The 2024–25 Liga 3 is the fourth season of Portuguese football's third-tier league, and the 78th season of recognised third-tier football in Portugal.
Format
This competition consists of a first stage with all the teams then proceed to a promotion or relegation series depending on their performance.
Teams A total of 20 teams will contest the league, including 2 teams relegated from the 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2, 14 teams from the 2023–24 Liga 3 and 4 teams promoted from the 2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal.
Team changes
Relegated from 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 Belenenses Vilaverdense Promoted from 2023–24 Campeonato de Portugal Amarante Lusitânia São João de Ver União Santarém
Promoted to 2024–25 Liga Portugal 2 Alverca Felgueiras 1932
Relegated to 2024–25 Campeonato de Portugal Amora Canelas Pêro Pinheiro Vianense
Stadium and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2023–24 finish Vilaverdense Vila Verde Campo da Cruz do Reguengo 1,000 17h LP2 Belenenses Lisbon Estádio do Restelo 19,856 18th LP2 Lusitânia Lourosa Santa Maria da Feira Estádio do Lusitânia de Lourosa FC 8,000 3rd Promotion Braga B Braga Estádio Municipal 1° de Maio 28,000 4th Promotion Académica Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 29,622 5th Promotion Varzim Póvoa de Varzim Estádio do Varzim Sport Club 7,280 6th Promotion Atlético CP Lisbon Estádio da Tapadinha 4,000 7th Promotion Sp. Covilhã Covilhã Estádio MunicipalJosé dos Santos Pinto 3,500 8th Promotion Fafe Fafe Estádio Municipal de Fafe 4,000 1st Relegation S1 Sporting B Alcochete Estádio Aurélio Pereira 1,180 1st Relegation S2 Trofense Trofa Estádio Clube Desportivo Trofense 5,017 2nd Relegation S1 Caldas Caldas da Rainha Campo da Mata 5,700 2nd Relegation S2 Sanjoanense São João da Madeira Estádio Conde Dias Garcia 8,500 3rd Relegation S1 Oliveira doHospital Oliveira doHospital Estádio Municipal de Tábua 3,500 3rd Relegation S2 Anadia Anadia Estádio Municipal Eng.ºSílvio Henriques Cerveira 6,500 4th Relegation S1 1.º Dezembro Sintra Complexo Desportivo do Real SC 1,200 4th Relegation S2 Amarante Amarante Estádio Municipal de Amarante 5,000 1st CP Promotion Serie 1 São João de Ver Santa Maria da Feira Estádio Sporting Clube São João de Ver 5,000 2nd CP Promotion Serie 1 Lusitânia Angra do Heroísmo Estádio João Paulo II 7,000 2nd CP Promotion Serie 2 União de Santarém Santarém Campo Chã das Padeiras 2,167 3rd CP Promotion Serie 2
First stage In the first stage, the 20 clubs will be divided in two series (Série A and B) of 10 teams, according to geographic criteria.
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Second stage
Promotion stage The eight qualified teams of each series will playing against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system. The winners and runner-ups of the series will be automatically promoted to Liga Portugal 2. The third placed team will face the 16th placed of Liga Portugal 2 for the last spot in Liga Portugal 2.
Relegation stage The bottom 12 teams are divided in two series of 6 teams, playing against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system. To account for their performance in the first stage, teams will start with bonification points, as follows: The 5th placed teams starting with 9 points. The best-6th placed team starting with 8 points, while the worst one starting with 7. The 7th placed teams starting with 6 points. The best-8th placed team starting with 5 points, while the worst one starting with 4. The best-9th placed team starting with 3 points, while the worst one starting with 2. The best-10th placed team starting with 1 points, while the worst one starting with 0. The bottom two teams of each series will be relegated to Campeonato de Portugal.
Serie 1
Serie 2
Number of teams by district RankDistrict Football AssociationsNumber Teams1 Aveiro4Anadia, Lusitânia Lourosa, Sanjoanense and São João de Ver Lisbon1.º Dezembro, Atlético CP, Belenenses and Sporting B3 Braga3Braga B, Fafe and Vilaverdense PortoAmarante, Trofense and Varzim5 Coimbra2Académica and Oliveira do Hospital6 Angra do Heroísmo1Lusitânia Castelo BrancoSp. Covilhã Santarém União de Santarém LeiriaCaldas
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