2006–07 in Portuguese football

The 2006–07 season marked a pivotal moment in the history of Portuguese football. The national team experienced a transition, marking the departure of the so-called 'golden generation' that was spearheaded by Luis Figo. This shift in personnel coincided with the emergence of a new era, centred around the core of the Cristiano Ronaldo. Concurrently, several prominent domestic clubs were grappling with financial constraints and the outflow of talent, leading to a decline in the overall influence of the Primeira Liga. However, the fundamental structure of the Big Three remained largely intact. This period laid the foundation for the revival of Portuguese football in the 2010s. Events August 9, 2006 - Co Adriaanse resigns as manager of Porto August 16, 2006 - Jesualdo Ferreira is announced as the new manager of the champions Porto August 19, 2006 - Porto defeats Vitória de Setúbal 3–0 in Leiria to win the SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira with Rui Barros commanding the team August 23, 2006 - Courts confirm that Belenenses will play in the Primeira Liga instead of Gil Vicente due to the Mateus affair. The following days witnessed much controversy: the day the league started, it was still not known which teams would play in the major league. August 25-August 28, 2006 - The Primeira Liga and Liga de Honra seasons begin. September 1, 2006 - The Portugal national team plays its first game since the 2006 FIFA World Cup, against Denmark September 3, 2006 - The Taça de Portugal and the Second Division seasons begin. September 10, 2006 - The Terceira Divisão season begins September 17, 2006 - The Serie Azores of the Third Division begins in the archipelago of the Azores Transfer deals Major summer transfers The summer transfer window runs from the end of the previous season until 31 August. May 13, 2006 Adriano from Cruzeiro to Porto, €1.2M fee May 17, 2006 Hilário from Nacional to Chelsea, free transfer May 21, 2006 Diego from Porto to Werder Bremen, €6M May 25, 2006 Rui Costa from Milan to Benfica, free transfer May 27, 2006 Zé Castro from Académica to Atlético Madrid, undisclosed fee June 2, 2006 João Pinto from Boavista to Braga, free transfer June 6, 2006 Geovanni from Benfica to Cruzeiro, €1.5M June 7, 2006 Przemysław Kaźmierczak from Pogoń Szczecin to Boavista, on loan June 13, 2006 Roland Linz from Austria Wien to Boavista, undisclosed fee June 22, 2006 Pontus Farnerud from Strasbourg to Sporting CP, free transfer Kostas Katsouranis from AEK Athens to Benfica, €2M July 4, 2006 Carlos Paredes from Reggina to Sporting CP July 9, 2006 Mário Jardel from Goiás to Beira-Mar July 11, 2006 Laurent Robert from Benfica to Levante Tarik Sektioui from AZ to Porto Hugo Almeida from Porto to Werder Bremen UEFA competitions UEFA Champions League Porto Group G Group G POR All times CET 13 September 2006 20:45 Porto POR 0–0 Report RUS CSKA Moscow Estádio do Dragão, Porto Øvrebø (NOR) September 26, 2006 20:45 Arsenal ENG 2–0 Report POR Porto Henry 38Hleb 48 Emirates Stadium, London Farina (ITA) October 17, 2006 20:45 Porto POR 4–1 Report GER Hamburg Lisandro 14 81Lucho 48 pen.Postiga 69 89 Trochowski Estádio do Dragão, Porto 37,500 Hamer (LUX) November 1, 2006 20:45 Hamburg GER 1–3 POR Porto van der Vaart 62 Report 44 Lucho61 Lisandro87 Moraes AOL Arena, Hamburg Duhamel (FRA) November 21, 2006 18:30 CSKA Moscow RUS 0–2 Report POR Porto 2 Quaresma 61 Lucho Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow Vassaras (GRE) December 6, 2006 20:45 Porto POR 0–0 Report ENG Arsenal Estádio do Dragão, Porto Merk (GER) Round of 16 Porto POR 2–3 Chelsea ENG 1–1 1–2 February 21, 2007 20:45 Porto POR 1–1 (Report) ENG Chelsea Meireles 12 16 Shevchenko Estádio do Dragão, Porto Busacca (SUI) March 6, 2007 20:45 Chelsea ENG 2–1 (Report) POR Porto Robben 48 Ballack 78 15 Quaresma Stamford Bridge, London 39,041 Rosetti (ITA) Sporting CP Group B Group B SPO All times CET September 12, 2006 20:45 Sporting CP POR 1–0 Report ITA Internazionale Caneira 64 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon 30,222 Hamer (LUX) September 27, 2006 20:45 Spartak Moscow RUS 1–1 https://archive.today/20071224031216/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UCL/FixturesResults/Round=2357/match=1116333/report=RP.html Report POR Sporting CP Boyarintsev 5 59 Nani Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow Hansson (SWE) October 18, 2006 20:45 Sporting CP POR 0–1 Report GER Bayern Munich 19 Schweinsteiger Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Hauge (NOR) October 31, 2006 20:45 Bayern Munich GER 0–0 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic POR Sporting CP Allianz Arena, Munich Busacca (SUI) November 22, 2006 20:45 Internazionale ITA 1–0 Report POR Sporting CP Crespo 36 San Siro, Milan De Bleeckere (BEL) December 5, 2006 20:45 Sporting CP POR 1–3 Report RUS Spartak Moscow Bueno 31 7 Pavlyuchenko 16 Kalynychenko89 Boyarinstev Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Vollquartz (DEN) Benfica 3rd Qualifying Round Benfica played the 3rd qualifying round on 8 August (first leg) and 22 August (second leg), 2006, against Austria Wien and qualified to the group stage of the Champions League. Austria Wien AUT 1–4 Benfica POR 1–1 0–3 Group stage Group F Group F BEN All times CET September 13, 2006 20:45 Copenhagen DEN 0–0 ReportMarch 2025 medicmedic POR Benfica Parken Stadium, Copenhagen 40,085 Baskakov (RUS) September 26, 2006 20:45 Benfica POR 0–1 Report ENG Manchester United 60 Saha Estádio da Luz, Lisbon De Bleeckere (BEL) October 17, 2006 20:45 Celtic SCO 3–0 Report POR Benfica Miller 56 66 Pearson 90 Celtic Park, Glasgow 58,313 Braamhaar (NED) November 1, 2006 20:45 Benfica POR 3–0 SCO Celtic Caldwell 10 o.g.Nuno Gomes 22Karyaka 76 https://archive.today/20080102135423/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UCL/FixturesResults/Round=2357/match=1116372/report=RP.html Report Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Vassaras (GRE) November 21, 2006 20:45 Benfica POR 3–1 DEN Copenhagen Léo 14 Miccoli 16 37 Report 89 Allbäck Estádio da Luz, Lisbon December 6, 2006 20:45 Manchester United ENG 3–1 POR Benfica Vidić 45+1 Giggs 61 Saha 75 https://archive.today/20070105230840/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ucl/fixturesresults/round=2357/match=1116404/index.html Report 27 Nélson Old Trafford, Manchester UEFA Cup Portuguese teams entered the UEFA Cup in the 1st round immediately after the two qualifying rounds. That year's teams in the UEFA Cup were Sporting de Braga, Nacional, and Vitória de Setúbal. Benfica eventually entered into the Round of 32 after achieving a 3rd-placed finish in its UEFA Champions League group. First round The 1st leg was played on 14 September 2006. The 2nd leg was played on 28 September 2006. Sporting de Braga POR 3–2 Chievo ITA 2–0 1–2(aet) Vitória de Setúbal POR 0–3 Heerenveen NED 0–3 0–0 Rapid București ROM 3–1 Nacional POR 1–0 2–1(aet) Group stage Group C BRA 19 October 2006AZ3–0Braga2 November 2006Braga4–0Slovan Liberec23 November 2006Sevilla2–0Braga14 December 2006Braga2–0Grasshopper Round of 32 The first leg was held on 14th or 15 February 2007, while the second leg was held on 22 February 2007. Braga Portugal 2–0 Parma1 Italy 1–0 1–0 Benfica2 Portugal 3–1 Dinamo București Romania 1–0 2–1 1 On 7 February, the Italian Government ruled that Parma and Livorno's home fields did not meet requirements following riots held after an Italian Serie A match in Sicily. Livorno played its home leg behind closed doors on 14 February. Parma played its home leg behind closed doors on 22 February. 2 Transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage as third-place finishers in their groups. Round of 16 The first leg will be held on 8 March 2007, while the second leg will be held on 14 or 15 March 2007. Braga Portugal 4–6 Tottenham Hotspur England 2–3 2–3 Paris Saint-Germain France 3–4 Benfica Portugal 2–1 1–3 Honours CompetitionWinnerPrimeira LigaPortoTaça de PortugalSporting CPSuperCup Cândido de OliveiraPortoLiga de HonraLeixõesSegunda DivisãoFreamundeTerceira Divisão National team The Selecção played its first game against Denmark in September, losing to the Northern European side. After that friendly, the national team started its qualification for UEFA Euro 2008 with a draw against Finland. DateVenueOpponentsScorePortugal's score given firstCompetitionScorersMatch ReportSeptember 1, 2006Brøndby Stadion, Brøndby (A)DEN2–4FriendlyCarvalho, Nanihttps://archive.today/20071224031216/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/EURO/news/Kind=1/newsId=452261.html UEFA.comSeptember 6, 2006Olympiastadion, Helsinki (A)FIN1–1ECQNuno GomesUEFA.comOctober 10, 2006Estádio do Bessa, Porto (H)AZE3–0ECQRonaldo (2), CarvalhoUEFA.comOctober 11, 2006Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (A)POL1–2ECQNuno GomesUEFA.comNovember 15, 2006Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra (H)KAZ3–0ECQSimão (2), RonaldoUEFA.comFebruary 6, 2007Emirates Stadium, London (N)BRA2–0FriendlySimão, CarvalhoUEFA.comMarch 24, 2007Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon (H)BEL4–0ECQNuno Gomes, Ronaldo (2), QuaresmaUEFA.comMarch 28, 2007Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade (A)SER1–1ECQTiagoUEFA.comJune 2, 2007 King Boudouin Stadium (A)BEL1–2ECQ Key H = Home match A = Away match N = Neutral field F = Friendly ECQ = European Championship Qualifier Notes Category:Seasons in Portuguese football Football Football Portuguese football