1999–2000 in Portuguese football

1999-2000 Portuguese football season.

Portuguese Liga[edit]

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.

Promoted teams[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	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^[a]	Relegation to Segunda Liga
17	Rio Ave (R)	34	8	9	17	34	54	−20	33^[b]
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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Vitória de Setúbal: 4 points
^ Rio Ave: 1 point

References[edit]

[table_hth_VSE0.4482676384264-1] Vitória de Setúbal: 4 points

[table_hth_RAV0.4482676384264-2] Rio Ave: 1 point

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Domestic leagues	Primeira Liga Segunda Liga Segunda Divisão B Terceira Divisão
Domestic cups	Taça de Portugal (Final) Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
European competitions	Champions League UEFA Cup
Club seasons
Primeira Liga	Alverca Belenenses Benfica Boavista Braga Campomaiorense Estrela da Amadora Farense Gil Vicente Marítimo Porto Rio Ave Salgueiros Santa Clara Sporting CP União de Leiria Vitória de Guimarães Vitória de Setúbal
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