2025–26 Campeonato de Portugal
13th season of the Campeonato de Portugal football league
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The 2025–26 Campeonato de Portugal is the thirteenth season of Portuguese football's renovated fourth-tier league, since the merging of the Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão in 2013, and the tenth season under the current Campeonato de Portugal title. After the creation of Liga 3, the new third-tier league in 2021, this is the fifth season of Campeonato Portugal as the fourth-tier league in Portuguese football league system, the 28th overall at that level.
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August 2025 – 7 June 2026 |
| Top goalscorer | Ivo Nabais (8 goals)[citation needed] |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
This edition is contested by 56 clubs: 4 clubs relegated from 2024–25 Liga 3, 24 clubs promoted by 2024–25 District Championships and 28 clubs from the 2024–25 Campeonato de Portugal.[1]
Group stage
Serie A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bragança | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 48 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Vianense | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 48 | |
| 3 | Brito | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 46 | |
| 4 | Celoricense | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 42 | |
| 5 | Limianos | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 41 | |
| 6 | Tirsense | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 40 | |
| 7 | Camacha | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 36 | |
| 8 | Chaves B | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 36 | |
| 9 | Machico | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 36 | |
| 10 | Martinho (R) | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 34 | Relegation to District Championship |
| 11 | Mirandela (R) | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 29 | −8 | 32 | |
| 12 | Vilaverdense (R) | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 22 | |
| 13 | Ribeira Brava (R) | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 46 | −26 | 20 | |
| 14 | Monção (R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 54 | −30 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Serie B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebordosa | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 58 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Leça | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 50 | 23 | +27 | 51 | |
| 3 | Cinfães | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 40 | |
| 4 | Beira-Mar | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 38 | |
| 5 | Alpendorada | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 38 | |
| 6 | Florgrade | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 37 | |
| 7 | Vila Meã | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 34 | |
| 8 | União de Lamas | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 33 | |
| 9 | Salgueiros | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 32 | |
| 10 | Aparecida (R) | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 31 | Relegation to District Championship |
| 11 | Anadia (R) | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 30 | |
| 12 | Resende (R) | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 28 | |
| 13 | Vila Real (R) | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 27 | |
| 14 | Gouveia (R) | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 57 | −43 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Serie C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitória de Sernache | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 55 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Oliveira do Hospital | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 50 | |
| 3 | Naval 1893 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 48 | |
| 4 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 46 | |
| 5 | Serra | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 44 | |
| 6 | Mortágua | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 39 | |
| 7 | Marialvas | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 36 | |
| 8 | Fátima | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 32 | |
| 9 | Lajense | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 32 | |
| 10 | Peniche (R) | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 30 | Relegation to District Championship |
| 11 | Samora Correia (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 29 | |
| 12 | Marinhense (R) | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 24 | |
| 13 | Eléctrico (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 19 | |
| 14 | S.C. Lusitânia (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Serie D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louletano | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 50 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Malveira | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 47 | |
| 3 | Alverca B | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 47 | |
| 4 | Juventude | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 46 | |
| 5 | Alcochetense | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 41 | |
| 6 | Sintrense | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 40 | |
| 7 | Lagoa | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 39 | |
| 8 | O Elvas | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 34 | |
| 9 | Serpa | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 34 | |
| 10 | Oriental de Lisboa (R) | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 32 | Relegation to District Championship |
| 11 | Moncarapachense (R) | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 31 | |
| 12 | Portimonense (R) | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 22 | |
| 13 | Comércio e Indústria (R) | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 45 | −25 | 14 | |
| 14 | Vasco da Gama (R) | 26 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 56 | −36 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points, 3) Head-to-head goal difference, 4) Goal difference, 5) Matches won, 6) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Promotion play-offs
The top two placing teams in each series are entered into a play-off competition of two groups of four teams. Each group plays a double round-robin and the top two teams in each group are automatically promoted to Liga 3. The top team in each series will compete in a championship final at Estádio Nacional.
Serie 1
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
Serie 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LOU | VTS | OLI | MLV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louletano | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Promotion to Liga 3 | - | - | - | ||
| 2 | Vitória de Sernache | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | - | - | 0–0 | |||
| 3 | Oliveira do Hospital | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | - | |||
| 4 | Malveira | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 1–2 | - | - |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored