2006–07 in Portuguese football explained

Events

Transfer deals

Major summer transfers

The summer transfer window runs from the end of the previous season until 31 August.

May 13, 2006
May 17, 2006
May 21, 2006
May 25, 2006
May 27, 2006
June 2, 2006
June 6, 2006
June 7, 2006
June 13, 2006
June 22, 2006
July 4, 2006
July 9, 2006
July 11, 2006

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Porto

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Round of 16

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Sporting CP

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Benfica

3rd Qualifying Round

Benfica played the 3rd qualifying round on 8 August (first leg) and 22 August (second leg), 2006, against Austria Wien and qualified to the group stage of the Champions League.

Group stage

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UEFA Cup

Portuguese teams entered the UEFA Cup in the 1st round immediately after the two qualifying rounds. That year's teams in the UEFA Cup were Sporting de Braga, Nacional, and Vitória de Setúbal. Benfica eventually entered into the Round of 32 after achieving a 3rd-placed finish in its UEFA Champions League group.

First round

The 1st leg was played on 14 September 2006. The 2nd leg was played on 28 September 2006.

Group stage

19 October 2006
AZ3–0Braga
2 November 2006
Braga4–0Slovan Liberec
23 November 2006
Sevilla2–0Braga
14 December 2006
Braga2–0Grasshopper

Round of 32

The first leg was held on 14th or 15 February 2007, while the second leg was held on 22 February 2007.1 On 7 February, the Italian Government ruled that Parma and Livorno's home fields did not meet requirements following riots held after an Italian Serie A match in Sicily. Livorno played its home leg behind closed doors on 14 February. Parma played its home leg behind closed doors on 22 February. 2 Transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage as third-place finishers in their groups.

Round of 16

The first leg will be held on 8 March 2007, while the second leg will be held on 14 or 15 March 2007.

Honours

CompetitionWinner
Primeira LigaPorto
Taça de PortugalSporting CP
SuperCup Cândido de OliveiraPorto
Liga de HonraLeixões
Segunda DivisãoFreamunde
Terceira Divisão

National team

The Selecção played its first game against Denmark in September, losing to the Northern European side. After that friendly, the national team started its qualification for UEFA Euro 2008 with a draw against Finland.

DateVenueOpponentsScore[1] CompetitionScorersMatch Report
September 1, 2006Brøndby Stadion, Brøndby (A)2–4FriendlyCarvalho, NaniUEFA.com
September 6, 2006Olympiastadion, Helsinki (A)1–1ECQNuno GomesUEFA.com
October 10, 2006Estádio do Bessa, Porto (H)3–0ECQRonaldo (2), CarvalhoUEFA.com
October 11, 2006Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (A)1–2ECQNuno GomesUEFA.com
November 15, 2006Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra (H)3–0ECQSimão (2), RonaldoUEFA.com
February 6, 2007Emirates Stadium, London (N)2–0FriendlySimão, CarvalhoUEFA.com
March 24, 2007Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon (H)4–0ECQNuno Gomes, Ronaldo (2), QuaresmaUEFA.com
March 28, 2007Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade (A)1–1ECQTiagoUEFA.com
June 2, 2007Still unknown (A)ECQ
Key

Notes and References

  1. Portugal's score given first

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