2023–24 Liga Portugal 2
34th season of second-tier football league in Portugal
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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.
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 August 2023 – May 2024 |
| Champions | Santa Clara |
| Promoted | Santa Clara Nacional AVS |
| Relegated | Länk Vilaverdense Belenenses |
| Matches | 306 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
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
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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
Personnel and sponsors
Season summary
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Clara (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 73 | Promotion to Liga Portugal |
| 2 | Nacional (P) | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 66 | 35 | +31 | 71 | |
| 3 | AVS (O, P) | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 64[a] | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Marítimo | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 64[a] | |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 52 | |
| 6 | Tondela | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 49 | |
| 7 | Torreense | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 48 | |
| 8 | Benfica B[b] | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 45 | |
| 9 | Mafra | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 44[c] | |
| 10 | Porto B[b] | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 44[c] | |
| 11 | Académico de Viseu | 34 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 43 | |
| 12 | União de Leiria | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 42 | |
| 13 | Penafiel | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 39 | |
| 14 | Leixões | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 37 | |
| 15 | Oliveirense | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 34 | |
| 16 | Feirense (O) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 31 | 49 | −18 | 31 | Qualification for relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Länk Vilaverdense[d] (R) | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 27 | Relegation to Liga 3 |
| 18 | Belenenses (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 26 |
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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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 which finished 3rd in Liga 3.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feirense | 3–1 | Lusitânia Lourosa | 0–1 | 3–0 |
| Lusitânia Lourosa | 1–0 | Feirense |
|---|---|---|
Jefferson Nem  70' |
Report |
| Feirense | 3–0 | Lusitânia Lourosa |
|---|---|---|
| Sérgio Conceição 15', 82' (pen.) Henrique Martins  89' (o.g.) |
Report |
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.
| Leader and promotion to Primeira Liga | |
| Promotion to Primeira Liga | |
| Qualification for promotion play-offs | |
| Qualification for relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to Liga 3 |
Number of teams by district
| 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 | ||
Attendances
| # | Club | Average |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marítimo | 7,320 |
| 2 | Leiria | 5,771 |
| 3 | Paços | 2,144 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 2,131 |
| 5 | Nacional | 2,086 |
| 6 | Feirense | 1,817 |
| 7 | Os Belenenses | 1,799 |
| 8 | Leixões | 1,790 |
| 9 | Viseu | 1,449 |
| 10 | Tondela | 1,142 |
| 11 | Torreense | 942 |
| 12 | AVS | 934 |
| 13 | Penafiel | 791 |
| 14 | Mafra | 769 |
| 15 | Oliveirense | 607 |
| 16 | Porto B | 497 |
| 17 | Benfica B | 493 |
| 18 | Vilaverdense | 240 |
Source:[6]