| Organising body | Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990; 35 years ago (1990)(asSegunda Divisão de Honra) |
| Country | |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Liga Portugal |
| Relegation to | Liga 3 |
| Domestic cup | Taça de Portugal |
| League cup | Taça da Liga |
| Current champions | Tondela (2nd title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Paços de Ferreira (4 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Sport TV Benfica TV Porto Canal |
| Website | www |
| Current:2025–26 Liga Portugal 2 | |
TheLiga Portugal 2 (Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈliɣɐpuɾtuˈɣaldojʃ]), also known asLiga Portugal Meu Super for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the second-highest division of thePortuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tierLiga Portugal and the two lowest-ranked teams are relegated to the third-tier league. Starting with the 2021–22 season, relegated teams will no longer compete in theCampeonato de Portugal, which will become the fourth tier, but in a newly created third-level competition named Liga 3 (League 3).[2]
The division began in 1990 as theSegunda Divisão de Honra (Second Division of Honour), a unified national tier, superseding the regionalizedSegunda Divisão (Second Division) as the second tier of Portuguese football. When the division came under the auspices of theLiga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP) in 1999, it was renamed theSegunda Liga (Second League), a name that was kept until 2016, except between 2005 and 2012, when it was known as theLiga de Honra (League of Honour). Rebranded asLigaPro in 2016,[3] the competition assumed its current naming in the early stages of the 2020–21 season.
As of the2018–19 season, it is contested nationwide by 18 teams, including thereserve sides (B teams) of several top-flight clubs. Twenty different teams have won the division title; the most successful isPaços de Ferreira, with four wins, including the inaugural season and the most recently concluded 2018–19 season.
Before 1990, there was only one professional nationwide football league in Portugal, thePrimeira Divisão (First Division). Lower placed teams were relegated to theSegunda Divisão (Second Division), a regional league, while the top teams from that league were promoted to the First Division. Starting with the 1990–91 season, a new second-tier professional league was created, taking the nameSegunda Divisão de Honra, while the previousSegunda Divisão became the third-tier league and was renamedSegunda Divisão B.
In 1999, thePortuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP) took control of the two nationwide levels and renamed the leagueSegunda Liga (Second League), while in 2005 it was renamedLiga de Honra and theSegunda Divisão B reverted to its original name. In 2012, the second tier of Portuguese football was renamed againSegunda Liga and in 2016 it was renamedLigaPro.
In the2016–17 season, there were 22 clubs in the Segunda Liga (24 in the seasons before). Then the number of teams was reduced every season until it reached 18 teams in the2018–19 season.[4]During the course of a season, each club plays every other team twice — once at their home stadium and once at their opponent's — for a total of 34 games. At the end of each season, the two top teams are promoted to the Liga Portugal and the two lowest ranked teams will be relegated to the new Liga 3[2][5] (previously they were relegated to Campeonato de Portugal). There will be also a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off involving the 16th placed teams ofPrimeira Liga and 3rd placed team from Liga Portugal 2.[6] The B teams cannot be promoted to Liga Portugal but can be demoted if they end the season in one of the relegation positions or if the main team is also relegated.
Since 2018–19, all the matches are broadcast bySport TV, though some of them are only broadcast through online streaming. The exceptions are Benfica B, Porto B and Sporting B home games, broadcast byBenfica TV,Porto Canal andSporting TV.[7]
For 2024–25 season.
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons | Runner-up seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paços de Ferreira | 4 | 0 | 1990–91, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2018–19 | – |
| Estoril | 3 | 1 | 2003–04, 2011–12, 2020–21 | 1990–91 |
| Rio Ave | 3 | 1 | 1995–96, 2002–03, 2021–22 | 2007–08 |
| Moreirense | 3 | 1 | 2001–02, 2013–14, 2022–23 | 2011–12 |
| Beira-Mar | 2 | 2 | 2005–06, 2009–10 | 1997–98, 1999–2000 |
| Santa Clara | 2 | 1 | 2000–01, 2023–24 | 2017–18 |
| Gil Vicente | 2 | 0 | 1998–99, 2010–11 | – |
| Tondela | 2 | 0 | 2014–15, 2024–25 | – |
| União de Leiria | 1 | 2 | 1997–98 | 1993–94, 2008–09 |
| Belenenses | 1 | 2 | 2012–13 | 1991–92, 1998–99 |
| Campomaiorense | 1 | 1 | 1996–97 | 1994–95 |
| Porto B | 1 | 1 | 2015–16 | 2013–14 |
| Portimonense | 1 | 1 | 2016–17 | 2009–10 |
| Nacional | 1 | 1 | 2017–18 | 2023–24 |
| Espinho | 1 | 0 | 1991–92 | – |
| Estrela da Amadora | 1 | 0 | 1992–93 | – |
| Tirsense | 1 | 0 | 1993–94 | – |
| Leça | 1 | 0 | 1994–95 | – |
| Leixões | 1 | 0 | 2006–07 | – |
| Trofense | 1 | 0 | 2007–08 | – |
| Olhanense | 1 | 0 | 2008–09 | – |
| Varzim | 0 | 2 | – | 1996–97, 2000–01 |
| Vitória de Setúbal | 0 | 2 | – | 1995–96, 2003–04 |
| União da Madeira | 0 | 2 | – | 1992–93, 2014–15 |
| Desportivo das Aves | 0 | 2 | – | 2005–06, 2016–17 |
| Alverca | 0 | 2 | – | 2002–03, 2024–25 |
| Académica | 0 | 1 | – | 2001–02 |
| Naval 1º de Maio | 0 | 1 | – | 2004–05 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 0 | 1 | – | 2006–07 |
| Feirense | 0 | 1 | – | 2010–11 |
| Arouca | 0 | 1 | – | 2012–13 |
| Chaves | 0 | 1 | – | 2015–16 |
| Famalicão | 0 | 1 | – | 2018–19 |
| Vizela | 0 | 1 | – | 2020–21 |
| Casa Pia | 0 | 1 | – | 2021–22 |
| Farense | 0 | 1 | – | 2022–23 |
The all-time Liga Portugal 2 table is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in Liga Portugal 2 since its inception in 1990. The table is accurate as of the end of the2024–25 season.2019–20 league standings are not attributed due to the competition being abandoned. For comparison, older seasons have been calculated according to the three-points-per-win rule.
| Pos | Team | S | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | T | Debut | Since/ Last App | Best | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penafiel | 29 | 1387 | 996 | 367 | 286 | 343 | 1212 | 1164 | 48 | – | – | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1992–93 | 2015–16 | 3 | |
| 2 | Desportivo das Aves | 25 | 1275 | 882 | 344 | 243 | 295 | 1093 | 1026 | 67 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1990–91 | 2016–17 | 2 | [A] |
| 3 | Feirense | 26 | 1255 | 898 | 333 | 256 | 309 | 1088 | 1043 | 47 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1990–91 | 2019–20 | 2 | |
| 4 | Leixões | 23 | 1077* | 816 | 277 | 249 | 290 | 903 | 906 | -3 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 5 | 1990–91 | 2010–11 | 1 | [B] |
| 5 | Portimonense | 20 | 969 | 712 | 253 | 210 | 249 | 875 | 870 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1990–91 | 2024–25 | 1 | |
| 6 | Varzim | 19 | 932 | 678 | 246 | 194 | 238 | 802 | 837 | -35 | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | – | 5 | 1990–91 | 2021–22 | 2 | |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 18 | 930 | 640 | 249 | 183 | 208 | 770 | 698 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | 1998–99 | 2023–24 | 1 | |
| 8 | Chaves | 17 | 859 | 592 | 226 | 177 | 189 | 721 | 669 | 52 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1993–94 | 2024–25 | 2 | |
| 9 | Académica | 16 | 834 | 560 | 235 | 129 | 186 | 709 | 598 | 111 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1990–91 | 2021–22 | 2 | |
| 10 | Académico de Viseu | 18 | 831 | 660 | 214 | 189 | 247 | 694 | 781 | -87 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1990–91 | 2013–14 | 3 | |
| 11 | Sporting da Covilhã | 21 | 828 | 716 | 204 | 216 | 286 | 742 | 871 | -129 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1996–97 | 2022–23 | 4 | |
| 12 | Estoril | 17 | 812 | 548 | 219 | 155 | 181 | 693 | 581 | 112 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | 1990–91 | 2020–21 | 1 | |
| 13 | Benfica B | 13 | 695 | 484 | 192 | 119 | 173 | 742 | 660 | 92 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | 4 | |
| 14 | Porto B | 13 | 673 | 484 | 182 | 127 | 175 | 661 | 628 | 55 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2012–13 | 2012–13 | 1 | |
| 15 | Oliveirense | 16 | 645 | 562 | 164 | 153 | 245 | 650 | 826 | -176 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2001–02 | 2022–23 | 4 | |
| 16 | União da Madeira | 13 | 633 | 478 | 163 | 144 | 171 | 580 | 572 | 8 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1992–93 | 2017–18 | 2 | [C] |
| 17 | Rio Ave | 11 | 621 | 366 | 177 | 90 | 96 | 528 | 379 | 149 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 9 | 1991–92 | 2021–22 | 1 | |
| 18 | Nacional | 13 | 616 | 436 | 164 | 124 | 148 | 583 | 537 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1991–92 | 2023–24 | 1 | |
| 19 | Paços de Ferreira | 11 | 612 | 378 | 168 | 108 | 102 | 495 | 395 | 100 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | 1990–91 | 2023–24 | 1 | |
| 20 | Moreirense | 11 | 555 | 374 | 151 | 102 | 121 | 517 | 451 | 66 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1995–96 | 2022–23 | 1 | |
| 21 | Felgueiras | 12 | 547 | 408 | 141 | 124 | 143 | 482 | 482 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1992–93 | 2004–05 | 3 | [D] |
| 22 | Beira-Mar | 10 | 538 | 348 | 143 | 109 | 96 | 418 | 333 | 85 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 1995–96 | 2014–15 | 1 | |
| 23 | Freamunde | 12 | 514 | 432 | 128 | 130 | 174 | 499 | 578 | -79 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1990–91 | 2016–17 | 5 | |
| 24 | Sporting de Espinho | 11 | 511 | 378 | 134 | 109 | 135 | 471 | 437 | 34 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1990–91 | 2004–05 | 1 | |
| 25 | Gil Vicente | 9 | 499* | 344 | 130 | 118 | 96 | 433 | 356 | 77 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | 1997–98 | 2017–18 | 1 | [E] |
| 26 | Maia | 10 | 457 | 344 | 126 | 79 | 139 | 477 | 496 | -19 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1990–91 | 2005–06 | 4 | [F] |
| 27 | União de Leiria | 8 | 432 | 272 | 120 | 72 | 80 | 373 | 261 | 112 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1990–91 | 2023–24 | 1 | |
| 28 | Ovarense | 11 | 431 | 374 | 110 | 101 | 163 | 446 | 582 | -136 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1991–92 | 2005–06 | 6 | |
| 29 | Trofense | 10 | 421 | 348 | 108 | 97 | 143 | 358 | 459 | -101 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2006–07 | 2021–22 | 1 | |
| 30 | Naval 1º de Maio | 10 | 419* | 310 | 111 | 103 | 96 | 420 | 384 | 36 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1998–99 | 2013–14 | 2 | [G] |
| 31 | Olhanense | 9 | 419 | 326 | 109 | 92 | 125 | 345 | 379 | -34 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1991–92 | 2016–17 | 1 | |
| 32 | Farense | 8 | 418* | 294 | 114 | 78 | 102 | 358 | 319 | 39 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2002–03 | 2025–26 | 2 | [H] |
| 33 | Estrela da Amadora | 7 | 382 | 238 | 100 | 82 | 56 | 319 | 253 | 66 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1991–92 | 2022–23 | 1 | |
| 34 | Sporting B | 6 | 376 | 256 | 103 | 67 | 86 | 360 | 339 | 21 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2012–13 | 2025–26 | 4 | |
| 35 | União de Lamas | 9 | 362 | 306 | 98 | 68 | 140 | 310 | 433 | -123 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1994–95 | 2002–03 | 6 | |
| 36 | Tondela | 6 | 352 | 232 | 90 | 82 | 60 | 302 | 262 | 40 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2012–13 | 2024–25 | 1 | |
| 37 | Mafra | 7 | 342 | 274 | 81 | 89 | 104 | 294 | 340 | -46 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2015–16 | 2024–25 | 6 | |
| 38 | Vizela | 7 | 339 | 234 | 84 | 87 | 63 | 287 | 249 | 38 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 2005–06 | 2024–25 | 2 | |
| 39 | Torreense | 8 | 338 | 276 | 89 | 71 | 116 | 315 | 375 | -60 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1990–91 | 2022–23 | 3 | |
| 40 | Braga B | 7 | 337* | 290 | 88 | 80 | 122 | 328 | 370 | -42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2012–13 | 2018–19 | 7 | [I] |
| 41 | Leça | 7 | 331 | 238 | 92 | 55 | 91 | 290 | 317 | -27 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1993–94 | 2002–03 | 1 | |
| 42 | Belenenses | 6 | 326 | 204 | 90 | 56 | 58 | 280 | 220 | 60 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 1991–92 | 2023–24 | 1 | |
| 43 | Famalicão | 6 | 315 | 228 | 87 | 54 | 87 | 273 | 274 | -1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1994–95 | 2018–19 | 2 | |
| 44 | Arouca | 6 | 314 | 208 | 84 | 62 | 62 | 291 | 232 | 59 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2010–11 | 2020–21 | 2 | |
| 45 | Vitória de Setúbal | 5 | 310 | 170 | 89 | 43 | 38 | 302 | 169 | 133 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 1991–92 | 2003–04 | 2 | |
| 46 | Alverca | 6 | 308 | 204 | 84 | 56 | 64 | 256 | 201 | 55 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1995–96 | 2024–25 | 2 | |
| 47 | Vitória de Guimarães B | 6 | 302 | 248 | 80 | 62 | 106 | 300 | 336 | -36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2012–13 | 2018–19 | 9 | |
| 48 | Campomaiorense | 5 | 253 | 170 | 73 | 34 | 63 | 240 | 208 | 32 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1992–93 | 2001–02 | 1 | [J] |
| 49 | Atlético CP | 5 | 219 | 206 | 53 | 60 | 93 | 211 | 279 | -68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2011–12 | 2015–16 | 11 | |
| 50 | Gondomar | 5 | 200 | 158 | 53 | 41 | 64 | 193 | 188 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2004–05 | 2008–09 | 5 | |
| 51 | Marco | 5 | 200 | 170 | 52 | 44 | 74 | 210 | 272 | -62 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2000–01 | 2005–06 | 4 | [K] |
| 52 | Cova da Piedade | 5 | 200 | 172 | 51 | 47 | 74 | 171 | 237 | -66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2016–17 | 2020–21 | 9 | |
| 53 | Louletano | 4 | 179 | 140 | 49 | 32 | 59 | 164 | 180 | -16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1990–91 | 1993–94 | 10 | |
| 54 | Tirsense | 3 | 154 | 102 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 98 | 88 | 10 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1991–92 | 1996–97 | 1 | |
| 55 | Vilafranquense | 4 | 142 | 126 | 33 | 43 | 50 | 144 | 182 | -38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2019–20 | 2022–23 | 7 | |
| 56 | Marítimo B | 3 | 130* | 130 | 35 | 27 | 68 | 115 | 172 | -57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2012–13 | 2014–15 | 16 | [L] |
| 57 | Casa Pia | 3 | 122 | 92 | 33 | 23 | 36 | 110 | 115 | -5 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2019–20 | 2019–20 | 2 | |
| 58 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 3 | 118 | 106 | 29 | 31 | 46 | 90 | 140 | -50 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1990–91 | 1992–93 | 5 | |
| 59 | Marítimo | 2 | 107 | 68 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 94 | 77 | 17 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2023–24 | 2023–24 | 4 | |
| 60 | Oriental | 2 | 99 | 92 | 24 | 27 | 41 | 94 | 126 | -32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 15 | |
| 61 | Salgueiros | 2 | 93 | 68 | 25 | 18 | 25 | 86 | 93 | -7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 6 | |
| 62 | Fátima | 3 | 86 | 90 | 18 | 32 | 40 | 85 | 121 | -36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2007–08 | 2010–11 | 8 | |
| 63 | Esposende | 2 | 66 | 68 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 55 | 99 | -44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1998–99 | 1999–2000 | 14 | |
| 64 | Imortal | 2 | 66 | 68 | 15 | 21 | 32 | 76 | 108 | -32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1999–2000 | 2000–01 | 15 | |
| 65 | Amora | 2 | 65 | 68 | 14 | 23 | 31 | 57 | 95 | -38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1992–93 | 1994–95 | 17 | |
| 66 | AVS | 1 | 64 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 31 | 16 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2023–24 | 2023–24 | 3 | |
| 67 | Barreirense | 2 | 60 | 72 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 57 | 117 | -60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1990–91 | 2005–06 | 15 | |
| 68 | Vitória de Guimarães | 1 | 55 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 20 | 24 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2006–07 | 2006–07 | 2 | |
| 69 | O Elvas | 1 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1990–91 | 1990–91 | 14 | |
| 70 | Felgueiras (2006) | 1 | 46 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 38 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2024–25 | 2024–25 | 9 | |
| 71 | Fafe | 1 | 45 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 65 | -13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2016–17 | 2016–17 | 20 | |
| 72 | Desportivo de Beja | 1 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 44 | 55 | -11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1996–97 | 1996–97 | 17 | [M] |
| 73 | B-SAD | 1 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 59 | -18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2022–23 | 2022–23 | 16 | [N] |
| 74 | Águeda | 1 | 35 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 41 | 73 | -32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1990–91 | 1990–91 | 18 | |
| 75 | Boavista | 1 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 44 | -16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2008–09 | 2008–09 | 15 | |
| 76 | Real | 1 | 32 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 61 | -14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2017–18 | 2017–18 | 20 | |
| 77 | Olivais e Moscavide | 1 | 27 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 42 | -16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2006–07 | 2006–07 | 15 | |
| 78 | Vilaverdense | 1 | 27* | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 30 | 59 | -29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2023–24 | 2023–24 | 17 | [O] |
| 79 | Lusitano VRSA | 1 | 25 | 38 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 45 | -29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1990–91 | 1990–91 | 19 | |
| 80 | Carregado | 1 | 24 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 47 | -21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2009–10 | 2009–10 | 16 | |
| 81 | Lusitânia Lourosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2025–26 | 2025–26 | TBD |
| Primeira Liga | |
| Liga Portugal 2 | |
| Liga 3 | |
| Campeonato de Portugal | |
| Portuguese District Championships | |
| Clubs no longer in competition |