2000–01 in Portuguese football

The 2000–01 Primeira Liga was the 67th edition of the top flight of Portuguese soccer. It started on 19 August 2000 and ended on 27 May 2001. Boavista won their first league title, becoming only the second club outside the traditional "Big Three" (Benfica, Porto, Sporting CP) to win the championship.The Rise and Fall of Boavista https://breakingthelines.com/historical/the-rise-and-fall-of-boavista/ Breaking The Lines 6 August 2021 5 September 2025Boavista: The Rise And Fall Of Portugal’s Last Champion Outside The Big Three https://thetrivelaeffect.com/boavista-the-rise-and-fall-of-portugals-last-champion-outside-the-big-three/ The Trivela Effect 2021 5 September 2025 Three teams were promoted from the Segunda Liga: Paços de Ferreira, Beira-Mar, and Desportivo das Aves. They replaced Vitória de Setúbal, Rio Ave, and Santa Clara, who were relegated after the 1999–2000 season.Portugal » Primeira Liga 2000/2001 » Teams https://www.worldfootball.net/players/performance/por-primeira-liga-2000-2001/ WorldFootball.net 5 September 2025November 2025 medicmedic Teams The following 18 teams competed in the Primeira Liga during the 2000–01 season: Alverca Beira-Mar Belenenses Benfica Boavista Braga Campomaiorense Desportivo das Aves Estrela da Amadora Farense Gil Vicente Marítimo Paços de Ferreira Porto Salgueiros Sporting CP União de Leiria Vitória de Guimarães League table Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Boavista 34 23 7 4 63 22 +41 76 2 Porto 34 22 8 4 74 28 +46 74 3 Sporting CP 34 20 8 6 65 30 +35 68 4 Marítimo 34 15 10 9 45 38 +7 55 5 Vitória de Guimarães 34 15 9 10 48 40 +8 54 6 União de Leiria 34 14 10 10 46 39 +7 52 7 Braga 34 13 11 10 42 37 +5 50 8 Gil Vicente 34 13 9 12 41 43 −2 48 9 Benfica 34 12 11 11 44 39 +5 47 10 Belenenses 34 11 10 13 38 42 −4 43 11 Salgueiros 34 10 11 13 36 45 −9 41 12 Farense 34 10 10 14 33 47 −14 40 13 Paços de Ferreira 34 9 11 14 34 46 −12 38 14 Beira-Mar 34 9 10 15 32 48 −16 37 15 Alverca 34 9 9 16 30 50 −20 36 16 Estrela da Amadora 34 8 11 15 29 49 −20 35 17 Desportivo das Aves 34 7 10 17 28 55 −27 31 18 Campomaiorense 34 6 9 19 27 58 −31 27Portugal 2000/01 http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/port01.html RSSSF 5 September 2025 Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Pena Porto 22 2 Pierre van Hooijdonk Benfica 20 3 Rafael Paços de Ferreira 17 4 João Tomás Benfica 16 4 Hassan Nader Farense 16 6 Alberto Acosta Sporting CP 14 6 Miklós Fehér Braga 14 8 Derlei União de Leiria 13 8 Marcão Belenenses 13 10 Edmilson Braga 11 10 Elpídio Silva Boavista 11 10 Gaúcho Estrela da Amadora 11Primeira Liga Top Scorers 2000/2001 https://www.topscorersfootball.com/primeira-liga/season-2000/2001 TopScorersFootball.com 5 September 2025 Goalkeeper stats Player Club Clean sheets Matches played Ricardo Boavista 17 34 Vítor Baía Porto 15 33 Peter Schmeichel Sporting CP 14 32 Nuno Santos Sporting CP 12 28 Marco Tábuas Paços de Ferreira 11 31 Paulo Santos Braga 10 30 Jorge Baptista Gil Vicente 9 29 Moretto Salgueiros 8 28 Rui Correia Benfica 8 27November 2025 Stadiums and locations Club Stadium City Capacity Alverca Complexo Desportivo de Alverca Alverca do Ribatejo 5,000 Beira-Mar Estádio Mário Duarte Aveiro 12,000 Belenenses Estádio do Restelo Lisbon 30,000 Benfica Estádio da Luz Lisbon 52,000 Boavista Estádio do Bessa Porto 28,000 Braga Estádio Primeiro de Maio Braga 28,800 Campomaiorense Estádio Capitão César Correia Campo Maior 8,000 Desportivo das Aves Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves Vila das Aves 5,000 Estrela da Amadora Estádio José Gomes Amadora 15,000 Farense Estádio de São Luís Faro 12,000 Gil Vicente Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo Barcelos 12,000 Marítimo Estádio dos Barreiros Funchal (Madeira) 10,600 Paços de Ferreira Estádio da Mata Real Paços de Ferreira 5,250 Porto Estádio das Antas Porto 48,000 Salgueiros Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Porto 11,000 Sporting CP Estádio José Alvalade (old) Lisbon 52,000 União de Leiria Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Leiria 23,000 Vitória de Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Guimarães 30,000Primeira Liga Stadiums & Stats https://www.football-stadiums.co.uk/leagues/primeira-liga/ Football-Stadiums.co.uk 5 September 2025 Awards Player of the Season: Ricardo (Boavista) Manager of the Season: Jaime Pacheco (Boavista) Young Player of the Season: Hugo Viana (Sporting CP) Top Scorer: Pena (Porto) – 22 goals Goalkeeper of the Season: Ricardo (Boavista) – 17 clean sheets Breakthrough Player: Derlei (União de Leiria)September 2025 Notable matches and events Boavista 3–0 Sporting CP (Round 1): A dominant season opener that signaled Boavista's title ambitions. Porto 6–0 Alverca (30 October 2000): The biggest home win of the season. Campomaiorense 0–5 Porto (18 September 2000): The biggest away win of the season. Braga 3–5 União de Leiria (27 May 2001): Highest-scoring match of the season, played on the final day. Benfica 2–2 Sporting CP (Lisbon Derby, Round 28): A thrilling draw that dented Sporting's title hopes. Boavista clinches title (Round 33): Boavista secured the championship with a 3–1 win over Desportivo das Aves. Benfica finishes 6th: Marked the club's lowest-ever finish in Primeira Liga history. Relegation drama: Campomaiorense, Desportivo das Aves, and Estrela da Amadora were relegated after a tense final month.September 2025 Promotion and relegation At the end of the 1999–2000 season, the following teams were relegated from the Primeira Liga to the Segunda Liga: Vitória de Setúbal Rio Ave Santa Clara They were replaced by the top three teams from the 1999–2000 Segunda Liga: F.C. Paços de Ferreira S.C. Beira-Mar Desportivo das Aves At the end of the 2000–01 season, the following teams were relegated to the Segunda Liga: S.C. Campomaiorense Desportivo das Aves Estrela da AmadoraSeptember 2025 Team of the Season Based on performance, consistency, and impact, the following players were widely recognized as part of the 2000–01 Primeira Liga Team of the Season: Position Player Club GK Ricardo Boavista RB Frechaut Boavista CB Pedro Emanuel Boavista CB Jorge Costa Porto LB Rui Jorge Sporting CP DM Petit Boavista CM Erwin Sánchez Boavista CM Hugo Viana Sporting CP RW Martelinho Boavista LW Duda Boavista ST Pena Porto Legacy Boavista's 2000–01 title win remains one of the most iconic moments in Portuguese football history. They became the first club outside the “Big Three” to win the league since Belenenses in 1945–46. Despite their success, Boavista struggled to maintain momentum. Financial issues and mismanagement led to their relegation in later years. Still, their 2000–01 season is remembered as a symbol of possibility in a league long dominated by giants. Boavista: The Rise And Fall Of Portugal’s Last Champion Outside The Big Three https://thetrivelaeffect.com/boavista-the-rise-and-fall-of-portugals-last-champion-outside-the-big-three/ The Trivela Effect 5 September 2025 European competitions Following the 2000–01 season, Portuguese clubs qualified for the following UEFA competitions: Boavista: Qualified for the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League group stage. Porto: Entered the second qualifying round of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League. Sporting CP: Qualified for the 2001–02 UEFA Cup, exited in the first round. Marítimo: Entered the UEFA Cup via domestic cup qualification. UEFA Club Competitions 2000–01 https://pt.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/seasons/2000/clubs/ UEFA.com 5 September 2025 References Category:Seasons in Portuguese football Football Football