Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 Andebol 2 | |
| Founded | 1966; 59 years ago (1966) |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 30 |
| Country | Portugal |
| Confederation | European Handball Federation (EHF) |
| Most recent champion | Arsenal de Devesa (2023–24) |
| Most titles | Almada AC (5) |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Andebol 1 |
| Relegation to | Third Division |
| Official website | www.fpa.pt |
Campeonato Nacional de Seniores Masculinos, Segunda Divisão (in English, Men's Senior National Championship, 2nd Division), justSegunda Divisão, is the second-tierhandball league in Portugal. The best teams get promoted toAndebol 1, and the worst are relegated to thePortuguese Handball Third Division.
Almada AC is the most successful club, having won the competition four times.
The competition is played over two phases by 30 teams, initially geographically grouped into three zone groups.
The current champions areArsenal de Devesa, fromBraga.
The second tier was established in 1966 as a result of the need for the expansion of nationalhandball competitions due to the increase in the number of participating teams in regional championships. The competition was created under its current name for the 1966–67 season and ran for only four consecutive seasons, as in 1970–71 it was abolished. However, the competition returned the following year.
In 1982, a new top-division league (Divisão de Honra) was created, and the Segunda Divisão became the 3rd tier of Portuguesehandball. Nevertheless, with the creation of the new single round-robin league in 1985, the Second Division returned to be the 2nd-tier competition.
In 2001, another rebranding of the top division led to the Segunda Divisão becoming once again the 3rd tier of Portuguesehandball. Moreover, due to the League-Federation dispute, the competition took an even lower standard between 2002 and 2007. During that period, the Segunda Divisão wasde facto the 4th tier of the league system, although consideredde jure the 3rd tier by thePortuguese Handball Federation.
As the dispute ended, the Segunda Divisão becamede facto the 3rd tier of Portuguesehandball in 2007.
As the Liga Portuguesa de Clubes de Andebol folded in 2008, theSegunda Divisão has been the level 2 league of Portuguesehandball since the 2009–2010 season.
| Year | Champion | TN | Second Place | Third Place | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | São Mamede | 3 | Maria Balaio | Modicus | [2] |
| 2010–11 | AC Fafe | 1 | ADA Maia | Avanca | [3] |
| 2011–12 | Avanca | 2 | Camões | Marítimo | [4] |
| 2012–13 | Passos Manuel | 1 | ADA Maia | Santo Tirso | [5] |
| 2013–14 | Xico Andebol | 3 | Santo Tirso | Benfica B | [6] |
| 2014–15 | AC Fafe | 2 | Avanca | Arsenal de Devesa | [7] |
| 2015–16 | Boa-Hora | 1 | Arsenal de Devesa | São Mamede | [8] |
| 2016–17 | São Bernardo | 3 | Xico Andebol | Santo Tirso | [9] |
| 2017–18 | Sporting da Horta | 1 | Fermentões | Sanjoanense | [10] |
| 2018–19 | FC Gaia | 2 | Boavista | Porto B | [11] |
| 2019–20 | No champion due to COVID-19 pandemic | [12] | |||
| 2020–21 | Xico Andebol | 4 | São Bernardo | Académico de Viseu | [13] |
| 2021–22 | Académico de Viseu | 1 | Santo Tirso | Vitória Sport Clube | [14] |
| 2022–23 | Vitória Sport Clube | 1 | Dom Fuas AC | Boa-Hora | [15] |
| The Handball 2 Championship became the 3rd level with the creation of the Honor Division | [16] | ||||
| 2023–24 | Arsenal da Devesa | 1 | Sporting CP B | AC Fafe | [17] |
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