The 1999–2000 Primeira Liga was the 66th season of top-tier football in Portugal. The competition was renamed Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Liga (National Championship of the First League), Primeira Liga for short, after the Portuguese League for Professional Football took control of the two top nationwide leagues in 1999. It started on 20 August 1999 and ended on 14 May 2000. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Porto as the defending champions.
Sporting won their first Championship in 18 years (since 1981–82) and qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League first group stage, along with Porto, who qualified for the third qualifying round. Benfica, Boavista, qualified for the UEFA Cup; in opposite, Vitória de Setúbal, Rio Ave and Santa Clara were relegated to the Segunda Liga. Mário Jardel was the top scorer with 37 goals.
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated to Segunda Liga Beira-Mar Chaves Académica
Beira-Mar, Chaves and Académica, were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1998–99 season.
Teams promoted from Liga de Honra Gil Vicente Belenenses Santa Clara
The other three teams were replaced by Gil Vicente, Belenenses and Santa Clara from the Liga de Honra.
Teams
Personnel and kits TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAlverca António Veloso Hugo CostaSaillevSomagueBelenenses Vítor Oliveira WilsonUmbroMontepio GeralBenfica Jupp Heynckes João PintoAdidasTelecelBoavista Jaime Pacheco Paulo SousaDiadoraMontepio GeralBraga Manuel Cajuda José BarrosoUmbroRecheioCampomaiorense Carlos Manuel Paulo SérgioReebokDelta CafésEstrela da Amadora Jorge Jesus Joaquim RebeloLottoGelpeixeFarense Ismael Díaz Hajry RedouaneSaillevPingo DoceGil Vicente Álvaro Magalhães Jorge CasquilhaPatrickGrupo FM MagalhãesLeiria Manuel José Luís BilroSporitoArmazéns Madiver Marítimo Nelo Vingada Carlos JorgeSaillevHiper SáPorto Fernando Santos Jorge CostaKappaRevigrésRio Ave Carlos Brito Augusto GamaFilaVila do CondeSalgueiros Vítor Manuel Jorge SilvaUmbroNuelmosSanta Clara Manuel Fernandes Paulo FigueiredoUmbroSol-MarSporting CP Augusto Inácio Pedro BarbosaReebokTelecelVitória de Guimarães António Valença Fernando MeiraAdidasBayer MilrazVitória de Setúbal Rui Águas Hélio SousaSaillevNone
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentSporting CP Mirko JozićResigned7 June 1999Pre-season Giuseppe Materazzi16 June 1999Sporting CP Giuseppe MaterazziSacked27 September 19994th Augusto Inácio4 October 1999Salgueiros Dito7 November 199913th Vítor Manuel10 November 1999Farense João Alves5 December 199916th Nicolau Vaqueiro12 December 1999Farense Nicolau Vaqueiro8 January 200016th Jorge Portela16 January 2000Vitória de Setúbal Carlos Cardoso8 January 200017th Rui Águas16 January 2000Farense Jorge Portela29 January 200015th Ismael Díaz6 February 2000Vitória de Guimarães Quinito24 April 20006th António Valença30 April 2000
League table
Results
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Mário JardelPorto372 Alberto AcostaSporting CP223 GaúchoEstrela da Amadora214 Nuno GomesBenfica185 BrandãoVitória de Guimarães166 Mariano ToedtliMarítimo137 Hugo HenriqueRio Ave128 Lucian MarinescuFarense11 WhellitonBoavista1110 EdmilsonVitória de Guimarães10 ManicheBenfica10 OdairBraga10
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Sporting 28,824 2 Benfica 27,706 3 Porto 22,029 4 Vitória SC 8,635 5 Braga 8,059 6 Marítimo 7,412 7 Boavista 7,235 8 Santa Clara 5,588 9 União de Leiria 5,235 10 Vitória FC 5,235 11 Rio Ave 4,941 12 Farense 4,000 13 Os Belenenses 3,941 14 Campomaiorense 3,794 15 Salgueiros 3,706 16 Gil Vicente 3,500 17 Estrela da Amadora 3,235 18 Alverca 2,394
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References
External links 1999–2000 Primeira Liga at Infordesporto