2006–07 Primeira Liga

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The 2006–07 Primeira Liga (also known as BWINLIGA for sponsorship reasons) was the 73rd edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 27 August 2006 with a match between Vitória de Setúbal and Académica and ended on 20 May 2007. The league was contested by 16 clubs, with Porto as defending champions.

Primeira Liga
Season2006–07
Dates25 August 2006 – 20 May 2007
ChampionsPorto
(22nd title)
RelegatedBeira-Mar
Desportivo das Aves
Champions LeaguePorto
Sporting CP
Benfica
UEFA CupBraga
Belenenses
Paços de Ferreira
Matches played240
Goals scored554 (2.31 per match)
Best PlayerSimão
Top goalscorerLiédson (15 goals)
Biggest home win5–1
(3 times)
Biggest away winBeira-Mar 0–5 Porto
(25 February 2007)
Highest scoringNacional 3–4 Desportivo das Aves
(15 April 2007)

Porto and Sporting CP were both qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage, while Benfica qualified for the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. Braga, Belenenses and Paços de Ferreira qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. Beira-Mar and Desportivo das Aves were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Liédson was the top scorer with 15 goals.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to Liga de Honra

The professional competitions shrunk from 18 to 16 clubs following last season's promotions and relegations' modifications. Penafiel, Rio Ave, Vitória de Guimarães were relegated to the Liga de Honra.

In June 2006, Belenenses, who finished 15th in the previous season, were scheduled to be relegated. However, the Lisbon team presented a complaint to the Portuguese League for Professional Football regarding the use of a non-registered player (Mateus) by 13th-placed Gil Vicente. The penalty pretended by Belenenses would result in Gil Vicente being relegated in their place. This claim generated a series of appeals and controversial statements to the media. The decision has been taken on 23 August and made Belenenses stay in the Portuguese Liga while Gil Vicente were relegated to the Liga de Honra.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

Beira-Mar and Desportivo das Aves were promoted to the Liga.

Location of teams in the '2006-07 Liga

Club information

ClubSeason's Last Head CoachCityStadium2005–06 season
Académica Nelo VingadaCoimbraEstádio Cidade de Coimbra14th
Beira-Mar Paco SolerAveiroEstádio Municipal de Aveiro1st in the Liga de Honra
Belenenses Jorge JesusLisbonEstádio do Restelo15th
Benfica Fernando SantosLisbonEstádio da Luz3rd
Boavista Pedro BarnyPortoEstádio do Bessa – Século XXI6th
Braga Jorge CostaBragaEstádio Municipal de Braga – AXA4th
Desportivo das Aves Professor NecaSanto TirsoEstádio do CD das Aves2nd in the Liga de Honra
Estrela da Amadora Daúto FaquiráAmadoraEstádio José Gomes9th
Marítimo Ulisses MoraisFunchalEstádio dos Barreiros10th
Nacional Predrag JokanovićFunchalEstádio da Madeira5th
Naval 1° de Maio Mariano BarretoFigueira da FozEstádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa13th
Paços de Ferreira José MotaPaços de FerreiraEstádio da Mata Real11th
Porto Jesualdo FerreiraPortoEstádio do Dragão1st
Sporting CP Paulo BentoLisbonEstádio José Alvalade – Século XXI2nd
União de Leiria Paulo DuarteLeiriaEstádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa7th
Vitória de Setúbal Carlos CardosoSetúbalEstádio do Bonfim8th

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Porto (C)3022356520+4569Qualification to Champions League group stage
2Sporting CP3020825415+3968
3Benfica3020735520+3567Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4Braga3014883530+550Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5Belenenses30154113629+749
6Paços de Ferreira30101283136−542
7União de Leiria30101192527−241Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
8Nacional30116134138+339
9Estrela da Amadora3098132336−1335
10Boavista30811113234−235
11Marítimo3088143044−1432
12Naval 1º de Maio30711122837−932
13Académica3068162846−1826
14Vitória de Setúbal3059162145−2424
15Beira-Mar (R)30411152855−2723Relegation to Liga de Honra
16Desportivo das Aves (R)3057182242−2022
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ AwayACABEMBELBENBOABRADAVESTMARNAVNACPAÇPORSCPULEVSE
Académica3–11–10–20–20–12–02–01–21–21–30–21–20–20–00–1
Beira-Mar0–11–22–21–00–32–22–02–21–31–11–10–53–31–01–1
Belenenses1–22–01–20–22–01–03–02–00–02–02–00–10–00–12–0
Benfica2–03–04–00–00–04–13–12–12–11–03–11–11–12–03–0
Boavista2–23–00–03–00–12–11–11–10–10–43–12–11–11–11–1
Braga4–20–02–13–12–21–02–11–42–11–12–12–10–10–10–0
Desportivo das Aves2–20–00–10–11–00–10–11–12–03–10–10–20–20–11–2
Estrela da Amadora3–32–21–00–12–10–01–01–00–02–01–00–30–11–11–0
Marítimo0–02–11–40–31–21–20–02–11–11–01–11–20–12–11–0
Naval 1º de Maio0–12–12–30–01–11–10–12–00–10–01–10–20–12–11–2
Nacional4–03–02–10–22–00–03–41–03–21–15–11–20–12–11–0
Paços de Ferreira1–11–00–21–12–03–22–01–12–11–12–11–11–10–01–0
Porto2–13–03–13–22–01–04–10–13–04–02–04–00–12–15–1
Sporting CP1–02–04–00–23–23–00–03–14–04–05–10–11–12–03–1
União de Leiria2–02–20–10–40–01–03–10–01–02–21–00–01–00–01–1
Vitória de Setúbal1–11–30–10–11–01–21–12–01–10–31–11–10–30–31–2
Source: Foradejogo (Portuguese)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Monthly awards

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[18]
1 LiédsonSporting CP15
2 DadyBelenenses12
3 AdrianoPorto11
SimãoBenfica
5 Fabrizio MiccoliBenfica10
Hélder PostigaPorto
Roland LinzBoavista
NeiNaval
9 Lucho GonzálezPorto9
10 AlecsandroSporting CP8
Lisandro LópezPorto
WenderBraga
José PedroBelenenses

See also

References