently in the Portuguese Second Division....

The SuperLiga will be reduced from 18 to 16 teams for 2006-07

2006-07 in Portuguese football

The 2006-2007 season of Portuguese football started after the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The professional competitions started on 27 August 2006, a week after the SuperCup C?ndido de Oliveira, won by the national champions F.C....
. To accommodate this, four teams were relegated from the SuperLiga, with only two promoted from the League of Honour

Liga de Honra

The Liga Vitalis in English language: Vitalis League), is the Portugal Portuguese football competitions association football competition. It was formerly called Segunda Divis?o and Segunda Divis?o de Honra ....
.

Top scorers

1 Meyong (Belenenses) 17
=2 João Tomás
João Tomás

Jo?o Henrique Pataco Tom?s is a Portuguese people Football , currently playing as a striker for Boavista Futebol Clube.He has been one of Portugal?s most consistent strikers over the past decade, with an ability to hit the net on a regular basis for a host of clubs....
(Sporting de Braga) 15
=2 Liedson
Liédson

Li?dson da Silva Muniz , known simply as Li?dson, is a Brazilian professional association football. He currently plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal, in the Portugal SuperLiga....
(Sporting) 15
=2 Nuno Gomes
Nuno Gomes

Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, born on 5 July 1976 in Amarante. He is a captain and striker who plays for the Portugal national football team and currently plays for S.L....
(Benfica) 15
5 André Pinto (Nacional) 14
6 Joeano (Académica) 13
7 Marek Saganowski
Marek Saganowski

Marek Saganowski is a Polish Association football who plays as a forward for Southampton F.C.....
(Vitória de Guimarães) 12
8 Alexandre Goulart (Nacional) 11
=9 Gaúcho
Eric Freire Gomes

Eric Freire Gomes, aka Ga?cho , is a Brazilian Football , who plays as striker with Portugal's Moreirense Futebol Clube.Ga?cho spent most of his career as a prolific goalscorer in Portugal, namely for C.F....
(Rio Ave) 10
=9 Lucho González
Luis Gonzalez

Luis Gonzalez may refer to:*Luis Gonzalez , Major League Baseball outfielder*Luis Gonz?lez , Major League Baseball utility player*Luis Gonz?lez, Argentine football player who plays for Futebol Clube do Porto...
(Porto) 10

UEFA competitions

Sporting CP

UEFA Champions League third qualifying round



1st leg	10 August 2005	Sporting Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal... 0-1 Udinese Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio is an Italy Football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which currently plays in Serie A.The traditional team home kit is black and white striped shirt, black shorts, and white socks....
2nd leg	23 August 2005	Udinese Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio is an Italy Football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which currently plays in Serie A.The traditional team home kit is black and white striped shirt, black shorts, and white socks.... 3-2 Sporting Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal...

UEFA Cup first round



1st leg	15 September 2005	Hamstads 1-2 Sporting Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal...
2nd leg	29 September 2005	Sporting Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal... 2-3 Halmstads (a.e.t.)

FC Porto

UEFA Champions League group H



Match One	13 September 2005	Rangers 3-2 Porto
Match Two	28 September 2005	Porto 2-3 Artmedia FC Artmedia Bratislava FC Artmedia Petr?alka, also known as FC Artmedia Bratislava, is a Slovakia football club based in Petr?alka, a borough of the capital Bratislava....
Match Three	19 October 2005	Porto 2-0 Internazionale
Match Four	1 November 2005	Internazionale 2-1 Porto
Match Five	23 November 2005	Porto 1-1 Rangers
Match Six	6 December 2005	Artmedia FC Artmedia Bratislava FC Artmedia Petr?alka, also known as FC Artmedia Bratislava, is a Slovakia football club based in Petr?alka, a borough of the capital Bratislava.... 0-0 Porto

SL Benfica

UEFA Champions League group D



Match One	14 September 2005	Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men.... 1-0 Lille Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a France football club. Based in the northern city of Lille founded in 1944 from the merger of the Olympique Lillois and the SC Fives ....
Match Two	27 September 2005	Manchester United 2-1 Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men....
Match Three	18 October 2005	Villarreal Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de F?tbol, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spain La Liga football club based in Villarreal, a small town in the province of Castell?n .... 1-1 Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men....
Match Four	2 November 2005	Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men.... 0-1 Villarreal Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de F?tbol, usually abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spain La Liga football club based in Villarreal, a small town in the province of Castell?n ....
Match Five	22 November 2005	Lille Lille OSC Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a France football club. Based in the northern city of Lille founded in 1944 from the merger of the Olympique Lillois and the SC Fives .... 0-0 Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men....
Match Six	7 December 2005	Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men.... 2-1 Manchester United

UEFA Champions League first knockout round



1st leg	21 February 2006	Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men.... 1-0 Liverpool
2nd leg	8 March 2006	Liverpool 0-2 Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men....

UEFA Champions League quarter-finals



1st leg	28 March 2006	Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men.... 0-0 Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
2nd leg	5 April 2006	Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Bar?a , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... 2-0 Benfica SL Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica is a multisports club based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its football team. Sport Lisboa e Benfica was founded in 1904 by a group of twenty-four men....

Sporting C. de Braga

UEFA Cup first round



1st leg	15 September 2005	Red Star Belgrade 0-0 Sporting 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....
2nd leg	29 September 2005	Sporting 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.... 1-1 Red Star Belgrade

Vitória FC "de Setúbal"

UEFA Cup first round



1st leg	15 September 2005	Vitória de Setúbal Vitória FC Vit?ria Futebol Clube is a Portugal sports club from Set?bal. Popularly known as Vit?ria de Set?bal... 1-1 Sampdoria
2nd leg	29 September 2005	Sampdoria 1-0 Vitória de Setúbal Vitória FC Vit?ria Futebol Clube is a Portugal sports club from Set?bal. Popularly known as Vit?ria de Set?bal...

Vitória SC "de Guimarães"

UEFA Cup first round



1st leg	15 September 2005	Vitória 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.... 3-0 Wisla Kraków Wisla Kraków Wisla Krak?w is a Polish football club based in Krak?w, Poland. From 1906-1945 and from 1990-1997 it was known as Sports Society Wisla , after World War II the club became known as Wisla Krak?w....
2nd leg	29 September 2005	Wisla Kraków Wisla Kraków Wisla Krak?w is a Polish football club based in Krak?w, Poland. From 1906-1945 and from 1990-1997 it was known as Sports Society Wisla , after World War II the club became known as Wisla Krak?w.... 0-1 Vitória 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....

UEFA Cup group H



Match One	20 October 2005	Zenit St. Petersburg 2-1 Vitória 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....
Match Three	24 November 2005	Vitória 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.... 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
Match Four	1 December 2005	Sevilla Sevilla FC Sevilla F?tbol Club is a Spain professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. The club was established on October 14 1905, making it the oldest football club from Seville, and the second oldest from Andalusia.... 3-1 Vitória 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....
Match Five	14 December 2005	Vitória 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.... 1-3 Besiktas Besiktas J.K. Besiktas Jimnastik Kul?b? is a professional sports club based in Besiktas district in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1903, and registered 13 January 1910, it is the first registered sports club in Turkey....

Cup of Portugal

FC Porto won their 17th Portuguese Cup after beating Vitória FC

Vitória FC

Vit?ria Futebol Clube is a Portugal sports club from Set?bal. Popularly known as Vit?ria de Set?bal...
(Setúbal) 1-0 on May 14th, 2006.

Round of 16 to Final

League of Honour

Promoted and relegated teams

These teams were relegated from the SuperLiga Galp Energia at the start of the season:

Gil Vicente F.C.
Gil Vicente F.C.

Gil Vicente Futebol Clube , founded in 1924, is a Portugal football club, that plays in Barcelos. It is named after the Portugal playwright of the Gil Vicente....
(12th placed, relegated in sport courts)
Moreirense FC
Moreirense FC

Moreirense Futebol Clube, founded in 1938, is a Portugal football club that plays in Guimar?es, Guimar?es municipality, in Minho Portugal....
(16th placed)
GD Estoril-Praia
GD Estoril-Praia

Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia , founded in 1939, is a Portugal sports club that plays in Estoril, Municipality of Cascais, District of Lisbon. Its football and basketball sections have been in and out of the major Portuguese divisions....
(17th placed)
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....
(18th placed)

These teams were promoted from the Portuguese Second Division B

Portuguese Second Division

FC Vizela (Northern Zone champion)
Sporting C. da Covilhã (Central Zone champion)
FC Barreirense
FC Barreirense

Futebol Clube Barreirense is a Portuguese institution founded in 11 April 1911. The club is a multi-sports but the main sports are football and basketball....
(Southern Zone champion)

Final standings

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
1	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	18	14	2	45	18	+27	68
2	C. Desportivo das Aves	34	18	10	6	47	30	+17	64
3	Leixões SC	34	17	11	6	47	19	+28	62
4	Varzim SC Varzim SC Varzim Sport Club is a Portugal football team. It was founded on December 25, 1915 under the name Varzim Foot-Ball Club, and currently plays in the Liga de Honra....	34	13	13	8	47	39	+8	52
5	SC Olhanense SC Olhanense Sporting Clube Olhanense is a sports club from Olh?o, Algarve, Portugal. Football is the most prominent sport at the club. Olhanense currently play in the Liga de Honra, and were the first team from Algarve Football Association to ascend the top division, in 1941....	34	13	13	8	41	28	+13	52
6	CD Santa Clara	34	13	12	9	45	32	+13	51
7	Gondomar SC	34	14	9	11	56	41	+15	51
8	G. Desportivo de Chaves	34	13	11	10	40	36	+4	50
9	GD Estoril-Praia GD Estoril-Praia Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia , founded in 1939, is a Portugal sports club that plays in Estoril, Municipality of Cascais, District of Lisbon. Its football and basketball sections have been in and out of the major Portuguese divisions....	34	11	12	11	44	43	+1	45
10	CD Feirense CD Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense is a Portuguese football team founded on 19th March,1918 from Santa Maria da Feira. Feirense is currently playing the Liga de Honra and finished 14th in the 2007/08 season....	34	12	8	14	44	44	0	44
11	FC Vizela	34	11	11	12	42	48	-6	44
12	Portimonense SC	34	10	13	11	36	36	0	43
13	Moreirense FC Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube, founded in 1938, is a Portugal football club that plays in Guimar?es, Guimar?es municipality, in Minho Portugal....	34	11	9	14	36	37	-1	42
14	Sporting C. da Covilhã	34	10	12	12	37	42	-5	42
15	FC Barreirense FC Barreirense Futebol Clube Barreirense is a Portuguese institution founded in 11 April 1911. The club is a multi-sports but the main sports are football and basketball....	34	8	11	15	31	41	-10	35
16	FC Marco	34	7	8	19	32	63	-31	29
17	AD Ovarense	34	6	7	21	36	72	-36	25
18	FC Maia	34	6	6	22	30	67	-37	24

Promotions and relegations

These teams were promoted to the Liga betandwin.com at the end of the season:

Promotions

Champions SC Beira Mar
2nd placed C. Desportivo das Aves

These teams were relegated to the Second Division

Portuguese Second Division

Relegations

13th placed Moreirense FC
Moreirense FC

Moreirense Futebol Clube, founded in 1938, is a Portugal football club that plays in Guimar?es, Guimar?es municipality, in Minho Portugal....
14th placed Sporting C. da Covilhã
15th placed FC Barreirense
FC Barreirense

Futebol Clube Barreirense is a Portuguese institution founded in 11 April 1911. The club is a multi-sports but the main sports are football and basketball....
16th placed FC Marco
17th placed AD Ovarense
18th placed FC Maia

Top scorers

Only players with at least 10 goals

Place	Scorer	Goals	Team
1.	Cássio Cássio Vargas Barbosa C?ssio Vargas Barbosa also known as C?ssio is a Brazil football player who plays striker. He currently plays for U.D. Leiria in Portugal being loaned at the start of season 2008/2009 from C.D....	20	F.C. Maia F.C. Maia Futebol Clube da Maia is a Portugal Association football founded in 1954. They currently play in the Portuguese Third Division.... /G.D. Chaves
1.		20	Gondomar S.C. Gondomar S.C. Gondomar Sport Clube is a Portugal football club in Gondomar . In the 2006/07 season Gondomar Sport Club had their best ever season in the club's history finishing 5th just behind C.D....
3.		19	F.C. Vizela F.C. Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is an Portugal football club in Vizela....
4.	Fumo Carlos Fumo Gonçalves Carlos Fumo Gon?alves is a Mozambique Football . He currently plays for APEP Pitsilia.Although spent his whole career at Portugal and often in Liga de Honra, he was a regular of the Mozambique national football team....	14	Gondomar S.C. Gondomar S.C. Gondomar Sport Clube is a Portugal football club in Gondomar . In the 2006/07 season Gondomar Sport Club had their best ever season in the club's history finishing 5th just behind C.D....
5.		13	Varzim S.C.
5.	Roma Juliano Laurentino dos Santos Juliano Laurentino dos Santos , commonly known as Roma is a Brazilian association football who plays for Iran Pro League side Foolad F.C.....	13	S.C. Beira-Mar
7.	Nei Claudinei Alexandre Aparecido Claudinei Alexandre Aparecido or simply Nei is a Brazilian striker currently playing for Al-Shabab. His previous club was Naval 1? de Maio in the BWINLIGA, where he played as a striker....	12	Moreirense F.C.
7.	Djalmir Djalmir Vieira Andrade Djalmir Vieira de Andrade is a Brazilian Football . He plays for S.C. Olhanense at Liga de Honra.External links...	12	C.D. Feirense
9.	Ricardo Silva Ricardo Jorge Fernandes da Silva Ricardo Jorge Fernandes da Silva is a Portugal Football who currently plays for Clube Desportivo dos Olivais e Moscavide, as a striker.During his career, spent most in the Liga Vitalis and Portuguese Second Division of Football in Portugal, Silva represented Real Massam?, Vit?ria de Set?bal, S.C....	11	S.C. Olhanense
10.		10	C.D. Santa Clara C.D. Santa Clara Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is an Portugal football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores. To date, it is the only club from the Azores to have competed in the top division of the Portuguese Liga, although they currently compete in the Liga de Honra....
10.	Brasilia Cristiano Pereira de Souza Cristiano Pereira de Souza, also known as Bras?lia is a Brazilian football who plays as a forward for South Korea K-League side Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i....	10	Leixões S.C.

Second Division

Promoted and relegated teams

The organization of the Second Division

Portuguese Second Division

The Portuguese Second Division is the third level of the Portugal football league system.Since the 2005-06 in Portuguese football season the division has been split into four geographical zones.Historically, the competition was divided into two zones , before a new Central Zone was added....
was changed for the 2005-06 season. The name was changed from Second Division B to Second Division, and the Northern, Central and Southern zones were abolished to be replaced by another geographical scheme with 4 alphabetically named series.

Only one team was relegated from the League of Honour at the start of the season:

18th placed Sporting C. de Espinho

16th placed Gondomar SC and 17th placed G. Desportivo de Chaves that would normally be relegated to the Second Division, were allowed to play again in the League of Honour, since 11th placed FC Felgueiras

FC Felgueiras

Futebol Clube de Felgueiras is a Portugal soccer club Felgueiras, north Portugal. Founded on 16 August 1936, it currently plays in the Football in Portugal....
and 13th placed FC Alverca closed their football sections.

These teams were promoted from the Third Division

Portuguese Third Division

The National Championship of the Third Division , often called Third Division is the fourth level of the Portugal Portuguese football league system....
at the start of the season:

Serie A champions GDRC «Os Sandinenses»
Serie A runners-up GD União Torcatense
Serie B champions Aliados FC de Lordelo
Serie B runners-up FC Famalicão
Serie C champions SL Nelas
Serie C runners-up CF União de Coimbra
Serie D champions AD Portomosense
Serie D runners-up UD Rio Maior
Serie E champions SL Benfica B
SL Benfica B

SL Benfica B was the reserve team of Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The Benfica?s reserve team were extinguished in 2006 after just a few years in operation....
Serie E runners-up Real SC
Serie F champions Silves FC
Serie F runner-up Imortal DC
Serie Azores champions (and winner of the playoff) FC Madalena

At the end of the 2004-05 season

2004-05 in Portuguese football

The 2004-05 season saw SL Benfica clinch the SuperLiga Galp Energia title after almost 11 years. The SuperLiga had one of the most competitive years with both Sporting C....
, the winner of the Third Division Serie Azores had to a playoff with the worst placed Azorean

Azores

The Azores is a Portugal archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America....
team in the Second Division B Southern Zone. 13th placed SC Lusitânia lost the first leg 1-2 to Serie Azores champions FC Madalena, but won the second leg 1-0. Because the Portuguese system doesn't apply the away goal rule, the teams went to penalties, in whick Madalena won 5-4.

Meanwhile, Académico de Viseu, that was scheduled to play in the 2005-06 season in the Second Division Series C, decided to quit early in the season, and was accordingly relegated to the district championships

Portuguese District Football Associations

There are twenty-two district Football Associations in Portugal. These organizations are the governing bodies of football in each Districts of Portugal....
. Another entrance in the division was the reserve team Vitória FC "de Setúbal" B.

Final standings

Serie A

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
1	CD Trofense CD Trofense Clube Desportivo Trofense , commonly known just by Trofense, is a List of Portuguese football clubs sports club from the city of Trofa, founded in 1930....	26	15	7	4	44	22	+12	52
2	CF União "da Madeira" União da Madeira Clube de Futebol Uni?o known as Uni?o da Madeira is a Portuguese football club from Funchal, Madeira currently playing in the Portuguese Second Division....	26	13	6	7	28	17	+11	45
3	AD Camacha	26	12	6	8	47	29	+18	42
4	GD Ribeirão	26	11	8	7	18	15	+3	41
5	AD Fafe	26	10	8	8	26	27	-1	38
6	GDRC Sandinenses	26	9	10	7	25	24	+1	37
7	FC Famalicão	25	9	10	7	30	29	+1	37
8	CD Portosantense	26	9	8	9	21	22	-1	35
9	Sporting C. de Braga B	26	9	7	10	24	23	+1	34
10	FC Lixa	26	10	4	12	24	30	-6	34
11	SC Freamunde	26	8	9	9	25	20	+5	33
12	C. Atlético de Valdevez	26	9	6	11	28	35	-7	33
13	Vilaverdense FC	26	7	3	16	26	42	-16	24
14	GD União Torcatense	26	3	4	19	18	49	-31	13

Serie B

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
1	AD Lousada	26	15	6	5	39	22	+17	51
2	Sporting C. de Espinho	26	12	11	3	31	16	+15	47
3	SC Dragões Sandinenses	26	13	6	7	39	24	+15	45
4	USC Paredes	26	11	6	9	33	31	+2	39
5	FC Infesta	26	10	9	8	32	32	0	39
6	FC Porto B	26	10	8	8	28	27	+1	38
7	CD Ribeira Brava	26	9	9	8	30	33	-3	36
8	SC Esmoriz	26	9	7	10	32	34	-2	34
9	AD Pontassolense	26	10	2	14	34	32	+2	32
10	CS Marítimo B	26	9	5	12	34	34	0	32
11	Fiães SC	26	7	9	10	30	32	-2	30
12	Aliados FC de Lordelo	26	7	8	12	26	39	-13	29
13	FC Pedras Rubras	26	7	4	15	20	37	-17	25
14	AD Sanjoanense	26	4	8	14	25	40	-15	20

Serie C

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
1	UD Oliveirense UD Oliveirense Uni?o Desportiva Oliveirense is a sports club from Oliveira de Azem?is, Portugal. The club was founded in 25 October 1922, and fields sports teams in football , UD Oliveirense and Oliveirense ....	26	17	5	4	52	26	+26	56
2	CD Fátima	26	14	8	4	41	18	+23	50
3	GD Tourizense	26	14	5	7	38	22	+16	47
4	FC Pampilhosa	26	12	8	6	36	29	+7	44
5	Abrantes FC	26	13	5	8	38	33	+5	44
6	SL Nelas	26	9	10	7	32	27	+5	37
7	Sporting C. de Pombal	26	9	7	10	34	29	+5	34
8	UD Rio Maior	26	8	10	8	31	32	-1	34
9	SC Penalva do Castelo	26	9	6	11	30	40	-10	33
10	Oliveira do Bairro SC	26	6	12	8	34	35	-1	30
11	Fiães SC	26	7	9	10	30	32	-2	30
12	AD Portomosense	26	5	12	9	26	27	-1	27
13	CF União de Coimbra	26	6	3	17	24	51	-27	21
14	FC Oliveira do Hospital	26	2	6	18	22	53	-31	12

Serie D

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
1	CD Olivais e Moscavide CD Olivais e Moscavide Clube Desportivo Olivais e Moscavide , founded in 1912, is a Portugal football club, that plays on the border between Lisbon's neighbourhood of Santa Maria dos Olivais and the town of Moscavide ....	30	15	9	6	41	24	+17	54
2	Louletano DC	30	15	7	8	55	32	+23	52
3	CD Pinhalnovense	30	15	7	8	35	26	+9	52
4	C. Operário D.	30	15	6	9	42	32	+10	51
5	FC Madalena	30	15	5	10	32	35	-3	50
6	Odivelas FC	30	15	4	11	39	35	+4	49
7	CD Mafra	30	13	8	9	45	38	+7	47
8	SCU Torreense	30	13	4	13	37	35	+2	43
9	Imortal DC	30	12	6	12	50	38	+12	42
10	C. União Micaelense	30	11	8	11	32	30	+2	41
11	SL Benfica B SL Benfica B SL Benfica B was the reserve team of Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The Benfica?s reserve team were extinguished in 2006 after just a few years in operation....	30	11	8	11	40	40	0	41
12	Real SC	30	12	5	13	38	40	-2	41
13	Casa Pia AC	30	12	5	13	45	50	-5	41
14	Vitória FC "de Setúbal" B	30	10	6	14	36	42	-6	36
15	Silves FC	30	5	6	19	34	58	-24	21
16	C. Oriental de Lisboa	30	1	6	23	19	65	-46	9

Promotions and relegations

According to the Portuguese Football Federation

Portuguese Football Federation

The Portuguese Football Federation is the governing body of football in Portugal. It organises the Portuguese Second Division and Portuguese Third Division, the Cup of Portugal, the SuperCup C?ndido de Oliveira, youth levels, women's football, Futsal and also the Portugal national football team and the Portugal women's national football tea...
, only two teams will be promoted to the League of Honour at the end of the season. The champions of Series A will play their Series B counterparts in a playoff, and the same will happen for the champions of Series D and C. The winners will be promoted to the League of Honour.

Lousada (B) vs. Trofense (A)
Olivais e Moscavide (D) vs. Oliveirense (C)

Also according to the Federation, the last 4 of every Series will be relegated to the Third Division. And, if a reserve "B" team is relegated or quits, another additional team will be relegated to the Third Division.

Relegations

Series A

11th placed SC Freamunde
12th placed C. Atlético de Valdevez
13th placed Vilaverdense FC
14th placed GD União Torcatense

Series B

11th placed Fiães SC
12th placed Aliados FC de Lordelo
13th placed FC Pedras Rubras
14th placed AD Sanjoanense

Series C

11th placed AD Portomosense
12th placed S. Benfica e Castelo Branco
13th placed CF União de Coimbra
14th placed FC Oliveira do Hospital

Series D

12th placed Real SC
13th placed Casa Pia AC
14th placed Vitória FC "de Setúbal" B
15th placed Silves FC
16th placed C. Oriental de Lisboa

Portugal national football team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp	Portugal scorers
August 17, 2005	Estádio de São Miguel Estádio de São Miguel Estadio de S?o Miguel is a multi-use stadium in Ponta Delgada, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of CD Santa Clara.... , Ponta Delgada Ponta Delgada Ponta Delgada is a city and municipality on S?o Miguel Island in the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. The city proper has a population of 46,102 and the municipality has a population of 64,516 for a total area of 233.0 km?....	Egypt Egypt national football team The Egypt national football team , nicknamed The Pharaohs, is the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association....	2-0	F	Fernando Meira Fernando Meira Fernando Jos? da Silva Freitas Meira, known as Fernando Meira, , Pronunciation. , is a Portugal football player who currently plays for Turkey club Galatasaray S.K..... , Hélder Postiga Hélder Postiga H?lder Manuel Marques Postiga is a Portugal football who plays as a striker for Sporting Clube de Portugal....
September 3, 2005	Estádio Algarve Estádio Algarve The Est?dio Algarve is an association football stadium in Faro, Portugal, Portugal. The home teams are SC Farense , who play in the Portuguese Third Division and Louletano DC, who plays in the Portuguese Second Division Portuguese Second Division: Serie D .... , Faro Faro Faro may refer to:... -Loulé Loulé Loul? is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 764.2 km? and a total population of 62,295 inhabitants. The city proper has a population of 12,103....	Luxembourg Luxembourg national football team The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. It plays most of its home matches at the Stade Josy Barthel, in Luxembourg City....	6-0	WCQ3	Jorge Andrade Jorge Andrade Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade , Order of Infante D. Henrique, is a Portugal football defender , currently a free agent.... , Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Carvalho Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho, Order of Infante D. Henrique , Pronunciation is a Portugal footballer who currently plays as a central defender for the English Premier League club Chelsea F.C..... , Pauleta Pauleta Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, Order of Infante D. Henrique , nicknamed Pauleta , is a former Portugal professional football , in the striker position.... (2), Simão Sabrosa Simão Sabrosa Sim?o Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa, Order of Infante D. Henrique, commonly known as Sim?o Sabrosa or just Sim?o , is a Portugal football Midfielder#Winger who plays for Atl?tico Madrid and the Portugal national football team.... (2)
September 7, 2005	Lokomotiv Stadium Lokomotiv Stadium (Moscow) Lokomotiv Central Stadium is a football stadium in Moscow, Russia. It is the home stadium of FC Lokomotiv Moscow and will be home to the Russia national football team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.... , Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital and the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia of the Russian Federation. It is also the largest European cities and metropolitan areas, with the Moscow metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world....	Russia Russia national football team The Russia national football team is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of Russia and affiliated with UEFA....	0-0	WCQ3	-
October 8, 2005	Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Estádio Municipal de Aveiro Est?dio Municipal de Aveiro is a football stadium in Aveiro, Portugal. It was designed for Euro 2004 by the architect Tom?s Taveira. It is very colorful and festive-looking.... , Aveiro Aveiro Aveiro is a city of some 73.559 people and a List of municipalities of Portugal in Portugal with a total area of 199.9 km? and a total population of 73,559 inhabitants, and 59,860 electors ....	Liechtenstein Liechtenstein national football team The Liechtenstein national football team is the national football team of Liechtenstein and is controlled by the Liechtenstein Football Association....	2-1	WCQ3	Pauleta Pauleta Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, Order of Infante D. Henrique , nicknamed Pauleta , is a former Portugal professional football , in the striker position.... , Nuno Gomes Nuno Gomes Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, born on 5 July 1976 in Amarante. He is a captain and striker who plays for the Portugal national football team and currently plays for S.L....
October 10, 2005	Estádio do Dragão Estádio do Dragão Est?dio do Drag?o is a football stadium in Porto, Portugal, that has an all-seated capacity of 50,476.The stadium was built as a replacement for FC Porto's old ground, Est?dio das Antas , and as a venue for UEFA Euro 2004.... , Porto Porto Porto , also Oporto in English, is Portugal's second city and capital of the Norte, Portugal NUTS II region. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal....	Latvia Latvia national football team The Latvian national football team is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia and represents the country in international soccer competitions, such as Football World Cup and the European Football Championship....	3-0	WCQ3	Pauleta Pauleta Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, Order of Infante D. Henrique , nicknamed Pauleta , is a former Portugal professional football , in the striker position.... (2), Hugo Viana Hugo Viana Hugo Miguel Ferreira Gomes Viana is a Portugal football currently for Valencia CF, as an attacking midfielder with good set piece and assist skills....
November 12, 2005	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra The Est?dio Cidade de Coimbra is a stadium in Coimbra, Portugal. This stadium belongs to the Coimbra's municipality and is mainly used by the Acad?mica de Coimbra O.A.F.'s soccer team.... , Coimbra Coimbra Coimbra is a city and municipalities of Portugal in Portugal. It served as the country's capital during the First Dynasty and remains home to the University of Coimbra, the oldest academic institution in the Portuguese-speaking world and List of oldest universities in continuous operation....	Croatia Croatia national football team The Croatia national football team represents the Republic of Croatia in international Association football . The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by Slaven Bilic....	2-0	F	Petit, Pauleta Pauleta Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, Order of Infante D. Henrique , nicknamed Pauleta , is a former Portugal professional football , in the striker position....
November 15, 2005	Windsor Park Windsor Park Windsor Park, in Belfast, is the home ground of the Northern Irish soccer club, Linfield F.C.. It is also the home of the Northern Ireland national football team and Irish Cup and Irish League Cup finals.... , Belfast Belfast Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of Devolution#United Kingdom Northern Ireland Executive and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly in Northern Ireland....	Northern Ireland Northern Ireland national football team The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football . In such events, the individual countries of the United Kingdom compete separately, but do not participate in the Olympic Games....	1-1	F	Own goal Own goal An own goal occurs in association football and other goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team....
March 1, 2006	LTU arena LTU Arena The LTU arena is a multifunctional football stadium in D?sseldorf, Germany. It was built from 2002 to 2004 to replace the former Rheinstadion at the same site near the river Rhine.... , Düsseldorf Düsseldorf D?sseldorf is the capital city of the Germany state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is an economic centre of Germany. The city is situated on the River Rhine and has a high population density - the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area has over 10 million inhabitants alone....	Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia national football team The Saudi Arabia national football team is the national team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation. Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia has won the Asian Cup three times and qualified for the Football World Cup four consecutive times ever since debuting at the Football W...	3-0	F	Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, Order of Infante D. Henrique is a Portugal association football who plays as a Midfielder#Winger for English Premier League club Manchester United F.C.... (2), Maniche Maniche Maniche is a Portugal soccer central midfielder who currently plays for Atl?tico Madrid and the Portugal national football team.Known for his teamwork, stamina and powerful shot, he received his nickname after S.L....

KEY: WCQ3 = World Cup Qualification match - Group 3; F = Friendly