title: 1999–2000 in Portuguese football
text: # 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)
  
  ## Primeira Liga
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sporting CP (C) | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 77 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
  | 2 | Porto | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 66 | 26 | +40 | 73 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
  | 3 | Benfica | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 69 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
  | 4 | Boavista | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
  | 5 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 53 | |
  | 6 | Marítimo | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 50 | |
  | 7 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 48 | |
  | 8 | Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 45 | |
  | 9 | Braga | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 43 | |
  | 10 | Leiria | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 42 | |
  | 11 | Alverca | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 41 | |
  | 12 | Belenenses | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 40 | |
  | 13 | Campomaiorense | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 36 | |
  | 14 | Farense | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 35 | |
  | 15 | Salgueiros | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 34 | |
  | 16 | Vitória de Setúbal (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 33 | Relegation to Segunda Liga |
  | 17 | Rio Ave (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 33 | Relegation to Segunda Liga |
  | 18 | Santa Clara (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 31 | Relegation to Segunda Liga |
  
  * ↑ Vitória de Setúbal: 4 points
  * ↑ Rio Ave: 1 point
  