The 2005–06 Primeira Liga was the 72nd edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 19 August 2005 with a match between

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,

and Belenenses and ended on 7 May 2006. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Benfica as defending champions.

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and

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were both qualified for the

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group stage, and Benfica qualified for the UEFA Champions League qualifying round;

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, Nacional and Vitória de Setúbal qualified for the

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; in opposite, with the league dropping to 16 teams, four teams were relegated to the Liga de Honra; Gil Vicente, Rio Ave, Vitória de Guimarães and Penafiel. Meyong was the top scorer with 17 goals. The season's first goal was scored by Rogério, who scored a 39th-minute goal for Sporting against Belenenses. The first yellow card of the season was given to Sporting's Fábio Rochemback in the opening game of the season, and the first red card was given to Benfica's João Pereira in his club's away draw against Académica de Coimbra.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Liga de Honra

* Moreirense * Beira-Mar *

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Moreirense, Beira-Mar and Estoril were relegated to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 2004–05 season.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

* Estrela da Amadora * Paços de Ferreira * Naval 1º de Maio The other three teams were replaced by Estrela da Amadora, Paços de Ferreira and Naval 1º de Maio from the Liga de Honra.

Club information

League table

Results

Top goal scorers

Awards

Footballer of the Year

The ''Footballer of the Year'' award was won by the Portuguese Ricardo Quaresma of

, for a second successive season.

Portuguese Golden Shoe

The Portuguese Golden Shoe award was won by the

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ian Albert Meyong of Belenenses, scoring 17 goals.

References

External links

Portuguese Liga 2005-06 at rsssf.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 Primeira Liga Primeira Liga seasons

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