| Season | 2004–05 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 August 2004 – 22 May 2005 |
| Champions | Benfica 31st title |
| Relegated | Moreirense Estoril Beira-Mar |
| Champions League | Benfica Porto Sporting CP |
| UEFA Cup | Braga Vitória de Guimarães Vitória de Setúbal |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 711 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Liédson (25 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Sporting CP 6–1Boavista (13 November 2004) |
| Biggest away win | 0–4 (3 times) |
| Highest scoring | Sporting CP 6–1Boavista (13 November 2004) |
2005–06 → | |
The2004–05 Primeira Liga was the71st edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 28 August 2004 with a match betweenBelenenses andMarítimo, and ended on 22 May 2005.
Benfica won their 31st league title, with 65 points, three points ahead of the defending championsPorto. The league was contested by 18 clubs, and was considered one of the most competitive seasons in recent years.
The first goal of the season was scored by Belenensescentre-backRolando. The first red card of the season was given toVitória de Setúbal'sBruno Ribeiro, and the first yellow was given to Belenenses'Juninho Petrolina in the opening match of the season. Benfica and Porto were both qualified for the2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage, andSporting CP qualified for the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. At the bottom of the table,Moreirense,Estoril andBeira-Mar were relegated to theLiga de Honra.Liédson was the top scorer with 25 goals.
Alverca, Paços de Ferreira, and Estrela da Amadora were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in2003–04 season.
The other three teams were replaced by Estoril, Vitória de Setúbal, and Penafiel from the Liga de Honra.
| Team | Outgoing manage | Manner | Date of vacancy | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto | Sacked | 7 August 2004[1] | 11 August 2004[2] | ||
| Sacked | 1 February 2005[3] | 1 February 2005[4] | |||
| Boavista | Resigned | 1 May 2005[5] | 1 May 2005[5] |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|
| Marítimo | ||
| Vitória de Setúbal | ||
| Penafiel | ||
| Nacional | ||
| Gil Vicente | ||
| Académica de Coimbra | ||
| Moreirense | ||
| Beira-Mar | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica(C) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 65 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Porto | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 62 | |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 61 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Braga | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 58 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 54 | |
| 6 | Boavista | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 50 | |
| 7 | Marítimo | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 49 | |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 47 | |
| 9 | Belenenses | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 46 | |
| 10 | Vitória de Setúbal | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 44 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 11 | Penafiel | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 53 | −14 | 43 | |
| 12 | Nacional | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 41 | |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 40 | |
| 14 | Académica | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 38 | |
| 15 | União de Leiria | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 38 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup third round |
| 16 | Moreirense(R) | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 34 | Relegation toLiga de Honra |
| 17 | Estoril(R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 30 | |
| 18 | Beira-Mar(R) | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 30 |
| Home \ Away | ACA | BEM | BEL | BEN | BOA | BRA | ESP | GVI | MAR | MOR | NAC | PEN | POR | RAV | SCP | ULE | VGU | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | |
| Beira-Mar | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Belenenses | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Benfica | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Boavista | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Braga | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Estoril Praia | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Gil Vicente | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Marítimo | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Moreirense | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Nacional | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Penafiel | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
| Porto | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Rio Ave | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Sporting CP | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| União de Leiria | 1–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
TheFootballer of the Year award was won by the PortugueseRicardo Quaresma ofPorto.
ThePortuguese Golden Shoe award was won by the BrazilianLiédson ofSporting CP, scoring 25 goals.