2025–26 Liga Portugal 2

Liga Portugal 2
Season2025–26
Dates10 August 2025 – 17 May 2026
2026–27 →

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
Decrease Relegated from Primeira Liga
Increase Promoted from Liga 3
From Liga Portugal 2
Increase Promoted to Primeira Liga
Decrease 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 do Fontelo 6,912 10th in LP 2
Benfica B Seixal Benfica Campus 2,644 4th in LP 2
Chaves Chaves 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 de Castro 8,400 8th in LP 2
Felgueiras Felgueiras Estádio Dr. Machado de Matos 8,400 9th in LP 2
Leixões Matosinhos Estádio do Mar 6,000 13th in LP 2
Lusitânia Lourosa↑ Lourosa Estádio do Lusitânia de Lourosa 8,000 1st in Liga 3
Marítimo Funchal Estádio do Marítimo 10,600 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 CTFD PortoGaia 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 Portugal national football team Sérgio Vieira Portugal national football team Spain Joma
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    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Benfica B Portugal national football team Nélson Veríssimo Portugal national football team Germany Adidas
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    • Front: None
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    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Chaves Portugal national football team Marco Alves Portugal national football team Portugal Lacatoni
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    • Front: None
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    • Sleeves: None
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Farense Portugal national football team Silas Portugal national football team Portugal Lacatoni
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    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Feirense Portugal national football team Vítor Martins Portugal national football team Spain Kelme
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    • Shorts: None
Felgueiras Portugal national football team Agostinho Bento Portugal national football team Spain G Sport
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Leixões Portugal national football team João Nuno Fonseca Portugal national football team Portugal Lacatoni
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    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Lusitânia Lourosa Portugal national football team Renato Coimbra Portugal national football team Germany Adidas
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    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Marítimo Portugal national football team Vítor Matos Portugal national football team Germany Puma
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    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Oliveirense Portugal national football team Jorge Pinto Portugal national football team Spain Kelme
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Paços de Ferreira Portugal national football team Carlos Fangueiro Portugal national football team Spain Joma
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Penafiel Portugal national football team Hélder Cristóvão Portugal national football team Italy Macron
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    • Front: None
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    • Sleeves: None
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Portimonense Portugal national football team Tiago Fernandes Portugal national football team Japan Mizuno
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Porto B Portugal national football team João Brandão Portugal national football team United States New Balance
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Sporting CP B Portugal national football team João Gião Portugal national football team United States Nike
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Torreense Portugal national football team Vítor Martins Portugal national football team England Umbro
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    • Front: None
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    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
União de Leiria Vacant Portugal national football team Spain CDT
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    • Front: None
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    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None
Vizela Portugal national football team Fábio Pereira Portugal national football team Italy Kappa
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    • Front: None
    • Back: None
    • Sleeves: None
    • Shorts: None

Managerial changes

Pre-season

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

Standings

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Vizela 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Promotion to the Primeira Liga
2 Farense 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4
3 Lusitânia Lourosa 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Qualification for the Promotion play-off
4 Leixões 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3
5 União de Leiria 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3
6 Portimonense 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
7 Marítimo 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
8 Sporting CP B 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3 Ineligible for promotion
9 Chaves 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
10 Benfica B 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 Ineligible for promotion
11 Oliveirense 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Feirense 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Porto B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ineligible for promotion
14 Académico de Viseu 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
15 Paços de Ferreira 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
16 Penafiel 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0 Qualification for the Relegation play-off
17 Torreense 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 Relegation to the Liga 3
18 Felgueiras 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 August 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
Benfica B
Chaves 3,689 3,689
Farense
Feirense
Felgueiras
Leixões 3,152 3,152
Lusitânia Lourosa
Marítimo 8,148 8,148
Oliveirense 304 304
Paços de Ferreira 2,755 2,755
Penafiel
Portimonense 1,807 1,807
Porto B 868
Sporting CP B
Torreense 1,367 1,367
União de Leiria 7,138 7,138
Vizela
League total 28,360

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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  2. ^ Anjinho, Jorge (16 May 2025). "Liga 2: Alverca não falha e festeja a subida 21 anos depois!". A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. ^ Rodriguez, Hugo (17 May 2025). "Farense relegated to the II League after defeat to Santa Clara". Sul Informação. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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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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  15. ^ Lemos, Pedro (18 June 2025). "Silas confirmed as new Farense coach". Sul Informação. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  16. ^ Lemos, Pedro (29 June 2025). "Tiago Fernandes presented on Tuesday as Portimonense coach". Sul Informação. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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