2024–25 Liga 3 (Portugal)
Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 7 August 2023 – 18 May 2024 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 Liga 3 is the fourth season of Portuguese football's third-tier league, following the reorganization which saw the Campeonato de Portugal moving one level down in the Portuguese football league system.
Format
This competition consists of a first stage with all the teams then proceed to a promotion or relegation series depending on their performance.[1]
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
Stadium and locations
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.
Série A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | AMA | BRA | VAR | FAF | TRO | LOU | ANA | VIL | SAN | SJV | |
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1 | Amarante | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 15 | Advance to Promotion Series | – | – | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | – | – | ||
2 | Braga B | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 14 | – | 0–0 | 2–0 | – | – | – | – | – | 2–0 | |||
3 | Varzim | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | 1–3 | – | 0–2 | – | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | |||
4 | Fafe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 10 | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | |||
5 | Trofense | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 | Advance to Relegation Series | – | 0–0 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | ||
6 | Lusitânia Lourosa | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | – | 1–2 | – | 4–0 | – | 3–2 | – | – | – | |||
7 | Anadia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | – | 1–3 | 0–2 | – | – | – | 1–2 | – | – | |||
8 | Vilaverdense | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 5 | – | – | 1–3 | – | – | – | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | |||
9 | Sanjoanense | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 5 | 0–1 | – | – | – | 0–2 | – | 1–2 | – | – | |||
10 | São João de Ver | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 0–3 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | 1–2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
Série B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEL | SPO | CAL | 1DE | USA | ATL | ACA | OLI | SPC | LUS | |
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1 | Belenenses | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 14 | Advance to Promotion Series | – | 2–1 | – | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | 1–0 | ||
2 | Sporting B | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | – | |||
3 | Caldas | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | – | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | 1–0 | |||
4 | 1º Dezembro | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0–0 | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | 3–1 | – | |||
5 | União Santarém | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to Relegation Series | – | 3–0 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | – | – | – | – | ||
6 | Atlético CP | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | 0–1 | – | – | 0–1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
7 | Académica | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | – | |||
8 | Oliveira do Hospital | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | – | – | – | 3–0 | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | |||
9 | Sp. Covilhã | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 5 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
10 | Lusitânia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3–3 | – | 1–0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
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 face the 16th placed of Liga Portugal 2 for the last spot in Liga Portugal 2.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
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1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to Liga Portugal 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Playoff | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
6 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
7 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
8 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
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, with 5th placed teams starting with 6 points and 10th placed teams starting with 1. The bottom two teams of each series will be relegated to Campeonato de Portugal.
Serie 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
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1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Relegation to Campeonato de Portugal | – | – | – | – | – | ||
6 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
Serie 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
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1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
2 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
3 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
4 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||
5 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Relegation to Campeonato de Portugal | – | – | – | – | – | ||
6 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
Number of teams by district
Rank | District Football Associations | Number | Teams |
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1 | Aveiro | 4 | Anadia, Lusitânia Lourosa, Sanjoanense and São João de Ver |
Lisbon | 1.º Dezembro, Atlético CP, Belenenses and Sporting B | ||
3 | Braga | 3 | Braga B, Fafe and Vilaverdense |
Porto | Amarante, Trofense and Varzim | ||
5 | Coimbra | 2 | Académica and Oliveira do Hospital |
6 | Angra do Heroísmo | 1 | Lusitânia |
Castelo Branco | Sp. Covilhã | ||
Santarém | União de Santarém | ||
Leiria | Caldas |
References
- ^ "Da subida à manutenção na Liga 3: todas as contas para a última jornada (Lembrando o formato para 2023/24)". Mais Futebol (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-06-20.