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 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 (promoted after a 24-year absence) and Oliveirense (promoted after a one-year absence) were promoted from the 2021–22 Liga 3, replacing Varzim and Académica.
Team changes
Relegated from 2021–22 Primeira Liga Moreirense Tondela B-SAD
Promoted from 2021–22 Liga 3 Torreense Oliveirense
Promoted to 2022–23 Primeira Liga Rio Ave Casa Pia Chaves
Relegated to 2022–23 Liga 3 Varzim Académica
Stadium and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity2021–22finish Académico de Viseu Viseu Estádio do Fontelo 6,912 15th Benfica B Seixal Benfica Campus 2,644 5th B-SAD Oeiras Estádio Nacional 37,593 18th (PL) Estrela da Amadora Amadora Estádio José Gomes 9,288 14th Farense Faro Estádio de São Luís 7,000 11th Feirense Santa Maria da Feira Estádio Marcolino de Castro 5,401 4th Leixões Matosinhos Estádio do Mar 9,821 8th Mafra Mafra Estádio Municipal de Mafra 1,257 9th Moreirense Moreira de Cónegos Parque de Jogos ComendadorJoaquim de Almeida Freitas 6,150 16th (PL) Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,200 6th Oliveirense Oliveira de Azeméis Estádio Carlos Osório 1,750 2nd (L3) Penafiel Penafiel Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril 5,230 7th Porto B Vila Nova de Gaia Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio 8,272 10th Sp. Covilhã Covilhã Estádio MunicipalJosé dos Santos Pinto 3,500 16th Tondela Tondela Estádio João Cardoso 5,000 17th (PL) Torreense Torres Vedras Estádio Manuel Marques 2,431 1st (L3) Trofense Trofa Estádio do CD Trofense 5,074 13th Vilafranquense Vila Franca de Xira Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior 7,000 12th
Personnel and sponsors Team Manager Captain KitManufacturer Main Sponsor Académico de Viseu Pedro Bessa Paná Joma Palácio do Gelo Benfica B Luís Castro Diogo Capitão Adidas Emirates B-SAD Zé Pedro Nuno Tomás Kelme Betway Estrela da Amadora Sérgio Vieira Miguel Lopes Lacatoni My Football Club Farense José Mota Fabrício Isidoro Lacatoni Couteiro-Mor Feirense Rui Ferreira Washington Kelme Leixões Vítor Martins Fabinho AM Matosinhos Mafra Rui Borges Gui Ferreira Lacatoni Placard Moreirense Paulo Alves Luís Rocha CDT Placard Nacional Filipe Cândido Rafael Vieira Hummel Solverde Oliveirense Fábio Pereira Filipe Alves Kelme Onodera Group Penafiel Hélder Cristóvão Roberto Macron EDIRCOP Porto B António Folha Zé Pedro New Balance AMCO Sp. Covilhã Alex Costa Gilberto Silva Lacatoni Municipio da Covilhã Tondela Tozé Marreco Ricardo Alves CDT Cabriz Torreense Pedro Moreira João Pereira Kappa Agriloja Trofense Rui Sacramento Vasco Rocha Lacatoni Mercainox Vilafranquense Ricardo Chéu André Ceitil Adidas
Season summary
League table
Relegation play-offs 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.
All times are WEST (UTC+1).
Results
Positions by round 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.
Number of teams by district RankDistrict Football AssociationsNumber Teams1 Lisbon6B-SAD, Benfica B, Estrela da Amadora, Mafra, Torreense and Vilafranquense2 Porto4Leixões, Penafiel, Porto B and Trofense3 Aveiro2Feirense and Oliveirense ViseuAcadémico de Viseu and Tondela5 Braga1Moreirense Castelo Branco Sp. Covilhã Faro Farense FunchalNacional
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Farense 3,468 2 Viseu 1,916 3 Estrela 1,822 4 Leixões 1,592 5 Nacional 1,474 6 Moreirense 1,450 7 Feirense 1,362 8 Tondela 994 9 Trofense 791 10 Mafra 731 11 Torreense 731 12 Oliveirense 689 13 Covilhã 681 14 Penafiel 641 15 Benfica B 549 16 Porto B 424 17 B-SAD 393 18 Vilafranquense 163
Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/prt/aveprt23.htm
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