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The 2004-05 season saw SL Benfica clinch the SuperLiga Galp Energia title after almost 11 years. The SuperLiga had one of the most competitive years with both Sporting C. de Braga and Boavista FC, fighting for the title, for a reasonable amount of time, and closing the gap on the "big three" (Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting CP). The "big three" managed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League while Braga, Vitória SC "de Guimarães" and Vitória FC "de Setúbal" went to the UEFA Cup. Benfica didn't manage to achieve the double, when they lost to Vitória de Setúbal in the Cup of Portugal final.

In the League of Honour, FC Paços de Ferreira won the title and alongside with newcomers A. Naval 1º de Maio and former competitors CF Estrela da Amadora secured their place in the 1st level of Portuguese football for 2005-06.

In the UEFA competitions, the Portuguese teams qualified in the 2003-04 season were Porto and Benfica in the Champions League; Sporting, Sporting de Braga, CS Marítimo and CD Nacional in the UEFA Cup; and União D. de Leiria in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Early in the season, Porto lost the UEFA Super Cup to AC Milan. Eventually they would reach the round of 16 of the Champions League where they were eliminated by Internazionale. In the middle of the season Porto also won their second Intercontinental Cup against Once Caldas. Meanwhile Sporting managed to reach the UEFA cup final (which was already chosen to be played at Sporting's Estádio José de Alvalade) where they lost to CSKA Moscow. The fact that Leiria reached the finals of the Intertoto Cup is also noteworthy.

Meanwhile, the Selecção Nacional (national team) managed to secure a comfortable position that would prove decisive in the qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2006.

Contents 1 Honours 2 SuperLiga 2.1 Promoted teams 2.2 Final standings 2.3 UEFA competitions and relegations 2.4 Top scorers 3 UEFA competitions 3.1 UEFA Champions League 3.1.1 FC Porto 3.1.2 SL Benfica 3.1.3 Sporting CP 3.1.4 Sporting C. de Braga 3.1.5 CS Marítimo 3.1.6 CD Nacional 3.1.7 União de Leiria 3.2 European/South American Cup 3.3 UEFA Super Cup 4 Cup of Portugal 4.1 Round of 16 to Final 5 League of Honour 5.1 Promoted teams 5.2 Final standings 5.3 Promotions and relegations 5.4 Top scorers 6 Second Division B 6.1 Promoted and relegated teams 6.2 Final standings 6.3 Promotions and relegations 6.4 Top scorers 7 Third Division 7.1 Promoted and relegated teams 7.2 Final standings 7.3 Promotions and relegations 7.4 Top scorers 8 District championships 9 Portugal national team

[edit] Honours

Competition	Winner
Intercontinental Cup	FC Porto
SuperLiga Galp Energia	SL Benfica
Cup of Portugal	Vitória FC "de Setúbal"
SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira	FC Porto
League of Honour	FC Paços de Ferreira
Second Division B	FC Vizela (North) Sporting C. da Covilhã (Centre) FC Barreirense (South)
Portuguese Third Division	«Os Sandinenses» GDRC (A) Aliados FC do Lordelo (B) SL Nelas (C) AD Portomosense (D) SL Benfica B (E) Silves FC (F) FC Madalena (Azores)

[edit] SuperLiga

After almost 11 years, the longest "drought" period in Benfica's history comes to an end. It was an awekward season, mainly because of the inconsistency of the chronically title candidates. Never a team had won the championship with such a small amount of points, since victory is equivalent to three points. The 65 points of Benfica would only be sufficient to manage a 4th place in the year before and, considering a percentage of points awarded, their score of 64% wouldn't be enough to place them in first or second place in any other of the previous Portuguese championships. Inconsistency was present in Benfica's season, but their main rivals were no better. In the upper part o the table the Sporting de Braga's season is noteworthy, that was fighting for the title 4 games before the end of the season.

[edit] Promoted teams

These teams were promoted from the League of Honour at the start of the season:

• GD Estoril-Praia (champion)
• Vitória FC "de Setúbal" (2nd placed)
• FC Penafiel (3rd placed)

[edit] Final standings

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
1	SL Benfica	34	19	8	7	51	31	+20	65
2	FC Porto	34	17	11	6	39	26	+13	62
3	Sporting CP	34	18	7	9	66	36	+30	61
4	Sporting C. de Braga	34	16	10	8	45	28	+17	58
5	Vitória SC "de Guimarães"	34	15	9	10	38	29	+9	54
6	Boavista FC	34	13	11	10	39	43	-4	50
7	CS Marítimo	34	12	13	9	39	32	+7	49
8	Rio Ave FC	34	10	17	7	35	35	0	47
9	CF «Os Belenenses»	34	13	7	14	38	34	+4	46
10	Vitória FC "de Setúbal"	34	11	11	12	46	45	+1	44
11	FC Penafiel	34	13	4	17	39	53	-14	43
12	CD Nacional	34	12	5	17	46	48	-2	41
13	Gil Vicente FC	34	11	7	16	34	40	-6	40
14	A. Académica de Coimbra	34	9	11	14	29	41	-12	38
15	União D. de Leiria	34	8	14	12	29	36	-7	38
16	Moreirense FC	34	7	13	14	30	43	-13	34
17	GD Estoril-Praia	34	8	6	20	38	55	-17	30
18	SC Beira-Mar	34	6	12	16	30	56	-26	30

[edit] UEFA competitions and relegations

These teams were qualified for the UEFA competitions of 2005-06:

• UEFA Champions League
  • Champions SL Benfica (group stage)
  • 2nd placed FC Porto (group stage)
  • 3rd placed Sporting CP (third qualifying round)
• UEFA Cup
  • 4th placed Sporting C. de Braga (first round)
  • 5th placed Vitória SC "de Guimarães" (first round)
  • Cup winner Vitória FC "de Setúbal" (first round)

These teams were relegated to the League of Honour at the end of the season:

• Relegations
  • 16th placed Moreirense FC
  • 17th placed GD Estoril-Praia
  • 18th placed SC Beira-Mar

[edit] Top scorers

• 1 Liedson (Sporting) 24
• =2 João Tomás (Sporting de Braga) 15
• =2 Simão (Benfica) 15
• 4 Wesley (Penafiel) 14
• 5 Antchouet (Belenenses) 12
• =6 Meyong (Vitória de Setúbal) 11
• =6 Benni McCarthy (Porto) 11
• 8 Zé Manuel (Boavista) 10
• =9 Roberto (Penafiel) 9
• =9 Wender (Sporting de Braga) 9
• =9 Jorginho (Vitória de Setúbal) 9

[edit] UEFA competitions

[edit] UEFA Champions League

[edit] FC Porto

UEFA Champions League group H

Match One	14 September 2004	Porto 0-0 CSKA Moscow
Match Two	29 September 2004	Chelsea 3-1 Porto
Match Three	20 October 2004	Paris SG 2-0 Porto
Match Four	2 November 2004	Porto 0-0 Paris SG
Match Five	24 November 2004	CSKA Moscow 0-1 Porto
Match Six	7 December 2004	Porto 2-1 Chelsea

UEFA Champions League round of 16

1st leg	23 February 2005	Porto 1-1 Inter Milan
2nd leg	15 March 2005	Inter Milan 3-1 Porto

[edit] SL Benfica

UEFA Champions League third qualifying round

1st leg	10 August 2004	Benfica 1-0 Anderlecht
2nd leg	24 August 2004	Anderlecht 3-0 Benfica

UEFA Cup first round

1st leg	16 September 2004	Dukla Banská Bystrica 0-3 Benfica
2nd leg	30 September 2004	Benfica 2-0 Dukla Banská Bystrica

UEFA Cup group F

Match One	21 October 2004	Benfica 4-2 Heerenveen
Match Two	4 November 2004	Stuttgart 3-0 Benfica
Match Three	25 November 2004	Benfica 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb
Match Four	2 December 2004	Beveren 0-3 Benfica

UEFA Cup round of 32

1st leg	17 February 2005	CSKA Moscow 2-0 Benfica
2nd leg	24 February 2005	Benfica 1-1 CSKA Moscow

[edit] Sporting CP

UEFA Cup first round

1st leg	16 September 2004	Sporting 2-0 Rapid Wien
2nd leg	30 September 2004	Rapid Wien 0-0 Sporting

UEFA Cup group D

Match Two	4 November 2004	Sporting 4-1 Panionios
Match Three	25 November 2004	Dinamo Tbilisi 0-4 Sporting
Match Four	1 December 2004	Sporting 0-1 Sochaux
Match Five	16 December 2004	Newcastle 1-1 Sporting

UEFA Cup round of 32

1st leg	16 February 2005	Sporting 2-1 Feyenoord
2nd leg	24 February 2005	Feyenoord 1-2 Sporting

UEFA Cup round of 16

1st leg	10 March 2005	Middlesbrough 2-3 Sporting
2nd leg	17 March 2005	Sporting 1-0 Middlesbrough

UEFA Cup quarter-finals

1st leg	7 April 2005	Newcastle 1-0 Sporting
2nd leg	14 April 2005	Sporting 4-1 Newcastle

UEFA Cup semi-finals

1st leg	28 April 2005	Sporting 2-1 AZ Alkmaar
2nd leg	5 May 2005	AZ Alkmaar 3-2 Sporting (a.e.t.)

UEFA Cup final

Final	18 May 2005	Sporting 1-3 CSKA Moscow

[edit] Sporting C. de Braga

UEFA Cup first round

1st leg	16 September 2004	Hearts 3-1 Sporting de Braga
2nd leg	30 September 2004	Sporting de Braga 2-2 Hearts

[edit] CS Marítimo

UEFA Cup first round

1st leg	16 September 2004	Marítimo 1-0 Rangers
2nd leg	30 September 2004	Rangers 1-0 Marítimo (a.e.t. 4-2 on penalties)

[edit] CD Nacional

UEFA Cup first round

1st leg	16 September 2004	Sevilla 2-0 Nacional
2nd leg	30 September 2004	Nacional 1-2 Sevilla

[edit] União de Leiria

UEFA Intertoto Cup third round

1st leg	17 July 2004	Shinnik Yaroslavl 1-4 União de Leiria
2nd leg	24 July 2004	União de Leiria 2-1 Shinnik Yaroslavl

UEFA Intertoto Cup semi-finals

1st leg	28 July 2004	Genk 0-0 União de Leiria
2nd leg	24 July 2004	União de Leiria 2-0 Genk

UEFA Intertoto Cup finals

1st leg	10 August 2004	Lille 0-0 União de Leiria
2nd leg	24 July 2004	União de Leiria 0-2 Lille (a.e.t.)

[edit] European/South American Cup

[edit] UEFA Super Cup

[edit] Cup of Portugal

Vitória de Setúbal won their third Cup after beating Benfica 2-1 at the final played 29 May in the Estádio do Jamor. Simão Sabrosa scored first for Benfica, (pen, 5'), but an own goal by Ricardo Rocha (26') and another by Meyong turned the game.

[edit] Round of 16 to Final

	Round of 16					Quarter-Finals					Semi-Finals					Final
	1	Vitória de Setúbal	3
	1	Vitória de Guimarães	1
						1	Vitória de Setúbal	3
						1	SC Braga	2
	2B	FC Oliveira do Hospital	0
	1	SC Braga	1
											1	Vitória Setúbal (aet)	1 (2)
										1	Boavista	1 (1)
	1	AA Coimbra	1
	1	CS Marítimo	2
						1	CS Marítimo	0
						1	Boavista SC	2
	1	CD Nacional	1 (3)
	3	Boavista SC (aet)	1 (4)
																1	Vitória de Setúbal	2
															1	SL Benfica	1
	2	Estrela da Amadora	1
	1	FC Penafiel	0
						2	Estrela da Amadora (pen)	0 (8)
						1	CF Belenenses	0 (7)
	3	Pinhalnovense	1
	1	CF Belenenses	2
											2	Estrela da Amadora	0
										1	SL Benfica	3
	1	SL Benfica (aet, pen)	2 (3) (7)
	1	Sporting CP	2 (3) (6)
						1	SL Benfica	1
						1	SC Beira-Mar	0
	1	SC Beira-Mar	-
	-	bye	-

[edit] League of Honour

[edit] Promoted teams

These teams were promoted from the Second Division B at the start of the season:

• Gondomar SC (North Zone champion)
• Sporting C. de Espinho (Centre Zone champion)
• SC Olhanense (South Zone champion)

[edit] Final standings

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Points
1	FC Paços de Ferreira	34	20	9	5	61	43	+18	69
2	A. Naval 1º de Maio	34	17	11	6	53	30	+23	62
3	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	17	9	8	47	30	+17	60
4	FC Marco	34	13	12	9	51	43	+8	51
5	C. Desportivo das Aves	34	15	6	13	45	35	+10	51
6	Leixões SC	34	14	8	12	40	33	+7	50
7	CD Feirense	34	14	7	13	45	48	-3	49
8	FC Maia	34	13	10	11	46	36	+10	49
9	SC Olhanense	34	11	11	12	32	32	0	44
10	Varzim SC	34	11	10	13	37	42	-5	43
11	FC Felgueiras	34	11	9	14	37	44	-7	42
12	AD Ovarense	34	11	8	15	40	51	-9	41
13	FC Alverca	34	11	6	17	28	40	-12	39
14	Portimonense SC	34	10	9	15	40	49	-9	39
15	CD Santa Clara	34	11	6	17	39	50	-11	39
16	Gondomar SC	34	11	6	17	38	45	-7	39
17	G. Desportivo de Chaves	34	9	10	15	24	38	-14	37
18	Sporting C. de Espinho	34	9	9	16	37	51	-14	36

[edit] Promotions and relegations

These teams were promoted to the SuperLiga (future Liga betandwin.com) of 2005-06:

• Promotions
  • Champions FC Paços de Ferreira
  • 2nd placed A. Naval 1º de Maio
  • 3rd CF Estrela da Amadora

These teams were relegated to the Second Division of 2005-06:

• Relegations
  • 11th placed FC Felgueiras (due to economical problems)
  • 13th placed FC Alverca (due to economical problems)
  • 18th placed Sporting C. de Espinho

[edit] Top scorers

Place	Scorer	Goals	Team
1.	Rincón	18	F.C. Paços de Ferreira
2.	Evandro	17	F.C. Maia
3.	Hermes	16	F.C. Marco
4.	Hugo Henrique	15	C.D. Santa Clara
	João Pedro		Leixões S.C.
6.	Wesley	14	Gondomar S.C.
7.	Rui Miguel	13	C.D. Aves
8.	Didi	12	F.C. Marco
9.	Mateus	11	Portimonense S.C.
	Serjão		Portimonense S.C.

[edit] Second Division B

[edit] Promoted and relegated teams

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Promotions and relegations

[edit] Top scorers

[edit] Third Division

[edit] Promoted and relegated teams

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Promotions and relegations

[edit] Top scorers

[edit] District championships

[edit] Portugal national team

Date	Venue	Opponents	Score	Comp	Portugal scorers
September 4, 2004	Stadionas Skonto, Riga	Latvia	0-2	WCQ3	Cristiano Ronaldo, Pauleta
September 8, 2004	Estádio Municipal de Leiria, Leiria	Estonia	4-0	WCQ3	Cristiano Ronaldo, Hélder Postiga (2), Pauleta
October 9, 2004	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz	Liechtenstein	2-2	WCQ3	Own goal, Pauleta
October 13, 2004	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon	Russia	7-1	WCQ3	Pauleta, Cristiano Ronaldo (2), Deco, Simão, Petit (2)
November 17, 2004	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	0-5	WCQ3	Own goal, Cristiano Ronaldo, Maniche, Pauleta (2)
February 9, 2005	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Rep. Ireland	1-0	F	-
March 26, 2005	Estádio Cidade de Barcelos, Barcelos	Canada	4-1	F	Manuel Fernandes, Pauleta, Hélder Postiga, Nuno Gomes
June 4, 2005	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon	Slovakia	2-0	WCQ3	Fernando Meira, Cristiano Ronaldo
June 8, 2005	A.Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	0-1	WCQ3	Cristiano Ronaldo

KEY: WCQ3 = World Cup Qualification match - Group 3; F = Friendly

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