The 2024–25 Liga 3 is the fourth season of Portuguese football's third-tier league, following the reorganization which saw the Campeonato de Portugal moving one level down in the Portuguese football league system.
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| Season | 2024–25 |
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| Dates | 7 August 2023 – 18 May 2024 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
Format
editThis competition consists of a first stage with all the teams then proceed to a promotion or relegation series depending on their performance.[1]
Teams
editA total of 20 teams will contest the league, including 2 teams relegated from the 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2, 14 teams from the 2023–24 Liga 3 and 4 teams promoted from the 2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal.
Team changes
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Relegated from 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 Promoted from 2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal |
Promoted to 2024–25 Liga Portugal 2 Relegated to 2024–25 Campeonato de Portugal
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Stadium and locations
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Yellow: Serie A;
Blue: Serie B.
Blue: Serie B.
First stage
editIn the first stage, the 20 clubs will be divided in two series (Série A and B) of 10 teams, according to geographic criteria.
Série A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | AMA | VAR | BRA | FAF | LOU | TRO | ANA | SJV | SAN | VIL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amarante | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 19[a] | Advance to Promotion Series | – | – | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | – | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Varzim | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 19[a] | 1–3 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | – | |||
| 3 | Braga B | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 17[b] | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | – | – | – | 2–0 | 2–2 | – | |||
| 4 | Fafe | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 17[b] | 4–1 | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | Lusitânia Lourosa | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 14 | Advance to Relegation Series | – | – | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | – | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Trofense | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 | – | 3–2 | 0–0 | – | – | – | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | |||
| 7 | Anadia | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 10 | – | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | – | 4–2 | – | – | 1–2 | |||
| 8 | São João de Ver | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 8 | 0–3 | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | 3–1 | 1–2 | – | |||
| 9 | Sanjoanense | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 7 | 0–1 | – | – | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | – | – | |||
| 10 | Vilaverdense | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | – | 1–3 | 0–0 | – | – | – | – | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
Notes:
Série B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEL | SPO | ATL | USA | CAL | ACA | SPC | OLI | 1DE | LUS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belenenses | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 18 | Advance to Promotion Series | 1–1 | – | – | 2–1 | – | – | 2–1 | – | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Sporting B | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 | – | 0–1 | – | – | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |||
| 3 | Atlético CP | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 15 | 0–1 | – | – | 4–0 | – | 1–0 | – | 0–1 | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | União Santarém | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 14 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 2–2 | – | – | |||
| 5 | Caldas | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 13 | Advance to Relegation Series | – | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Académica | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 12 | 1–0 | – | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | Sp. Covilhã | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 11 | 2–2 | 2–3 | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | |||
| 8 | Oliveira do Hospital | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10[a] | – | – | 3–2 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | – | 3–0 | 1–1 | |||
| 9 | 1º Dezembro | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10[a] | 0–0 | – | – | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 3–1 | – | – | |||
| 10 | Lusitânia | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | 3–3 | 1–0 | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
Notes:
Second stage
editPromotion stage
editThe eight qualified teams of each series will playing against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system. The winners and runner-ups of the series will be automatically promoted to Liga Portugal 2. The third placed team will face face the 16th placed of Liga Portugal 2 for the last spot in Liga Portugal 2.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to Liga Portugal 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Playoff | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 6 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 8 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
Relegation stage
editThe bottom 12 teams are divided in two series of 6 teams, playing against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system. To account for their performance in the first stage, teams will start with bonification points, with 5th placed teams starting with 6 points and 10th placed teams starting with 1. The bottom two teams of each series will be relegated to Campeonato de Portugal.
Serie 1
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Relegation to Campeonato de Portugal | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 6 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
Serie 2
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| 5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Relegation to Campeonato de Portugal | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 6 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
Number of teams by district
edit| Rank | District Football Associations | Number | Teams |
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| 1 |  Aveiro |
4 | Anadia, Lusitânia Lourosa, Sanjoanense and São João de Ver |
 Lisbon |
1.º Dezembro, Atlético CP, Belenenses and Sporting B | ||
| 3 |  Braga |
3 | Braga B, Fafe and Vilaverdense |
 Porto |
Amarante, Trofense and Varzim | ||
| 5 |  Coimbra |
2 | Académica and Oliveira do Hospital |
| 6 |  Angra do Heroísmo |
1 | Lusitânia |
 Castelo Branco |
Sp. Covilhã | ||
 Santarém |
União de Santarém | ||
 Leiria |
Caldas |
References
edit- ^ "Da subida à manutenção na Liga 3: todas as contas para a última jornada (Lembrando o formato para 2023/24)". Mais Futebol (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-06-20.