1998–99 in Portuguese football

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The 1998/99 season of the Portuguese First Division began on August 21 and ended on May 30. FC Porto became champions for the fifth time in a row.

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

Relegated teams

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

Primeira Divisão

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Porto (C)3424738526+5979Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Boavista 34201135729+2871Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Benfica 3419877129+4265Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
4 Sporting CP 34171256432+3263
5 Vitória de Setúbal 34158113738153
6 União de Leiria 341410103629+752
7 Vitória de Guimarães 34148125341+1250
8 Estrela da Amadora 341112113340745
9 Braga 3410121238501242
10 Marítimo 341011134445141
11 Farense 341091539541539
12 Salgueiros 347171045551038
13 Campomaiorense 341071741511037
14 Alverca 348111536501435
15 Rio Ave 348111526472135
16 Beira-Mar (R)346151336531733 UEFA Cup first round and relegation to Segunda Liga [lower-alpha 1]
17 Chaves (R)345101939703125Relegation to Segunda Liga
18 Académica (R)34492130704021
Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1st points, 2nd head-to-head, 3rd goals average
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Beira-Mar qualified for the UEFA Cup as Portuguese Cup winners

Cup

The final of the Cup was surprisingly between two minnows, SC Beira-Mar – who had just been relegated – beating SC Campomaiorense 1–0, [1] [2] 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.

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References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/portcup99.html
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/port99.html