Season 1999–2000 Dates 20 Aug 1999 – 14 May 2000 Matches played 306 | Champions Sporting CP17th title Goals scored 739 | |
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Champion Sporting Clube de Portugal Similar 2005–06 Primeira Liga, 2007–08 Primeira Liga, 2008–09 Primeira Liga, 2010–11 Primeira Liga, 1990–91 Primeira Divisão | ||
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.
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Sporting won their first Championship in 18 years (since 1981–82) and qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League group stage, along with Porto, who qualified for the third 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.
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.
Results
Source: Foradejogo (Portuguese)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.