Portuguese football league system

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The Portuguese football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for football clubs in Portugal.

[edit] Structure

At the top are professional clubs ruled by the Portuguese League for Professional Football (Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional - LPFP), often referred to by the name Liga de Clubes (League of Clubs) which has two competitions: Liga betandwin.com (1st level) and the League of Honour (2nd level). Below these levels are the competitions ruled solely by the Portuguese Football Federation (Federação Portuguesa de Futebol). The Federation rules two competitions: the Second Division (3rd level) and Third Division (4th level). Below that are the districtal championships ruled by the District Associations (Associações Distritais) of each region, in association with the federation; these championships are still divided in several levels according to each districts.

[edit] Current System

Level

League/Division(s)

1

Liga betandwin.com 16 clubs

2

League of Honour 16 clubs

3

2nd Division: Serie A 14 clubs

2nd Division: Serie B 14 clubs

2nd Division: Serie C 14 clubs

2nd Division: Serie D 16 clubs

4

3rd Division: Serie A 16 clubs

3rd Division: Serie B 16 clubs

3rd Division: Serie C 16 clubs

3rd Division: Serie D 16 clubs

3rd Division: Serie E 16 clubs

3rd Division: Serie F 16 clubs

3rd Division: S. Azores 10 clubs

5

VIA

BRA

VRL

BGN

POR

GUA

VIS

AVE

COI

LEI

CBR

SAN

PTA

LIS

MAD

SET

ÉVO

BEJ

ALG

PDG

HOR

ANG

Legend: VIA: Viana do Castelo | BRA: Braga | VRL: Vila Real | BGN: Bragança | POR: Porto | GUA: Guarda | VIS: Viseu | AVE: Aveiro | COI: Coimbra | LEI: Leiria | CBR: Castelo Branco | SAN: Santarém | PTA: Portalegre | LIS: Lisbon | MAD: Madeira | SET: Setúbal | ÉVO: Évora | BEJ: Beja | ALG: Algarve | PTD: Ponta Delgada | HOR: Horta | ANG: Angra do Heroísmo

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