2014–15 Segunda Liga
25th season of second-tier football league in Portugal
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The 2014–15 Segunda Liga was the 25th season of the second-tier of football in Portugal. A total of 24 teams played in the league.[3]
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tondela |
| Promoted | Tondela União da Madeira |
| Relegated | Beira-Mar Marítimo B Trofense |
| Matches | 552 |
| Goals | 1,351 (2.45 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Erivelto (23 goals)[1] |
| Highest attendance | 7,930[2] Chaves 2–0 Oliveirense (24 May 2015) |
| Lowest attendance | 72[2] Marítimo B 1–0 Freamunde (7 February 2015) |
← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2015. | |
Events
Atlético CP stayed in the 2014–15 Segunda Liga after being invited by the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP) as the 2014–15 Primeira Liga competition was expanded to 18 teams, because Boavista was reintegrated, along with the expansion of the 2014–15 Segunda Liga competition to 24 teams and also to the impossibility of a 4th place club from the 2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores to be promoted.[4]
Teams
Location of teams in Segunda Liga 2014–15 (Madeira)
Location of teams in Segunda Liga 2014–15 (Azores)
Stadia and locations
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leixões | Sacked | 30 April 2014[5] | Pre-season | 29 May 2014[6] | ||
| Braga B | Contract expired | 11 May 2014[7] | 26 June 2014[8] | |||
| União da Madeira | Contract expired | 11 May 2014[citation needed] | 27 May 2014[9] | |||
| Porto B | Contract expired | 11 May 2014[citation needed] | 6 May 2014[10] | |||
| Atlético CP | Contract expired | 11 May 2014[citation needed] | 25 June 2014[11] | |||
| Marítimo B | Contract expired | 11 May 2014[citation needed] | 12 May 2014[12] | |||
| Tondela | Mutual consent | 12 May 2014[13] | 18 May 2014[14] | |||
| Santa Clara | Mutual consent | 14 May 2014[15] | 6 June 2014[16] | |||
| Académico de Viseu | Signed by Penafiel | 16 May 2014[17] | 20 May 2014[18] | |||
| Olhanense | Sacked | 18 May 2014[19] | 9 July 2014[20] | |||
| Freamunde | Signed by Tondela | 18 May 2014[14] | 29 May 2014[21] | |||
| Chaves | Mutual consent | 21 May 2014[22] | 2 June 2014[23] | |||
| Beira-Mar | Mutual consent | 18 June 2014[24] | 18 June 2014[24] | |||
| Sporting CP B | Resigned | 4 July 2014[25] | 6 July 2014[26] | |||
| Tondela | Resigned | 6 October 2014[27] | 10th | 7 October 2014[28] | ||
| Sporting CP B | Demoted to Assistant manager | 6 October 2014[29] | 12th | 6 October 2014[29] | ||
| Olhanense | Mutual consent | 8 October 2014[30] | 15th | 8 October 2014[31] | ||
| Marítimo B | Mutual consent | 8 October 2014[32] | 17th | 10 October 2014[33] | ||
| Santa Clara | Sacked | 30 October 2014 | 18th | 30 October 2014[34] | ||
| Académico de Viseu | Mutual consent | 12 November 2014[35] | 20th | 13 November 2014[36] | ||
| Farense | Mutual consent | 24 November 2014[37] | 12th | 1 December 2014[38] | ||
| Santa Clara | Sacked | 30 November 2014 | 19th | 30 November 2014[39] | ||
| Trofense | Sacked | 15 December 2014[40] | 24th | 21 December 2014 | ||
| Beira-Mar | Sacked | 16 December 2014[41] | 14th | 27 December 2014[42] | ||
| Chaves | Mutual consent | 22 December 2014[43] | 4th | 23 December 2014[44] | ||
| Atlético CP | Sacked | 6 January 2015[45] | 20th | 9 January 2015[46] | ||
| Trofense | Demoted to Assistant Manager | 19 January 2015 | 24th | 19 January 2015[47] | ||
| Trofense | Mutual consent | 20 April 2015[48] | 24th | 20 April 2015 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tondela (C, P) | 46 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 67 | 51 | +16 | 81 | Promotion to Primeira Liga |
| 2 | União da Madeira (P) | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 80 | |
| 3 | Chaves | 46 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 80 | |
| 4 | Sporting da Covilhã | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 78 | 46 | +32 | 80 | |
| 5 | Sporting CP B | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 78 | |
| 6 | Benfica B | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 81 | 60 | +21 | 77 | |
| 7 | Feirense | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 75 | |
| 8 | Freamunde | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 71 | |
| 9 | Vitória de Guimarães B | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 65 | |
| 10 | Beira-Mar[a] (R) | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 63 | Relegation to district level |
| 11 | Farense | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 54 | −3 | 62 | |
| 12 | Académico de Viseu | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 62 | |
| 13 | Porto B | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 61 | |
| 14 | Portimonense | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 56 | 62 | −6 | 60 | |
| 15 | Oriental | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 58 | |
| 16 | Olhanense | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 55 | |
| 17 | Oliveirense | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 55 | |
| 18 | Desportivo das Aves | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 53 | |
| 19 | Santa Clara | 46 | 10 | 21 | 15 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 51 | |
| 20 | Leixões | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 67 | −14 | 50 | |
| 21 | Braga B | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 49[b] | |
| 22 | Atlético CP | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 56 | 70 | −14 | 47 | |
| 23 | Marítimo B (R) | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 41 | Relegation to Campeonato de Portugal |
| 24 | Trofense (R) | 46 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 81 | −46 | 36 |
Source: LPFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in matches between tied teams; 3) goal difference in matches between tied teams; 4) away goals in matches between tied teams; 5) goal difference; 6) wins; 7) goals scored. The LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.[51]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in matches between tied teams; 3) goal difference in matches between tied teams; 4) away goals in matches between tied teams; 5) goal difference; 6) wins; 7) goals scored. The LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.[51]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Positions by round
Source: LPFP
Results
Statistics
Top scorers
Sources: LPFP[citation needed] (in Portuguese)
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porto B | Olhanense | 7–0 | 5 October 2014 | |
| Tondela | União Madeira | 3–1 | 11 October 2014 | |
| Benfica B | Olhanense | 5–1 | 5 November 2014 | |
| Benfica B | Portimonense | 4–1 | 18 March 2015 | |
| União Madeira | Braga B | 3–0 | 27 March 2015 | |
| União Madeira | Académico Viseu | 4–2 | 11 April 2015 | |
| Covilhã | Leixões | 3–3 | 15 April 2015 |
- Note
1 Player scored 4 goals
Awards
Monthly awards
SJPF Segunda Liga Player of the Month
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SJPF Segunda Liga Young Player of the Month
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Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaves | 2,132 |
| 2 | Vitória B | 1,629 |
| 3 | CF União | 1,260 |
| 4 | Farense | 871 |
| 5 | Feirense | 835 |
| 6 | Tondela | 816 |
| 7 | Freamunde | 811 |
| 8 | Benfica B | 791 |
| 9 | Leixões | 740 |
| 10 | Viseu | 713 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 655 |
| 12 | Beira-Mar | 644 |
| 13 | Oriental | 599 |
| 14 | Santa Clara | 588 |
| 15 | Olhanense | 562 |
| 16 | Oliveirense | 535 |
| 17 | Aves | 530 |
| 18 | Trofense | 528 |
| 19 | Covilhã | 478 |
| 20 | Porto B | 458 |
| 21 | Braga B | 442 |
| 22 | Atlético CP | 367 |
| 23 | Sporting B | 276 |
| 24 | Marítimo B | 241 |
Source:[67]