Liga Portugal Betclic
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2025-2026
Location
Portugal
Abbreviation
POR1
Summary
The Primeira Liga (POR1) (aka Liga Portugal Betclic) is the top football league in Portugal's football system. At the end of the 2025-2026 POR1 season, the POR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - League Phase:
- 1st place 2025-2026 POR1 teams
- 2026-2027 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2025-2026 POR1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2025-2026 POR1 team
- 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 4th place 2025-2026 POR1 team
The winner of the 2025-2026 Taça da Portugal (Portuguese Cup), typically an POR1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2026-2027 UEFA Europa Conference League.
Leagues Pyramid - Portugal
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| POR1 | Liga Portugal Betclic | 18 |
| POR2 | Liga Portugal 2 | 18 |
| POR3 | Liga 3 | 20 |
| POR4 | Campeonato de Portugal | 56 |
| POR5 | Portuguese District Championships | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 8 Aug 2025 - 17 May 2026 | 18: POR1 (15 minimum), POR2 (3 maximum) | ||
Season Format
Each POR1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 17 POR1 teams for a total of 34 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4) league matches won, (5) goals scored, then (6) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2025-2026 POR1 season, the 17th and 18th place POR1 teams will be relegated to the POR2, and the best and 2nd best POR2 teams eligible for promotion will be promoted to the 2026-2027 POR1. The 16th place POR1 team will enter into a Promotion/Relegation playoff with the 3rd place POR2 team. The playoff winner plays in the 2026-2027 POR1.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | FC Porto | 24 | 21 -2-1 | 65 | - | 47 | 8 | 39 | 12 | 10 -2-0 | 32 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 11 -0-1 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 24 | 19 -4-1 | 61 | - | 62 | 12 | 50 | 12 | 10 -1-1 | 31 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 12 | 9 -3-0 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Benfica | 23 | 16 -7-0 | 55 | - | 49 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 8 -4-0 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 8 -3-0 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 24 | 13 -6-5 | 45 | - | 50 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 11 |
| 5 | Gil Vicente FC | 23 | 11 -7-5 | 40 | - | 34 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 4 -5-3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | FC Famalicão | 24 | 10 -6-8 | 36 | - | 29 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 6 -2-4 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 4 -4-4 | 16 | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| 7 | Moreinense FC | 24 | 10 -4-10 | 34 | - | 30 | 34 | -4 | 11 | 6 -1-4 | 19 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 13 | 4 -3-6 | 15 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 8 | GD Estoril Praia | 24 | 9 -6-9 | 33 | - | 46 | 42 | 4 | 12 | 6 -4-2 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 3 -2-7 | 11 | 20 | 25 | -5 |
| 9 | Vitória de Guimarães | 24 | 9 -5-10 | 32 | - | 28 | 35 | -7 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| 10 | FC Alverca | 24 | 7 -6-11 | 27 | - | 24 | 39 | -15 | 12 | 5 -3-4 | 18 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 12 | 2 -3-7 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -10 |
| 11 | FC de Arouca | 24 | 7 -5-12 | 26 | - | 32 | 52 | -20 | 12 | 4 -3-5 | 15 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 12 | 3 -2-7 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 |
| 12 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 24 | 5 -9-10 | 24 | - | 26 | 41 | -15 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 12 | 2 -5-5 | 11 | 12 | 22 | -10 |
| 13 | Casa Pia AC | 24 | 5 -8-11 | 23 | - | 26 | 44 | -18 | 12 | 2 -6-4 | 12 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 12 | 3 -2-7 | 11 | 10 | 22 | -12 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 24 | 5 -6-13 | 21 | - | 28 | 36 | -8 | 12 | 3 -2-7 | 11 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 12 | 2 -4-6 | 10 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
| 15 | Rio Ave | 24 | 4 -9-11 | 21 | - | 23 | 44 | -21 | 12 | 2 -4-6 | 10 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 12 | 2 -5-5 | 11 | 12 | 24 | -12 |
| 16 | CD Santa Clara | 24 | 4 -7-13 | 19 | - | 20 | 31 | -11 | 12 | 3 -2-7 | 11 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 12 | 1 -5-6 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -7 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 24 | 4 -7-13 | 19 | - | 19 | 38 | -19 | 12 | 1 -5-6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 12 | 3 -2-7 | 11 | 10 | 22 | -12 |
| 18 | AVS Futebol SAD | 24 | 1 -6-17 | 9 | - | 18 | 57 | -39 | 13 | 1 -4-8 | 7 | 10 | 23 | -13 | 11 | 0 -2-9 | 2 | 8 | 34 | -26 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to POR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Mon - 2 Mar 2026
 | Benfica | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos |
Fri - 6 Mar 2026
 | FC de Arouca | Estádio Municipal de Famalicão |
Sat - 7 Mar 2026
 | AVS Futebol SAD | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca |
 | CD Nacional | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas |
 | Sporting Lisbon | Estádio AXA |
 | Casa Pia AC | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
Sun - 8 Mar 2026
 | Gil Vicente FC | Estádio José Gomes |
 | Rio Ave | Estádio João Cardoso |
 | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio de São Miguel |
Sun - 15 Mar 2026
| CD Santa Clara | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |
| Benfica | Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
| Sporting Braga | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
 | Moreinense FC | Estádio do Dragão |
| FC Alverca | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos |
| GD Estoril Praia | Choupana |
| CF Estrela da Amadora | Estádio dos Arcos |
| CD Tondela | Estádio José Avalade |
| FC Famalicão | Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques |
Sun - 22 Mar 2026
| Sporting Lisbon | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca |
Results
Sun - 1 Mar 2026
| 00 | FC Famalicão | Estádio dos Arcos |
| 11 | Moreinense FC | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
| 22 | CD Santa Clara | Estádio João Cardoso |
Sat - 28 Feb 2026
| 11 | FC Alverca | Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques |
| 12 | Sporting Braga | Choupana |
| 00 | CF Estrela da Amadora | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |
Fri - 27 Feb 2026
| 30 | GD Estoril Praia | Estádio José Avalade |
| 31 | FC de Arouca | Estádio do Dragão |
Mon - 23 Feb 2026
| 20 | Casa Pia AC | Estádio Municipal de Famalicão |
Sun - 22 Feb 2026
| 31 | Gil Vicente FC | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
Sat - 21 Feb 2026
| 32 | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio AXA |
| 03 | Sporting Lisbon | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas |
| 30 | AVS Futebol SAD | Estádio da Luz |
| 30 | CD Nacional | Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
| 11 | CD Santa Clara | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca |
Fri - 20 Feb 2026
| 02 | CD Tondela | Estádio José Gomes |
Mon - 16 Feb 2026
| 12 | Moreinense FC | Estádio dos Arcos |
Sun - 15 Feb 2026
| 10 | FC Famalicão | Estádio José Avalade |
| 30 | GD Estoril Praia | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |