The 2005–06 season in Portuguese football saw

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, led by

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, clinch their 21st title and win the

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secured second place, which gives them a direct entrance into next season's

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. 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.

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and

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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 in the table after having slipped all the way to seventh at one point. Two famous Portuguese clubs,

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and Belenenses, were relegated. Also of note was the suspension of Benfica midfielder

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after testing positive for a banned substance in a league matc

This positive test has been challenged very aggressively by Benfica's management, as the tests seem to have failed to follow proper procedure

as 72 hours passed between the collection of the sample and the tests. Early in the season, Benfica won the

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in a match against previous cup winner

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. In European club competitions, Benfica reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League after eliminating

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in the group phase and title-holders

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in the last-32, only to be eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual Champions

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. 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

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and, after demotion to qualification for the

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, was eliminated at the hands of

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. All Portuguese teams failed to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Cup save for Vitória de Guimarães, which surpassed

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but failed to progress past the group stages. In international football, the Portugal national team secured a place in Germany's

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, where they were grouped alongside

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and newcomer

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Honours

Liga

Promoted teams

These teams were promoted from the

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at the start of the season: *

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

(champion) *

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(2nd placed) *

Estrela da Amadora Club Football Estrela da Amadora (), sometimes just Estrela, is a Portuguese sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon. It's the successor of Clube de Futebol Estrela da Amadora, founded in 1932 and extinct in ...

(3rd placed)

Final standings

UEFA competitions and relegations

These teams were qualified for the UEFA competitions of 2006-07: *

** Champions

(group stage) ** 2nd place

(group stage) ** 3rd place Benfica (third qualifying round) *

** 4th place

(first round) ** 5th place

(first round) ** Cup finalist

These teams were relegated to the League of Honour at the end of the season: * Relegations ** 12th place

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(relegated in sport courts) ** 16th place

Rio Ave Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Football in Portugal, Portuguese professional Association football, football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which ...

** 17th place

** 18th place

Penafiel Penafiel ( or () is a municipality and former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) in the northern Portuguese district of Porto. Capital of the Tâmega Subregion, the population was 72,265 in 2011, in an area of . History The region ...

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 Albert Meyong Zé (born 19 October 1980), known as Meyong, is a Cameroonian former footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager. He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 231 matches and ...

(Belenenses) 17 * 2

João Tomás João Henrique Pataco Tomás (born 27 May 1975) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented mostly Braga (three seasons) and Rio Ave (four) during his 19-year senior career. In his only full season ...

(Braga) 15 * 2

Liédson Liédson da Silva Muniz (born 17 December 1977), known simply as Liédson, is a former footballer who played as a striker. Nicknamed ''Levezinho'' ("Slender one") due to his light frame (63 kg),

(Sporting CP) 15 * 2

Nuno Gomes Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro (born 5 July 1976), known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was given the nickname ''Gomes'' during childhood after Fernando Gomes, and was regarded ...

(Benfica) 15 * 5 André Pinto (Nacional) 14 * 6

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(Académica) 13 * 7

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(Vitória de Guimarães) 12 * 8 Alexandre Goulart (Nacional) 11 * 9

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(Rio Ave) 10 * 9

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(Porto) 10

UEFA competitions

Sporting CP

UEFA Champions League third qualifying round UEFA Cup first round

Porto

UEFA Champions League group H

Benfica

UEFA Champions League group D UEFA Champions League first knockout round UEFA Champions League quarter-finals

Braga

UEFA Cup first round

Vitória de Setúbal

UEFA Cup first round

Vitória de Guimarães

UEFA Cup first round UEFA Cup group H

Cup of Portugal

won their 17th Portuguese Cup after beating Vitória de Setúbal) 1–0 on 14 May 2006.

Round of 16 to Final

Liga de Honra

Promoted and relegated teams

These teams were relegated from the

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at the start of the season: *

(12th placed, relegated in sport courts) *

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

(16th placed) *

Estoril Estoril () is a town in the Municipality of Cascais, Portugal, on the Portuguese Riviera. It is a tourist destination, with luxury hotels, beaches, and the Casino Estoril. It has been home to numerous royal families and celebrities, and has host ...

(17th placed) *

Beira-Mar Sport Clube Beira-Mar () is a Portuguese sports club based in Aveiro, Portugal. Its football team currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth national level, having gained promotion by winning the Aveiro FA First Division 2018/19 ...

(18th placed) These teams were promoted from the Portuguese Second Division B at the start of the season: *

FC Vizela Futebol Clube de Vizela is a Portuguese football club based in Vizela, Braga District. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal Bwin, holding home games at the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity for 6,100 spec ...

(Northern Zone champion) *

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(Central Zone champion) *

FC Barreirense Futebol Clube Barreirense is a Portuguese sports club founded on 11 April 1911. The main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, the club has represented Portugal in European competitions. In basketball, the club won 2 national champ ...

(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

**2nd placed Desportivo das Aves These teams were relegated to the

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at the end of the season: *Relegations **13th placed

**14th placed

**15th placed

Barreirense Futebol Clube Barreirense is a Portuguese sports club founded on 11 April 1911. The main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, the club has represented Portugal in European competitions. In basketball, the club won 2 national champ ...

**16th placed

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**17th placed Ovarense **18th placed

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Top scorers

''Only players with at least 10 goals''

Second Division

Promoted and relegated teams

The organization of the

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

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and 13th placed Alverca closed their football sections. These teams were promoted from the

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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. Aliados Futebol Clube de Lordelo is a Portuguese football club from Lordelo, Paredes. Founded in 1929, it currently plays in Porto Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the ...

* Serie B runners-up

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* 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

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* Serie E runners-up

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* 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 B

Série C

Série D

Promotion and relegation

According to the

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, 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 Sport Clube Freamunde is a Portuguese Association football, football club based in Freamunde, Paços de Ferreira. Founded on 19 March 1933, it currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (league), Campeonato de Portugal, holding home matches at ...

***12th placed C. Atlético de Valdevez ***13th placed

Vilaverdense FC Länk FC Vilaverdense (formerly known as Vilaverdense F.C.) is a Portuguese football club based in Vila Verde in the district of Braga. Länk FC Vilaverdense FC currently plays in the Liga 3 which is the third tier of Portuguese football. The ...

***14th placed GD União Torcatense **Series B ***11th placed

Fiães SC Fiães may refer to the following places in Portugal: *Fiães (Melgaço), a parish in the municipality of Melgaço *Fiães (Santa Maria da Feira), a parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira * Fiães (Trancoso), a parish in the municipali ...

***12th placed

***13th placed

FC Pedras Rubras F.C. Pedras Rubras is a Portuguese football club from the town of Pedras Rubras, a parish of Maia, in the region of Greater Porto. Brief history Founded in 1942, the club is seen as a good formation center, and eventually signed protocols with ...

***14th placed A.D. Sanjoanense **Series C ***11th placed AD Portomosense ***12th placed

Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, commonly referred to as Benfica e Castelo Branco is a semi-professional football club based in Castelo Branco. Founded on 24 March 1924, the club has traditionally worn a red and white home kit since inception. ...

***13th placed CF União de Coimbra ***14th placed

F.C. Oliveira do Hospital Futebol Clube de Oliveira do Hospital is a professional Portuguese football and futsal club based in Oliveira do Hospital, Coimbra Coimbra (, also , , or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2 ...

**Series D ***12th placed

***13th placed

Casa Pia AC Casa Pia Atlético Clube is a Portuguese multi-sports founded in 1920 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, best-known for its football team, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after Casa Pia, a Portuguese children's charity, and many ...

***14th placed Vitória FC "de Setúbal" B ***15th placed Silves FC ***16th placed Oriental de Lisboa

Portugal national team

''KEY: WCQ3 = World Cup Qualification match - Group 3; F = Friendly''

References

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