The 2015–16 Campeonato de Portugal (also known as Campeonato de Portugal Prio, for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of Portuguese football's renovated third-tier league, since the merging of the
Segunda Divisão
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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 ...
in 2013, and the first season under the current Campeonato de Portugal title. A total of 80 teams competed in this division, which began on 23 August 2015 and ended on 10 June 2016.
Format
The competition format consisted of two stages. In the first stage, the 80 clubs were divided in eight series of 10 teams, according to geographic criteria. The only exceptions were teams from
Madeira
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, which were placed in the first series, and teams from the
Azores
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, which were distributed through the latter series. In each series, teams played against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system.
In the second stage, the two best-placed teams from each first-stage series were divided in two groups of eight teams, again according to geographic proximity, with home-and-away matches. The two group winners, plus the winner of a two-legged play-off between the two group runners-up, secured promotion to the
LigaPro
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. To determine the overall division champion, the group winners contested a one-off grand final on neutral ground.
The remaining eight clubs from each first-stage series were divided in eight groups of eight teams, with home-and-away matches. The bottom-two teams from each group were relegated to the Districts Championships. The sixth-placed teams were paired into four two-legged play-out ties, with the four winners being paired into two further two-legged play-out ties. All six play-out losers were also relegated.
Teams
Relegated from the
2014–15 Segunda Liga
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2014–15 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores
The 2014–15 Campeonato de Portugal (league), Campeonato Nacional de Seniores was the second season of the third-tier football league in Portugal. It began on August 24, 2014 and finished on June 14, 2015.
Overview
The league was divided in ei ...
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Fafe
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Mirandela
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Vizela
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The present mayor is Vitor Hugo Salgado, elected as an independent. The municipal holiday is March 19.
History
In Au ...
AD Oliveirense
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The men's football team played several years on the third tier, and was supposed to contest the 2020–21 Campeonato de Por ...
Vila Real
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Cinfães
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Pedras Rubras
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Estarreja
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AD Nogueirense
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Oliveira do Hospital
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Mortágua
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The present mayor is Ricardo Sérgio Pardal, elected in 2021 by the Socialist Party.
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Casa Pia
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Loures
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Sabugal
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Oliveira de Frades
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''Lusitânia da Lourosa lost 3–2 on aggregate and were relegated.''
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''Atlético de Reguengos lost 4–2 on aggregate and were relegated.''
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''Vila Real lost 4–3 on aggregate and were relegated.''
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''Vianense lost 5–2 on aggregate and were relegated.''
Second round
''1–1 on aggregate. Arões lost 5–4 on penalties and were relegated.''
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''Águias do Moradal lost 3–0 on aggregate and were relegated.''