Portugal. Segunda Liga: Portugal's second tier, where B teams cannot go up
Portugal. Segunda Liga is the second tier of Portuguese football and the lower of the country's two professional leagues, one step below the Primeira Liga. The Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP) runs it with 18 teams, and each pair meets twice, once at home and once away, which makes 34 rounds. Three points go to the winner, one to each side after a draw, none to the loser. The 2026-27 season got under way on the weekend of 8-9 August 2026, and the last round is scheduled for the weekend of 16 May 2027.
What each final position leads to
Three of the 18 sides are reserve teams of Primeira Liga clubs: FC Porto B, Benfica B and Sporting CP B, with the rules allowing five at most. A B team may never play in the same division as its first team, so it cannot be promoted wherever it finishes and it is left out of the promotion play-off, although relegation to Liga 3 applies to it exactly as to any other club. The places leading upwards go to the best-placed eligible clubs:
Final position | What follows |
|---|---|
1st and 2nd eligible clubs | Straight up to the Primeira Liga |
3rd eligible club | Two-legged play-off against the Primeira Liga's 16th in late May and early June 2027; the winner plays in the top flight next season |
16th | Two-legged play-off against a Liga 3 club; defeat means relegation |
17th and 18th | Straight down to Liga 3 |
FC Porto B, Benfica B, Sporting CP B | No promotion, whatever the position |
The line sets out Portugal. Segunda Liga round by round: for each fixture, the time, the matchday and three base prices, W1, draw and W2. Opening the fixture reveals double chance, combinations built on Each Team To Score 2 Or More and a search-by-market field.
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