The 2006 First Division season was the 27th season for the amateur competition, of the first-tier football in Guinea-Bissau. The tournament was organized by the Football Federation of Guinea-Bissau,Historic results at rsssf.org with the season beginning on 14 January and ending on 14 July. Balantas won their twelfth title and finished with 50 points and for financial reasons did not qualify and competed in the 2007 CAF Champions League the following season. Portos de Bissau won the 2006 Guinea-Bissau Cup, instead, the cup finalist Benfica Bissau participated in the 2007 CAF Confederation Cup the following season.
It was a 22 match season and had a total of 132 matches.
SC de Bissau was again the defending team of the title. Balantas finished with 50 points and the only club who never lost a match in the season, Mavegro scored the most goals and numbered 37.
Participating clubs
Sporting Clube de Bissau Flamengo Futebol Clube - Promoted from the Second Division Sport Portos de Bissau Sport Bissau e Benfica Atlético Clube de Bissorã ADR Mansaba - Promoted from the Second Division
DRC Farim - Promoted from the Second Division Futebol Clube de Cantchungo Mavegro Futebol Clube Desportivo de Gabú Estrela Negra de Bolama CF Os Balantas
Overview The league was contested by 12 teams with Os Balantas winning the championship.
League standings PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts1CF Os Balantas2214803111+20502Mavegro Futebol Clube2212913721+16453ADR Mansaba228952216+6334Sporting Clube de Bissau219492227-5315Desportivo de Gabú227692129-8276Estrela Negra de Bolama22751033330267Flamengo Futebol Clube226791320-7258Futebol Clube de Cantchungo2251072421+3259Atlético Clube de Bissorã2266101633-172410Sport Portos de Bissau224171618-22311Sport Bissau e Benfica2257102530-52212DRC Farim2255121425-1120
National Champion Relegation to the Second Division
First Division 2006ChampionsCF Os Balantas2nd title
See also Campeonato Nacional da Guiné-Bissau
Footnotes
External links Historic results at rsssf.org