Campeonato Nacional da I Divisão de Futsal explained

Country:Portugal
Confed:UEFA
Founded:1990
Teams:14
Relegation:II Divisão Futsal
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Portuguese Cup
Confed Cup:UEFA Futsal Champions League
Champions:Sporting CP (19th title)
Most Successful Club:Sporting CP (19 titles)
Tv:RTP, Sport TV, Canal 11
Website:Official website
Current:2023–24 Liga Placard Futsal

Campeonato Nacional da I Divisão de Futsal (English: Futsal National Championship First Division), also known as Liga Placard for sponsorship reasons is the premier professional futsal league in Portugal. Sporting CP are the current champions, having won a record 19 titles.

Format

The current format, in place since the 2013/14 season has each of the 14 teams play each other twice, home and away during the regular season in a total of 26 rounds. The top 8 teams then proceed to the playoffs, where the 1st place team plays the 8th place, the 2nd place plays the 7th place, the 3rd place plays the 6th place and the 4th place plays the 5th place. The quarter-finals and semi-finals are played in 1-1-1 format, with the highest-ranked team during the regular season playing at home in the first and, if needed the third game. The final takes place over 5 games in a 2-2-1 format, with the highest-ranked team during the regular season playing the first two games and the fifth game, if needed, at home.

The last two teams in the regular season are relegated to the 2nd Division for the next season, being replaced by the two finalists in the 2nd Division playoff.

2021–22 season teams

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BenficaLisbonPavilhão Fidelidade2400
Braga/AAUMBragaPavilhão Desportivo Universitário de Gualtar1740
CandosoSão Martinho de CandosoPavilhão Desportivo do CR Candoso700
Eléctrico FCPonte de SorPavilhão Gimnodesportivo de Ponte de Sor720
FundãoFundãoPavilhão Municipal do Fundão1056
Futsal AzeméisOliveira de AzeméisPavilhão Municipal de Oliveira de Azeméis250
Leões Porto SalvoPorto SalvoPavilhão dos Leões de Porto Salvo660
ModicusSandimPavilhão do Modicus700
PortimonensePortimãoPavilhão Gimnodesportivo de Portimão235
Quinta dos LombosQuinta dos LombosPavilhão Desportivo dos Lombos650
Sporting CPLisbonPavilhão João Rocha3000
Viseu 2001ViseuPavilhão Desportivo Cidade de Viseu1200
TorreenseTorres VedrasPavilhão Física de Torres Vedras1000
Nun'ÁlvaresFafePavilhão do Nun'Álvares1500

Portuguese champions

SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird-placeTop ScorerClubGoals
1991SportingPortelaEstoril Praia
1992Santos da Venda NovaAtlético CPAMSAC
1993Sporting (2)Esperança VivaAtlético CP & Beneditense
1993–94Sporting (3)Atlético CPRecordação de Apolo
1994–95Sporting (4)Correio da ManhãSC Coimbrões
1995–96Correio da ManhãSportingMiramar
1996–97MiramarSC CoimbrõesCorreio da Manhã
1997–98Correio da Manhã (2)SportingRecordação de Apolo
1998–99Sporting (5)Correio da Manhã
1999–2000Miramar (2)SportingAtlético CP
2000–01Sporting (6)MiramarAtlético CP
2001–02AR FreixieiroBenficaJorge Antunes
2002–03BenficaSportingJorge Antunes
2003–04Sporting (7)BenficaAR Freixieiro
2004–05Benfica (2)SportingJorge Antunes & Olivais
2005–06Sporting (8)BenficaAR Freixieiro & Olivais
2006–07Benfica (3)SportingAR Freixieiro & Jorge Antunes
2007–08Benfica (4)BelenensesAR Freixieiro & Sporting
2008–09Benfica (5)BelenensesAR Freixieiro & Jorge Antunes
2009–10Sporting (9)BenficaBelenenses & Instituto D. João V
2010–11Sporting (10)BenficaAD Fundão & Instituto D. João V
2011–12Benfica (6)SportingModicus & Leões Porto Salvo
2012–13Sporting (11)AD Fundão & Rio Ave
2013–14Sporting (12)AD FundãoBenfica & Braga/AAUMLeões Porto Salvo35
2014–15Benfica (7)SportingBraga/AAUM & AD FundãoAlessandro PatiasBenfica36
2015–16Sporting (13)BenficaBraga/AAUM & BurinhosaDiogoSporting35
2016–17Sporting (14)Braga/AAUMBenfica & ModicusDiego CavinatoSporting36
2017–18Sporting (15)BenficaBraga/AAUM & ModicusRodolfo FortinoSporting32
2018–19Benfica (8)SportingAD Fundão & ModicusFernandinhoBenfica39
2019–20Cancelled after 20 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic in EuropeJúniorViseu 200124
2020–21Sporting (16)BenficaAD Fundão & Leões de Porto SalvoDiego CavinatoSporting38
2021–22Sporting (17)BenficaAD Fundão & Eléctrico FCIvan ChishkalaBenfica26
2022–23Sporting (18)BenficaBraga/AAUM & Leões de Porto SalvoDiego CavinatoSporting35
2023–24Sporting (19)Benfica & Leões de Porto SalvoTaynanSporting25

Performance by club

TeamWinnersRunners-upThird-placeYears wonYears runners-upYears third-place
19 9 1 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 20241996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2019 2008
8 11 3 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2019 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 20232014, 2017, 2024
2 2 1 1997, 2000 1999, 2001 1996
2 1 2 1996, 1998 1995 1997, 1999
1 0 5 2002 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
1 0 0 1992
0 2 4 2017, 2024 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
0 2 3 1992, 1994 1993, 2000, 2001
0 2 1 2008, 2009 2010
0 1 6 2014 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022
SC Coimbrões0 1 1 1997 1995
Portela0 1 0 1991
Esperança Viva0 1 0 1993
0 0 5 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009
0 0 4 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019
0 0 4 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024
Recordação de Apolo 0 0 2 1994, 1998
0 0 2 2005, 2006
0 0 2 2010, 2011
Estoril Praia0 0 1 1991
AMSAC0 0 1 1992
Beneditense0 0 1 1993
0 0 1 2013
0 0 1 2016
0 0 1 2022

Media coverage

As of the 2020–21 season, Sport TV and Canal 11 are the official broadcasters of the league. Both Benfica and Sporting CP home games are also broadcast on Benfica TV and Sporting TV, respectively.