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. First season with a total of 20 teams compete in this division, after the reduction in the previous edition.

Format

This competition consists of a first stage with all the teams then proceed to a promotion or relegation series depending on their performance.

Teams

A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 3 teams relegated from the 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2, 13 teams that have been in 2022–23 Liga 3 and 4 teams promoted from the

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. B-SAD sports society's licence was relocated to Cova da Piedade, as a result of a fusion. On 13 July 2023, the

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informed that Cova da Piedade failed to obtain a licence to play in Liga 3, being replaced by the best placed team in

that wasn't promoted: Pêro Pinheiro.

Team changes

Relegated from 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 * ~~Cova da Piedade ( B-SAD licence)~~ * Sp. Covilhã * Trofense Promoted from

* 1.º Dezembro * Atlético CP * Lusitânia Lourosa * Pêro Pinheiro * Vianense Promoted to 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 * Belenenses * Länk Vilaverdense * União de Leiria Relegated to 2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal * Fontinhas * Moncarapachense *

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* Paredes * Real SC *

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* Vitória de Setúbal * Vitória de Guimarães B

Stadium and locations

First stage

In the first stage, the 20 clubs will be divided in two series (Série A and B) of 10 teams, according to geographic criteria.

Série A

Série B

Second stage

Promotion stage

The eight qualified teams of each series will playing against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system. The winners and runner-ups of the series will be automatically promoted to Liga Portugal 2. The third placed team will face the 16th placed of Liga Portugal 2 for the last spot in Liga Portugal 2.

Relegation stage

The bottom 12 teams are divided in two series of 6 teams, playing against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system. To account for their performance in the first stage, teams will start with bonification points, with 5th placed teams starting with 6 points and 10th placed teams starting with 1. The bottom two teams of each series will be relegated to Campeonato de Portugal.

Serie 1

Serie 2

Number of teams by district

References

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