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2006–07 in Portuguese football

The 2006-07 season marked a pivotal moment in the history of Portuguese football. The national team experienced a transition, marking the departure of the so-called 'golden generation' that was spearheaded by Luis Figo. This shift in personnel coincided with the emergence of a new era, centred around the core of the Cristiano Ronaldo. Concurrently, several prominent domestic clubs were grappling with financial constraints and the outflow of talent, leading to a decline in the overall influence of the Primeira Liga. However, the fundamental structure of the Big Three remained largely intact. This period laid the foundation for the revival of Portuguese football in the 2010s.

Events

August 9, 2006 - Co Adriaanse resigns as manager of Porto
August 16, 2006 - Jesualdo Ferreira is announced as the new manager of the champions Porto
August 19, 2006 - Porto defeats Vitória de Setúbal 3–0 in Leiria to win the SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira with Rui Barros commanding the team
August 23, 2006 - Courts confirm that Belenenses will play instead of Gil Vicente due to the Mateus affair. The following days met much controversy: the day the league started, it was still not known which teams would play in the major league.
August 25-August 28, 2006 - The Primeira Liga and Liga de Honra seasons begin.
September 1, 2006 - The Portugal national team plays its first game since the 2006 FIFA World Cup, against Denmark
September 3, 2006 - The Taça de Portugal and the Second Division seasons begin.
September 10, 2006 - The Terceira Divisão season begins
September 17, 2006 - The Serie Azores of the Third Division begins in the archipelago of the Azores

Transfer deals

Major summer transfers

The summer transfer window runs from the end of the previous season until 31 August. ;May 13, 2006

Adriano from Cruzeiro to Porto, €1.2M fee ;May 17, 2006
Hilário from Nacional to Chelsea, free transfer ;May 21, 2006
Diego from Porto to Werder Bremen, €6M ;May 25, 2006
Rui Costa from Milan to Benfica, free transfer ;May 27, 2006
Zé Castro from Académica to Atlético Madrid, undisclosed fee ;June 2, 2006
João Pinto from Boavista to Braga, free transfer ;June 6, 2006
Geovanni from Benfica to Cruzeiro, €1.5M ;June 7, 2006
Przemysław Kaźmierczak from Pogoń Szczecin to Boavista, on loan ;June 13, 2006
Roland Linz from Austria Wien to Boavista, undisclosed fee ;June 22, 2006
Pontus Farnerud from Strasbourg to Sporting CP, free transfer
Kostas Katsouranis from AEK Athens to Benfica, €2M ;July 4, 2006
Carlos Paredes from Reggina to Sporting CP ;July 9, 2006
Mário Jardel from Goiás to Beira-Mar ;July 11, 2006
Laurent Robert from Benfica to Levante
Tarik Sektioui from AZ to Porto
Hugo Almeida from Porto to Werder Bremen

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

Braga	2–0	Grasshopper

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

Competition	Winner
Primeira Liga	Porto
Taça de Portugal	Sporting CP
SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira	Porto
Liga de Honra	Leixões
Segunda Divisão	Freamunde
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.

Date	Venue	Score	Competition	Scorers	Match Report
September 1, 2006	Brøndby Stadion, Brøndby (A)	2–4	Friendly	Carvalho, Nani	UEFA.com
September 6, 2006	Olympiastadion, Helsinki (A)	1–1	ECQ	Nuno Gomes	UEFA.com
October 10, 2006	Estádio do Bessa, Porto (H)	3–0	ECQ	Ronaldo (2), Carvalho	UEFA.com
October 11, 2006	Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (A)	1–2	ECQ	Nuno Gomes	UEFA.com
November 15, 2006	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra (H)	3–0	ECQ	Simão (2), Ronaldo	UEFA.com
February 6, 2007	Emirates Stadium, London (N)	2–0	Friendly	Simão, Carvalho	UEFA.com
March 24, 2007	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon (H)	4–0	ECQ	Nuno Gomes, Ronaldo (2), Quaresma	UEFA.com
March 28, 2007	Stadion Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade (A)	1–1	ECQ	Tiago	UEFA.com
June 2, 2007	Still unknown (A)		ECQ

;Key

H = Home match
A = Away match
N = Neutral field
F = Friendly
ECQ = European Championship Qualifier

Notes

References

Portugal's score given first

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