Campeonato Nacional da I Divisão de Futsal

Campeonato Nacional da I Divisão de Futsal (English: Futsal National Championship First Division), also known as Liga Placard for sponsorship reasons is the premier professional futsal league in Portugal. Sporting CP are the current champions, having won a record 19 titles.

Campeonato Nacional da I Divisão de Futsal
Founded1990
CountryPortugal
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toII Divisão Futsal
Domestic cup(s)Portuguese Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Futsal Champions League
Current championsSporting CP (19th title)
Most championshipsSporting CP (19 titles)
TV partnersRTP, Sport TV, Canal 11
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2023–24 Liga Placard Futsal

Format

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The current format, in place since the 2013/14 season has each of the 14 teams play each other twice, home and away during the regular season in a total of 26 rounds. The top 8 teams then proceed to the playoffs, where the 1st place team plays the 8th place, the 2nd place plays the 7th place, the 3rd place plays the 6th place and the 4th place plays the 5th place. The quarter-finals and semi-finals are played in 1-1-1 format, with the highest-ranked team during the regular season playing at home in the first and, if needed the third game. The final takes place over 5 games in a 2-2-1 format, with the highest-ranked team during the regular season playing the first two games and the fifth game, if needed, at home.

The last two teams in the regular season are relegated to the 2nd Division for the next season, being replaced by the two finalists in the 2nd Division playoff.

2021–22 season teams

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Benfica Lisbon Pavilhão Fidelidade 2400
Braga/AAUM Braga Pavilhão Desportivo Universitário de Gualtar 1740
Candoso São Martinho de Candoso Pavilhão Desportivo do CR Candoso 700
Eléctrico FC Ponte de Sor Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo de Ponte de Sor 720
Fundão Fundão Pavilhão Municipal do Fundão 1056
Futsal Azeméis Oliveira de Azeméis Pavilhão Municipal de Oliveira de Azeméis 250
Leões Porto Salvo Porto Salvo Pavilhão dos Leões de Porto Salvo 660
Modicus Sandim Pavilhão do Modicus 700
Portimonense Portimão Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo de Portimão 235
Quinta dos Lombos Quinta dos Lombos Pavilhão Desportivo dos Lombos 650
Sporting CP Lisbon Pavilhão João Rocha 3000
Viseu 2001 Viseu Pavilhão Desportivo Cidade de Viseu 1200
Torreense Torres Vedras Pavilhão Física de Torres Vedras 1000
Nun'Álvares Fafe Pavilhão do Nun'Álvares 1500

Portuguese champions

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Season Champions Runners-up Third-place Top Scorer Club Goals
1991 Sporting Portela Estoril Praia
1992 Santos da Venda Nova Atlético CP AMSAC
1993 Sporting (2) Esperança Viva Atlético CP & Beneditense
1993–94 Sporting (3) Atlético CP Recordação de Apolo
1994–95 Sporting (4) Correio da Manhã SC Coimbrões
1995–96 Correio da Manhã Sporting Miramar
1996–97 Miramar SC Coimbrões Correio da Manhã
1997–98 Correio da Manhã (2) Sporting Recordação de Apolo
1998–99 Sporting (5) Miramar Correio da Manhã
1999–2000 Miramar (2) Sporting Atlético CP
2000–01 Sporting (6) Miramar Atlético CP
2001–02 AR Freixieiro Benfica Jorge Antunes
2002–03 Benfica Sporting Jorge Antunes
2003–04 Sporting (7) Benfica AR Freixieiro
2004–05 Benfica (2) Sporting Jorge Antunes & Olivais
2005–06 Sporting (8) Benfica AR Freixieiro & Olivais
2006–07 Benfica (3) Sporting AR Freixieiro & Jorge Antunes
2007–08 Benfica (4) Belenenses AR Freixieiro & Sporting
2008–09 Benfica (5) Belenenses AR Freixieiro & Jorge Antunes
2009–10 Sporting (9) Benfica Belenenses & Instituto D. João V
2010–11 Sporting (10) Benfica AD Fundão & Instituto D. João V
2011–12 Benfica (6) Sporting Modicus & Leões Porto Salvo
2012–13 Sporting (11) Benfica AD Fundão & Rio Ave
2013–14 Sporting (12) AD Fundão Benfica & Braga/AAUM Leões Porto Salvo 35
2014–15 Benfica (7) Sporting Braga/AAUM & AD Fundão Alessandro Patias Benfica 36
2015–16 Sporting (13) Benfica Braga/AAUM & Burinhosa Diogo Sporting 35
2016–17 Sporting (14) Braga/AAUM Benfica & Modicus Diego Cavinato Sporting 36
2017–18 Sporting (15) Benfica Braga/AAUM & Modicus Rodolfo Fortino Sporting 32
2018–19 Benfica (8) Sporting AD Fundão & Modicus Fernandinho Benfica 39
2019–20 Cancelled after 20 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe Júnior Viseu 2001 24
2020–21 Sporting (16) Benfica AD Fundão & Leões de Porto Salvo Diego Cavinato Sporting 38
2021–22 Sporting (17) Benfica AD Fundão & Eléctrico FC Ivan Chishkala Benfica 26
2022–23 Sporting (18) Benfica Braga/AAUM & Leões de Porto Salvo Diego Cavinato Sporting 35
2023–24 Sporting (19) Braga/AAUM Benfica & Leões de Porto Salvo Taynan Sporting 25

Performance by club

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Team Winners Runners-up Third-place Years won Years runners-up Years third-place
Sporting 19 9 1 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2019 2008
Benfica 8 11 3 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2019 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 2014, 2017, 2024
Miramar 2 2 1 1997, 2000 1999, 2001 1996
Correio da Manhã 2 1 2 1996, 1998 1995 1997, 1999
AR Freixieiro 1 0 5 2002 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Santos da Venda Nova 1 0 0 1992
Braga/AAUM 0 2 4 2017, 2024 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
Atlético CP 0 2 3 1992, 1994 1993, 2000, 2001
Belenenses 0 2 1 2008, 2009 2010
AD Fundão 0 1 6 2014 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022
SC Coimbrões 0 1 1 1997 1995
Portela 0 1 0 1991
Esperança Viva 0 1 0 1993
AD Jorge Antunes 0 0 5 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
Modicus 0 0 4 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019
Leões Porto Salvo 0 0 4 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024
Recordação de Apolo 0 0 2 1994, 1998
Olivais 0 0 2 2005, 2006
Instituto D. João V 0 0 2 2010, 2011
Estoril Praia 0 0 1 1991
AMSAC 0 0 1 1992
Beneditense 0 0 1 1993
Rio Ave 0 0 1 2013
Burinhosa 0 0 1 2016
Eléctrico FC 0 0 1 2022

Media coverage

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As of the 2020–21 season, Sport TV and Canal 11 are the official broadcasters of the league. Both Benfica and Sporting CP home games are also broadcast on Benfica TV and Sporting TV, respectively.

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