1998–99 in Portuguese football

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.

Promoted teams

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

UD Leiria (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 (17th placed)
A. Académica de Coimbra (18th placed)

Final league table

			P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	1	FC Porto	34	24	7	3	85	26	+59	79
	2	Boavista FC	34	20	11	3	57	29	+28	71
	3	S.L. Benfica	34	19	8	7	71	29	+42	65
	4	Sporting CP	34	17	12	5	64	32	+32	63
	5	Vitória FC "de Setúbal"	34	15	8	11	37	38	−1	53
	6	União D. de Leiria	34	14	10	10	36	29	+7	52
	7	Vitória SC "de Guimarães"	34	14	8	12	53	41	+12	50
	8	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	11	12	11	33	40	−7	45
	9	Sporting C. de Braga	34	10	12	12	38	50	−12	42
	10	CS Marítimo	34	10	11	13	44	45	−1	41
	11	SC Farense	34	10	9	15	39	54	−15	39
	12	SC Salgueiros	34	7	17	10	45	55	−10	38
	13	SC Campomaiorense	34	10	7	17	41	51	−10	37
	14	Rio Ave FC	34	8	11	15	26	47	−21	35
	15	FC Alverca	34	8	11	15	36	50	−14	35
R	16	SC Beira-Mar	34	6	15	13	36	53	−17	33
R	17	G. Desportivo de Chaves	34	5	10	19	39	70	−31	25
R	18	A. Académica de Coimbra	34	4	9	21	30	71	−41	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.

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1998–99 in Portuguese football

Promoted teams

Relegated teams

Final league table

Cup

See also