2023–24 Liga Portugal 2

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

Liga Portugal 2
Season2023–24
Dates12 August 2023 – May 2024
ChampionsSanta Clara
PromotedSanta Clara
Nacional
AVS
RelegatedLänk Vilaverdense
Belenenses
Matches played306
All statistics correct as of 2 June 2024.

Teams

A total of 18 teams contest the league. Marítimo, Paços de Ferreira and Santa Clara were relegated to 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 after finishing in 16th, 17th and 18th placed teams in 2022–23 Primeira Liga.

União de Leiria,[1] Belenenses[2] (promoted after an eleven and ten years absence, respectively) and Länk Vilaverdense (promoted for the first time in history) were promoted from the 2022–23 Liga 3, replacing B-SAD, Trofense and Sp. Covilhã (were relegated after one, two and fifteen years in the second tier, respectively).

Vilafranquense SAD, due to disputes with the club, relocated its team to the stadium of Desportivo das Aves 1930.[3] However, it is not a fusion, as Aves will have no participation in the SAD or in running the team.[4] Vilafranquense's SAD will change its name to match the new location, and the club (U.D. Vilafranquense) will form a new team in Lisbon's regional divisions.

Changes

Stadiums and Locations

Location of teams in 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 (Madeira)
Location of teams in 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 (Azores)
ClubLocationStadiumCapacityFinal league position in 2022-23
Académico de ViseuViseuEstádio do Fontelo7,7444th
AVSVila das AvesEstádio do CD Aves5,4417th*
BelenensesLisbonEstádio do Restelo19,8562nd (L3)
Benfica BSeixalBenfica Campus2,72014th
FeirenseSanta Maria da FeiraEstádio Marcolino de Castro5,4018th
Länk VilaverdenseVila VerdeCampo Cruz do Reguengo1,0003rd (L3)
LeixõesMatosinhosEstádio do Mar9,76615th
MafraMafraEstádio Municipal de Mafra1,2576th
Marítimo FunchalEstádio do Marítimo10,93216th (PL)
Nacional FunchalEstádio da Madeira5,13213th
OliveirenseOliveira de AzeméisEstádio Carlos Osório1,75010th
Paços de FerreiraPaços de FerreiraEstádio Capital do Móvel9,07617th (PL)
PenafielPenafielEstádio Municipal 25 de Abril5,23012th
Porto BVila Nova de GaiaEstádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio8,2725th
Santa Clara Ponta DelgadaEstádio de São Miguel13,27718th (PL)
TondelaTondelaEstádio João Cardoso5,00011th
TorreenseTorres VedrasEstádio Manuel Marques12,0009th
União de LeiriaLeiriaEstádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa23,8881st (L3)

Personnel and sponsors

TeamManagerCaptainKit
Manufacturer
Main Sponsor
Académico de Viseu Gil Oliveira André AlmeidaJomaPalácio do Gelo
AVS Jorge Costa Luís SilvaAdidasMercainos
Belenenses Vasco Faísca Duarte ValenteJomaNovaverde
Benfica B Nélson Veríssimo Adrian BajramiAdidasEmirates
Feirense Ricardo Sousa Cláudio SilvaKelmeEsconline
Länk Vilaverdense Sérgio Machado André SoaresLacatoniMebra
Leixões Carlos Fangueiro Igor StefanovicAMMatosinhos
Mafra Silas Gui FerreiraLacatoniPlacard
Marítimo Fábio Pereira Edgar CostaPumaCoral Cerveja
Nacional Tiago Margarido João AurélioHummelSolverde
Oliveirense Ricardo Chéu Filipe AlvesKelmeOnodera Group
Paços de Ferreira Ricardo Silva AntunesJomaSolverde
Penafiel Hélder Cristóvão João MiguelMacronEDIRCOP
Porto B António Folha Zé PedroNew BalanceBetano
Santa Clara Vasco Matos RicardinhoKelmeSolverde
Tondela Sérgio Gaminha Ricardo AlvesCDTCabriz
Torreense Tulipa João PereiraKappaAgriloja
União de Leiria Vasco Botelho da Costa Diogo AmadoCDTPorta10

Season summary

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Santa Clara (C, P)34211034819+2973Promotion to Liga Portugal
2Nacional (P)3421856635+3171
3AVS (O, P)34204104731+1664[a]Qualification for promotion play-offs
4Marítimo34181065229+2364[a]
5Paços de Ferreira341410104235+752
6Tondela34121394643+349
7Torreense34139124037+348
8Benfica B34129134848045Ineligible for promotion
9Mafra341111123739−244[b]
10Porto B34128145151044[b]Ineligible for promotion
11Académico de Viseu3491693638−243
12União de Leiria34119144440+442
13Penafiel34116173139−839
14Leixões34716112938−937
15Oliveirense34810163754−1734
16Feirense (O)3487193149−1831Qualification for relegation play-offs
17Länk Vilaverdense[c] (R)3484223059−2927Relegation to Liga 3
18Belenenses (R)3468202859−3126
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024. Source: Liga Portugal 2
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 26 May and 2 June 2024 between Feirense which finished 16th in the Liga 2 and Lusitânia Lourosa whhich finished 3rd in Liga 3.

All times are WEST (UTC+1).

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Feirense3–1Lusitânia Lourosa0–13–0
Lusitânia Lourosa1–0Feirense
Jefferson Nem 70'Report
Campo do Lusitânia, Lourosa
Feirense3–0Lusitânia Lourosa
Sérgio Conceição 15', 82' (p)
Henrique Martins 89' (o.g.)
Report

Results

Home \ AwayACVAVSBELBENFEILANLEXMAFMARNACOLIPACPENPORSANTONTORUNI
Académico de Viseu0–13–11–02–01–11–10–12–21–12–21–11–00–21–11–10–01–0
AVS2–01–01–01–02–01–33–33–20–10–12–01–00–21–20–10–02–1
Belenenses1–01–32–33–10–21–21–11–21–31–00–12–01–10–00–00–20–5
Benfica B1–10–12–12–32–01–13–20–12–11–12–21–05–20–11–10–20–1
Feirense0–31–21–01–21–11–13–20–12–10–01–02–01–10–21–33–11–0
Länk Vilaverdense0–22–31–11–42–11–02–10–21–21–20–12–10–51–11–20–11–0
Leixões1–20–01–01–10–01–31–10–11–10–21–10–11–30–01–11–10–0
Mafra1–10–21–11–20–01–00–10–00–03–32–10–12–10–21–32–13–0
Marítimo1–10–11–13–13–24–00–01–23–12–12–00–01–00–02–21–22–0
Nacional1–12–15–03–11–03–23–12–01–25–02–13–24–01–11–12–12–0
Oliveirense2–21–11–23–13–10–11–31–31–10–10–03–11–31–12–11–21–4
Paços de Ferreira1–00–42–12–21–02–01–20–11–21–12–02–13–00–25–12–00–0
Penafiel0–00–13–00–12–12–13–01–00–11–41–11–13–21–20–21–11–0
Porto B3–02–33–00–32–02–10–21–10–22–30–11–33–12–21–12–22–1
Santa Clara2–02–12–01–12–12–02–00–12–10–13–00–10–02–11–02–02–0
Tondela2–23–20–11–12–01–04–22–10–32–31–01–10–10–02–31–21–1
Torreense1–22–12–23–12–13–10–00–00–03–03–11–21–00–11–20–10–3
União de Leiria3–01–24–23–11–13–10–02–34–31–11–01–10–21–10–12–21–0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024. Source: Liga Portugal 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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 ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Santa Clara3421323333221123111111111111111111
Nacional1418128642222113332233333333333322222
AVS6232111111332211322222222222233333
Marítimo5944234444564444444444444444444444
Paços de Ferreira1115711151712109911121010119810101011101096766656555
Tondela711161612139111311877866655777667655565676
Torreense175954567654566555675555555787910967
Benfica B410121416111414111412151414131210899911910109101111121212128
Mafra1371069755101078857779688888910910988789
Porto B7136911886566457810111111111012121111111178778910
Académico de Viseu71157810131315131513131110897866677888910119101111
União de Leiria113812791187810109991314151313139111212121212121011111012
Penafiel151113101516151615161617151514151412121213131313131413131313131313
Leixões18171817131617161216141415161615161616161616161414141314141414151514
Oliveirense21135679879911121416121214141415151616161615151515141415
Feirense1681415171210121412131112131211131315151514141515151516161616161616
Länk Vilaverdense7141718181818181818181818181818171717171717171717171817181818181717
Belenenses15151510141415171717171716171717181818181818181818181718171717171818
Leader and promotion to Primeira Liga
Promotion to Primeira Liga
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to Liga 3
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024. Source: Liga Portugal 2


Number of teams by district

RankDistrict Football AssociationsNumberTeams
1 Porto5AVS, Leixões, Paços de Ferreira, Penafiel and Porto B
2 Lisbon4Belenenses, Benfica B, Mafra and Torreense
3 Aveiro2Feirense and Oliveirense
FunchalMarítimo and Nacional
ViseuAcadémico de Viseu and Tondela
6 Braga1Länk Vilaverdense
LeiriaUnião de Leiria
Ponta DelgadaSanta Clara

References