The Campeonato de Portugal (
Portuguese
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for 'Championship of Portugal') is the fourth level of the
Portuguese football league system
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. Together with the third-tier
Liga 3, it is organized by the
Portuguese Football Federation
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(FPF).
The Campeonato de Portugal was introduced in 2013 as the new third-level championship, under the name Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Seniors National Championship), replacing both the
Segunda Divisão
The Segunda Divisão Portuguesa (English language, English: ''Portuguese Second Division'') was a association football, football league situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system. The division had previously been the secon ...
and
Terceira Divisão
The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa (in English: ''Portuguese Third Division'') was a football league in Portugal, situated at the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Portugue ...
(former third and fourth divisions, respectively). On 22 October 2015, it adopted its current naming.
With the creation of the Liga 3 as the new third division from the 2021–22 season, the Campeonato de Portugal was demoted one level.
Format
The first season, 2013–14, was contested by a total of 80 clubs, which included 19 teams from the
District Championships, 39 from the
Segunda Divisão
The Segunda Divisão Portuguesa (English language, English: ''Portuguese Second Division'') was a association football, football league situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system. The division had previously been the secon ...
, 19 from the
Terceira Divisão
The Terceira Divisão Portuguesa (in English: ''Portuguese Third Division'') was a football league in Portugal, situated at the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. The Third Division was initially the third level of the Portugue ...
and three teams relegated from the
Segunda Liga during the 2012–13 season. In 2017–18, the format consisted of five series of eighteen teams, arranged according to geographic criteria, with the exception of teams from
Madeira (placed in the first series) and from the
Azores
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(placed in the last two series).
The competition played with four groups of 18 teams in 2018–19 and the curtailed 2019–20 season. It has been played with eight groups of 12 in 2020–21, then it was reduced to five of 10 and one group of 11 teams in 2021–22 season.
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Seasons - league tables
List of champions
Performance by club
References
External links
Official webpage
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Campeonato de Portugal (league)
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Recurring sporting events established in 2013
Port
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2013 establishments in Portugal