The 2006–07 Primeira Liga (also known as BWINLIGA for sponsorship reasons) was the 73rd edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 27 August 2006 with a match between Vitória de Setúbal and Académica and ended on 20 May 2007. The league was contested by 16 clubs, with Porto as defending champions.
Porto and Sporting CP were both qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage, while Benfica qualified for the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. Braga, Belenenses and Paços de Ferreira qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. Beira-Mar and Desportivo das Aves were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Liédson was the top scorer with 15 goals.
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated to Liga de Honra Penafiel Rio Ave Vitória de Guimarães Gil Vicente
The professional competitions shrunk from 18 to 16 clubs following last season's promotions and relegations' modifications. Penafiel, Rio Ave, Vitória de Guimarães were relegated to the Liga de Honra.
In June 2006, Belenenses, who finished 15th in the previous season, were scheduled to be relegated. However, the Lisbon team presented a complaint to the Portuguese League for Professional Football regarding the use of a non-registered player (Mateus) by 13th-placed Gil Vicente. The penalty pretended by Belenenses would result in Gil Vicente being relegated in their place. This claim generated a series of appeals and controversial statements to the media. The decision has been taken on 23 August and made Belenenses stay in the Portuguese Liga while Gil Vicente were relegated to the Liga de Honra.
Teams promoted from Liga de Honra Beira-Mar Desportivo das Aves
Beira-Mar and Desportivo das Aves were promoted to the Liga.
Club information Club Season's Last Head Coach City Stadium 2005–06 season Académica Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 14th Beira-Mar Aveiro Estádio Municipal de Aveiro 1st in the Liga de Honra Belenenses Lisbon Estádio do Restelo 15th Benfica Lisbon Estádio da Luz 3rd Boavista Porto Estádio do Bessa – Século XXI 6th Braga Braga Estádio Municipal de Braga – AXA 4th Desportivo das Aves Santo Tirso Estádio do CD das Aves 2nd in the Liga de Honra Estrela da Amadora Amadora Estádio José Gomes 9th Marítimo Funchal Estádio dos Barreiros 10th Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5th Naval 1° de Maio Figueira da Foz Estádio Municipal José Bento Pessoa 13th Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Estádio da Mata Real 11th Porto Porto Estádio do Dragão 1st Sporting CP Lisbon Estádio José Alvalade – Século XXI 2nd União de Leiria Leiria Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa 7th Vitória de Setúbal Setúbal Estádio do Bonfim 8th
League table
Results
Monthly awards
SJPF Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubSeptember Modou Sougou União de LeiriaOctober Simão BenficaNovember Ricardo Quaresma PortoDecember Ricardo Quaresma PortoJanuary Quim BenficaFebruary Simão BenficaMarch Ânderson Polga Sporting CPApril Liédson Sporting CPMay Leandro Romagnoli Sporting CP
SJPF Young Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubSeptember OctoberJoão Moutinho wins Young Player Award October (Portuguese) João Moutinho Sporting CPNovemberJoão Moutinho wins Young Player Award November (Portuguese) João Moutinho Sporting CPDecemberAmorim wins Young Player Award December (Portuguese) Ruben Amorim BelenensesJanuaryVarela wins Young Player Award January (Portuguese) Silvestre Varela Vitória de SetúbalFebruaryVarela wins Young Player Award February (Portuguese) Silvestre Varela Vitória de SetúbalMarchDjalo wins Young Player Award March (Portuguese) Yannick Djaló Sporting CPAprilMiguel Veloso wins Young Player Award April (Portuguese) Miguel Veloso Sporting CPMayNani wins Young Player Award May (Portuguese) Nani Sporting CP
Season statistics
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Liédson Sporting CP152 Dady Belenenses123 Adriano Porto11 Simão Benfica5 Fabrizio Miccoli Benfica10 Hélder Postiga Porto Roland Linz Boavista Nei Naval9 Lucho González Porto910 Alecsandro Sporting CP8 Lisandro López Porto Wender Braga José Pedro Belenenses
Attendances
# Club Average Highest 1 Benfica 39,010 62,756 2 Porto 38,781 50,428 3 Sporting 33,285 44,042 4 Braga 12,229 29,931 5 Académica 8,751 19,464 6 Beira-Mar 6,643 29,547 7 Boavista 4,703 17,500 8 Marítimo 4,167 10,000 9 Os Belenenses 4,007 10,000 10 Vitória FC 3,427 6,372 11 Paços de Ferreira 3,267 8,000 12 Aves 3,113 7,000 13 União de Leiria 2,763 11,433 14 Estrela da Amadora 2,154 7,650 15 Naval 1,963 5,000 16 CD Nacional 1,920 3,000
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See also Liga de Honra 2006-07 2006–07 Portuguese football season
References
External links Portuguese Liga 2006-07 at rsssf.com