Campeonato de Portugal (league)

The Campeonato de Portugal (Portuguese for 'Championship of Portugal') is the fourth level of the Portuguese football league system. Together with the third-tier Liga 3, it is organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF).

Campeonato de Portugal
Organising bodyFPF
Founded2013 (2013)
CountryPortugal
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams56
Level on pyramid3 (2013–2021)
4 (2021–present)
Promotion toLiga Portugal 2 (2013–2021)
Liga 3 (2021–present)
Relegation toPortuguese District Championships
Domestic cup(s)Taça de Portugal
Current championsAtlético (1st title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsMafra (2 titles)
TV partnersA Bola TV
Websitefpf.pt
Current: 2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal

The Campeonato de Portugal was introduced in 2013 as the new third-level championship, under the name Campeonato Nacional de Seniores (Seniors National Championship), replacing both the Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão (former third and fourth divisions, respectively). On 22 October 2015, it adopted its current naming. With the creation of the Liga 3 as the new third division from the 2021–22 season, the Campeonato de Portugal was demoted one level.[1][2]

Format

The first season, 2013–14, was contested by a total of 80 clubs, which included 19 teams from the District Championships, 39 from the Segunda Divisão, 19 from the Terceira Divisão and three teams relegated from the Segunda Liga during the 2012–13 season. In 2017–18, the format consisted of five series of eighteen teams, arranged according to geographic criteria, with the exception of teams from Madeira (placed in the first series) and from the Azores (placed in the last two series).[3][4] The competition played with four groups of 18 teams in 2018–19 and the curtailed 2019–20 season. It has been played with eight groups of 12 in 2020–21, then it was reduced to five of 10 and one group of 11 teams in 2021–22 season.[2]

Seasons - league tables
Decade 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
2010s: — 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s: 2020–21 (8th) 2021–22 (9th) 2022–23 (10th) 2023–24 (11th)

List of champions and promoted teams
Season Championship Final Promotion
Champions Score Runners-up Final venue
3rd tier
2013–14 Freamunde 3–2 Oriental Estádio do Fontelo, Viseu Freamunde, Oriental and Vitória S.C. B
2014–15 Mafra 1–1 (a.e.t.), (4–3 p) Famalicão Estádio Municipal, Marinha Grande Mafra, Famalicão and Varzim
2015–16 Cova da Piedade 0–0 (a.e.t.), (2–0 p) Vizela Estádio Municipal, Abrantes Cova da Piedade, Vizela and Fafe
2016–17 Real 2–0 Oliveirense Estádio do Fontelo, Viseu Real and Oliveirense
2017–18 Mafra 2–1 Farense Estádio Nacional, Jamor Mafra and Farense
2018–19 Casa Pia 2–2 (a.e.t.), (4–2 p) Vilafranquense Casa Pia and Vilafranquense
2019–20 Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic.[lower-alpha 1] Vizela and Arouca
2020–21 Trofense 1–0 (a.e.t.) Estrela da Amadora Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra Trofense and Estrela da Amadora
4th tier
2021–22 Paredes 4–0 Fontinhas Estádio Nacional, Jamor Paredes, Fontinhas, Länk Vilaverdense, Moncarapachense and Belenenses
2022–23 Atlético 3–0 Vianense Atlético, Vianense, Lusitânia de Lourosa, 1º Dezembro and Pêro Pinheiro
2023–24
  1. Vizela and Arouca were promoted for being the two teams with the most points at the time of the suspension.

Performance by club
Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons Runner-up seasons
Mafra 2 0 2014–15, 2017–18 –
Freamunde 1 0 2013–14 –
Cova da Piedade 1 0 2015–16 –
Real 1 0 2016–17 –
Casa Pia 1 0 2018–19 –
Trofense 1 0 2020–21 –
Paredes 1 0 2021–22 –
Atlético 1 0 2022–23 –
Oriental 0 1 – 2013–14
Famalicão 0 1 – 2014–15
Vizela 0 1 – 2015–16
Oliveirense 0 1 – 2016–17
Farense 0 1 – 2017–18
Vilafranquense 0 1 – 2018–19
Estrela da Amadora 0 1 – 2020–21
Fontinhas 0 1 – 2021–22
Vianense 0 1 – 2022–23

References
  1. "Conhecido o formato da Liga 3" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. "FPF avança com 3.ª Liga em 2021/22 e cria megaplano para o Campeonato de Portugal" [FPF advances with 3rd League in 2021–22 and creates megaplan for the Championship of Portugal]. Record.pt (in Portuguese). 6 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. "FPF reformula quadro competitivo" [FPF reformulates competition system]. zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). ZOS, Lda. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  4. "Regulamento – Campeonato Nacional de Seniores" [Regulations – Campeonato Nacional de Seniores] (PDF) (in Portuguese). FPF. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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