Portuguese League (2nd tier) Country Portugal Founded 1934 Number of teams 18 (2025–26 season) Current champions Marítimo (2025–26) Most successful club Estoril Praia (7 championships)

A national second tier of Portuguese league football was established in 1934–35 as the Segunda Liga Experimental, and was rebranded as Segunda Divisão in 1938.

Starting with the 1990–91 season, a new second-tier professional league, initially named Segunda Divisão de Honra, was established. In 1999, the Portuguese League for Professional Football (LPFP) assumed control of the top two nationwide levels and rebranded the second tier as Segunda Liga. It was renamed Liga de Honra in 2005, reverted to Segunda Liga in 2012, and became LigaPro in 2015. The competition adopted its current name, Liga Portugal 2, at the start of the 2020–21 season.

Carcavelinhos was the first club to be crowned champions and the competition's record title holder is Estoril Praia with seven championships, including three since 1990–91. F.C. Barreirense won the most titles (six) in the Segunda Divisão era, while Paços de Ferreira holds the record with four titles in the Liga Portugal 2 era. The current champions of the league are Marítimo, having clinched their third title in the 2025–26 season.

List of champions by season Teams marked with an asterisk (*) were not promoted

SeasonChampions (number of titles)Runners-up (number of times)Third placeSegunda Liga Experimental (1934–1938) 1934–35Carcavelinhos Boavista 1935–36Olhanense* Salgueiros* 1936–37Boavista* União de Lisboa* 1937–38Leixões* União de Lisboa* Segunda Divisão (1938–1990) 1938–39Carcavelinhos Sporting da Covilhã* 1939–40Farense* Boavista 1940–41Olhanense Leça 1941–42Estoril Praia* Leixões 1942–43Barreirense* Sanjoanense* 1943–44Estoril Praia Vila Real* 1944–45Atlético CP CUF Lisboa* 1945–46Estoril Praia Famalicão União de Coimbra* 1946–47Braga Lusitano VRSA Oliveirense* 1947–48Sporting da Covilhã Barreirense* CUF Barreiro* 1948–49Académica de Coimbra Portimonense* 1949–50Boavista Oriental Académico de Viseu* 1950–51Barreirense Salgueiros União de Coimbra* 1951–52Lusitano de Évora Vitória de Setúbal Torreense* 1952–53Oriental Torreense* CUF Barreiro* 1953–54CUF Barreiro Torreense* Sporting de Espinho* 1954–55Torreense Caldas Oriental* 1955–56Oriental Vitória de Guimarães* Boavista* 1956–57Salgueiros Braga Vitória de Guimarães* 1957–58Sporting da Covilhã Vitória de Guimarães Farense* 1958–59Atlético CP Leixões 1959–60Barreirense Salgueiros 1960–61Beira-Mar Olhanense 1961–62Barreirense Feirense 1962–63Varzim Seixal 1963–64Braga Torreense 1964–65Beira-Mar Barreirense 1965–66Sanjoanense Atlético CP 1966–67Barreirense Tirsense 1967–68Atlético CP União de Tomar 1968–69Barreirense Boavista 1969–70Tirsense Farense 1970–71Beira-Mar Atlético CP 1971–72União de Coimbra Montijo 1972–73Académica de Coimbra Olhanense 1973–74União de Tomar Sporting de Espinho 1974–75Estoril Praia Braga 1975–76Varzim Portimonense 1976–77Marítimo Feirense Riopele 1977–78Famalicão Barreirense Beira-Mar 1978–79Portimonense Sporting de Espinho União de Leiria 1979–80Amora Académica de Coimbra Penafiel 1980–81União de Leiria Estoril Praia Rio Ave 1981–82Marítimo Varzim Alcobaça 1982–83Farense Águeda Penafiel 1983–84Belenenses Vizela Académica de Coimbra 1984–85Desportivo das Aves Sporting da Covilhã Marítimo 1985–86Rio Ave Farense O Elvas 1986–87Sporting da Covilhã Vitória de Setúbal Sporting de Espinho 1987–88Famalicão* Académico de Viseu C.F. Estrela da Amadora (1932) 1988–89União da Madeira Tirsense Feirense 1989–90Salgueiros Gil Vicente FarenseSegunda Divisão de Honra (1990–1999) 1990–91Paços de Ferreira Estoril Praia Torreense 1991–92Sporting de Espinho Belenenses Tirsense 1992–93C.F. Estrela da Amadora (1932) União da Madeira Vitória de Setúbal 1993–94Tirsense União de Leiria Chaves 1994–95Leça Campomaiorense Felgueiras 1995–96Rio Ave Vitória de Setúbal Sporting de Espinho 1996–97Campomaiorense Varzim Académica de Coimbra 1997–98União de Leiria Beira-Mar Alverca 1998–99Gil Vicente Belenenses Santa ClaraSegunda Liga / Liga de Honra (1999–2015) 1999–2000Paços de Ferreira Beira-Mar Desportivo das Aves 2000–01Santa Clara Varzim Vitória de Setúbal 2001–02Moreirense Académica de Coimbra Nacional da Madeira 2002–03Rio Ave Alverca C.F. Estrela da Amadora (1932) 2003–04Estoril Praia Vitória de Setúbal Penafiel 2004–05Paços de Ferreira Naval 1º Maio C.F. Estrela da Amadora (1932) 2005–06Beira-Mar Desportivo das Aves Leixões* 2006–07Leixões Vitória de Guimarães Rio Ave* 2007–08Trofense Rio Ave Vizela* 2008–09Olhanense União de Leiria Santa Clara* 2009–10Beira-Mar Portimonense Feirense* 2010–11Gil Vicente Feirense Trofense* 2011–12Estoril Praia Moreirense Desportivo das Aves* 2012–13Belenenses Arouca Leixões* 2013–14Moreirense Porto B* Penafiel 2014–15Tondela União da Madeira Chaves*LigaPro (2015–2020) 2015–16Porto B* Chaves Feirense 2016–17Portimonense Desportivo das Aves União da Madeira* 2017–18Nacional da Madeira Santa Clara Académico de Viseu* 2018–19Paços de Ferreira Famalicão Estoril Praia* 2019–20 Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic (Nacional and Farense promoted with 10 rounds left to play)Liga Portugal 2 (2020–present) 2020–21Estoril Praia Vizela Arouca 2021–22Rio Ave Casa Pia Chaves 2022–23Moreirense Farense Estrela da Amadora 2023–24Santa Clara Nacional da Madeira AVS 2024–25Tondela Alverca Vizela* 2025–26Marítimo Académico de Viseu Torreense*

List of champion clubs by titles won 43 clubs have won the second-tier title, including 22 which have won in the professional league era (1990–). The most recent to join the list were Nacional da Madeira (2017–18).

Six teams have at some point held first or joint first place in the number of titles won: Carcavelinhos (1935–1945), Olhanense (1936–1938, 1941–1945), Boavista (1937–1938), Leixões (1938), Estoril Praia (1944–1961, 2012–), and Barreirense (1960–2020).

Where teams in the table are tied for championship wins, they are ordered by earliest title won and then number of runner-up seasons. 

RankClubWinnersWinning seasons1Estoril Praia721941–42, 1943–44, 1945–46, 1974–75, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2020–212Barreirense631942–43, 1950–51, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1968–693Beira-Mar521960–61, 1964–65, 1970–71, 2005–06, 2009–104Rio Ave411985–86, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2021–225Paços de Ferreira401990–91, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2018–196Atlético CP321944–45, 1958–59, 1967–68Sporting da Covilhã321947–48, 1957–58, 1986–87Olhanense321935–36, 1940–41, 2008–099Moreirense312001–02, 2013–14, 2022–2310Marítimo301976–77, 1981–82, 2025–2611Boavista231936–37, 1949–50Varzim231962–63, 1975–76Farense231939–40, 1982–83Salgueiros231956–57, 1989–90Portimonense231978–79, 2016–1716Braga221946–47, 1963–64Académica de Coimbra221948–49, 1972–73Famalicão221977–78, 1987–88Tirsense221969–70, 1993–94União de Leiria221980–81, 1997–98Leixões221937–38, 2006–07Belenenses221983–84, 2012–1323Oriental211952–53, 1955–56Gil Vicente211998–99, 2010–11Santa Clara212000–01, 2023–2426Carcavelinhos201934–35, 1938–39Tondela202014–15, 2024–2528Torreense131954–5529Desportivo das Aves121984–85União da Madeira121988–89Sporting de Espinho121991–9232Sanjoanense111965–66União de Tomar111973–74Leça111994–95Campomaiorense111996–97Porto B112015–16Nacional da Madeira112017–1838Lusitano de Évora101951–52CUF Barreiro101953–54União de Coimbra101971–72Amora101979–80C.F. Estrela da Amadora (1932)101992–93Trofense102007–08

Performance by district Clubs from a total of 15 districts have won the second-tier title.

RankDistrict Football AssociationsTitlesTeams1 Porto22Paços de Ferreira (4), Rio Ave (4), Boavista (2), Varzim (2), Salgueiros (2), Tirsense (2), Leixões (2), Desportivo das Aves (1), Leça (1), Trofense (1), Porto B (1)2 Lisbon18Estoril Praia (7), Atlético CP (3), Carcavelinhos (2), Oriental (2), Belenenses (2), Torreense (1), C.F. Estrela da Amadora (1932) (1)3 Braga9Moreirense (3), Braga (2), Famalicão (2), Gil Vicente (2)4 Setúbal8Barreirense (6), CUF Barreiro (1), Amora (1)5 Aveiro7Beira-Mar (5), Sanjoanense (1), Sporting de Espinho (1) Faro7Olhanense (3), Farense (2), Portimonense (2)7 Madeira5Marítimo (3), União da Madeira (1), Nacional da Madeira (1)8 Coimbra3Académica de Coimbra (2), União de Coimbra (1) Castelo Branco3Sporting da Covilhã (3)10 Leiria2União de Leiria (2) Ponta Delgada2Santa Clara (2) Viseu2Tondela (2)13 Évora1Lusitano de Évora (1) Santarém1União de Tomar (1) Portalegre1Campomaiorense (1)

See also List of football clubs in Portugal by major honours won List of winners of the Liga 3 and predecessors

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