2006–07 in Portuguese football

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.

UEFA competitions[]

Honours[]

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

Key

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

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