2024–25 Liga 3 (Portugal) Explained

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Competition:Liga 3
Season:2024–25
Dates:7 August 2023 – 18 May 2024
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26

The 2024–25 Liga 3 is the fourth season of Portuguese football's third-tier league, following the reorganization which saw the Campeonato de Portugal moving one level down in the Portuguese football league system.

Format

This competition consists of a first stage with all the teams then proceed to a promotion or relegation series depending on their performance.[1]

Teams

A total of 20 teams will contest the league, including 2 teams relegated from the 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2, 14 teams from the 2023–24 Liga 3 and 4 teams promoted from the 2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal.

Team changes

Relegated from 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2

Promoted from 2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal

Promoted to 2024–25 Liga Portugal 2

Relegated to 2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal

Stadium and locations

data-sort-type=text TeamLocationStadiumCapacity2023–24 finish
Länk VilaverdenseVila VerdeCampo Cruz do Reguengo1,000 17h LP2
BelenensesLisbonEstádio do Restelo19,85618th LP2
Lusitânia LourosaSanta Maria da FeiraEstádio do Lusitânia FC Lourosa8,0003rd Promotion
Braga BBragaComplexo Desportivo de Fão7244th Promotion
AcadémicaCoimbraEstádio Cidade de Coimbra29,7445th Promotion
VarzimPóvoa de VarzimEstádio do Varzim SC7,2806th Promotion
Atlético CPLisbonEstádio da Tapadinha4,0007th Promotion
Sp. CovilhãCovilhãEstádio Municipal
José dos Santos Pinto
3,5008th Promotion
FafeFafeParque Municipal dos
Desportos de Fafe
8,0001st Relegation S1
Sporting BAlcocheteEstádio Aurélio Pereira1,1801st Relegation S2
TrofenseTrofaEstádio do CD Trofense5,0742nd Relegation S1
CaldasCaldas da RainhaCampo da Mata13,0002nd Relegation S2
SanjoanenseSão João da MadeiraEstádio Conde Dias Garcia15,0003rd Relegation S1
Oliveira do
Hospital
Oliveira do
Hospital
Estádio Municipal de
Oliveira do Hospital
5,0003rd Relegation S2
AnadiaAnadiaEstádio Municipal Eng.º
Sílvio Henriques Cerveira
6,5004th Relegation S1
1.º DezembroSintraCampo Conde de Sucena1,0004th Relegation S2
AmaranteAmaranteMunicipal de Amarante16,8001st CP Promotion Serie 1
São João de VerSanta Maria da FeiraEstádio Clube São João de Ver5,0002nd CP Promotion Serie 1
Lusitânia Angra do HeroísmoEstádio João Paulo II,7,0002nd CP Promotion Serie 2
União de SantarémSantarémCampo Chã das Padeiras 15,0003rd CP Promotion Serie 2

First stage

In the first stage, the 20 clubs will be divided in two series (Série A and B) of 10 teams, according to geographic criteria.

Série A

Série B

Second stage

Promotion stage

The eight qualified teams of each series will playing against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system. The winners and runner-ups of the series will be automatically promoted to Liga Portugal 2. The third placed team will face face the 16th placed of Liga Portugal 2 for the last spot in Liga Portugal 2.

Relegation stage

The bottom 12 teams are divided in two series of 6 teams, playing against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system. To account for their performance in the first stage, teams will start with bonification points, with 5th placed teams starting with 6 points and 10th placed teams starting with 1. The bottom two teams of each series will be relegated to Campeonato de Portugal.

Serie 2

Number of teams by district

RankDistrict Football AssociationsNumber Teams
1 Aveiro4Anadia, Lusitânia Lourosa, Sanjoanense and São João de Ver
Lisbon1.º Dezembro, Atlético CP, Belenenses and Sporting B
3 Braga3Braga B, Fafe and Länk Vilaverdense
PortoAmarante, Trofense and Varzim
5 Coimbra2Académica and Oliveira do Hospital
6 Angra do Heroísmo1Lusitânia
Castelo BrancoSp. Covilhã
União de Santarém
LeiriaCaldas

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Da subida à manutenção na Liga 3: todas as contas para a última jornada (Lembrando o formato para 2023/24). 2023-06-20. Mais Futebol. pt-PT.