2025–26 Liga Portugal 2

Liga Portugal 2
Season2025–26
Dates10 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
Matches62
Goals149 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerTamble Monteiro (5 goals)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 5 October 2025.

The 2025–26 Liga Portugal 2 (also known as Liga Portugal 2 Meu Super for sponsorship reasons) will be the 36th season of Portuguese football's second-tier league and the sixth season under the current Liga Portugal 2 title.

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.

To Liga Portugal 2
Relegated from Primeira Liga
Promoted from Liga 3
From Liga Portugal 2
Promoted to Primeira Liga
Relegated to Liga 3

Location and stadiums

Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Liga Portugal 2.
Locations of teams in the 2025–26 Liga Portugal 2 from Madeira.
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2024–25 season
Académico de Viseu Viseu Estádio Municipal do Fontelo 6,912 10th in LP 2
Benfica B Seixal Benfica Campus - Campo n.°1 2,644 4th in LP 2
Chaves Chaves Estádio Municipal Eng.° Manuel Branco Teixeira 8,400 7th in LP 2
Farense↓ Faro Estádio de São Luís 7,000 17th in PL
Feirense Santa Maria da Feira Estádio Marcolino Castro 5,401 8th in LP 2
Felgueiras Felgueiras Estádio Dr. Machado de Matos 7,540 9th in LP 2
Leixões Matosinhos Estádio do Mar 6,000 13th in LP 2
Lusitânia Lourosa↑ Lourosa Estádio do Lusitânia de Lourosa FC 4,900 1st in Liga 3
Marítimo Funchal Estádio do Marítimo 10,565 12th in LP 2
Oliveirense Oliveira de Azeméis Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela[11] 6,000 17th in LP 2
Estádio Carlos Osório 1,750
Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Estádio Capital do Móvel 9,076 16th in LP 2
Penafiel Penafiel Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril 5,230 11th in LP 2
Portimonense Portimão Estádio Municipal de Portimão 4,961 15th in LP 2
Porto B Vila Nova de Gaia Estádio Luís Filipe Menezes 3,800 14th in LP 2
Sporting CP B↑ Alcochete Estádio Aurélio Pereira 1,180 2nd in Liga 3
Torreense Torres Vedras Estádio Manuel Marques 2,431 5th in LP 2
União de Leiria Leiria Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa 23,888 6th in LP 2
Vizela Vizela Estádio do Futebol Clube de Vizela 6,000 3rd in LP 2
↓ Relegated from the Primeira Liga
↑ Promoted from the Liga 3
League notes:
  • 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)
Académico de Viseu Sérgio Fonseca André Almeida Joma
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    • Front: None
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Benfica B Nélson Veríssimo Diogo Prioste Adidas
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Chaves Filipe Martins Carraça Lacatoni
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Farense Jorge Silas Marco Matias Lacatoni
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Feirense Ricardo Costa Leandro Antunes Kelme
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Felgueiras Agostinho Bento Feliz G Sport
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Leixões Carlos Fangueiro Igor Stefanovic Lacatoni
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Lusitânia Lourosa Pedro Miguel Silvério Adidas
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Marítimo Miguel Moita Romain Correia Puma
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Oliveirense Jorge Pinto Filipe Alves Kelme
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Paços de Ferreira Nuno Braga Tiago Ferreira Joma
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Penafiel José Manuel Aira João Miguel Macron
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Portimonense Tiago Fernandes Tamble Mizuno
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Porto B João Brandão Gabriel Brás New Balance
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Sporting CP B João Gião Manuel Mendonça Nike
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Torreense Vítor Martins Stopira Umbro
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União de Leiria Fábio Pereira Diogo Amado CDT
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Vizela Nuno Silva Jota Gonçalves Kappa
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Managerial changes

Pre-season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Marítimo Ivo Vieira End of contract 8 May 2025[12] Vítor Matos 7 June 2025[13]
Farense Tozé Marreco Mutual termination 29 May 2025[14] Silas 18 June 2025[15]
Portimonense Ricardo Pessoa End of contract 30 June 2025 Tiago Fernandes 1 July 2025[16]
Torreense Tiago Fernandes 15 May 2025[17] Vítor Martins 1 July 2025[18]
Oliveirense António Torres Campos 30 June 2025 Jorge Pinto 3 July 2025[19]
União de Leiria Silas Signed by Farense 18 June 2025
Marítimo Vítor Matos Signed by Swansea City 24 November 2025 Miguel Moita 25 November 2025

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Week Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Marítimo Vítor Matos Signed by Swansea City 24 November 2025 11 3rd Miguel Moita 25 November 2025

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Sporting CP B 13 9 2 2 24 7 +17 29 Ineligible for promotion
2 Marítimo 14 9 2 3 19 9 +10 29 Promotion to the Primeira Liga
3 Chaves 14 6 5 3 16 9 +7 23
4 Académico de Viseu 13 6 4 3 25 16 +9 22 Qualification for the Promotion play-off
5 Vizela 13 5 5 3 18 14 +4 20
6 União de Leiria 13 5 5 3 16 14 +2 20
7 Torreense 13 6 2 5 17 15 +2 20
8 Farense 13 5 4 4 15 16 −1 19
9 Lusitânia Lourosa 13 4 5 4 17 21 −4 17
10 Penafiel 14 4 4 6 14 15 −1 16
11 Oliveirense 13 3 6 4 12 14 −2 15
12 Benfica B 13 3 5 5 20 21 −1 14
13 Feirense 13 3 5 5 13 14 −1 14
14 Porto B 13 4 2 7 13 20 −7 14
15 Leixões 14 4 1 9 15 29 −14 13
16 Felgueiras 13 3 4 6 13 20 −7 13 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17 Paços de Ferreira 13 2 6 5 14 18 −4 12 Relegation to the Liga 3
18 Portimonense 13 3 3 7 15 24 −9 12
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2025. Source: Liga Portugal 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; 7) Play-off.

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
First match(es) will be played on 9 August 2025. Source: Liga Portugal 2

Results

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away AVF SLB GDC SCF CDF FLG LSC LLF CSM UDO FPF PEN PSC FCP SCP SCU UDL FCV
Académico de Viseu
Benfica B a a
Chaves 1–1
Farense
Feirense
Felgueiras
Leixões 3–0
Lusitânia Lourosa
Marítimo 0–1
Oliveirense 1–1
Paços de Ferreira 1–2
Penafiel
Portimonense 2–1
Porto B a 0–0 a
Sporting CP B a a
Torreense 0–1
União de Leiria 3–2
Vizela
Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2025. Source: Liga Portugal 2
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Matchdays 1–17

Matchdays 18–34

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2025. Source: Liga Portugal 2

Notes:

Relegation play-off

The 16th-placed teams of the Liga Portugal 2 faces the 3rd-placed team of the Liga 3.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
--:-- UTC+0

Second leg

2026 16th-placed of Liga Portugal 2 v 3rd-placed of Liga 3
--:-- UTC+0

Season statistics

Top Goalscorers

Top Assists

Hat-trick

Clean sheets

Discipline

Attendances

Overall

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
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
Académico de Viseu 2,765 1,820 1,363 671 1,589 859 1,571 10,638
Benfica B 852 1,020 569 522 351 763 683 4,760
Chaves 3,689 2,819 1,515 2,085 855 1,258 1,312 13,533
Farense 1,838 1,807 2,149 1,769 2,971 2,229 12,763
Feirense 1,422 2,329 3,503 1,477 890 1,091 10,712
Felgueiras 1,580 1,890 1,759 1,510 700 1,180 670 9,289
Leixões 3,152 3,114 2,557 3,212 2,987 2,987 1,432 19,441
Lusitânia Lourosa 2,288 2,710 1,081 1,062 498 73 845 8,557
Marítimo 8,148 7,483 7,504 6,726 6,210 7,308 7,655 5,114 56,148
Oliveirense 304 804 810 910 621 1,285 651 408 5,793
Paços de Ferreira 2,755 1,873 1,606 1,353 1,477 2,988 1,989 14,041
Penafiel 1,010 932 981 762 753 268 4,706
Portimonense 1,807 1,995 1,489 1,232 747 680 644 548 9,142
Porto B 868 525 443 449 547 379 988 275 4,474
Sporting CP B 625 433 515 410 296 506 424 3,209
Torreense 1,367 1,163 993 735 1,312 1,483 625 7,678
União de Leiria 7,138 8,320 5,127 2,124 4,320 10,738 1,109 38,876
Vizela 2,275 2,438 1,980 2,331 1,694 1,992 12,710
League total 246,470

Source: Liga Portugal 2

Number of teams by district

Rank District Football Associations Number Teams
1 Porto 5 Felgueiras, Leixões, Paços de Ferreira, Penafiel and Porto B
2 Aveiro 3 Feirense, Lusitânia Lourosa, and Oliveirense
Lisbon Benfica B, Sporting CP B and Torreense
4 Faro 2 Farense and Portimonense
5 Braga 1 Vizela
Funchal Marítimo
Leiria União de Leiria
Vila Real Chaves
Viseu Académico de Viseu

See also

References

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  13. ^ Jackson, Henry (7 June 2025). "Jurgen Klopp's former assistant lands first manager job after Liverpool exit". This Is Anfield. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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  16. ^ Lemos, Pedro (29 June 2025). "Tiago Fernandes presented on Tuesday as Portimonense coach". Sul Informação. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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