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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Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

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

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, were relegated. Also of note was the suspension of Benfica midfielder Nuno Assis 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 SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira 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: *

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(champion) *

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(2nd placed) *

Estrela da Amadora Club Football Estrela Amadora SAD (), sometimes just Estrela da Amadora, is a Portuguese professional sports club (predominantly football) based in Amadora, northwest of Lisbon. The team is currently competing in the Primeira Liga, after winnin ...

(3rd placed)

Final standings

UEFA competitions and relegations

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

** Champions

(group stage) ** 2nd place

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

(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 Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlant ...

** 17th place

** 18th place

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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 striker. He represented mostly Braga (three seasons) and Rio Ave (four) in a 19-year senior career, also having a one-and-a-half-se ...

(Braga) 15 * 2

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(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 Gaúcho (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, Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim d ...

(16th placed) *

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(17th placed) *

Beira-Mar Sport Clube Beira-Mar (), commonly known as Beira-Mar, is a Portuguese sports club based in Aveiro, Portugal. Its Association football, football team currently plays in the Campeonato de Portugal (league), Campeonato de Portugal, the fourth natio ...

(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 professional football club that plays in Liga Portugal 2, the second tier of Portuguese football. They are based in the town of Vizela and play in the Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela, with a capacity o ...

(Northern Zone champion) *

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(Central Zone champion) *

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(Southern Zone champion)

Final standings

Promotions and relegations

These teams were promoted to the

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at the end of the season: *Promotions **Champions

**2nd placed

Desportivo das Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, was a Portuguese football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube Desportivo ...

These teams were relegated to the

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

**14th placed

**15th placed Barreirense **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

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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

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* Serie B runners-up

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* Serie C champions

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* 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

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

Vilaverdense FC Vilaverdense F.C. (known for 4 years as Länk FC Vilaverdense) is a Portuguese football club based in Vila Verde in the district of Braga. They currently play in the Liga 3, the third tier of Portuguese football. The club is affiliated to ...

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

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***12th placed

***13th placed

FC Pedras Rubras F.C. Pedras Rubras is a Portuguese football club based in 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 ...

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

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***13th placed CF União de Coimbra ***14th placed F.C. Oliveira do Hospital **Series D ***12th placed

***13th placed Casa Pia AC ***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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