2005–06 in Portuguese football

The 2005–06 season in Portuguese football saw Porto, led by Co Adriaanse, clinch their 21st title and win the Taça de Portugal. Sporting CP secured second place, which gave them a direct entrance into the next season's UEFA Champions League. Benfica had a disappointing season, although they returned to the spotlight of European football with a good run in the Champions League, reaching the quarter-finals. Braga and Nacional challenged Sporting CP, Benfica and Porto for a major part of the season. Nacional, in particular, broke up "Big Three" for most of the season, defeating Sporting 2–1 at home in a memorable victory before ultimately falling away towards the end of the season. Braga finished the season in fourth place and Nacional finished fifth on the table after having slipped all the way to seventh at one point. Two famous Portuguese clubs, Vitória de Guimarães and Belenenses, were relegated. Also of note was the suspension of Benfica midfielder Nuno Assis after testing positive for a banned substance in a league match . This positive test has been challenged very aggressively by Benfica's management, as the tests seem to have failed to follow proper procedures , as 72 hours passed between the collection of the sample and the tests. Early in the season, Benfica won the SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira in a match against previous cup winner Vitória de Setúbal. In European club competitions, Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League after eliminating Manchester United in the group phase and title-holders Liverpool in the last-32, only to be eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual Champions Barcelona. Meanwhile, Porto had a relatively poor European season, failing to qualify through the group stage and finishing fourth in their group, missing out in a spot in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup final phase. Sporting was eliminated in the third qualifying round of the Champions League by Udinese and, after demotion to qualification for the UEFA Cup, was eliminated at the hands of Halmstads BK. All Portuguese teams failed to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Cup save for Vitória de Guimarães, which surpassed Wisła Kraków but failed to progress past the group stages. In international football, the Portugal national team secured a place in Germany's 2006 FIFA World Cup, where they were grouped alongside Mexico, Iran and newcomer Angola. Honours CompetitionWinnerLigaPortoTaça de PortugalPortoPortuguese SuperCupBenficaLiga de HonraBeira-MarSegunda DivisãoTrofense (A)Lousada (B)Oliveirense (C)Olivais e Moscavide (D)Terceira DivisãoMaria da Fonte (A)Vila Meã (B)União Lamas (C)Eléctrico(D)Atlético CP (E)Estrela (F)Lusitânia (Azores) Liga 2005–06 Primeira Liga Promoted teams These teams were promoted from the Liga de Honra at the start of the season: Paços de Ferreira (champion) Naval 1° de Maio (2nd placed) Estrela da Amadora (3rd placed) Final standings UEFA competitions and relegations These teams were qualified for the UEFA competitions of 2006-07: UEFA Champions League Champions Porto (group stage) 2nd place Sporting CP (group stage) 3rd place Benfica (third qualifying round) UEFA Cup 4th place Braga (first round) 5th place Nacional (first round) Cup finalist Vitória de Setúbal These teams were relegated to the League of Honour at the end of the season: Relegations 12th place Gil Vicente (relegated in sport courts) 16th place Rio Ave 17th place Vitória de Guimarães 18th place Penafiel The SuperLiga will be reduced from 18 to 16 teams for 2006–07. To accommodate this, four teams were relegated from the SuperLiga, with only two promoted from the Liga da Honra. Top scorers 1 Albert Meyong (Belenenses) 17 2 João Tomás (Braga) 15 2 Liédson (Sporting CP) 15 2 Nuno Gomes (Benfica) 15 5 André Pinto (Nacional) 14 6 Joeano (Académica) 13 7 Marek Saganowski (Vitória de Guimarães) 12 8 Alexandre Goulart (Nacional) 11 9 Gaúcho (Rio Ave) 10 9 Lucho González (Porto) 10 UEFA competitions Sporting CP UEFA Champions League third qualifying round 1st leg 10 August 2005 Sporting CP 0–1 Udinese 2nd leg 23 August 2005 Udinese 3–2 Sporting CP UEFA Cup first round 1st leg 15 September 2005 Halmstad BK 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2nd leg 29 September 2005 Sporting CP 2–3 Halmstad BK(a.e.t.) Porto UEFA Champions League group H Match One 13 September 2005 Rangers 3–2 Porto Match Two 28 September 2005 Porto 2–3 Artmedia Bratislava Match Three 19 October 2005 Porto 2–0 Internazionale Match Four 1 November 2005 Internazionale 2–1 Porto Match Five 23 November 2005 Porto 1–1 Rangers Match Six 6 December 2005 Artmedia Bratislava 0–0 Porto Benfica UEFA Champions League group D Match One 14 September 2005 Benfica 1–0 Lille Match Two 27 September 2005 Manchester United 2–1 Benfica Match Three 18 October 2005 Villarreal 1–1 Benfica Match Four 2 November 2005 Benfica 0–1 Villarreal Match Five 22 November 2005 Lille 0–0 Benfica Match Six 7 December 2005 Benfica 2–1 Manchester United UEFA Champions League first knockout round 1st leg 21 February 2006 Benfica 1–0 Liverpool 2nd leg 8 March 2006 Liverpool 0–2 Benfica UEFA Champions League quarter-finals 1st leg 28 March 2006 Benfica 0–0 Barcelona 2nd leg 5 April 2006 Barcelona 2–0 Benfica Braga UEFA Cup first round 1st leg 15 September 2005 Red Star Belgrade 0–0 Braga 2nd leg 29 September 2005 Braga 1–1 Red Star Belgrade Vitória de Setúbal UEFA Cup first round 1st leg 15 September 2005 Vitória de Setúbal 1–1 Sampdoria 2nd leg 29 September 2005 Sampdoria 1–0 Vitória de Setúbal Vitória de Guimarães UEFA Cup first round 1st leg 15 September 2005 Vitória de Guimarães 3–0 Wisła Kraków 2nd leg 29 September 2005 Wisła Kraków 0–1 Vitória de Guimarães UEFA Cup group H Match One 20 October 2005 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 Vitória de Guimarães Match Three 24 November 2005 Vitória de Guimarães 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Match Four 1 December 2005 Sevilla 3–1 Vitória de Guimarães Match Five 14 December 2005 Vitória de Guimarães 1–3 Beşiktaş Cup of Portugal Porto won their 17th Portuguese Cup after beating Vitória de Setúbal) 1–0 on 14 May 2006. Round of 16 to Final Round of 16 Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final 1 Porto - - bye - 1 Sporting CP 2 2B Paredes 1 1 Marítimo 3 3 Vila Meã 0 2 Desportivo das Aves 1 1 Académica 2 1 Vitória de Guimarães 2 2B Oliveirense 0 1 Estrela da Amadora 0 1 Boavista 1 2B Lixa 0 1 Vitória de Setúbal 2 1 Benfica (pen.) 0 (5) 1 Nacional 0 (3) 1 Académica 0 1 Sporting CP 2 1 Marítimo 1 (1) 1 Porto (a.e.t.) 1 (2) 1 Benfica 0 1 Vitória de Guimarães 1 1 Vitória de Setúbal (aet) 1 (2) 1 Boavista 1 (1) 1 Porto (PEN) 1 (5) 1 Sporting CP 1 (4) 1 Vitória de Setúbal (PEN) 1 (3) 1 Vitória de Guimarães 1 (2) 1 Porto 1 1 Vitória de Setúbal 0 Liga de Honra 2005–06 Liga de Honra Promoted and relegated teams These teams were relegated from the Primeira Liga at the start of the season: Gil Vicente (12th placed, relegated in sport courts) Moreirense (16th placed) Estoril (17th placed) Beira-Mar (18th placed) These teams were promoted from the Portuguese Second Division B at the start of the season: FC Vizela (Northern Zone champion) Sporting Covilhã (Central Zone champion) FC Barreirense (Southern Zone champion) Final standings Promotions and relegations These teams were promoted to the Liga betandwin.com at the end of the season: Promotions Champions Beira-Mar 2nd placed Desportivo das Aves These teams were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the season: Relegations 13th placed Moreirense 14th placed Sporting Covilhã 15th placed Barreirense 16th placed Marco 17th placed Ovarense 18th placed Maia Top scorers Only players with at least 10 goals PlaceScorerGoalsTeam1.Brazil Cássio20Maia/ChavesPortugal Nuno SousaGondomar3.Portugal Bock19Vizela4.Mozambique Fumo14Gondomar5.Brazil Cícero13VarzimBrazil RomaBeira-Mar7.Brazil Nei12MoreirenseBrazil DjalmirFeirense9.Portugal Ricardo Silva11Olhanense10.Portugal Basílio Almeida10Santa ClaraBrazil BrasíliaLeixões Second Division 2005–06 Segunda Divisão Promoted and relegated teams The organization of the Second Division was changed for the 2005-06 season. The name was changed from Second Division B to Second Division, and the Northern, Central and Southern zones were abolished to be replaced by another geographical scheme with 4 alphabetically named series. Only one team was relegated from the League of Honour at the start of the season: 18th placed Espinho 16th placed Gondomar and 17th placed Chaves that would normally be relegated to the Second Division, were allowed to play again in the League of Honour, since 11th placed Felgueiras and 13th placed Alverca closed their football sections. These teams were promoted from the Terceira Divisão at the start of the season: Serie A champions GDRC «Os Sandinenses» Serie A runners-up GD União Torcatense Serie B champions Aliados Lordelo F.C. Serie B runners-up FC Famalicão Serie C champions SL Nelas Serie C runners-up CF União de Coimbra Serie D champions AD Portomosense Serie D runners-up UD Rio Maior Serie E champions S.L. Benfica B Serie E runners-up Real Sport Clube Serie F champions Silves FC Serie F runner-up Imortal DC Serie Azores champions (and winner of the playoff) FC Madalena At the end of the 2004-05 season, the winner of the Third Division Serie Azores had to a playoff with the worst placed Azorean team in the Second Division B Southern Zone. 13th placed SC Lusitânia lost the first leg 1-2 to Serie Azores champions FC Madalena, but won the second leg 1-0. Because the Portuguese system doesn't apply the away goal rule, the teams went to penalties, in which Madalena won 5-4. Meanwhile, Académico de Viseu, that was scheduled to play in the 2005-06 season in the Second Division Series C, decided to quit early in the season, and was accordingly relegated to the district championships. Another entrance in the division was the reserve team Vitória FC "de Setúbal" B. Final standings Série A Série A Série B Série B Série C Série C Série D Série D Promotion and relegation According to the Portuguese Football Federation, only two teams will be promoted to the League of Honour at the end of the season. The champions of Series A will play their Series B counterparts in a playoff, and the same will happen for the champions of Series D and C. The winners will be promoted to the League of Honour. Lousada (B) vs. Trofense (A) Olivais e Moscavide (D) vs. Oliveirense (C) Also according to the Federation, the last 4 of every Series will be relegated to the Third Division. And, if a reserve "B" team is relegated or quits, another additional team will be relegated to the Third Division. Relegations Series A 11th placed S.C. Freamunde 12th placed C. Atlético de Valdevez 13th placed Vilaverdense FC 14th placed GD União Torcatense Series B 11th placed Fiães SC 12th placed Aliados Lordelo F.C. 13th placed FC Pedras Rubras 14th placed A.D. Sanjoanense Series C 11th placed AD Portomosense 12th placed Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco 13th placed CF União de Coimbra 14th placed F.C. Oliveira do Hospital Series D 12th placed Real Sport Clube 13th placed Casa Pia AC 14th placed Vitória FC "de Setúbal" B 15th placed Silves FC 16th placed Oriental de Lisboa Portugal national team DateVenueOpponentsScoreCompPortugal scorersAugust 17, 2005Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta DelgadaEgypt2–0FFernando Meira, Hélder PostigaSeptember 3, 2005Estádio Algarve, Faro-LouléLuxembourg6–0WCQ3Jorge Andrade, Ricardo Carvalho, Pauleta (2), Simão (2)September 7, 2005Lokomotiv Stadium, MoscowRussia0–0WCQ3 -October 8, 2005Estádio Municipal de Aveiro, AveiroLiechtenstein2–1WCQ3Pauleta, Nuno GomesOctober 10, 2005Estádio do Dragão, PortoLatvia3–0WCQ3Pauleta (2), Hugo VianaNovember 12, 2005Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, CoimbraCroatia2–0FPetit, PauletaNovember 15, 2005Windsor Park, BelfastNorthern Ireland1–1FOwn goalMarch 1, 2006LTU arena, DüsseldorfSaudi Arabia3–0FCristiano Ronaldo (2), Maniche KEY: WCQ3 = World Cup Qualification match - Group 3; F = Friendly References Category:Seasons in Portuguese football Portugal Football Football