2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 Explained

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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.

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

Relegated from 2022–23 Primeira Liga

Promoted from 2022–23 Liga 3

Promoted to 2023–24 Primeira Liga

Relegated to 2023–24 Liga 3

Stadiums and Locations

ClubLocationStadiumCapacitydata-sort-type="number"Final 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 Reguengo1,000 3rd (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 FerreiraLacatoni Placard
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 RicardinhoSolverde
Tondela Sérgio Gaminha Ricardo AlvesCDTCabriz
Torreense Tulipa João PereiraKappaAgriloja
União de Leiria Vasco Botelho da Costa Diogo AmadoCDTPorta10

Season summary

League table

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).

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Results

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.

Number of teams by district

RankDistrict Football AssociationsNumber Teams
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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 29 April 2023. UD Leiria wins SC Braga B and gets promoted [to Liga Portugal 2]]. pt. Público. 2 June 2023.
  2. Web site: 6 May 2023. Belenenses gets promoted [to Liga Portugal 2]]. pt. Público. 2 June 2023.
  3. Web site: 29 April 2023 . How Vilafranquense transformed into "AVS Futebol SAD" (AFS). 2 June 2023 . . pt.
  4. Web site: 29 April 2023 . AFS Vila das Aves: Comunicado Oficial. 23 June 2023 . . pt.