LigaPro

The LigaPro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈliɣɐˈpɾɔ]; English: ProLeague) is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system, after the Primeira Liga. At the end of each season, the top-finishing teams are promoted to the Primeira Liga, and the lowest-ranked teams are relegated to the third-tier Campeonato de Portugal until 2020 and the new Terceira Liga (English: Third League) starting in 2021.

LigaPro
Founded1990 (as Segunda Divisão de Honra)
CountryPortugal
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toPrimeira Liga
Relegation toCampeonato de Portugal (until 2020)
Terceira Liga (from 2021)
Domestic cup(s)Taça de Portugal
League cup(s)Taça da Liga
Current championsPaços de Ferreira (4th title)
(2018–19)
Most championshipsPaços de Ferreira (4 titles)
TV partnersSport TV
Benfica TV
Porto Canal
Websitehttp://www.ligaportugal.pt/
2019–20 LigaPro

The LigaPro was founded in 1990 as the Segunda Divisão de Honra (Second Division of Honour), superseding the now-folded Segunda Divisão (Second Division) 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 Segunda Liga (Second League), a designation that was kept until 2016, with the exception of a period between 2005 and 2012, when it was known as Liga de Honra (League of Honour). The current branding and sponsorship were introduced during the 2015–16 season.[1]

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 would be 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 are 22 clubs in the Segunda Liga (24 in the seasons before). For the 2017–18 season it was foreseen to reduce the number of teams from 22 to 20.[2] During the course of a season, each club plays all teams twice — once at their home stadium and once at their opponent's — for a total of 42 games. At the end of each season, the two top teams are promoted to Primeira Liga and the four lowest ranked teams will be relegated to the 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal. There will be also a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off involving the 17th- and 18th-placed teams of 2016–17 LigaPro and both second-placed teams of the Campeonato de Portugal promotion groups (North and South).[3] The B teams cannot be promoted to Primeira Liga but can be demoted to the Campeonato de Portugal if they end the season in one of the relegation positions or if the main team is also relegated. After the 2020–21 season, two clubs are to be relegated to the new Terceira Liga.[4]

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.[5]

Clubs

Stadia and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity [6] 2018–19 finish
Académica Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 29,750 5th
Académico de Viseu Viseu Estádio do Fontelo 4,090 11th
Benfica B Seixal Caixa Futebol Campus 2,720 4th
Casa Pia Lisbon Estádio Pina Manique 1,500 1st (CP)
Chaves Chaves Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira 8,400 16th (PL)
Cova da Piedade Cova da Piedade Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira 2,230 13th
Estoril Estoril Estádio António Coimbra da Mota 7,400 3rd
Farense Faro Estádio de São Luís 6,650 10th
Feirense Santa Maria da Feira Estádio Marcolino de Castro 5,450 18th (PL)
Leixões Matosinhos Estádio do Mar 6,610 7th
Mafra Mafra Estádio Municipal de Mafra 1,250 14th
Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,580 17th (PL)
Oliveirense Oliveira de Azeméis Estádio Municipal de Aveiro 30,130 12th
Penafiel Penafiel Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril 5,330 8th
Porto B Vila Nova de Gaia Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio 8,280 9th
Sp. Covilhã Covilhã Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto 3,500 6th
Varzim Póvoa de Varzim Estádio do Varzim SC 6,015 15th
Vilafranquense Vila Franca de Xira Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior 7,300 2nd (CP)

Champions

For champions at this level before 1991, see Portuguese Second Division.
Season Champion Points Runner-up Points Third place Points Teams Top scorer Club Goals
1990–91 Paços de Ferreira51Estoril46Torreense4520 Eduard EranosyanLeixões22
1991–92 Sporting de Espinho50Belenenses48Tirsense4518 Rashidi YekiniVitória de Setúbal22
1992–93 Estrela da Amadora48União da Madeira47Vitória de Setúbal4718 Rashidi YekiniVitória de Setúbal34
1993–94 Tirsense46União de Leiria45Chaves4518 EdinhoPortimonense16
1994–95 Leça46Campomaiorense46Felgueiras4418 Tihomir RudežCampomaiorense20
1995–96 Rio Ave68Vitória de Setúbal62Sporting de Espinho6218 Paulo VidaDesportivo das Aves22
1996–97 Campomaiorense62Varzim59Académica5818 Carlos FreitasDesportivo de Beja17
1997–98 União de Leiria70Beira-Mar64Alverca6218 Armando SantosMoreirense21
1998–99 Gil Vicente68Belenenses61Santa Clara5518 MarcãoVarzim23
1999–2000 Paços de Ferreira (2)65Beira-Mar65Desportivo das Aves6118 MarcãoVarzim27
2000–01 Santa Clara67Varzim64Vitória de Setúbal6418 BrandãoSanta Clara24
2001–02 Moreirense64Académica62Nacional6218 Ibón Pérez
Paulo Vida
Rômulo
Serginho
Chaves
Paços de Ferreira
Nacional
Nacional
18
2002–03 Rio Ave (2)63Alverca60Estrela da Amadora5718 IgorMaia20
2003–04 Estoril67Vitória de Setúbal64Penafiel6118 Fábio HempelSalgueiros25
2004–05 Paços de Ferreira (3)69Naval 1º de Maio62Estrela da Amadora6018 RincónPaços de Ferreira18
2005–06 Beira-Mar68Desportivo das Aves64Leixões6218 Cássio
Nuno Sousa
Maia/Chaves
Gondomar
20
2006–07 Leixões60Vitória de Guimarães55Rio Ave5316 Roberto AlcântaraLeixões17
2007–08 Trofense52Rio Ave51Vizela5016 Júlio CésarSanta Clara13
2008–09 Olhanense58União de Leiria53Santa Clara5216 DjalmirOlhanense20
2009–10 Beira-Mar (2)54Portimonense54Feirense5216 ReguilaTrofense15
2010–11 Gil Vicente (2)55Feirense55Trofense5416 BockFreamunde15
2011–12 Estoril (2)57Moreirense52Desportivo das Aves5016 JoeanoArouca19
2012–13 Belenenses94Arouca73Leixões6822 JoeanoArouca24
2013–14 Moreirense (2)79Porto B77Penafiel7322 PiresMoreirense22
2014–15 Tondela81União da Madeira80Chaves8024 Tozé Marreco
Erivelto
Tondela
Sporting da Covilhã
23
2015–16 Porto B86Chaves81Feirense7824 SimyGil Vicente20
2016–17 Portimonense83Desportivo das Aves81União da Madeira6422 PiresPortimonense23
2017–18 Nacional71Santa Clara66Académico de Viseu6420 Ricardo Gomes Nacional 21
2018–19 Paços de Ferreira (4)74Famalicão69Estoril5418 Pires Penafiel 16
2019–20 None (Nacional promoted in first place when league abandoned with 11 rounds left to play)[7]50None (Farense promoted in second place with 11 rounds left to play)48Feirense4218 Agdon Menezes Oliveirense 13

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
Beira-Mar 2 2 2005–06, 2009–10 1997–98, 1999–2000
Rio Ave 2 1 1995–96, 2002–03 2007–08
Moreirense 2 1 2001–02, 2013–14 2011–12
Estoril 2 1 2003–04, 2011–12 1990–91
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

All-time LigaPro table

The all-time LigaPro table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in LigaPro since its inception in 1990. The table is accurate as of the end of the 2018–19 season. 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
1Desportivo das Aves25127588234424329510931026672132191990–912016–172
2Penafiel2311398023032302699979277025281992–932015–163
3Feirense2097170425620324585183516121261990–912019–202
4Portimonense19935678244203231838816221111261990–912016–171
5Santa Clara17857606228173205722679431122171998–992017–181
6Leixões178436222191852186956722712251990–912010–111
7Varzim16827586219170197693679142351990–912015–162
8Académica1372045820510514859448011411233101990–912016–172
9Estoril15703490187142158603529742111161990–912018–191
10Sporting da Covilhã16695590172179229616702-861121996–972008–094
11Chaves136554661691441535555381712141993–942019–202
12União da Madeira1363347816314417158057282131992–932017–182
13Académico de Viseu12583456152127177481540-591121990–912013–143
14Rio Ave1055133215683934763481282112281991–922007–081
15Felgueiras12547408141124143482482011131992–932004–053[A]
16Beira-Mar10538348143109964183338522151995–962014–151
17Paços de Ferreira9527310145927341931010941161990–912018–191
18Freamunde12514432128130174499578-791121990–912016–175
19Sporting de Espinho11511378134109135471437341121990–912004–051
20Gil Vicente950834413011896433356772241997–982017–181
21Moreirense1047634012795118440413272131995–962013–141
22Oliveirense11476402122110170471578-10711132001–022017–184
23Maia1045734412679139477496-191121990–912005–064[B]
24Porto B74402901246898401353481122012–132012–131
25Naval 1º de Maio1043631011110396420384361231998–992013–142[C]
26Ovarense11431374110101163446582-136111991–922005–066
27Benfica B7428290119711004453945121142012–132012–134
28Olhanense941932610992125345379-341121991–922016–171
29Nacional940531010590115394396-21121991–922019–201
30Sporting B637625610367863603392111132012–132017–184[D]
31União de Lamas93623069868140310433-123221994–952002–036
32Trofense83492809079111292367-751122006–072014–151
33Braga B73442908880122328370-422012–132018–197
34União de Leiria63382049456542801841041231990–912008–091
35Leça7331238925591290317-271121993–942002–031
36Famalicão6315228875487273274-11121994–952018–192
37Vitória de Setúbal531017089433830216913322151991–922003–042
38Vitória de Guimarães B63022488062106300336-362012–132018–199
39Belenenses53001708448382521619112141991–922012–131
40Estrela da Amadora52821707557382221635912141991–922004–051[E]
41Farense526220268587622622152002–032015–1610
42Campomaiorense5253170733463240208321121992–932001–021[F]
43Arouca52491746554552462073911132010–112018–192
44Alverca5245170674459198167311121995–962004–052
45Atlético CP5219206536093211279-682011–122015–1611
46Vizela5211166496453178184-62005–062016–173
47Gondomar52001585341641931885112004–052008–095
48Marco5200170524474210272-62112000–012005–064[G]
49Tondela319913053403716314914112012–132014–151
50Torreense5192174484878188255-67111990–911997–983
51Louletano4179140493259164180-161990–911993–9410
52Tirsense31541024131309888101121991–921996–971
53Cova da Piedade3146114392946112147-352016–172016–179
54Marítimo B3132130352768115172-572012–132014–1516
55Benfica Castelo Branco311810629314690140-50111990–911992–935
56Oriental2999224274194126-322014–152015–1615
57Mafra295802229297784-72015–162018–1914
58Salgueiros293682518258693-7112002–032003–046
59Fátima3869018324085121-362007–082010–118
60Esposende266681618345599-441998–991999–200014
61Imortal2666815213276108-321999–20002000–0115
62Amora265681423315795-381992–931994–9517
63Barreirense2607212243657117-601990–912005–0615
64Vitória de Guimarães15530167744202412006–072006–072
65O Elvas15238141014454501990–911990–9114
66Fafe145421112195265-132016–172016–1720
67Desportivo de Beja13734910154455-111996–971996–9717
68Águeda13538105234173-321990–911990–9118
69Boavista1323095162844-162008–092008–0915
70Real1323888224761-142017–182017–1820
71Olivais e Moscavide1273076172642-162006–072006–0715
72Lusitano VRSA12538413211645-291990–911990–9119
73Carregado1243066182647-212009–102009–1016
74Casa Pia0000000002019–202019–20TBD
75Vilafranquense0000000002019–202019–20TBD

A. ^ Club folded in 2005. Successor club Felgueiras 1932 was founded in 2006.
B. ^ Club folded in 2011.
C. ^ Club folded in 2017. Successor club Naval 1893 was founded in 2017.
D. ^ Club ended football team in 2018.
E. ^ Club folded in 2011. Successor club Estrela was founded in 2011.
F. ^ Club ended football team in 2013.
G. ^ Club ended football team in 2007.

Last updated: 19 June 2018

Primeira Liga
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Campeonato de Portugal
Portuguese District Championships
Clubs no longer in competition

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