The 2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores was the first season of the newly created third-tier football league in Portugal after the merging of the

Segunda Divisão : : The Segunda Divisão Portuguesa ( English: ''Portuguese Second Division'') was a football league situated at the third level of the Portuguese football league system. The division had previously been the second level of the Portuguese pyrami ...

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 Por ...

. It began on 25 August 2013 and finished on 10 June 2014. This first edition consisted of 19 clubs from the District Championships, 39 from the

, 19 from the

and the three teams relegated from the Segunda Liga during the 2012–13 season, making 80 clubs. S.C. Freamunde won the overall competition, defeating Clube Oriental de Lisboa 3–2 in the final.

Overview

The league was divided into eight series of 10 clubs placed geographically, with the exception of teams from the Madeira Islands (divided through the first series) and from the Azores Islands (divided through the last series). After a First Stage in a home-and-away system, the first two best placed teams of each league played in two groups of 8 teams in a Second Stage with each league winner earning a promotion to the Segunda Liga, plus a two-round play-off winner between the two second placed teams. The two group winners then played a Grand Final on neutral ground for the overall Campeonato Nacional title. The remaining 8 clubs from each league from the First Stage played in 8 different groups with the last two placed teams being relegated to the District Championships. The 6th placed teams from those leagues then played a two-round play-off between themselves to decide the remaining four clubs to be relegated.

Teams

Qualified teams: ''Relegated from Segunda Liga:'' *

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* V. Guimarães "B" * Freamunde ''From the Second Division (3rd level until 2012–13):'' ;North Zone * Amarante * Boavista *

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* Famalicão * Gondomar * Joane * Limianos *

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* Ribeirão * Tirsense * Vizela * Varzim * Vilaverdense ;Center Zone * Anadia * Benfica Castelo Branco * Bustelo * Cesarense * Cinfães * Coimbrões * Nogueirense * Operário * Sporting de Espinho * Pampilhosa *

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* Sousense * Tourizense ;South Zone * 1.º de Dezembro * Carregado * Casa Pia * Fátima * Futebol Benfica * Louletano * Mafra *

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* Pinhalnovense * Quarteirense * Sertanense * Torreense * União de Leiria ''Promoted from the Third Division (4th level until 2012–13):'' ;Series A * Bragança * Santa Maria * Vianense ;Series B * Felgueiras 1932 * AD Oliveirense ;Series C *

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* Grijó * Salgueiros 08 ;Series D * Alcanenense * Caldas * Sourense ;Series E * Barreirense * Lourinhanense * Sintrense ;Series F * Esperança Lagos * Moura * União de Montemor ;Series Azores * Praiense * Sporting Ideal ''Promoted from the District Championships (5th level until 2012–13):'' * Algarve FA: Ferreiras * Aveiro FA: Lusitânia Lourosa * Beja FA: Almodôvar * Braga FA: Ninense * Bragança FA: Vila Flor * Castelo Branco FA: Águias do Moradal * Coimbra FA: Carapinheirense * Évora FA: no team * Guarda FA:

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* Leiria FA: Portomosense * Lisboa FA:

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* Madeira FA: Camacha * Portalegre FA: O Elvas * Porto FA: Lixa and Perafita * Santarém FA: Atlético Riachense * Setúbal FA: Cova da Piedade * Viana do Castelo FA: Valenciano * Vila Real FA: Pedras Salgadas * Viseu FA: Lusitano Vildemoinhos

First stage

Serie A

Serie B

Serie C

Serie D

Serie E

Serie F

Serie G

Serie H

Second stage

Promotion groups

North Zone

South Zone

Third place playoff

First leg

Second leg

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Grand final

Relegation Groups

Serie A

Serie B

Serie C

Serie D

Serie E

Serie F

Serie G

Serie H

6th places playouts

Notes

References

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