2000–01 Primeira Liga

Primeira Liga
Season	2000–01
Champions	Boavista; 1st title
Relegated	Campomaiorense; Desportivo das Aves; Estrela da Amadora
Champions League	Boavista (group stage) ; Porto (third qualifying round)
UEFA Cup	Sporting CP (first round) ; Marítimo (qualifying round)
Matches played	306
Goals scored	807 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer	Pena (22 goals)
Biggest home win	Porto 6–0 Alverca ; (30 October 2000)
Biggest away win	Campomaiorense 0–5 Porto ; (18 September 2000)
Highest scoring	Braga 3–5 União de Leiria ; (27 May 2001)
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 →

Template:2000–01 football in Portugal The 2000–01 Primeira Liga was the 67th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 19 August 2000 with a match between Braga and Vitória de Guimarães, and ended on 27 May 2001. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Sporting CP as the defending champions.

Boavista won the league for the first time and qualified for the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League group stage, along with Porto, who qualified for the third round. Sporting and Marítimo qualified for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Campomaiorense, Desportivo das Aves and Estrela da Amadora were relegated to the Segunda Liga. Pena was the top scorer with 22 goals.

Promotion and relegation

Vitória de Setúbal, Rio Ave and Santa Clara, were consigned to the Segunda Liga following their final classification in 1999-00 season.

The other three teams were replaced by Paços de Ferreira, Beira-Mar and Desportivo das Aves from the Segunda Liga.

Location of teams in Primeira Liga 2000-01 (Mainland)

Location of teams in Primeira Liga 2000-01 (Madeira)

Team	Head Coach	City	Stadium	1999–00 finish
Alverca	Jesualdo Ferreira	Alverca	Complexo do Alverca	11th
Beira-Mar	António Sousa	Aveiro	Estádio Mário Duarte	2nd in Divisão de Honra
Belenenses	Marinho Peres	Lisbon	Estádio do Restelo	12th
Benfica	Jupp Heynckes	Lisbon	Estádio da Luz	3rd
Boavista	Jaime Pacheco	Porto	Estádio do Bessa	4th
Braga	Manuel Cajuda	Braga	Estádio Primeiro de Maio	9th
Campomaiorense	Carlos Manuel	Campo Maior	Estádio Capitão Cesar Correia	13th
Desportivo das Aves	Prof. Neca	Vila das Aves	Estádio do CD das Aves	3rd in Divisão de Honra
Estrela da Amadora	Quinito	Amadora	Estádio José Gomes	8th
Farense	Manuel Balela	Faro	Estádio de São Luís	14th
Marítimo	Nelo Vingada	Funchal	Estádio dos Barreiros	6th
Paços de Ferreira	José Mota	Paços de Ferreira	Estádio da Mata Real	1st in Divisão de Honra
Porto	Fernando Santos	Porto	Estádio das Antas	2nd
Salgueiros	Vítor Manuel	Porto	Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro	15th
Sporting	Augusto Inácio	Lisbon	Estádio José Alvalade	1st
União de Leiria	Manuel José	Leiria	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa	10th
Vitória de Guimarães	Paulo Autuori	Guimarães	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques	7th

Team	Outgoing manager	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Benfica	Jupp Heynckes	18 September 2000	7th	José Mourinho	20 September 2000
Vitória de Guimarães	Paulo Autuori	18 November 2000	12th	Álvaro Magalhães	19 November 2000
Sporting	Augusto Inácio	25 November 2000	2nd	Fernando Mendes	26 November 2000
Desportivo das Aves	Prof. Neca	3 December 2000	16th	Carlos Carvalhal	4 December 2000
Benfica	José Mourinho	5 December 2000	6th	Toni	6 December 2000
Sporting	Fernando Mendes	21 January 2001	3rd	Manuel Fernandes	22 January 2001
Estrela da Amadora	Quinito	26 January 2001	18th	Carlos Brito	27 January 2001
Vitória de Guimarães	Álvaro Magalhães	26 February 2001	14th	Augusto Inácio	27 February 2001
Campomaiorense	Carlos Manuel	11 March 2001	15th	Diamantino Miranda	12 March 2001

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Pena	Porto	22
2	van Hooijdonk	Benfica	19
3	Rafael	Paços de Ferreira	17
4	João Tomás	Benfica	17
4	Hassan	Farense	17
6	Fehér	Braga	14
6	Beto Acosta	Sporting	14
8	Marcão	Belenenses	13
8	Derlei	União de Leiria	13
10	Zé Roberto	Braga	12