On the final day of the Liga season, Sporting Clube de Portugal secured second place – and a place in the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League group stage – by defeating Boavista FC 2-1.

Vitória SC beat CF Estrela da Amadora 4-0 to gain a berth in the third qualifying round of the same competition while SL Benfica defeated Vitória FC to finish fourth and earn a UEFA Cup spot next term on a night that marked thet last game of Rui Costa's career.