Leiria

Académica

Belenenses
Benfica
Sporting

Porto
Boavista

Braga

Penafiel

Guimarães

Setúbal

Rio Ave

Gil Vicente

Moreirense

Estoril

Beira-Mar

Madeira: Marítimo / Nacional

Location of teams in the 2004-05 Liga

The Portuguese Liga 2004–05 was one of the most competitive seasons in recent years. Sport Lisboa e Benfica were the new champions with a three-point difference from the defending champions Futebol Clube do Porto, winning their 31st championship (a Portuguese record). The 2004–05 Portuguese Liga season started on 28 August 2004, with a match between Os Belenenses and Marítimo, and ended on 22 May 2005.

The first goal of the season was scored by Belenenses' centre back Rolando (a 25th-minute goal in the opening game). The first red card of the season was given to Vitória de Setúbal's Bruno Ribeiro in a 4–1 away win against Penafiel, and the first yellow was given to Belenenses’s Juninho Petrolina in the opening game of the season against Marítimo. Benfica and Porto were both qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage, and Sporting Clube de Portugal qualified for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying round; in opposite, Moreirense, Estoril-Praia, and Beira-Mar were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Liédson was the 2004–05 top scorer, scoring 25 goals in 31 games, helping his team to reach a place in the Champions League qualifying round.

[edit] Promotion and relegation

[edit] Teams relegated to Liga de Honra

• Alverca
• Paços de Ferreira
• Estrela da Amadora

Alverca, Paços de Ferreira, and Estrela da Amadora were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 2003–04 season.

[edit] Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

• Estoril-Praia
• Vitória de Setúbal
• Penafiel

The other three teams were replaced by Estoril-Praia, Vitória de Setúbal, and Penafiel from the Liga de Honra.

[edit] Club information

Club	Head Coach	City	Stadium	2003–2004 season
Académica de Coimbra	João Carlos Pereira	Coimbra	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra	13th in the Liga
Belenenses	Carvalhal, CarlosCarlos Carvalhal	Lisbon	Estádio do Restelo	15th in the Liga
Benfica	Trapattoni, GiovanniGiovanni Trapattoni	Lisbon	Estádio da Luz	2nd in the Liga
Boavista	Jaime Pacheco	Porto	Estádio do Bessa – Século XXI	8th in the Liga
Braga	Ferreira, JesualdoJesualdo Ferreira	Braga	Estádio Municipal de Braga - AXA	5th in the Liga
Estoril-Praia	Litos	Estoril	Estádio António Coimbra da Mota	1st in the Liga de Honra
Gil Vicente	Luís Campos	Barcelos	Estádio Cidade de Barcelos	12th in the Liga
União de Leiria	Vítor Pontes	Leiria	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa	10th in the Liga
Penafiel	Manuel Fernandes	Penafiel	Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril	3rd in the Liga de Honra
Marítimo	Manuel Cajuda	Funchal	Estádio dos Barreiros	6th in the Liga
Nacional	Casemiro Mior	Funchal	Estádio da Madeira	4th in the Liga
Beira-Mar	Mick Wadsworth	Aveiro	Estádio Municipal de Aveiro	11th in the Liga
Moreirense	Vítor Oliveira	Guimarães	Estádio do Moreirense	9th in the Liga
Porto	Luigi del Neri	Porto	Estádio do Dragão	1st in the Liga
Sporting CP	Peseiro, JoséJosé Peseiro	Lisbon	Estádio José Alvalade – Século XXI	3rd in the Liga
Rio Ave	Brito, CarlosCarlos Brito	Vila do Conde	Estádio dos Arcos	7th in the Liga
Vitória de Guimarães	Machado, ManuelManuel Machado	Guimarães	Estádio D. Afonso Henriques	14th in the Liga
Vitória de Setúbal	José Couceiro	Setúbal	Estádio do Bonfim	2nd in the Liga de Honra

[edit] Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Replaced by
Porto	Luigi del Neri	Víctor Fernández
	Víctor Fernández	José Couceiro
Boavista	Jaime Pacheco	Erwin Sánchez
Marítimo	Manuel Cajuda	Mariano Barreto
Vitória de Setúbal	José Couceiro	René Simões
Penafiel	Manuel Fernandes	Luís Castro
Nacional	Casemiro Mior	João Carlos Pereira
Gil Vicente	Luís Campos	Ulisses Morais
Académica de Coimbra	João Carlos Pereira	Nelo Vingada
Moreirense	Vítor Oliveira	Jorge Jesus
Beira-Mar	Mick Wadsworth	Luís Campos
	Luís Campos	Augusto Inácio

[edit] Final table standings

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

[edit] Top goal scorers

Rank	Scorer	Goals	Team
1	Liédson	25	Sporting CP
2	João Tomás	15	Braga
	Simão		Benfica
4	Wesley	14	Penafiel
5	Henry Antchouet	12	Belenenses
6	Benni McCarthy	11	Porto
	Albert Meyong		Vitória de Setúbal
8	Zé Manuel	10	Boavista
9	Pena	9	Maritimo
	Roberto		Penafiel

[edit] Awards

[edit] Footballer of the Year

The Footballer of the Year award was won by the Portuguese Ricardo Quaresma of Porto.

[edit] Portuguese Golden Shoe

The Portuguese Golden Shoe award was won by the Brazilian Liédson of Sporting CP, scoring 25 goals.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Portuguese Liga 2004-05 at rsssf.com (English)