2022–23 Liga Portugal 2
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | August 2022 – May 2023 |
Champions | Moreirense |
Promoted | Moreirense Farense Estrela da Amadora |
Relegated | B-SAD Trofense Sporting Covilhã |
Matches played | 306 |
Biggest home win | Benfica B 5–1 Mafra (19 October 2022) |
Biggest away win | Benfica B 3–6 Farense (8 January 2023) |
Highest scoring | Moreirense 7–4 Benfica B (16 April 2023) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 18 May 2022. |
The 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2, also known as Liga Portugal SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, is the 33rd season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the third season under the current Liga Portugal 2 title. A total of 18 teams are competing in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga teams.
Teams
[edit]A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 13 sides from the 2021–22 season, 3 teams relegated from the 2021–22 Primeira Liga and 2 promoted from the 2021–22 Liga 3.
Moreirense, Tondela and B-SAD were relegated to 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 after finishing in 16th, 17th and 18th placed teams in 2021–22 Primeira Liga.
Torreense[1] (promoted after a 24-year absence) and Oliveirense[2] (promoted after a one-year absence) were promoted from the 2021–22 Liga 3, replacing Varzim and Académica.
Team changes
[edit] Relegated from 2021–22 Primeira Liga
| Promoted to 2022–23 Primeira Liga
|
Stadium and locations
[edit]Personnel and sponsors
[edit]Team | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Main Sponsor |
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Académico de Viseu | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | Palácio do Gelo |
Benfica B | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas | Emirates |
B-SAD | ![]() | ![]() | Kelme | Betway |
Estrela da Amadora | ![]() | ![]() | Lacatoni | My Football Club |
Farense | ![]() | ![]() | Lacatoni | Couteiro-Mor |
Feirense | ![]() | ![]() | Kelme | |
Leixões | ![]() | ![]() | AM | Matosinhos |
Mafra | ![]() | ![]() | Lacatoni | Placard |
Moreirense | ![]() | ![]() | CDT | Placard |
Nacional | ![]() | ![]() | Hummel | Solverde |
Oliveirense | ![]() | ![]() | Kelme | Onodera Group |
Penafiel | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | EDIRCOP |
Porto B | ![]() | ![]() | New Balance | AMCO |
Sp. Covilhã | ![]() | ![]() | Lacatoni | Municipio da Covilhã |
Tondela | ![]() | ![]() | CDT | Cabriz |
Torreense | ![]() | ![]() | Kappa | Agriloja |
Trofense | ![]() | ![]() | Lacatoni | Mercainox |
Vilafranquense | ![]() | ![]() | Adidas |
Season summary
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Moreirense (C, P) | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 79 | Promotion to Primeira Liga |
2 | Farense (P) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 69 | |
3 | Estrela da Amadora (O, P) | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 63 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
4 | Académico de Viseu | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 45 | +6 | 53 | |
5 | Porto B (I) | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 51 | |
6 | Mafra | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 47 | |
7 | Vilafranquense | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 36 | +6 | 46[a] | |
8 | Feirense | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 46[a] | |
9 | Torreense | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 44 | |
10 | Oliveirense | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 43 | |
11 | Tondela | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 40 | |
12 | Penafiel | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 39[b] | |
13 | Nacional | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 39[b] | |
14 | Benfica B (I) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 38[c] | |
15 | Leixões | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 38[c] | |
16 | B-SAD (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 35 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
17 | Trofense (R) | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 32 | Relegation to Liga 3 |
18 | Sp. Covilhã (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (I) Ineligible for promotion; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Vilafranquense are ahead of Feirense on head-to-head points: Vilafranquense 1–0 Feirense, Feirense 1–2 Vilafranquense.
- ^ a b Penafiel are ahead of Nacional on head-to-head points: Penafiel 3–0 Nacional, Nacional 1–1 Pennafiel.
- ^ a b Benfica B are ahead of Leixões on head-to-head points: Benfica B 2–1 Leixões, Leixões 1–1 Benfica B. Leixões were deducted 1 point for financial irregularities.[6]
Relegation play-offs
[edit]The relegation play-offs will take place on 3 and 11 June 2023 between B-SAD who finished 16th in the Liga 2 and Länk Vilaverdense who finished 3rd in Liga 3.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Länk Vilaverdense | 2–1 | B-SAD | 1–1 | 0–1 |
B-SAD | 0–1 | Länk Vilaverdense |
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Report | João Batista ![]() |
Results
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]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.
Leader and promotion to Primeira Liga | |
Promotion to Primeira Liga | |
Qualification to Promotion play-offs | |
Qualification to Relegation play-offs | |
Relegation to Liga 3 |
Number of teams by district
[edit]Rank | District Football Associations | Number | Teams |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | B-SAD, Benfica B, Estrela da Amadora, Mafra, Torreense and Vilafranquense |
2 | ![]() | 4 | Leixões, Penafiel, Porto B and Trofense |
3 | ![]() | 2 | Feirense and Oliveirense |
![]() | Académico de Viseu and Tondela | ||
5 | ![]() | 1 | Moreirense |
![]() | Sp. Covilhã | ||
![]() | Farense | ||
![]() | Nacional |
References
[edit]- ^ "Liga Portugal welcomes SCU Torreense". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Liga Portugal congratulates UD Oliveirense for the promotion [to Liga Portugal 2]". Liga Portugal (in Portuguese). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Rio Ave FC are the new Champions of the Liga Portugal SABSEG". Liga Portugal. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Liga Portugal congratulates Casa Pia AC for their return to the Liga Portugal bwin". Liga Portugal. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Liga Portugal congratulates GD Chaves for their return to the Liga Portugal bwin". Liga Portugal. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Académica and Leixões start championships with one point less for wage infringements". TSF. Retrieved 2 August 2022. (in Portuguese)