Liga Portugal 2
Organising bodyLiga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP)
Founded1990 (1990) (as Segunda Divisão de Honra)
Country Portugal
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toLiga Portugal
Relegation toLiga 3
Domestic cup(s)Taça de Portugal
League cup(s)Taça da Liga
Current championsMoreirense (3rd title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsPaços de Ferreira (4 titles)
TV partnersSport TV
Benfica TV
Porto Canal
Websitewww.ligaportugal.pt
Current: 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2

The Liga Portugal 2 (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈliɣɐ puɾtuˈɣal dojʃ]), also known as Liga Portugal SABSEG for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Liga Portugal and the two lowest-ranked teams are relegated to the third-tier league. Starting with the 2021–22 season, relegated teams will no longer compete in the Campeonato de Portugal, which will become the fourth tier, but in a newly created third-level competition named Liga 3 (League 3).[2]

The division began in 1990 as the Segunda Divisão de Honra (Second Division of Honour), superseding the Segunda Divisão (Segunda Divisão) as the second tier of Portuguese football. When the division came under the auspices of the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) in 1999, it was renamed the Segunda Liga (Second League), a name that was kept until 2016, except between 2005 and 2012, when it was known as the Liga de Honra (League of Honour). Rebranded as LigaPro in 2016,[3] the competition assumed its current naming in the early stages of the 2020–21 season.

As of the 2018–19 season, it is contested nationwide by 18 teams, including the reserve sides (B teams) of several top-flight clubs. Twenty different teams have won the division title; the most successful is Paços de Ferreira, with four wins, including the inaugural season and the most recently concluded 2018–19 season.

History

Before 1990, there was only one professional nationwide football league in Portugal, the Primeira Divisão (First Division). Lower placed teams were relegated to the Segunda Divisão (Second Division), a regional league, while the top teams from that league were promoted to the First Division. Starting with the 1990–91 season, a new second-tier professional league was created, taking the name Segunda Divisão de Honra, while the previous Segunda Divisão became the third-tier league and was renamed Segunda Divisão B.

In 1999, the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP) took control of the two nationwide levels and renamed the league Segunda Liga (Second League), while in 2005 it was renamed Liga de Honra and the Segunda Divisão B reverted to its original name. In 2012, the second tier of Portuguese football was renamed again Segunda Liga and in 2016 it was renamed LigaPro.

Format

In the 2016–17 season, there were 22 clubs in the Segunda Liga (24 in the seasons before). Then the number of teams was reduced every season until it reached 18 teams in the 2018–19 season.[4] During the course of a season, each club plays every other team twice — once at their home stadium and once at their opponent's — for a total of 34 games. At the end of each season, the two top teams are promoted to the Liga Portugal and the two lowest ranked teams will be relegated to the new Liga 3[2][5] (previously they were relegated to Campeonato de Portugal). There will be also a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off involving the 16th placed teams of Primeira Liga and 3rd placed team from Liga Portugal 2.[6] The B teams cannot be promoted to Liga Portugal but can be demoted if they end the season in one of the relegation positions or if the main team is also relegated.

Broadcasting

Since 2018–19, all the matches are broadcast by Sport TV, though some of them are only broadcast through online streaming. The exceptions are Benfica B and Porto B home games, broadcast by Benfica TV and Porto Canal.[7]

Clubs

Stadia and locations

For 2023–24 season.

Team Location Stadium Capacity 2022–23
finish
Académico de Viseu Viseu Estádio do Fontelo 7,744 4th
AVS Vila das Aves Estádio do CD Aves 5,441 7th*
Belenenses Lisboa Estádio do Restelo 19,856 2nd (L3)
Benfica B Seixal Benfica Campus 2,720 14th
Feirense Santa Maria da Feira Estádio Marcolino de Castro 5,401 8th
Länk Vilaverdense Vila Verde Campo Cruz do Reguengo 1,000 3rd (L3)
Leixões Matosinhos Estádio do Mar 9,766 15th
Mafra Mafra Estádio Municipal de Mafra 1,257 6th
Marítimo Funchal Estádio do Marítimo 10,932 16th (PL)
Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,132 13th
Oliveirense Oliveira de Azeméis Estádio Carlos Osório 1,750 10th
Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Estádio Capital do Móvel 9,076 17th (PL)
Penafiel Penafiel Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril 5,230 12th
Porto B Vila Nova de Gaia Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio 8,272 5th
Santa Clara Ponta Delgada Estádio de São Miguel 13,277 18th (PL)
Tondela Tondela Estádio João Cardoso 5,000 11th
Torreense Torres Vedras Estádio Manuel Marques 12,000 9th
União de Leiria Leiria Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa 23,888 1st (L3)

Champions

Season Champion Points Runner-up Points Third place Points Teams Top scorer Club Goals
1990–91 Paços de Ferreira51Estoril46Torreense4520Bulgaria Eduard EranosyanLeixões22
1991–92 Sporting de Espinho50Belenenses48Tirsense4518Nigeria Rashidi YekiniVitória de Setúbal22
1992–93 Estrela da Amadora48União da Madeira47Vitória de Setúbal4718Nigeria Rashidi YekiniVitória de Setúbal34
1993–94 Tirsense46União de Leiria45Chaves4518Brazil EdinhoPortimonense16
1994–95 Leça46Campomaiorense46Felgueiras4418Croatia Tihomir RudežCampomaiorense20
1995–96 Rio Ave68Vitória de Setúbal62Sporting de Espinho6218Portugal Paulo VidaDesportivo das Aves21
1996–97 Campomaiorense62Varzim59Académica5818Portugal Carlos FreitasDesportivo de Beja17
1997–98 União de Leiria70Beira-Mar64Alverca6218Portugal Armando SantosMoreirense21
1998–99 Gil Vicente68Belenenses61Santa Clara5518Brazil MarcãoVarzim23
1999–2000 Paços de Ferreira (2)65Beira-Mar65Desportivo das Aves6118Brazil MarcãoVarzim27
2000–01 Santa Clara67Varzim64Vitória de Setúbal6418Brazil BrandãoSanta Clara24
2001–02 Moreirense64Académica62Nacional6218Spain Ibón Pérez
Portugal Paulo Vida
Brazil Rômulo
Brazil Serginho
Chaves
Paços de Ferreira
Nacional
Nacional
18
2002–03 Rio Ave (2)63Alverca60Estrela da Amadora5718Brazil IgorMaia20
2003–04 Estoril67Vitória de Setúbal64Penafiel6118Brazil Fábio HempelSalgueiros25
2004–05 Paços de Ferreira (3)69Naval 1º de Maio62Estrela da Amadora6018Brazil RincónPaços de Ferreira18
2005–06 Beira-Mar68Desportivo das Aves64Leixões6218Brazil Cássio
Portugal Nuno Sousa
Maia/Chaves
Gondomar
20
2006–07 Leixões60Vitória de Guimarães55Rio Ave5316Brazil Roberto AlcântaraLeixões17
2007–08 Trofense52Rio Ave51Vizela5016Brazil Júlio CésarSanta Clara13
2008–09 Olhanense58União de Leiria53Santa Clara5216Brazil DjalmirOlhanense20
2009–10 Beira-Mar (2)54Portimonense54Feirense5216Portugal ReguilaTrofense15
2010–11 Gil Vicente (2)55Feirense55Trofense5416Portugal BockFreamunde15
2011–12 Estoril (2)57Moreirense52Desportivo das Aves5016Brazil JoeanoArouca19
2012–13 Belenenses94Arouca73Leixões6822Brazil JoeanoArouca24
2013–14 Moreirense (2)79Porto B77Penafiel7322Portugal PiresMoreirense22
2014–15 Tondela81União da Madeira80Chaves8024Portugal Tozé Marreco
Brazil Erivelto
Tondela
Sporting da Covilhã
23
2015–16 Porto B86Chaves81Feirense7824Nigeria SimyGil Vicente20
2016–17 Portimonense83Desportivo das Aves81União da Madeira6422Portugal PiresPortimonense23
2017–18 Nacional71Santa Clara66Académico de Viseu6420Cape Verde Ricardo Gomes Nacional 21
2018–19 Paços de Ferreira (4)74Famalicão69Estoril5418Portugal Pires Penafiel 16
2019–20 Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic (Nacional and Farense promoted in first and second place with 10 rounds left to play)[8]18Brazil Agdon Menezes Oliveirense 13
2020–21 Estoril (3)70Vizela66Arouca6518Brazil Cassiano Vizela 16
2021–22 Rio Ave (3)70Casa Pia68Chaves6418Brazil João Carlos Académica de Coimbra 17
2022–23 Moreirense (3)79Farense69Estrela da Amadora6318Brazil André Clóvis Académico de Viseu 28

Statistics

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons Runner-up seasons
Paços de Ferreira 4 0 1990–91, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2018–19
Estoril 3 1 2003–04, 2011–12, 2020–21 1990–91
Rio Ave 3 1 1995–96, 2002–03, 2021–22 2007–08
Moreirense 3 1 2001–02, 2013–14, 2022–23 2011–12
Beira-Mar 2 2 2005–06, 2009–10 1997–98, 1999–2000
Gil Vicente 2 0 1998–99, 2010–11
União de Leiria 1 2 1997–98 1993–94, 2008–09
Belenenses 1 2 2012–13 1991–92, 1998–99
Campomaiorense 1 1 1996–97 1994–95
Santa Clara 1 1 2000–01 2017–18
Porto B 1 1 2015–16 2013–14
Portimonense 1 1 2016–17 2009–10
Espinho 1 0 1991–92
Estrela da Amadora 1 0 1992–93
Tirsense 1 0 1993–94
Leça 1 0 1994–95
Leixões 1 0 2006–07
Trofense 1 0 2007–08
Olhanense 1 0 2008–09
Tondela 1 0 2014–15
Nacional 1 0 2017–18
Varzim 0 2 1996–97, 2000–01
Vitória de Setúbal 0 2 1995–96, 2003–04
União da Madeira 0 2 1992–93, 2014–15
Desportivo das Aves 0 2 2005–06, 2016–17
Académica 0 1 2001–02
Alverca 0 1 2002–03
Naval 1º de Maio 0 1 2004–05
Vitória de Guimarães 0 1 2006–07
Feirense 0 1 2010–11
Arouca 0 1 2012–13
Chaves 0 1 2015–16
Famalicão 0 1 2018–19
Vizela 0 1 2020–21
Casa Pia 0 1 2021–22
Farense 0 1 2022–23

All-time table

The all-time Liga Portugal 2 table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in Liga Portugal 2 since its inception in 1990. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2022–23 season. 2019–20 league standings are not attributed due to the competition being abandoned. For comparison, older seasons have been calculated according to the three-points-per-win rule.

Pos Team S Pts GP W D L GF GA GD 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th T Debut Since/
Last App
Best Notes
1Penafiel271303928344271313113610785825281992–932015–163
2Desportivo das Aves25127588234424329510931026672132191990–912016–172
3Feirense2411758303122392791022960621212281990–912019–202
4Leixões21999*7482602222668378261112251990–912010–111[A]
5Portimonense19935678244203231837816211111261990–912016–171
6Varzim19932678246194238802837-352351990–912021–222
7Santa Clara17857606228173205722679431122171998–992023–241
8Académica1683456023512918670959811111333111990–912021–222
9Sporting da Covilhã21828716204216286742871-1291121996–972022–234
10Estoril178125482191551816935811123111171990–912020–211
11Chaves1680855821216817868163546131161993–942019–202
12Académico de Viseu16743592194161227615702-871231990–912013–143
13União da Madeira1363347816314417158057282131992–932017–182[B]
14Rio Ave1162136617790965283791493112291991–922021–221
15Benfica B115954161651001516415746722152012–132012–134
16Porto B115944161621081465745304411132012–132012–131
17Oliveirense14582494149135210583708-12511132001–022022–234
18Moreirense11555374151102121517451663141995–962022–231
19Felgueiras12547408141124143482482011131992–932004–053[C]
20Nacional125454021431161435175021511131991–922021–221
21Beira-Mar10538348143109964183338522151995–962014–151
22Paços de Ferreira9527310145927341931010941161990–912023–241
23Freamunde12514432128130174499578-791121990–912016–175
24Sporting de Espinho11511378134109135471437341121990–912004–051
25Gil Vicente9499*34413011896433356772241997–982017–181[D]
26Maia1045734412679139477496-191121990–912005–064[E]
27Ovarense11431374110101163446582-136111991–922005–066
28Trofense1042134810897143358459-1011122006–072021–221
29Naval 1º de Maio10419*31011110396420384361231998–992013–142[F]
30Olhanense941932610992125345379-341121991–922016–171
31Farense8418*2941147810235831939112002–032022–232[G]
32Estrela da Amadora738223810082563192536613151991–922022–231
33Sporting B637625610367863603392111132012–132017–184
34União de Lamas93623069868140310433-123221994–952002–036
35União de Leiria63382049456542801841041231990–912023–241
36Braga B7337*2908880122328370-422012–132018–197[H]
37Leça7331238925591290317-271121993–942002–031
38Famalicão6315228875487273274-11121994–952018–192
39Arouca631420884626229123259111142010–112020–212
40Vitória de Setúbal531017089433830216913322151991–922003–042
41Vitória de Guimarães B63022488062106300336-362012–132018–199
42Belenenses53001708448382521619112141991–922023–241
43Vizela6277200677657237219181122005–062020–212
44Mafra6271206646973228247-19112015–162018–196
45Campomaiorense5253170733463240208321121992–932001–021[I]
46Alverca5245170674459198167311121995–962004–052
47Tondela423916461564719818414112012–132022–231
48Torreense6236208615394226296-70111990–912022–233
49Atlético CP5219206536093211279-682011–122015–1611
50Gondomar52001585341641931885112004–052008–095
51Marco5200170524474210272-62112000–012005–064[J]
52Cova da Piedade5200172514774171237-662016–172020–219
53Louletano4179140493259164180-161990–911993–9410
54Tirsense31541024131309888101121991–921996–971
55Vilafranquense4142126334350144182-382019–202022–237
56Marítimo B3130*130352768115172-572012–132014–1516[K]
57Casa Pia312292332336110115-5112019–202019–202
58Benfica Castelo Branco311810629314690140-50111990–911992–935
59Oriental2999224274194126-322014–152015–1615
60Salgueiros293682518258693-7112002–032003–046
61Fátima3869018324085121-362007–082010–118
62Esposende266681618345599-441998–991999–200014
63Imortal2666815213276108-321999–20002000–0115
64Amora265681423315795-381992–931994–9517
65Barreirense2607212243657117-601990–912005–0615
66Vitória de Guimarães15530167744202412006–072006–072
67O Elvas15238141014454501990–911990–9114
68Fafe145421112195265-132016–172016–1720
69Desportivo de Beja13734910154455-111996–971996–9717[L]
70B-SAD1353498174159-182022–232022–2316
71Águeda13538105234173-321990–911990–9118
72Boavista1323095162844-162008–092008–0915
73Real1323888224761-142017–182017–1820
74Olivais e Moscavide1273076172642-162006–072006–0715
75Lusitano VRSA12538413211645-291990–911990–9119
76Carregado1243066182647-212009–102009–1016
77AVS0000000002023–242023–24TBD
78Länk Vilaverdense0000000002023–242023–24TBD
79Marítimo0000000002023–242023–24TBD
A. ^ Was deducted 3 points in the 2011–12 season and 1 point in the 2022–23 season for financial irregularities.
B. ^ Club folded in 2021.
C. ^ Club folded in 2005. Successor club Felgueiras 1932 was founded in 2006.
D. ^ Was deducted 9 points in the 2006–07 season for fielding ineligible players.
E. ^ Club folded in 2011.
F. ^ Club folded in 2017. Successor club Naval 1893 was founded in 2017. Was deducted 17 points for financial irregularities in the 2012–13 season.
G. ^ Was deducted 2 points in the 2015–16 season for fielding ineligible players.
H. ^ Was deducted 2 points in the 2012–13 season and 5 points in the 2014–15 season for fielding ineligible players.
I. ^ Club ended football team in 2013.
J. ^ Club folded in 2007. Successor club Marco 09 was founded in 2009.
K. ^ Was deducted 3 points in the 2012–13 season for fielding ineligible players.
L. ^ Club ended football team in 2018.
Last updated: 18 August 2023
Primeira Liga
Liga Portugal 2
Liga 3
Campeonato de Portugal
Portuguese District Championships
Clubs no longer in competition

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