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Portuguese football : Portuguese Super League 2007/2008 season preview

Fourth championship in five years

Porto retained the Portuguese league title thanks to a 4-1 victory over Aves on the last day of the season. The reigning champions led since the second week of the campaign and finished with 69 points, one more than Sporting, while Benfica claimed third with 67 points. Porto and Sporting automatically qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage, while Benfica clinched the third qualifying round of the competition. Belenenses, Braga and Pacos Ferreira earned a spot in the UEFA Cup next season. Beira Mar and Aves finished in the bottom two places and were relegated. Leixoes and Guimaraes were promoted from the second division. Here is a short summary of the 2006/07 Portuguese Super League season:

  • Champions: Porto (Champions League)
  • Runners-up and Portuguese Cup winners: Sporting (Champions League)
  • Third place: Benfica (Champions League 3rd qualifying round)
  • Fourth place: Braga (UEFA Cup)
  • Fifth place: Belenenses (UEFA Cup)
  • Sixth place: Pacos Ferreira (UEFA Cup)
  • Seventh place: Leiria (Intertoto Cup)
  • Relegated: Beira Mar, Aves
  • Promoted: Leixoes, Guimaraes

teamstitles2002/032003/042004/052005/062006/07
Benfica2822133
Porto2111211
Sporting1833322
Boavista1986610
Belenenses110159155
Braga-145444
Nacional-1141258
Leiria-5101477
Maritimo-8771011
Academica-1513151413
Pacos Ferreira-617-116
Guimaraes-414517-
Setubal-18-10814
E. Amadora--18-99
Naval----1312
Leixoes------

The table shows the overall number of titles since 1938 for each club in Portuguese Super Liga and their league standings in the last five seasons. The league was reduced from 18 to 16 teams for this season.

Sporting Portugal have handed coach Paulo Bento a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009. Bento, 37, guided Sporting to the Portuguese Cup and a second-placed finish in the league last season, earning them a place in the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League group stage.

Coach Jaime Pacheco has extended his contract with Boavista for another season. The 48-year-old rejoined the club last October, becoming their fourth coach in two months. Pacheco is in his third spell at Boavista, who finished tenth in the 2006/07 Portuguese league campaign.

This page is introduction to the 2007/2008 Portuguese Super League season. Latest news, statistics, results and predictions you can find on our main Euro Football > Portugal page.

Maritimo have named former Brazil coach Sebastiao Lazaroni as their new manager. The 57-year-old replaces Spaniard Alberto Pazos, who failed to steer the club to a UEFA Cup berth. Lazaroni has worked with several European clubs including Italian teams Fiorentina and Bari. He was sacked by Turkish club Trabzonspor last season.

teampointsoverallhomeaway
Porto6922-3-513-0-29-3-3
Sporting6820-8-211-2-29-6-0
Benfica6720-7-311-4-09-3-3
Braga5014-8-88-4-36-4-5
Belenenses4915-4-118-2-57-2-6
Pacos Ferreira4210-12-87-7-13-5-7
Leiria4110-11-96-7-24-4-7
Nacional3911-6-139-2-42-4-9
Boavista358-11-115-7-33-4-8
E. Amadora359-8-137-5-32-3-10
Maritimo328-8-145-4-63-4-8
Naval327-11-123-5-74-6-5
Academica266-8-163-2-103-6-6
Setubal245-9-162-5-83-4-8
Beira Mar234-11-153-7-51-4-10
Aves225-7-183-3-92-4-9

* The table displays Portuguese football league standings for season 2006/2007.

teamoddsteamodds
Porto1.9Benfica3
Sporting Lisbon4.5Braga40
Belenenses50Boavista65
Pacos Ferreira80Uniao Leiria125
Estrela Amadora150Nacional150
Maritimo250Guimaraes500
Leixoes750Naval750
Setubal1000Academica1000
The preseason odds for the outright winner of the 2007/08 Portuguese football league

Portuguese Cup finals in last five years

2003   Porto - Leiria   1:0
2004   Benfica - Porto   2:1
2005   Setubal - Benfica   2:1
2006   Porto - Setubal   1:0
2007   Sporting - Belenenses   1:0

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key players

Academica Coimbra

Goalkeeper Pedro Roma (€0.5m); Defense: Litos (€1.5m), Markus Berger (€0.4m), Pedro Costa (€0.3m), Kaka (€0.2m); Midfield: Ousmane N'Doye (€0.8m), Nuno Piloto (€0.4m), Helder Barbosa (€0.3m); Forward: Joeano (€1.5m), Peralta (€0.6m), Lito (€0.6m).

Belenenses

Goalkeeper Costinha (€0.4m); Defense: Rolando (€1.3m), Areias (€0.5m), Goncalo Brandao (€0.3m); Midfield: Hugo Leal (€1.8m), Silas (€1.5m), Candido Costa (€1.5m), Ruben Amorim (€1m), Jose Pedro (€0.9m); Forward: Evandro (€3m), Rafael (€0.3m).

Benfica Lisbon

Goalkeeper Moreira (€3.5m); Defense: Luisao (€11.5m), Nelson (€3.2m); Midfield: Manuel Fernandes (€8.5m), Konstantinos Katsouranis (€7.5m), Petit (€6.5m), Angel Di Maria (€4m), Rui Costa (€3.5m), Nuno Assis (€3.3m); Forward: Oscar Cardozo (€9m), Nuno Gomes (€7.5m).

Boavista

Goalkeeper Carlos (€1m); Defense: Mario Silva (€0.8m), Ricardo Silva (€0.7m), Leo Tambussi (€0.3m); Midfield: Rafal Grzelak (€1.5m), Milos Bosancic (€0.9m), Mourtala Diakite (€0.4m), Mourtala Diakite (€0.4m); Forward: Roland Linz (€4.2m), Sambegou Bangoura (€1.2m), Jaouad Zairi (€1m).

Braga

Goalkeeper Paulo Santos (€1m); Defense: Frechaut (€2.5m), Cesar Peixoto (€2.5m), Joao Pereira (€1m), Paulo Jorge (€0.9m); Midfield: Andres Madrid (€3.5m), Wender (€3m), Vandinho (€0.9m); Forward: Joao Tomas (€2m), Joao Pinto (€1.5m), Ze Manel (€1.5m).

Estrela Amadora

Goalkeeper Nelson (€0.8m); Defense: Rui Duarte (€1m), Edu Silva (€0.9m), Mauricio (€0.5m), Hugo Carreira (€0.2m); Midfield: Fernando (€0.5m), Marco Paulo (€0.4m), Helder Cabral (€0.3m), NDeaye (€0.2m); Forward: Dario (€0.8m), Anselmo (€0.2m).

Guimaraes

Goalkeeper Nilson (€0.3m); Defense: Jacques Momha (€0.4m), Geromel (€0.3m); Midfield: Joao Alves (€3m), Carlitos (€0.5m), Flavio Meireles (€0.5m), Fajardo (€0.4m), Moreno (€0.4m); Forward: Tiago Targino (€1m), Alan (€1m), Miljan Mrdakovic (€0.7m).

Leiria

Goalkeeper Fernando (€0.2m); Defense: Eder Gaucho (€1m), Laranjeiro (€1m), Renato (€0.9m); Midfield: Tonito (€1m), Tiago (€1m), Alhandra (€0.9m); Forward: Maciel (€1.5m), Alioune Toure (€1m), Paulo Cesar (€0.9m), Cadu (€0.9m).

Leixoes

Goalkeeper Jorge Baptista (€0.9m); Defense: Nuno Silva (€0.5m), Ezequias (€0.5m), Nuno Diogo (€0.3m), Nuno Amaro (€0.2m); Midfield: Diogo Valente (€1.3m), Vieirinha (€0.8m), Paulo Machado (€0.6m), Jorge Duarte (€0.1m); Forward: Jorge Goncalves (€0.5m), Roberto (€0.5m).

Maritimo

Goalkeeper Marcos (€0.5m); Defense: Evaldo (€0.8m), Arnolin Gregory (€0.8m), Briguel (€0.5m); Midfield: Wenio (€1m), Arvid Smit (€0.8m), Fabio Felicio (€0.8m), Ricardo Esteves (€0.5m); Forward: Ariza Makukula (€4.3m), Darl Douglas (€1.4m), Bruno Fogaca (€0.5m).

Nacional Funchal

Goalkeeper Diego Benaglio (€1m); Defense: Bruno Basto (€1m), Fernando Horacio Avalos (€0.8m), Fernando Cardozo (€0.8m), Patacas (€0.4m); Midfield: Cleber (€0.8m), Juliano Spadacio (€0.5m), Joao Coimbra (€0.5m), Bruno Amaro (€0.5m); Forward: Luciano Fonseca (€0.5m), Cassio (€0.2m).

Naval

Goalkeeper Taborda (€0.2m); Defense: Mario Sergio (€0.8m), Paulao (€0.3m), Carlitos (€0.3m), China (€0.2m); Midfield: Gilmar (€0.2m), Solimar (€0.2m), Joao Ribeiro (€0.2m); Forward: Davide (€0.8m), Saulo (€0.4m), Wandeir (€0.2m).

Pacos Ferreira

Goalkeeper Pedro (€0.8m); Defense: Antunes (€1m), Ferreira (€0.8m), Roversio (€0.5m), Primo (€0.5m); Midfield: Edson (€0.6m), Paulo Gomes (€0.6m), Pedrinha (€0.4m), Filipe Anunciacao (€0.3m), Cristiano (€0.2m); Forward: Renato Queiros (€0.3m).

Porto

Goalkeeper Helton (€7.5m); Defense: Milan Stepanov (€4.8m), Bosingwa (€4.6m), Marek Cech (€4.3m); Midfield: Lucho Gonzalez (€15.5m), Quaresma (€15m), Paulo Assuncao (€4.3m), Raul Meireles (€4m); Forward: Lisandro Lopez (€5.3m), Helder Postiga (€4.5m), Ernesto Antonio Farias (€3.5m).

Setubal

Goalkeeper Marco Tabuas (€0.5m); Defense: Hugo (€1m), Auri (€0.4m), Adalto (€0.3m); Midfield: Ricardo Chaves (€0.5m), Marcelo Labarthe (€0.4m), Bruno Ribeiro (€0.4m), Sandro (€0.3m), Elias (€0.3m); Forward: Bruno Gama (€1m), Matheus (€0.6m).

Sporting Lisbon

Goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic (€2m); Defense: Polga (€5.5m), Gladstone (€3.5m), Tonel (€3.3m); Midfield: Joao Moutinho (€8.5m), Miguel Veloso (€5m), Simon Vukcevic (€3.3m), Leandro Atilio Romagnoli (€2.5m), Pontus Farnerud (€2m); Forward: Liedson (€11.5m), Derlei (€5m).

 
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