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as the defending champions. Porto won the league and qualified for the

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group stage, along with Boavista, who qualified for the third round. With the extinction of the

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, the Taça de Portugal winner qualified for the UEFA Cup, so Beira-Mar joined Benfica,

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and

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in the 1999-2000 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Beira-Mar, Chaves and Académica Coimbra were relegated to the

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was the top scorer with 36 goals.

Promotion and relegation

Teams relegated to
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* Leça * Varzim * Belenenses Leça, Varzim and Belenenses, were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1997–98 season.

Teams promoted from Liga de Honra

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* Beira-Mar * Alverca The other three teams were replaced by União de Leiria, Beira-Mar, Alverca from the Liga de Honra.

Teams

Stadia and locations

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Top goalscorers

Source: Footballzz

References

External links

Portugal 1998-99 - RSSSF (Jorge Miguel Teixeira)

Portuguese League 1998/99 - footballzz.co.uk

Portugal - Table of Honor - Soccer Library
* Portuguese Wikipedia - Campeonato Português de Futebol - I Divisão 1998/1999 {{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Primeira Divisao Primeira Liga seasons Portugal Primeira

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