1999–2000 in Portuguese football

1999-2000 Portuguese football season.

Portuguese Liga

The 1999/2000 season of the Portuguese First Division began on August 20, 1999, and ended on May 14. Sporting CP became champions for the first time in eighteen years.

Promoted teams

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

• Gil Vicente FC (2nd Division of Honour champions)
• CF «Os Belenenses» (2nd placed)
• CD Santa Clara (3rd placed)

Relegated teams

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

• Vitória FC de Setúbal (16th placed)
• Rio Ave FC (17th placed)
• CD Santa Clara (18th placed)

Final league table

			P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
C	1	Sporting CP	34	23	8	3	57	22	+35	77
	2	FC Porto	34	22	7	5	66	26	+40	73
	3	S.L. Benfica	34	21	6	7	58	33	+25	69
	4	Boavista FC	34	16	7	11	40	31	+9	55
	5	Gil Vicente FC	34	14	11	9	48	34	+14	53
	6	CS Marítimo	34	13	11	10	42	36	+6	50
	7	Vitória SC "de Guimarães"	34	14	6	14	48	43	+5	48
	8	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	10	15	9	40	35	+5	45
	9	Sporting C. de Braga	34	12	7	15	44	45	-1	43
	10	União D. de Leiria	34	10	12	12	31	35	-4	42
	11	FC Alverca	34	11	8	15	39	48	-9	41
	12	CF «Os Belenenses»	34	9	13	12	36	38	-2	40
	13	SC Campomaiorense	34	10	6	17	31	51	-20	36
	14	SC Farense	34	8	11	15	35	60	-25	35
	15	SC Salgueiros	34	9	7	18	30	49	-19	34
R	16	Vitória FC "de Setúbal"	34	9	6	19	25	49	-24	33
R	17	Rio Ave FC	34	8	9	17	34	54	-20	33
R	18	CD Santa Clara	34	7	10	17	35	50	-15	31

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