The 2019–20 LPB season was the 87th season of the premier Portuguese basketball league and the 12th season under the current Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) format. For sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as Liga Placard.
Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol | |
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Season | 2019–20 |
Number of teams | 14 |
Finals | |
Champions | None named |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
On 29 April 2020, the FPB declared the season was void because of the COVID-19 pandemic. No champion was named and there was no relegation.[1]
Format
editFourteen teams played a double-legged regular season. The eight first teams joined the playoffs while teams 9 to 12 played for avoiding relegation. The loser of this second playoff was relegated with the two last qualified teams.[2]
Teams
editBarreirense Optimize and Maia promoted from Proliga and replaced Imortal, last qualified team in the last season.
Sporting CP, refounded 24 years later, joined directly the top tier after the unanimous approval of the league clubs.[2]
Team | City | Venue |
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Barreirense Optimize | Barreiro | Luís de Carvalho |
Benfica | Lisbon | Pavilhão Fidelidade |
CAB Madeira | Funchal | Pavilhão do CAB |
Esgueira Aveiro OLI | Esgueira | Ginásio Esgueira |
Galitos Barreiro | Barreiro | Luís Carvalho |
Illiabum | Ílhavo | Capitão Adriano Nordeste |
Lusitânia | Angra do Heroísmo | Municipal |
Maia | Maia | Municipal Nortecoope |
Oliveirense | Oliveira de Azeméis | Dr. Salvador Machado |
Ovarense Gavex | Ovar | Arena Gavex |
Porto | Porto | Dragão Caixa |
Sporting CP | Lisbon | Pavilhão João Rocha |
Terceira | Angra do Heroísmo | Tornás de Borba |
Vitória | Guimarães | Uni Vimaranense |
Regular season
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sporting CP | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2055 | 1545 | +510 | 43 | Qualification for Champions League qualifying round |
2 | Benfica | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1976 | 1562 | +414 | 42 | |
3 | Porto | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1906 | 1649 | +257 | 40 | |
4 | Oliveirense | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1846 | 1663 | +183 | 36 | |
5 | Vitória | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1796 | 1726 | +70 | 36 | |
6 | Galitos | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1821 | 1804 | +17 | 33 | |
7 | CAB Madeira | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1742 | 1829 | −87 | 32 | |
8 | Esgueira Aveiro OLI | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1743 | 1688 | +55 | 31 | |
9 | Lusitânia | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1729 | 1847 | −118 | 31 | |
10 | Ovarense Gavex | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1699 | 1796 | −97 | 31 | |
11 | Barreirense Optimize | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1662 | 1882 | −220 | 29 | |
12 | Illiabum | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1666 | 1758 | −92 | 28 | |
13 | Maia | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1703 | 1916 | −213 | 28 | |
14 | Terceira | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1570 | 2259 | −689 | 22 |
Results
editPortuguese clubs in European competitions
editTeam | Competition | Progress |
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Benfica | Champions League | Second qualifying round |
FIBA Europe Cup | Second round |
References
edit- ^ "Basquetebol fecha sem campeões, classificação dita lugares europeus". SAPO Desporto. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b "O que muda no campeonato de basquetebol da próxima época" (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 20 February 2019.
External links
edit- FPB website Archived 2017-06-06 at the Wayback Machine