| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 August 2006 – 20 May 2007 |
| Champions | Porto (22nd title) |
| Relegated | Beira-Mar Desportivo das Aves |
| Champions League | Porto Sporting CP Benfica |
| UEFA Cup | Braga Belenenses Paços de Ferreira |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 554 (2.31 per match) |
| Best Player | Simão |
| Top goalscorer | Liédson (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | 5–1 (3 times) |
| Biggest away win | Beira-Mar 0–5Porto (25 February 2007) |
| Highest scoring | Nacional 3–4Desportivo das Aves (15 April 2007) |
2007–08 → | |
The2006–07 Primeira Liga (also known asBWINLIGA for sponsorship reasons) was the73rd edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 27 August 2006 with a match betweenVitória de Setúbal andAcadémica and ended on 20 May 2007. The league was contested by 16 clubs, withPorto as defending champions.
Porto andSporting CP were both qualified for the2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage, while Benfica qualified for the UEFA Champions League qualifying round.Braga,Belenenses andPaços de Ferreira qualified for the2007–08 UEFA Cup.Beira-Mar andDesportivo das Aves were relegated to theLiga de Honra.Liédson was the top scorer with 15 goals.
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 thePortuguese League for Professional Football regarding the use of a non-registered player (Mateus) by 13th-placedGil 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.
Beira-Mar andDesportivo das Aves were promoted to the Liga.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto(C) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 65 | 20 | +45 | 69 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 54 | 15 | +39 | 68 | |
| 3 | Benfica | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 67 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Braga | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 50 | Qualification toUEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Belenenses | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 49 | |
| 6 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 42 | |
| 7 | União de Leiria | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 41 | Qualification toIntertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Nacional | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 39 | |
| 9 | Estrela da Amadora | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 35 | |
| 10 | Boavista | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 35 | |
| 11 | Marítimo | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 32 | |
| 12 | Naval 1º de Maio | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 32 | |
| 13 | Académica | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 26 | |
| 14 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 24 | |
| 15 | Beira-Mar(R) | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 55 | −27 | 23 | Relegation toLiga de Honra |
| 16 | Desportivo das Aves(R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 42 | −20 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | ACA | BEM | BEL | BEN | BOA | BRA | DAV | EST | MAR | NAV | NAC | PAÇ | POR | SCP | ULE | VSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Académica | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Beira-Mar | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Belenenses | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Benfica | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Boavista | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Braga | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Desportivo das Aves | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| Estrela da Amadora | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Marítimo | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Naval 1º de Maio | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Nacional | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Paços de Ferreira | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Porto | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | |
| Sporting CP | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| União de Leiria | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
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| # | 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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