2025–26 Liga Portugal 2
Portuguese football season
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The 2025–26 Liga Portugal 2 (also known as Liga Portugal 2 Meu Super for sponsorship reasons) is the 36th season of Portuguese football's second-tier league and the sixth season under the current Liga Portugal 2 title.
| Season | 2025–26 |
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| Dates | 10 August 2025 – 17 May 2026 |
| Champions | Marítimo |
| Promoted | Marítimo |
| Matches | 288 |
| Goals | 703 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | André Clóvis (22 goals) |
← 2024–25 2026-27 →
All statistics correct as of 4 May 2026. | |
Overview
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
18 teams are competing in this division, including three reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga teams – fifteen teams from previous season, one team relegated from Primeira Liga and two teams promoted from Liga 3.
Teams promoted to Primeira Liga
Tondela and Alverca secure promotion to Primeira Liga following the results of their respective matches on 17 May 2025. Tondela beat União de Leiria and Alverca beat Portimonense. Tondela promoted after three seasons in second division while Alverca successfully achieved a second consecutive promotion after one season in the second division.[1][2]
Teams relegated from Primeira Liga
Farense were relegated on 17 May 2025 with suffered a defeat to Santa Clara and return to second division after spending two seasons in top division.[3]
Teams promoted from Liga 3
Lusitânia Lourosa became the first team to be promoted on 3 May 2025 by defeating 1º Dezembro in matchweek 12 of the promotion phase. The result saw them play in the second division for the first time in their history.[4]
Sporting CP B became the second team to be promoted on 17 May 2025 by defeating Amarante in matchweek 14 of the promotion phase. The result saw them return to the second division after a seven-season absence.[5]
Teams relegated to Liga 3
Mafra were relegated on 3 May 2025 after suffering a defeat to Leixões and the result ended their time in the second division for five seasons.[6]
Result from play-off
Vizela failed to gain promotion to the Primeira Liga and remained in the second division for the season after losing 2-5 on aggregate to AVS and Paços de Ferreira managed to retain their place in the second division after beating Belenenses 3-2 on aggregate in a two-legged promotion and relegation play-off.[7][8]
Reprived team
Oliveirense, who finished 17th last season and should have been relegated managed to secure a place in the second division as a result of Boavista being demoted to the fifth division due to failing to register by the deadline set by the league operator.[9][10]
Teams
Changes
The following teams changed division since the 2024–25 season.
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Location and stadiums
| ↓ | Relegated from the Primeira Liga |
| ↑ | Promoted from the Liga 3 |
- PL: Primeira Liga
- LP 2: Liga Portugal
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main kit sponsor | Other kit sponsor(s) |
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| Académico de Viseu | List
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| Benfica B | List
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| Chaves | List
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| Farense | List
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| Feirense | List
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| Felgueiras | List
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| Leixões | List
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| Lusitânia Lourosa | List
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| Marítimo | List
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| Oliveirense | List
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| Paços de Ferreira | List
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| Penafiel | List
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| Portimonense | List
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| Porto B | List
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| Sporting CP B | List
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| Torreense | List
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| União de Leiria | List
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| Vizela | List
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Managerial changes
Pre-season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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| Marítimo | End of contract | 8 May 2025[11] | 7 June 2025[12] | ||
| Farense | Mutual termination | 29 May 2025[13] | 18 June 2025[14] | ||
| Portimonense | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | 1 July 2025[15] | ||
| Torreense | 15 May 2025[16] | 1 July 2025[17] | |||
| Oliveirense | 30 June 2025 | 3 July 2025[18] | |||
| União de Leiria | Signed by Farense | 18 June 2025 | |||
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Week | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marítimo | Signed by Swansea City | 24 November 2025 | 11 | 3rd | 25 November 2025 | ||
Standings
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marítimo (C, P) | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 66 | Promotion to the Primeira Liga |
| 2 | Académico de Viseu (X) | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 33 | +23 | 55 | |
| 3 | Torreense | 32 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 53 | Qualification for the Promotion play-off |
| 4 | União de Leiria | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 49 | |
| 5 | Vizela | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 48 | |
| 6 | Feirense | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 45 | |
| 7 | Porto B | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 45 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 8 | Benfica B | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 44 | |
| 9 | Leixões | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 44 | |
| 10 | Lusitânia Lourosa | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 43 | |
| 11 | Chaves | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 42 | |
| 12 | Sporting CP B | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 41 | Ineligible for promotion |
| 13 | Felgueiras | 32 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 40 | |
| 14 | Farense | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 39 | |
| 15 | Penafiel | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 38 | |
| 16 | Portimonense | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 48 | −11 | 36 | Qualification for the Relegation play-off |
| 17 | Paços de Ferreira | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 35 | Relegation to the Liga 3 |
| 18 | Oliveirense (Z) | 32 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 31 |
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; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (X) Assured of at least promotion play-off; (Z) Assured of relegation play-off at best
Position by round
| Promotion to the Primeira Liga | |
| Qualification for the Promotion play-off | |
| Qualification for the Relegation play-off | |
| Relegation to the Liga 3 |
Results
Fixtures and results
Results by round
Notes:
Relegation play-off
The 16th-placed team of the Liga Portugal 2 faces the 3rd-placed team of the Liga 3.
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 16th-placed of Liga Portugal 2 | PO | 3rd-placed of Liga 3 | TBD | TBD |
Matches
First leg
| 2026 | 3rd-placed of Liga 3 | v | 16th-placed of Liga Portugal 2 | |
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Second leg
| 2026 | 16th-placed of Liga Portugal 2 | v | 3rd-placed of Liga 3 | |
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Season statistics
Top Goalscorers
Top assists
Hat-trick
Clean sheets
Discipline
Attendances
Overall
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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| 1 | Académico de Viseu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 2 | Benfica B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 3 | Chaves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 4 | Farense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a† |
| 5 | Feirense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 6 | Felgueiras | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 7 | Leixões | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 8 | Lusitânia Lourosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a‡ |
| 9 | Marítimo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 10 | Oliveirense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 11 | Paços de Ferreira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 12 | Penafiel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 13 | Portimonense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 14 | Porto B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 15 | Sporting CP B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a‡ |
| 16 | Torreense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 17 | União de Leiria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| 18 | Vizela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| League total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Source: Liga Portugal 2
Notes:
†
Teams played previous season in Primeira Liga
‡ Teams played previous season in Liga 3
Home match played
- As of future
| Team \ Match played | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Total |
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| Académico de Viseu | 2,765 | 1,820 | 1,363 | 671 | 1,589 | 874 | 1,571 | 3,691 | 1,434 | 1,634 | 1,799 | 5,236 | 2,953 | 6,312 | 4,828 | 5,850 | 44,390 | |
| Benfica B | 852 | 1,020 | 569 | 522 | 351 | 763 | 683 | 1,259 | 1,280 | 980 | 395 | 817 | 456 | 994 | 890 | 2,231 | 14,062 | |
| Chaves | 3,689 | 2,819 | 1,515 | 2,085 | 1,258 | 855 | 1,312 | 1,115 | 1,352 | 748 | 627 | 1,098 | 0 | 0 | 911 | 922 | 20,306 | |
| Farense | 1,838 | 1,807 | 2,149 | 1,769 | 2,971 | 2,229 | 1,406 | 1,402 | 1,337 | 1,853 | 1,782 | 1,603 | 2,020 | 1,570 | 2,091 | 2,197 | 30,024 | |
| Feirense | 1,422 | 2,329 | 3,503 | 1,477 | 890 | 1,091 | 1,168 | 1,133 | 1,345 | 1,561 | 1,062 | 1,114 | 1,617 | 1,623 | 1,464 | 1,191 | 23,990 | |
| Felgueiras | 1,580 | 1,890 | 1,759 | 1,510 | 1,180 | 700 | 670 | 1,080 | 1,300 | 1,025 | 850 | 1,430 | 2,190 | 1,210 | 2,455 | 1,840 | 22,669 | |
| Leixões | 3,152 | 3,114 | 2,557 | 3,212 | 2,987 | 2,987 | 1,675 | 1,432 | 1,765 | 1,876 | 1,853 | 1,852 | 1,832 | 2,517 | 2,031 | 1,182 | 36,024 | |
| Lusitânia Lourosa | 2,288 | 2,710 | 1,081 | 1,062 | 498 | 73 | 845 | 1,042 | 635 | 1,248 | 666 | 1,892 | 914 | 1,061 | 550 | 1,242 | 17,807 | |
| Marítimo | 8,148 | 7,483 | 7,504 | 6,726 | 6,210 | 7,308 | 5,989 | 7,655 | 5,114 | 8,728 | 7,298 | 9,034 | 9,255 | 7,817 | 8,827 | 10,023 | 123,119 | |
| Oliveirense | 304 | 804 | 810 | 910 | 621 | 1,285 | 651 | 408 | 1,004 | 619 | 399 | 820 | 351 | 1,088 | 1,219 | 841 | 12,134 | |
| Paços de Ferreira | 2,755 | 1,873 | 1,606 | 1,353 | 1,477 | 2,988 | 1,989 | 2,071 | 892 | 1,246 | 1,329 | 2,579 | 2,132 | 2,216 | 1,952 | 1,833 | 30,291 | |
| Penafiel | 1,010 | 932 | 981 | 762 | 753 | 268 | 1,597 | 2,099 | 727 | 681 | 1,262 | 2,030 | 1,368 | 1,510 | 1,213 | 2,300 | 19,493 | |
| Portimonense | 1,807 | 1,995 | 1,489 | 1,232 | 747 | 680 | 644 | 548 | 848 | 696 | 677 | 1,075 | 691 | 775 | 911 | 1,246 | 16,061 | |
| Porto B | 868 | 525 | 443 | 449 | 547 | 379 | 988 | 275 | 872 | 204 | 479 | 624 | 424 | 579 | 588 | 466 | 8,710 | |
| Sporting CP B | 625 | 433 | 515 | 410 | 296 | 506 | 424 | 574 | 315 | 272 | 486 | 461 | 388 | 350 | 237 | 684 | 6,976 | |
| Torreense | 1,367 | 1,163 | 993 | 735 | 1,312 | 1,483 | 625 | 1,011 | 708 | 948 | 1,513 | 1,427 | 1,614 | 1,083 | 2,068 | 1,607 | 19,657 | |
| União de Leiria | 7,138 | 8,320 | 5,127 | 2,124 | 4,320 | 10,738 | 1,109 | 1,109 | 1,612 | 375 | 1,168 | 1,782 | 782 | 434 | 5,247 | 6,346 | 57,731 | |
| Vizela | 2,275 | 2,438 | 1,980 | 2,331 | 1,694 | 1,992 | 1,565 | 1,357 | 1,523 | 1,383 | 1,592 | 1,783 | 2,427 | 1,631 | 1,647 | 2,143 | 29,761 | |
| League total | 533,205 | |||||||||||||||||
Source: Liga Portugal 2
Number of teams by district
| Rank | District Football Associations | Number | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Felgueiras, Leixões, Paços de Ferreira, Penafiel and Porto B | |
| 2 | 3 | Feirense, Lusitânia Lourosa, and Oliveirense | |
| Benfica B, Sporting CP B and Torreense | |||
| 4 | 2 | Farense and Portimonense | |
| 5 | 1 | Vizela | |
| União de Leiria | |||
| Marítimo | |||
| Chaves | |||
| Académico de Viseu |
See also
- 2025–26 Primeira Liga
- 2025–26 Liga 3
- 2025–26 Campeonato de Portugal
- 2025–26 Taça de Liga
- 2025–26 Taça de Portugal