The 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal was the seventh season of Portuguese football's renovated third-tier league, since the merging of the
Segunda Divisão
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:
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 ...
in 2013, and the fifth season under the current
Campeonato de Portugal title. A total of 72 teams competed in this league, which began in August 2019 and was scheduled to finish in June 2020.
On 8 April 2020, the
Portuguese Football Federation
The Portuguese Football Federation ( , FPF) is the governing body of Association football, football in Portugal. The federation was formed in 1914 as Portuguese Football Union (, UPF) by the three existing regional associations of Lisbon Footbal ...
(FPF) cancelled all non-professional competitions due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
The COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal was a part of the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). On 2 March 2020, the virus was confirmed to have reached the country when it was re ...
. The following month, on 2 May, the FPF ruled that
Vizela and
Arouca, the two teams with the most points in all first-stage series at the time of cancellation, were promoted to the
2020–21 LigaPro. No league winner title was awarded and no teams were relegated to the
District championships.
Format
The competition format consisted of two stages. In the first stage, the 72 clubs were divided in four series of 18 teams, according to geographic criteria. In each series, teams played against each other in a home-and-away
double round-robin system. The two best-placed teams in each series would advance to the second stage, while the five bottom teams would be relegated to the District championships.
In the second stage, the eight teams disputed a series of double-legged home-and-away play-off matches, and the two play-off finalist teams would be promoted to the
2020–21 LigaPro.
Teams
Relegated from the
2018–19 LigaPro:
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Arouca
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Braga B
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Vitória de Guimarães B
From the
2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal:
From Play-offs:
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Praiense
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União de Leiria
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Fafe
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Lusitânia Lourosa
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Sp. Espinho
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Vizela
From Serie A:
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S. Martinho
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Trofense
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Felgueiras
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Mirandela
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Chaves B
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Merelinense
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Montalegre
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Pedras Salgadas
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Maria da Fonte
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AD Oliveirense
From Serie C:
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Anadia
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Benfica Castelo Branco
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Sintrense
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Oliveira do Hospital
Oliveira do Hospital () is a municipality in the district of Coimbra, in the central part of continental Portugal. The population in 2011 was 20,855, in an area of 234.52 km².
History
Inhabited by ancient civilizations, Oliveira do Hospita ...
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Alverca
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Caldas
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Oleiros
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Torreense
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Fátima
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Loures
Loures () is a city and a municipality in Portugal which is part of the Lisbon District, District and Lisbon Metropolitan Area, Metropolitan area of Lisbon. It is the fifth most populous municipality in the country, with a total population of 201, ...
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Sertanense
From Serie B:
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Gondomar
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Águeda
Águeda () is a city and a municipality in Portugal. According to the Portuguese 2011 census, the municipality of Águeda had 47,729 inhabitants, in an area of . The city proper had a population of 14,504 (2001 data), while the remainder is distri ...
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Lusitano Vildemoinhos
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Sanjoanense
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Amarante
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Coimbrões
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Marítimo B
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Paredes
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União da Madeira
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Leça
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Pedras Rubras
From Serie D:
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Real
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Oriental
The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of the term ''Occident'', which refers to the Western world.
In English, it is largely a meto ...
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Olhanense
Sporting Clube Olhanense (), commonly known as Olhanense, is a Portuguese sports club from Olhão, Algarve.
Its football team was founded on 27 April 1912 and currently plays in the Algarve Football Association First Division, the fifth tier of ...
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Amora
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1.º Dezembro
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Armacenenses
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Louletano
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Olímpico Montijo
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Sp. Ideal
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Pinhalnovense
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Sacavenense
Promoted from the 2018–19 District Championships:
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Algarve FA:
Esperança de Lagos
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Aveiro FA:
Beira-Mar
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Azores Champ.:
Fontinhas
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Beja FA:
Aljustrelense
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Braga FA:
Berço SC
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Bragança FA:
Bragança
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Castelo Branco FA:
Vitória de Sernache
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Coimbra FA:
Condeixa
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Évora FA:
Lusitano de Évora
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Guarda FA:
Ginásio Figueirense
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Leiria FA:
Marinhense
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Lisboa FA:
Sintra Football
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Madeira FA:
Câmara de Lobos
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Portalegre FA: Mosteirense
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Porto FA:
Canelas 2010 and
Valadares Gaia
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Santarém FA:
União de Santarém
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Setúbal FA:
Fabril Barreiro
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Viana do Castelo FA:
Cerveira
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Vila Real FA:
Vila Real
Vila Real () is the capital and largest city of the Vila Real District, in the Norte, Portugal, North region, Portugal. It is also the seat of the Douro (intermunicipal community), Douro Intermunicipal communities of Portugal, intermunicipal comm ...
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Viseu FA:
Castro Daire
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Group stage
Serie A
Serie B
Serie C
Serie D
References
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