The 1998/99 season of the Portuguese First Division

Portuguese Liga

The Primeira Liga , formerly called Primeira Divisão, currently named Liga ZON Sagres after their main sponsors, is the top professional association football division of the Portuguese football league system...

 began on August 21 and ended on May 30. FC Porto became champions for the fifth time in a row.

Promoted teams

These teams were promoted from the Portuguese Second Division of Honour at the start of the season:

• UD Leiria
  UD Leiria
  União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly known as União de Leiria , is a Portuguese football club based in Leiria, central Portugal. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Portuguese first division, holding home matches at Municipal da Marinha Grande, with a 6,000-seat capacity.-Brief...
  
   (2nd Division of Honour champions)
• SC Beira-Mar (2nd placed)
• FC Alverca (3rd placed)

Relegated teams

These teams were relegated to the Portuguese Second Division of Honour at the end of the season:

• SC Beira-Mar (16th placed)
• GD Chaves
  GD Chaves
  Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as just Chaves, is a Portuguese football club from Chaves currently playing in the Liga de Honra. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Estádio Municipal de Chaves with a capacity of 19,000 one of the biggest in the Liga de Honra...
  
   (17th placed)
• A. Académica de Coimbra (18th placed)

Final league table

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28

42

32

7

12

			P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	1	FC Porto	34	24	7	3	85	26
79
	2	Boavista FC Boavista FC Boavista Futebol Clube, commonly known as Boavista , is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Porto. Founded on 1 August 1903, it is one of the oldest clubs in the country, and currently plays in the third division...	34	20	11	3	57	29
71
	3	S.L. Benfica	34	19	8	7	71	29
65
	4	Sporting CP	34	17	12	5	64	32
63
	5	Vitória FC "de Setúbal"	34	15	8	11	37	38
53
	6	União D. de Leiria UD Leiria União Desportiva de Leiria, commonly known as União de Leiria , is a Portuguese football club based in Leiria, central Portugal. Founded on 6 June 1966, it currently plays in the Portuguese first division, holding home matches at Municipal da Marinha Grande, with a 6,000-seat capacity.-Brief...	34	14	10	10	36	29
52
	7	Vitória SC "de Guimarães" Vitória SC The Vitória Sport Clube, also known as Vitória de Guimarães, or by the acronym VSC, is a sports club based in Guimarães, Portugal.It is a club that has big objectives such as the 5th place as a minimum in the Primeira Liga, and the presence in the UEFA Europa League...	34	14	8	12	53	41
50
	8	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	11	12	11	33	40
45
	9	Sporting C. de Braga SC Braga Sporting Clube de Braga , commonly known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is a Portuguese sports club, from the city of Braga. Its football team plays at the AXA Stadium, also known as The Quarry, which was built for UEFA Euro 2004...	34	10	12	12	38	50
42
	10	CS Marítimo CS Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M, commonly known as just Marítimo , is a Portuguese sports club, founded in Funchal, Madeira, in 1910. The club is regarded as an important club in Portugal, and are widely known throughout the Portuguese speaking world, in countries such as Brazil, Angola, and Cape...	34	10	11	13	44	45
41
	11	SC Farense SC Farense SC Farense is a Portuguese association football club from Faro founded in 1910. SC Farense is the most successful club in the Algarve. The home colours are white and black....	34	10	9	15	39	54
39
	12	SC Salgueiros SC Salgueiros Sport Comércio e Salgueiros , commonly abbreviated as SC Salgueiros, is a sports club founded on December 8, 1911, in Paranhos , Portugal.- Founding :...	34	7	17	10	45	55
38
	13	SC Campomaiorense	34	10	7	17	41	51
37
	14	Rio Ave FC Rio Ave FC Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave, is a Portuguese football club based in Vila do Conde, Northern Portugal. Founded in 1939, it currently plays in the first division, holding home games at the Estádio do Rio Ave FC - also known as Estádio dos Arcos - a multi-use stadium used mostly...	34	8	11	15	26	47
35
	15	FC Alverca	34	8	11	15	36	50
35
R	16	SC Beira-Mar	34	6	15	13	36	53
33
R	17	G. Desportivo de Chaves GD Chaves Grupo Desportivo de Chaves, commonly known as just Chaves, is a Portuguese football club from Chaves currently playing in the Liga de Honra. They were founded in 1949 and currently play at Estádio Municipal de Chaves with a capacity of 19,000 one of the biggest in the Liga de Honra...	34	5	10	19	39	70
25
R	18	A. Académica de Coimbra	34	4	9	21	30	71
21

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; C = Champions; R = Relegated

Cup

The final of the Cup was surprisingly between two minnows, SC Beira-Mar - who had just been relegated - beating SC Campomaiorense 1-0, after the precocious elimination of all stronger clubs, with FC Porto and S.L. Benfica being eliminated in the round of 32 and Sporting CP in the round of 64.

See also

• 1998–99 Primeira Liga