The 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 (also known as Liga Portugal SABSEG for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th season of Portuguese
football
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's second-tier league and the fourth season under the current
Liga Portugal 2
The Liga Portugal 2 (), also known as Liga Portugal Meu Super for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division of the Portuguese football league system. At the end of each season, the two top-finishing teams are promoted to the top-tier Pr ...
title. A total of 18 teams compete in this division, including
reserve sides from top-flight
Liga Portugal teams.
Teams
A total of 18 teams contest the league.
Marítimo,
Paços de Ferreira
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Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...
and
Santa Clara were relegated to 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 after finishing in 16th, 17th and 18th placed teams in
2022–23 Primeira Liga
The 2022–23 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs, and the second season under the current Liga ...
.
União de Leiria,
Belenenses (promoted after an eleven and ten years absence, respectively) and
Länk Vilaverdense (promoted for the first time in history) were promoted from the
2022–23 Liga 3, replacing
B-SAD,
Trofense and
Sp. Covilhã (were relegated after one, two and fifteen years in the second tier, respectively).
Vilafranquense SAD, due to disputes with the club, relocated its team to the stadium of
Desportivo das Aves 1930.
However, it is not a fusion, as Aves will have no participation in the SAD or in running the team.
Vilafranquense's SAD will change its name to match the new location, and the club (
U.D. Vilafranquense) will form a new team in Lisbon's regional divisions.
Changes
Relegated from
2022–23 Primeira Liga
The 2022–23 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Bwin for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs, and the second season under the current Liga ...
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Marítimo
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Paços de Ferreira
Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km².
Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...
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Santa Clara
Promoted from
2022–23 Liga 3
*
União de Leiria
*
Belenenses
*
Länk Vilaverdense
Promoted to
2023–24 Primeira Liga
The 2023–24 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons) was the 90th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs and the third season under the current Lig ...
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Moreirense
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Farense
*
Estrela da Amadora
Relegated to
2023–24 Liga 3
*
Trofense
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Sp. Covilhã
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B-SAD
Stadiums and Locations
Personnel and sponsors
Season summary
League table
Relegation play-offs
The relegation play-offs took place on 26 May and 2 June 2024 between Feirense which finished 16th in the Liga 2 and Lusitânia Lourosa which finished 3rd in
Liga 3.
''All times are
WEST
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UTC+1
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Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Number of teams by district
References
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Liga Portugal 2 seasons
2,
Portugal
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