In 2005–06, FC Porto won the Championship for the 5th time in a row with 10 points of advantage over the runners-up S.L. Benfica. FC Porto also won the Portuguese Cup, playing in the final with Juventude de Viana and winning 7-4 and the Portuguese SuperCup, winning against Benfica in a two-legged final. These competitions are organized by Federação Portuguesa de Patinagem. In the European competitions, FC Porto was the runner up on the Champions League.
Domestic Club Competitions
The Championship The Rink Hockey Portuguese Championship in 2005-06 had 14 teams participating and was divided in 2 phases. In the first, every team played each other, each team making 26 games. A win as awarded 3 points, a draw 1 point and a loss 0 points. After the 1st phase, the points of all teams were divided in half (if 21, then 21/2 = 10,5 = 11) and the championship was divided into 2 groups: A and B. The Group A had the 6 best teams in the 1st phase fighting for the title. Group B had the other 8 teams fighting to avoid relegation.
FC Porto was the champion for the 5th time in a row.
1st Phase Table + 1st Phase Table for the Rink Hockey Portuguese Championship 2005-06 SeasonTeam P Pts 1/2 1 FC Porto 26 65 33 2 SL Benfica 26 55 28 3 OC Barcelos 26 53 27 4 AJ Viana 26 44 22 5 UD Oliveirense 26 41 21 6 Candelária SC 26 39 20 7 ACR Gulpilhares 26 39 20 8 CD Portossantense 26 34 17 9 CD Paço d'Arcos 26 31 16 10 Famalicense AC 26 28 14 11 CD Nortecoope 26 24 12 12 S Alenquer B 26 24 12 13 HC Braga 26 21 11 14 HA Cambra 26 18 9
P= Games Played Pts= Points Pts= Points divided by Half
2nd Phase - Group A + 2nd Phase Table -Group A Team P SP Pts 1 FC Porto 10 33 61 2 SL Benfica 10 28 50 3 OC Barcelos 10 27 40 4 AJ Viana 10 22 35 5 UD Oliveirense 10 21 33 6 Candelária SC 10 20 20
P = Games Played SP = Starting Points Pts = Points
Qualifying for European Competitions 2006/07
The top two clubes from the championship and the Portuguese Cup winner would get a spot at the European Champions League. The next three clubs in the table would get a spot in CERS Cup. As FC Porto won the Cup and had a right to a spot for finishing 1st, one spot for the European Champions League has been given to OC Barcelos and a CERS Cup spot has been given to Candelária SC.
2nd Phase - Group B + 2nd Phase Table -Group B Team P SP Pts 7 ACR Gulpilhares 14 20 43 8 CD Portossantense 14 17 40 9 CD Paço Arcos 14 16 35 10 HA Cambra 14 9 33 11 HC Braga 14 11 33 12 S Alenquer B 14 12 30 13 CD Nortecoope 14 12 28 14 Famalicense AC 14 14 22
HC Braga, S Alenquer B, CD Nortecoope and Famalicense AC are relegated to 2nd Division. AD Valongo, J Ouriense, AE Física D and HC Sintra are promoted from the 2nd division to the 1st.
Portuguese Cup
Round of 16 to Final
Numbers behind the teams indicate their division.
The Final-Four games (semifinals and final) were played on 17 and 18 June 2006 in Mealhada.
Portuguese SuperCup DateHomeAway1 Nov 05SL Benfica22FC Porto5 Nov 05FC Porto52SL BenficaTOTAL:FC Porto74SL Benfica
European Club Competitions
European Champions League
1st Round HomeAway1st leg La Vendeenne15 FC Porto2nd leg FC Porto50 La VendeenneTotal FC Porto101 La Vendeenne
Group stage
Group A
TeamGWDLGFGAPts Follonica H6510341716 FC Porto6321321611 Bassano H621328187 SC Thunerstern600611540
DateHomeAway07 JanFollonica H123SC Thunerstern07 JanFC Porto32Bassano H21 JanSC Thunerstern27FC Porto21 JanBassano H23Follonica H04 FebSC Thunerstern07Bassano H04 FebFollonica H32FC Porto18 FebSC Thunerstern47Follonica H18 FebBassano H32FC Porto04 MarFC Porto110SC Thunerstern04 MarFollonica H52Bassano H18 MarBassano H102SC Thunerstern18 MarFC Porto44Follonica H
Final four
TeamGWLGFGAPts Follonica H3301699 FC Porto32112136 Reus D312873 CE Noia3034110
DateHomeAway5 MayFC Porto49Follonica H5 MayReus D30CE Noia6 MayFollonica H32Reus D6 MayCE Noia14FC Porto04 FebFC Porto43Reus D04 FebFollonica H43CE Noia
Follonica is European Champion, Porto is runner-up.
Cers Cup Only CD Portosantense participated in this competition: other Portuguese teams who had the chance declined, claiming financial reasons.
Round of 16 HomeAway1st leg CD Portosantense35 H Novara2nd leg H Novara42 CD PortosantenseTotal CD Portosantense59 H Novara
National team
2006 European Championship The Portuguese National team played the Rink Hockey European Championship in Monza, Italy from 16 to 22 July 2006. Portugal ended the competition in the 3rd place.
Squad NamePositionClubCarlos SilvaGoalkeeperSL BenficaJoão Pereira (Ginho)GoalkeeperOC BarcelosSérgio SilvaDefenderFollonica HValter NevesDefenderSL BenficaTiago RafaelDefenderOC BarcelosPedro MoreiraDefenderFC PortoVítor HugoForwardACR GulpilharesRicardo BarreirosForwardSL BenficaJorge SilvaForwardFC PortoReinaldo VenturaForwardFC Porto
Phase I
TeamGWDLGFGADifPts Portugal2200100+106 Switzerland210149-53 Andorra200227-50
Knockout Phase
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game
External links 1st Phase Table SuperCup games Portuguese Cup games 2nd Phase Group A Table 2nd Phase Group B Table For results of the European Competitions