1999–2000_Primeira_Liga

1999–2000 Primeira Liga

1999–2000 Primeira Liga

66th season of top-tier Portuguese football


The 1999–2000 Primeira Liga was the 66th season of top-tier football in Portugal. The competition was renamed Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Liga (National Championship of the First League), Primeira Liga for short, after the Portuguese League for Professional Football took control of the two top nationwide leagues in 1999. It started on 20 August 1999 and ended on 14 May 2000. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Porto as the defending champions.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

Sporting won their first Championship in 18 years (since 1981–82) and qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League first group stage, along with Porto, who qualified for the third qualifying round. Benfica, Boavista, qualified for the UEFA Cup; in opposite, Vitória de Setúbal, Rio Ave and Santa Clara were relegated to the Segunda Liga. Mário Jardel was the top scorer with 38 goals.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Segunda Liga

Beira-Mar, Chaves and Académica, were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1998–99 season.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

The other three teams were replaced by Gil Vicente, Belenenses and Santa Clara from the Liga de Honra.

Teams

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Location of teams in Madeira in the 1999–2000 Primeira Liga
Location of teams in Azores in the 1999–2000 Primeira Liga

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Vitória de Setúbal: 4 points
  2. Rio Ave: 1 point

Results

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

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...

References

  1. "1999–2000 Primeira Liga streaks". Whoscored. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  2. "Treinadores". Infordesporto. Archived from the original on 19 May 2001. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. "Mirko Jozic abandona o Sporting". Record (in Portuguese). 7 June 1999. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. Filipe, Carlos; Queiroz, Manuel (16 June 1999). "O seu lema é o trabalho". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  5. "Allenatori lo Sporting Lisbona esonera Materazzi". La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). 28 September 1999. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  6. "Beckham to be quizzed about this behaviour". New Straits Times. 29 September 1999. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  7. "Vítor Manuel sucede a Dito no Salgueiros". Record (in Portuguese). 10 November 1999. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  8. "Goleadores – Top 100". Infordesporto (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 May 2001. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

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