2025–26 LPB season
93rd season of the premier Portuguese basketball league
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The 2025–26 LPB season, also known as Liga Betclic[1] for sponsorship reasons, was the 93rd season of the premier Portuguese basketball league and the 18th season under the current Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) format. It started on 4 October 2025 with the regular season and ended on 14 June 2026 with the final.
| Liga Betclic1 | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Games played | 152 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | SL Benfica |
| Relegated | SC Vasco da Gama Galitos BARREIRO ACEDE |
| Finals | |
| Champions | FC Porto (13th title) |
| Runners-up | SL Benfica |
| Semi-finalists | Sporting CP UD Oliveirense |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Betclic. | |
SL Benfica were the defending champions which was overcame in the final by FC Porto that lifted their 13th Portuguese title 10 years later since the last league achieved by the Dragons.[2]
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 10 sides from the 2024–25 season and two promoted from the Proliga.[3]
Venues and locations
| Team | Home city | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Esgueira Aveiro OLI | Esgueira | Pavilhão Clube do Povo de Esgueira |
| FC Porto | Porto | Dragão Arena |
| Galitos BARREIRO ACEDE | Barreiro | Pavilhão Municipal Prof Luís de Carvalho |
| Imortal LUZiGÁS | Albufeira | Pavilhão Desportivo de Albufeira |
| Ovarense GAVEX | Ovar | Arena de Ovar |
| Queluz O NOSSO PREGO | Queluz | Pavilhão Henrique Miranda |
| SC Braga | Braga | AMCO Arena |
| SC Vasco da Gama | Matosinhos | Pavilhão Municipal de Guifões |
| SL Benfica | Lisbon | Pavilhão Fidelidade |
| Sporting CP | Lisbon | Pavilhão João Rocha |
| UD Oliveirense | Oliveira de Azeméis | Pavilhão Dr. Salvador Machado |
| Vitória SC | Guimarães | Pavilhão Desportivo Unidade Vimaranense |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SL Benfica | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2158 | 1668 | +490 | 42 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1920 | 1692 | +228 | 39 | |
| 3 | FC Porto | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1964 | 1812 | +152 | 37 | |
| 4 | Ovarense GAVEX | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1797 | 1727 | +70 | 36 | |
| 5 | UD Oliveirense | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1878 | 1827 | +51 | 34 | |
| 6 | Imortal LUZiGÁS | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1862 | 1861 | +1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Esgueira Aveiro OLI | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1873 | 1993 | −120 | 31 | |
| 8 | SC Braga | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1755 | 1819 | −64 | 31 | |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1831 | 1984 | −153 | 30 | |
| 10 | Queluz O NOSSO PREGO | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1851 | 1923 | −72 | 30 | |
| 11 | SC Vasco da Gama | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1829 | 2152 | −323 | 28 | Relegation to Proliga |
| 12 | Galitos BARREIRO ACEDE | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1798 | 2058 | −260 | 27 |
Source: FPB
Play-offs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SL Benfica | 90 | 94 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | SC Braga | 72 | 79 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SL Benfica | 98 | 86 | 86 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UD Oliveirense | 76 | 61 | 78 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Ovarense GAVEX | 93 | 72 | 65 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | UD Oliveirense | 79 | 90 | 69 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | SL Benfica | 89 | 98 | 63 | 71 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | FC Porto | 73 | 102 | 87 | 75 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sporting CP | 109 | 85 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Esgueira Aveiro OLI | 67 | 73 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Sporting CP | 70 | 88 | 76 | 86 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | FC Porto | 81 | 73 | 86 | 94 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | FC Porto | 88 | 102 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Imortal LUZiGÁS | 66 | 79 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: FPB
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto (C) | 32 | 23 | 9 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
| 2 | SL Benfica | 31 | 26 | 5 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 28 | 20 | 8 | Qualification to FIBA Europe Cup regular season |
| 4 | UD Oliveirense | 28 | 14 | 14 | |
| 5 | Ovarense GAVEX | 25 | 15 | 10 | |
| 6 | Imortal LUZiGÁS | 24 | 9 | 15 | |
| 7 | Esgueira Aveiro OLI | 24 | 9 | 15 | |
| 8 | SC Braga | 24 | 9 | 15 | |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 22 | 8 | 14 | |
| 10 | Queluz O NOSSO PREGO | 22 | 8 | 14 | |
| 11 | SC Vasco da Gama | 22 | 6 | 16 | Relegation to Proliga |
| 12 | Galitos BARREIRO | 22 | 5 | 17 |
Portuguese clubs in European competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress | Result | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL Benfica | Champions League | Regular season Group H | 4th of 4 teams (1–5) | 1–5 |
| FC Porto | Qualifying round semi-finals | Loss vs.  Élan Chalon (79–100) | 3–5 | |
| Qualifying round quarter-finals | Win vs.  Falco Szombathely (83–79) | |||
| FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season Group B | 4th of 4 teams (2–4) | ||
| Sporting CP | Second round Group M | 3rd of 4 teams (1–5) | 5–7 | |
| Regular season Group G | 2nd of 4 teams (4–2) |