List of football clubs in Portugal
The Portuguese football leagues are divided into divisions (divisões, singular - divisão). The top teams play in the Primeira Liga, named Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons. In each division, with rare exceptions, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away. One can divide the competitions in professional and non-professional.
The Portuguese league and federation teams compete in Europe under UEFA, most notably in the UEFA Champions League, but also in the UEFA Cup, in the extinct Cup Winners' Cup and sometimes in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, European Super Cup and the extinct UEFA/Conmebol Intercontinental Cup (Toyota Cup). They can also compete in the FIFA Club World Cup, although until today no Portuguese team reached this recent competition. The teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called Cup of Portugal (Taça de Portugal) and the winners play against the champions in the SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira.
Current hierarchical divisional breakdowns
- Professional
- Primeira Liga - First Division (18 teams)
- Segunda Liga - Second Division (18 teams)
- Non-professional
- Campeonato de Portugal - Third Division (72 teams)
- Portuguese District First Levels - Fourth Division
- Portuguese District Second Levels - Fifth Division
- Portuguese District Third Levels - Sixth Division
- Portuguese District Fourth Levels - Seventh Division
Primeira Liga teams (2018–19 season)
Segunda Liga teams (2018–19 season)
Campeonato de Portugal teams (2018–19 season)
Serie A
| Club | District FA | Location |
|---|---|---|
| AD Oliveirense | Braga FA | Santa Maria de Oliveira, Vila Nova de Famalicão |
| Caçadores das Taipas | Braga FA | Caldas das Taipas, Guimarães |
| Chaves B | Vila Real FA | Chaves |
| Fafe | Braga FA | Fafe |
| Felgueiras | Porto FA | Felgueiras |
| Gil Vicente | Braga FA | Barcelos |
| Limianos | Viana do Castelo FA | Ponte de Lima |
| Maria da Fonte | Braga FA | Póvoa de Lanhoso |
| Merelinense | Braga FA | São Pedro de Merelim, Braga |
| Mirandela | Bragança FA | Mirandela |
| Mirandês | Bragança FA | Miranda do Douro |
| Montalegre | Vila Real FA | Montalegre |
| Pedras Salgadas | Vila Real FA | Pedras Salgadas, Vila Pouca de Aguiar |
| São Martinho | Porto FA | São Martinho do Campo, Santo Tirso |
| Torcatense | Braga FA | São Torcato, Guimarães |
| Trofense | Porto FA | Trofa |
| Vilaverdense | Braga FA | Vila Verde |
| Vizela | Braga FA | Vizela |
Serie B
Serie C
| Club | District FA | Location |
|---|---|---|
| AD Nogueirense | ||
| Alcains | ||
| Alverca | ||
| Anadia | ||
| Benfica Castelo Branco | ||
| Caldas | ||
| Fátima | ||
| Loures | ||
| Mação | ||
| Oleiros | ||
| Oliveira do Hospital | ||
| Peniche | ||
| Santa Iria | ||
| Sertanense | ||
| Sintrense | ||
| Torreense | ||
| União de Leiria | ||
| Vilafranquense |
Serie D
| Club | District FA | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1.º Dezembro | ||
| Amora | ||
| Angrense | ||
| Armacenenses | ||
| Casa Pia | ||
| Ferreiras | ||
| Louletano | ||
| Moura | ||
| Olhanense | ||
| Olímpico Montijo | ||
| Oriental | ||
| Pinhalnovense | ||
| Praiense | ||
| Real | ||
| Redondense | ||
| Sacavenense | ||
| Sp. Ideal | ||
| Vasco da Gama Vidigueira |
Notable extinct teams
See also
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