User:Portuguese Potato/sandbox

2023-24 Liga Portugal 2

Liga Portugal 2
Season2023-24
DatesAugust 2023 – May 2024

The 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2, also known as Liga Portugal SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, is the 34th season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the third season under the current Liga Portugal 2 title. A total of 18 teams are competing in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga teams.

Teams

A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 13 sides from the 2022–23 season, 3 teams relegated from the 2022–23 Primeira Liga and 2 promoted from the 2022-23 Liga 3.

Paços de Ferreira and Santa Clara were relegated to 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 after finishing in 17th and 18th placed teams in 2022–23 Primeira Liga.

União de Leiria (promoted after a 11-year absence) and Belenenses (promoted after a 11-year absence) were promoted from the 2022–23 Liga 3, replacing Sp. Covilhã.

Team changes

Relegated from 2022-23 Primeira Liga
Relegated to 2023–24 Liga 3

Stadium and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity 2022-23 finish
Académico de Viseu Viseu Estádio do Fontelo 7,744 4th
Benfica B Seixal Benfica Campus 2,720 13th
Belenenses Lisbon Estádio do Restelo 19,856 2nd (L3)
B-SAD Santa Maria da Feira Estádio Marcolino de Castro 5,401 8th
Estrela da Amadora Matosinhos Estádio do Mar 9,766 3rd
Feirense Santa Maria da Feira Estádio Marcolino de Castro 5,401 8th
Leixões Matosinhos Estádio do Mar 9,766 14th
Mafra Mafra Estádio Municipal de Mafra 1,257 7th
Nacional   Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,132 15th
Oliveirense Oliveira de Azeméis Estádio Carlos Osório 1,750 11th
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 6th
Santa Clara   Ponta Delgada Estádio de São Miguel 13,277 18th (PL)
Tondela Tondela Estádio João Cardoso 5,000 10th
Torreense Torres Vedras Estádio Manuel Marques 12,000 9th
Trofense Trofa Estádio do CD Trofense 5,074 17th
União de Leiria Leiria Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa 23,888 1st (L3)
Vilafranquense Vila Franca de Xira Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior 6,500 5th

Personnel and sponsors

Team Manager Capitain Kit Manufacturer Main Sponsor
Académico de Viseu   Pedro Bessa   Paná Joma Palácio do Gelo
Benfica B   Luís Castro   Diogo Capitão Adidas Emirates
Belenenses   Bruno Dias   Alex Figueiredo Joma HERÓIS BETANO
B-SAD   Zé Pedro   Nuno Tomás Kelme Betway
Estrela da Amadora   Sérgio Vieira   Miguel Lopes Lacatoni My Football Club
Feirense   Rui Ferreira   Washington Kelme
Leixões   Vítor Martins   Fabinho AM Matosinhos
Mafra   Rui Borges   Gui Ferreira Lacatoni Placard
Nacional   Filipe Cândido   Rafael Vieira Hummel Solverde
Oliveirense   Fábio Pereira   Filipe Alves Kelme Onodera Group
Paços de Ferreira   César Peixoto   Antunes Joma Solverde
Penafiel   Hélder Cristóvão   Roberto Macron EDIRCOP
Porto B   António Folha   Zé Pedro New Balance AMCO
Santa Clara   Danildo Accioly   Pierre Sagna Kelme Solverde
Tondela   Tozé Marreco   Ricardo Alves CDT Cabriz
Torreense   Pedro Moreira   João Pereira Kappa Agriloja
Trofense   Rui Sacramento   Vasco Rocha Lacatoni Mercainox
União de Leiria   Vasco Botelho da Costa   Diogo Amado CDT PORTA10
Vilafranquense   Ricardo Chéu   André Ceitil Adidas

Season summary

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Académico de Viseu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to Primeira Liga
2 Benfica B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Belenenses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
3 B-SAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Estrela da Amadora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Feirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Leixões 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Mafra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Nacional 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Oliveirense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Paços de Ferreira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Penafiel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Porto B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Santa Clara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Tondela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Torreense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Trofense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Relegation play-offs
17 União de Leiria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Liga 3
18 Vilafranquense 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Liga Portugal Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.

(C) Champion; (I) Ineligible for promotion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 21 and 29 May 2022.

All times are WEST (UTC+1).

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
TBD TBD-TBD TBD TBD-TBD TBD
TBDTBD–TBDTBD
TBD, TBD
Referee: TBD
TBDTBD–TBDTBD
TBD, TBD
Referee: TBD

Results

Home \ Away ACV BEN BEL BSA EST FEI LEI MAF MOR NAC OLI PEN POR SCO TON TOR TRO UNI VIL
Académico de Viseu -
Benfica B -
Belenenses -
B-SAD -
Estrela da Amadora -
Feirense -
Leixões -
Mafra -
Nacional -
Oliveirense -
Paços de Ferreira -
Penafiel -
Porto B -
Santa Clara -
Tondela -
Torreense -
Trofense -
União de Leiria -
Vilafranquense -

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Académico de Viseu
Benfica B
Belenenses
B-SAD
Estrela da Amadora
Farense
Feirense
Leixões
Mafra
Nacional
Oliveirense
Paços de Ferreira
Penafiel
Porto B
Santa Clara
Tondela
Torreense
Trofense
União de Leiria
Vilafranquense

Number of teams by district

Rank District Football Associations Number Teams
1   Lisbon 6 B-SAD, Benfica B, Belenenses, Estrela da Amadora, Mafra, Torreense and Vilafranquense
2   Porto 4 Leixões, Penafiel, Porto B and Trofense
3   Aveiro 2 Feirense and Oliveirense
  Viseu Académico de Viseu and Tondela
5   Braga 1 Moreirense
  Faro Farense
  Funchal Nacional
  Leiria União de Leiria