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2005–06 Primeira Liga
72nd season of top-tier Portuguese football
72nd season of top-tier Portuguese football
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Primeira Liga |
| season | 2005–06 |
| dates | 19 August 2005 – 7 May 2006 |
| winners | Porto |
| 21st title | |
| relegated | Gil Vicente |
| Rio Ave | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | |
| Penafiel | |
| continentalcup1 | [Champions League](2006-07-uefa-champions-league) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Porto |
| Sporting CP | |
| Benfica | |
| continentalcup2 | [UEFA Cup](2006-07-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Braga |
| Nacional | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | |
| best player | Ricardo Quaresma |
| league topscorer | Albert Meyong (17 goals) |
| biggest home win | Braga 5–0 Rio Ave |
| (17 February 2006) | |
| biggest away win | 1-4 |
| (3 times) | |
| 0-3 | |
| (6 times) | |
| highest scoring | União de Leiria 5–2 Rio Ave |
| (7 May 2006) | |
| matches | 306 |
| total goals | 681 |
| average goals | 2.23 |
| prevseason | [2004–05](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| nextseason | [2006–07](2006-07-primeira-liga) |
21st title Rio Ave Vitória de Guimarães Penafiel Sporting CP Benfica Nacional Vitória de Setúbal (17 February 2006) (3 times) 0-3 (6 times) (7 May 2006) 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 and Belenenses and ended on 7 May 2006. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Benfica as defending champions.
Porto and Sporting CP were both qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage, and Benfica qualified for the UEFA Champions League qualifying round; Braga, Nacional and Vitória de Setúbal qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup; 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
- Estoril
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
| Club | Season's Last Head Coach | City | Stadium | 2004–2005 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica de Coimbra | Portugal | Coimbra | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | [14th](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Belenenses | Portugal | Lisbon | Estádio do Restelo | [9th](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Benfica | Netherlands | Lisbon | Estádio da Luz | [1st](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Boavista | Portugal | Porto | Estádio do Bessa – Século XXI | [6th](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Braga | Portugal | Braga | Estádio Municipal de Braga – AXA | [4th](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Estrela da Amadora | Portugal | Amadora | Estádio José Gomes | [3rd in the Liga de Honra](2004-05-segunda-liga) |
| Gil Vicente | Portugal | Barcelos | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos | [13th](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| União de Leiria | Portugal Jorge Jesus | Leiria | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | [15th](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Penafiel | Portugal Luís Castro | Penafiel | Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril | [11th](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Marítimo | Portugal | Funchal | Estádio dos Barreiros | [7th](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Nacional | Portugal | Funchal | Estádio da Madeira | [12th](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Naval 1° de Maio | Portugal | Figueira da Foz | Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa | [2nd in the Liga de Honra](2004-05-segunda-liga) |
| Paços de Ferreira | Portugal | Paços de Ferreira | Estádio da Mata Real | [1st in the Liga de Honra](2004-05-segunda-liga) |
| Porto | Netherlands | Porto | Estádio do Dragão | [2nd](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Sporting CP | Portugal | Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade – Século XXI | [3rd](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Rio Ave | Portugal João Eusébio | Vila do Conde | Estádio dos Arcos | [8th](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Portugal | Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | [5th](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
| Vitória de Setúbal | Portugal | Setúbal | Estádio do Bonfim | [10th](2004-05-primeira-liga) |
League table
Results
Top goal scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Goals | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon Albert Meyong | 17 | Belenenses |
| 2 | Portugal Nuno Gomes | 15 | Benfica |
| Brazil Liédson | Sporting CP | ||
| Portugal João Tomás | Braga | ||
| 5 | Brazil André Pinto | 14 | Nacional |
| 6 | Brazil Joeano | 13 | Académica de Coimbra |
| 7 | Poland Marek Saganowski | 12 | Vitória de Guimarães |
| 8 | BRA Alexandre | 10 | Nacional |
| ARG Lucho González | Porto | ||
| BRA Gaúcho | Rio Ave |
Awards
[[Portuguese Footballer of the Year|Footballer of the Year]]
The Footballer of the Year award was won by the Portuguese Ricardo Quaresma of Porto, for a second successive season.
Portuguese Golden Shoe
The Portuguese Golden Shoe award was won by the Cameroonian Albert Meyong of Belenenses, scoring 17 goals.
Attendances
| # | Club | Average | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 43,057 | 63,489 |
| 2 | Porto | 38,679 | 50,109 |
| 3 | Sporting | 31,640 | 48,018 |
| 4 | Vitória SC | 15,979 | 23,183 |
| 5 | Braga | 11,550 | 25,000 |
| 6 | Académica | 9,865 | 26,118 |
| 7 | Os Belenenses | 5,365 | 16,000 |
| 8 | Boavista | 4,694 | 9,500 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 4,495 | 10,653 |
| 10 | Marítimo | 4,324 | 10,000 |
| 11 | Vitória FC | 3,835 | 8,000 |
| 12 | União de Leiria | 3,256 | 16,796 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 3,076 | 5,000 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 2,824 | 6,000 |
| 15 | Penafiel | 2,253 | 8,000 |
| 16 | Naval | 2,101 | 6,000 |
| 17 | CD Nacional | 1,935 | 3,000 |
| 18 | Estrela da Amadora | 1,865 | 5,000 |
Source:
References
References
- (7 May 2006). "Leiria 5 – 2 Rio Ave".
- (8 June 2016). "More turmoil in Portuguese football". The Portugal News.
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/prt/aveprt06.htm
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