1998–99_Primeira_Divisão

1998–99 Primeira Divisão

1998–99 Primeira Divisão

65th season of top-tier Portuguese football


The 1998–99 Primeira Divisão was the 65th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 23 August 1998 with a match between Chaves and Académica Coimbra, and ended on 30 May 1999. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Porto as the defending champions.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

Porto won the league and qualified for the 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League group stage, along with Boavista, who qualified for the third round. With the extinction of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the Taça de Portugal winner qualified for the UEFA Cup, so Beira-Mar joined Benfica, Sporting CP and Vitória de Setúbal in the 1999-2000 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Beira-Mar, Chaves and Académica Coimbra were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Mário Jardel was the top scorer with 36 goals.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Liga de Honra

Leça, Varzim and Belenenses, were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1997–98 season.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

The other three teams were replaced by União de Leiria, Beira-Mar, Alverca from the Liga de Honra.

Teams

[1]

Stadia and locations

Location of teams in Primeira Divisão 1998-99 (Madeira)

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd head-to-head, 3rd goals average
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Beira-Mar qualified for the UEFA Cup as Portuguese Cup winners

Results

More information Home \ Away, ACA ...
Source: Foradejogo (in Portuguese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...

Source: Footballzz[2]

See also


References

  1. "Teams". Footballzz.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Primeira Divisão 1998-99 – Top Scorers". Footballzz. Retrieved 22 May 2015.

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