2023–24 Liga Portugal 2
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 August 2023 – May 2024 |
| Matches played | 306 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 12 February 2024. | |
The 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 (also known as Liga Portugal SABSEG for sponsorship reasons) is 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 are competing in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Liga Portugal teams.
Teams[edit]
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[edit]
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Relegated from 2022–23 Primeira Liga Promoted from 2022–23 Liga 3 |
Promoted to 2023–24 Primeira Liga Relegated to 2023–24 Liga 3
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Stadiums and Locations[edit]
Personnel and sponsors[edit]
Season summary[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara (X) | 32 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 67 | Promotion to Liga Portugal |
| 2 | Nacional | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 65 | |
| 3 | AVS | 32 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 63 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Marítimo | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 48 | 26 | +22 | 60 | |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 46[a] | |
| 6 | Tondela | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 46[a] | |
| 7 | Mafra | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 44[b] | |
| 8 | Porto B | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 44[b] | Ineligible for promotion |
| 9 | Torreense | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 44[b] | |
| 10 | Académico de Viseu | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 42 | |
| 11 | União de Leiria | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 39[c] | |
| 12 | Benfica B | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 44 | −4 | 39[c] | Ineligible for promotion |
| 13 | Penafiel | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 38 | |
| 14 | Oliveirense | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 34 | |
| 15 | Leixões | 32 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 33 | |
| 16 | Feirense | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 30 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Belenenses (Y) | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 54 | −29 | 26 | Relegation to Liga 3 |
| 18 | Länk Vilaverdense[d] (R) | 32 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 27 | 57 | −30 | 23 |
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.
(R) Relegated; (X) Assured of the Promotion play-offs, but may still be promoted directly; (Y) Can at most reach the relegation play-offs
Notes:
- ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head: Paços de Ferreira 5–1 Tondela, Tondela 1–1 Paços de Ferreira
- ^ a b c Ranked on head-to-head points: Mafra: 8, Porto B: 5, Torreense: 2
- ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head: Benfica B 0–1 União de Leiria, União de Leiria 3–1 Benfica B
- ^ Länk Vilaverdense were deducted 1 point for financial irregularities.[5]
Results[edit]
Positions by round[edit]
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.
| Leader and promotion to Primeira Liga | |
| Promotion to Primeira Liga | |
| Qualification to Promotion play-offs | |
| Qualification to Relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to Liga 3 |
Number of teams by district[edit]
| Rank | District Football Associations | Number | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References[edit]
- ^ "UD Leiria wins SC Braga B and gets promoted [to Liga Portugal 2]". Público (in Portuguese). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "Belenenses gets promoted [to Liga Portugal 2]". Público (in Portuguese). 6 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "How Vilafranquense transformed into "AVS Futebol SAD" (AFS)". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ "AFS Vila das Aves: Comunicado Oficial". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Lank Vilaverdense deducted one point for failure to pay wages". sapo.pt. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.