The 2014–15 Segunda Liga was the 25th season of the second-tier of football in Portugal. A total of 24 teams played in the league.
Events Atlético CP stayed in the 2014–15 Segunda Liga after being invited by the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP) as the 2014–15 Primeira Liga competition was expanded to 18 teams, because Boavista was reintegrated, along with the expansion of the 2014–15 Segunda Liga competition to 24 teams and also to the impossibility of a 4th place club from the 2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores to be promoted.
Teams
Stadia and locations Club City Stadium Capacity2013–14 finish Académico de Viseu Viseu Estádio do Fontelo 12,000 11th Atlético CP Lisbon Estádio da Tapadinha 15,000 22nd Beira-Mar Aveiro Estádio Municipal de Aveiro 30,127 12th Benfica B Lisbon Caixa Futebol Campus 3,000 5th Braga B Braga Estádio 1º de Maio 30,000 20th Chaves Chaves Estádio Municipal de Chaves 12,000 8th Desportivo das Aves Vila das Aves Estádio do CD das Aves 10,250 4th Farense Faro Estádio de São Luís 15,000 10th Feirense Santa Maria da Feira Estádio Marcolino de Castro 4,667 14th Freamunde Freamunde Complexo Desportivo do SC Freamunde 4,000 1st (CNS) Leixões Matosinhos Estádio do Mar 16,035 17th Marítimo B Funchal Campo da Imaculada Conceição 3,000 21st Olhanense Olhão Estádio José Arcanjo 11,622 16th (Primeira Liga) Oliveirense Oliveira de Azeméis Estádio Carlos Osório 9,100 18th Oriental Lisbon Campo Engenheiro Carlos Salema 8,500 2nd (CNS) Portimonense Portimão Estádio Municipal de Portimão 9,544 7th Porto B Porto Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio 8,500 2nd Santa Clara Ponta Delgada Estádio de São Miguel 13,277 15th Sporting CP B Lisbon CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira 1,000 6th Sporting da Covilhã Covilhã Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã 3,000 16th Tondela Tondela Estádio João Cardoso 2,600 9th Trofense Trofa Estádio do Clube Desportivo Trofense 3,164 19th União da Madeira Funchal Estádio da Madeira 3,000 13th Vitória de Guimarães B Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,165 3rd (CNS)
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Leixões Jorge Casquilha Sacked 30 April 2014 Pre-season Horácio Gonçalves 29 May 2014 Braga B Bruno Pereira Contract expired 11 May 2014 Fernando Pereira 26 June 2014 União da Madeira Rui Mâncio Contract expired 11 May 2014 Vítor Oliveira 27 May 2014 Porto B José Guilherme Contract expired 11 May 2014 Luís Castro 6 May 2014 Atlético CP Jorge Simão Contract expired 11 May 2014 Nascimento 25 June 2014 Marítimo B Ivo Vieira Contract expired 11 May 2014 Carlos Graça 12 May 2014 Tondela Álvaro Magalhães Mutual consent 12 May 2014 Carlos Pinto 18 May 2014 Santa Clara Horácio Gonçalves Mutual consent 14 May 2014 Cláudio Braga 6 June 2014 Académico de Viseu Ricardo Chéu Signed by Penafiel 16 May 2014 Alex Costa 20 May 2014 Olhanense Giuseppe Galderisi Sacked 18 May 2014 Toni Conceição 9 July 2014 Freamunde Carlos Pinto Signed by Tondela 18 May 2014 Filó 29 May 2014 Chaves Quim Machado Mutual consent 21 May 2014 Luís Norton de Matos 2 June 2014 Beira-Mar Daniele Fortunato Mutual consent 18 June 2014 Jorge Neves 18 June 2014 Sporting CP B Abel Ferreira Resigned 4 July 2014 Francisco Barão 6 July 2014 Tondela Carlos Pinto Resigned 6 October 2014 10th Quim Machado 7 October 2014 Sporting CP B Francisco Barão Demoted to Assistant manager 6 October 2014 12th João de Deus 6 October 2014 Olhanense Toni Conceição Mutual consent 8 October 2014 15th Jorge Paixão 8 October 2014 Marítimo B Carlos Graça Mutual consent 8 October 2014 17th Filipe Neto 10 October 2014 Santa Clara Cláudio Braga Sacked 30 October 2014 18th Pedro Bermonte 30 October 2014 Académico de Viseu Alex Costa Mutual consent 12 November 2014 20th Ricardo Chéu 13 November 2014 Farense Pedro Correia Mutual consent 24 November 2014 12th Abel Xavier 1 December 2014 Santa Clara Pedro Bermonte Sacked 30 November 2014 19th Filipe Gouveia 30 November 2014 Trofense Porfírio Amorim Sacked 15 December 2014 24th Vítor Oliveira 21 December 2014 Beira-Mar Jorge Neves Sacked 16 December 2014 14th Paulo Alves 27 December 2014 Chaves Luís Norton de Matos Mutual consent 22 December 2014 4th Carlos Pinto 23 December 2014 Atlético CP Rui Nascimento Sacked 6 January 2015 20th Lázaro Oliveira 9 January 2015 Trofense Vítor Oliveira Demoted to Assistant Manager 19 January 2015 24th Vítor Campelos 19 January 2015 Trofense Vítor Campelos Mutual consent 20 April 2015 24th Vítor Oliveira 20 April 2015
League table
Positions by round
Results
Statistics
Top scorers Rank Player Team Goals1 EriveltoCovilhã23 Tozé MarrecoTondela 3 Frédéric MendyUnião Madeira 20 4 Rui FonteBenfica B 175 Luiz PhellypeFeirense15 Mauro CaballeroDesportivo das Aves7 Bjørn JohnsenAtlético CP14 Diego RubioSporting B Rafael CrivellaroVitória Guimarães B Élio MartinsUnião Madeira AreiasVitória Guimarães B Fábio MartinsBraga B Sources: LPFP
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ivo Rodrigues Porto B Olhanense 7–0 Tozé Marreco Tondela União Madeira 3–1 Hélder Costa Benfica B Olhanense 5–1 Jonathan Rodríguez Benfica B Portimonense 4–1 Frédéric Mendy União Madeira Braga B 3–0 Frédéric Mendy1 União Madeira Académico Viseu 4–2 Kizito Covilhã Leixões 3–3 Note 1 Player scored 4 goals
Awards
Monthly awards
SJPF Segunda Liga Player of the Month
MonthPlayerClubAugust Bjørn Johnsen Atlético CPSeptember Bjørn Johnsen Atlético CPOctober Gonçalo Guedes Benfica BNovember Rafael Crivellaro Vitória de Guimarães BDecember Gonçalo Guedes Benfica BJanuary Tozé Marreco TondelaFebruary Gonçalo Paciência Porto BMarch Frédéric Mendy União da MadeiraApril Tozé Marreco Tondela
SJPF Segunda Liga Young Player of the Month
MonthPlayerClubAugust João Pinho OliveirenseSeptember João Pinho OliveirenseOctober João Pinho OliveirenseNovember João Pinho OliveirenseDecember Cláudio Ramos TondelaJanuary Pedro Eira Braga BFebruary Cláudio Ramos TondelaMarch Raphael Guzzo ChavesApril Gelson Martins Sporting B
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Chaves 2,132 2 Vitória B 1,629 3 CF União 1,260 4 Farense 871 5 Feirense 835 6 Tondela 816 7 Freamunde 811 8 Benfica B 791 9 Leixões 740 10 Viseu 713 11 Portimonense 655 12 Beira-Mar 644 13 Oriental 599 14 Santa Clara 588 15 Olhanense 562 16 Oliveirense 535 17 Aves 530 18 Trofense 528 19 Covilhã 478 20 Porto B 458 21 Braga B 442 22 Atlético CP 367 23 Sporting B 276 24 Marítimo B 241Source:
See also 2014–15 Primeira Liga 2014–15 Campeonato Nacional 2014–15 Taça de Portugal 2014–15 Taça da Liga
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