1999–2000 in Portuguese football

1999-2000 Portuguese football season.

Portuguese Liga

The 1999/2000 season of the Portuguese First Division began on August 20, 1999, and ended on May 14. Sporting CP became champions for the first time in eighteen years.

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 (17th placed)
  • CD Santa Clara (18th placed)

Primeira Liga

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sporting CP (C) 34 23 8 3 57 22 +35 77 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Porto 34 22 7 5 66 26 +40 73 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Benfica 34 21 6 7 58 33 +25 69 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Boavista 34 16 7 11 40 31 +9 55 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5 Gil Vicente 34 14 11 9 48 34 +14 53
6 Marítimo 34 13 11 10 42 36 +6 50
7 Vitória de Guimarães 34 14 6 14 48 43 +5 48
8 Estrela da Amadora 34 10 15 9 40 35 +5 45
9 Braga 34 12 7 15 44 45 1 43
10 Leiria 34 10 12 12 31 35 4 42
11 Alverca 34 11 8 15 39 48 9 41
12 Belenenses 34 9 13 12 36 38 2 40
13 Campomaiorense 34 10 6 18 31 51 20 36
14 Farense 34 8 11 15 35 60 25 35
15 Salgueiros 34 9 7 18 30 49 19 34
16 Vitória de Setúbal (R) 34 9 6 19 25 49 24 33[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to Segunda Liga
17 Rio Ave (R) 34 8 9 17 34 54 20 33[lower-alpha 2]
18 Santa Clara (R) 34 7 10 17 35 50 15 31
Source: Infordesporto
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Vitória de Setúbal: 4 points
  2. Rio Ave: 1 point
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