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Competition: | Liga Portugal 2 |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Winners: | Santa Clara |
Promoted: | Santa Clara Nacional AVS |
Relegated: | Länk Vilaverdense Belenenses |
Dates: | 12 August 2023 – May 2024 |
Matches: | 306 |
Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
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.
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.
Relegated from 2022–23 Primeira Liga
Promoted from 2022–23 Liga 3
Promoted to 2023–24 Primeira Liga
Relegated to 2023–24 Liga 3
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Main Sponsor | |
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Académico de Viseu | Gil Oliveira | André Almeida | Joma | Palácio do Gelo | |
AVS | Jorge Costa | Luís Silva | Adidas | Mercainos | |
Belenenses | Vasco Faísca | Duarte Valente | Joma | Novaverde | |
Benfica B | Nélson Veríssimo | Adrian Bajrami | Adidas | Emirates | |
Feirense | Ricardo Sousa | Cláudio Silva | Kelme | Esconline | |
Länk Vilaverdense | Sérgio Machado | André Soares | Lacatoni | Mebra | |
Leixões | Carlos Fangueiro | Igor Stefanovic | AM | Matosinhos | |
Mafra | Silas | Gui Ferreira | Lacatoni | Placard | |
Marítimo | Fábio Pereira | Edgar Costa | Puma | Coral Cerveja | |
Nacional | Tiago Margarido | João Aurélio | Hummel | Solverde | |
Oliveirense | Ricardo Chéu | Filipe Alves | Kelme | Onodera Group | |
Paços de Ferreira | Ricardo Silva | Antunes | Joma | Solverde | |
Penafiel | Hélder Cristóvão | João Miguel | Macron | EDIRCOP | |
Porto B | António Folha | Zé Pedro | New Balance | Betano | |
Santa Clara | Vasco Matos | Ricardinho | Solverde | ||
Tondela | Sérgio Gaminha | Ricardo Alves | CDT | Cabriz | |
Torreense | Tulipa | João Pereira | Kappa | Agriloja | |
União de Leiria | Vasco Botelho da Costa | Diogo Amado | CDT | Porta10 |
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.
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.
Rank | District Football Associations | Number | Teams |
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1 | Porto | 5 | AVS, Leixões, Paços de Ferreira, Penafiel and Porto B |
2 | Lisbon | 4 | Belenenses, Benfica B, Mafra and Torreense |
3 | Aveiro | 2 | Feirense and Oliveirense |
Funchal | Marítimo and Nacional | ||
Viseu | Académico de Viseu and Tondela | ||
6 | Braga | 1 | Länk Vilaverdense |
Leiria | União de Leiria | ||
Ponta Delgada | Santa Clara | ||