Summary
The Primeira Liga (POR1), or Liga Portugal Betclic, is the top football league in Portugal's football system. At the end of the 2024-2025 POR1 season, the POR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - League Stage:
- 1st place 2024-2025 POR1 teams
- 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2024-2025 POR1 team
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 3rd place 2024-2025 POR1 team
- 2025-2026 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
- 2th place 2024-2025 POR1 team
The winner of the 2024-2025 Taça da Portugal (Portuguese Cup), typically an POR1 team, also receives a berth in the 2nd Qualifying Round of the 2025-2026 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 | ||
| 9 Aug 2024 - 17 May 2025 | 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) head-to-head away goals scored, (4) goal difference, (5) league matches won, (6) goals scored, then (7) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2024-2025 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 2025-2026 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 2025-2026 POR1.
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Promotion/Relegation Playoff
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | AVS Futebol SAD (POR1) | 52 | FC Vizela (POR2) |
| 24.05.25 |  | 30 | FC Vizela | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |
| 01.06.25 | | 22 | AVS Futebol SAD | Estádio do FC Vizela | ||
| AVS Futebol SAD remains in POR1 | ||||||
| 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 | Sporting Lisbon | 34 | 25 -7-2 | 82 | - | 88 | 27 | 61 | 17 | 14 -2-1 | 44 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 17 | 11 -5-1 | 38 | 48 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Benfica | 34 | 25 -5-4 | 80 | - | 84 | 28 | 56 | 17 | 14 -2-1 | 44 | 52 | 12 | 40 | 17 | 11 -3-3 | 36 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | FC Porto | 34 | 22 -5-7 | 71 | - | 65 | 30 | 35 | 17 | 13 -3-1 | 42 | 39 | 11 | 28 | 17 | 9 -2-6 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 7 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 34 | 19 -9-6 | 66 | - | 55 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 9 -5-3 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 10 -4-3 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| 5 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 17 -6-11 | 57 | - | 36 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 10 -2-5 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 6 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 14 -12-8 | 54 | - | 47 | 37 | 10 | 17 | 9 -5-3 | 32 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 5 -7-5 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 7 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 12 -11-11 | 47 | - | 44 | 39 | 5 | 17 | 7 -7-3 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | 24 | 27 | -3 |
| 8 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 12 -10-12 | 46 | - | 47 | 53 | -6 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 5 -6-6 | 21 | 24 | 30 | -6 |
| 9 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 12 -9-13 | 45 | - | 39 | 44 | -5 | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | 17 | 25 | -8 |
| 10 | Moreinense FC | 34 | 10 -10-14 | 40 | - | 42 | 50 | -8 | 17 | 6 -8-3 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 4 -2-11 | 14 | 20 | 29 | -9 |
| 11 | FC de Arouca | 34 | 9 -11-14 | 38 | - | 35 | 49 | -14 | 17 | 5 -6-6 | 21 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 17 | 4 -5-8 | 17 | 19 | 30 | -11 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 34 | 9 -11-14 | 38 | - | 39 | 55 | -16 | 17 | 6 -8-3 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 3 -3-11 | 12 | 14 | 31 | -17 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 8 -10-16 | 34 | - | 34 | 47 | -13 | 17 | 5 -5-7 | 20 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 17 | 3 -5-9 | 14 | 16 | 28 | -12 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 34 | 9 -7-18 | 34 | - | 32 | 50 | -18 | 17 | 7 -3-7 | 24 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 17 | 2 -4-11 | 10 | 9 | 23 | -14 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 7 -8-19 | 29 | - | 24 | 50 | -26 | 17 | 5 -4-8 | 19 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 17 | 2 -4-11 | 10 | 6 | 26 | -20 |
| 16 | SC Farense | 34 | 6 -9-19 | 27 | - | 25 | 46 | -21 | 17 | 3 -2-12 | 11 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 17 | 3 -7-7 | 16 | 15 | 22 | -7 |
| 17 | AVS Futebol SAD | 34 | 5 -12-17 | 27 | - | 25 | 59 | -34 | 17 | 3 -6-8 | 15 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 17 | 2 -6-9 | 12 | 12 | 34 | -22 |
| 18 | Boavista | 34 | 6 -6-22 | 24 | - | 24 | 59 | -35 | 17 | 1 -3-13 | 6 | 8 | 31 | -23 | 17 | 5 -3-9 | 18 | 16 | 28 | -12 |
2025-2026 UEFACL 2025-2026 UEFAEL 2025-2026 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to POR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 40 | CF Estrela da Amadora | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
 | 20 | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio José Avalade |
 | 11 | Benfica | Estádio AXA |
 | 30 | CD Nacional | Estádio do Dragão |
| 03 | Moreinense FC | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |
 | 41 | Boavista | Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
 | 12 | CD Santa Clara | Estádio de São Luís |
 | 11 | Gil Vicente FC | Estádio dos Arcos |
 | 21 | Casa Pia AC | Estádio Municipal de Famalicão |
| 22 | GD Estoril Praia | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas |
| 12 | SC Farense | Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques |
| 01 | AVS Futebol SAD | Estádio José Gomes |
| 21 | Sporting Braga | Estádio Pina Manique |
| 11 | FC de Arouca | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos |
| 11 | Sporting Lisbon | Estádio da Luz |
| 21 | FC Famalicão | Estádio de São Miguel |
| 33 | Rio Ave | Choupana |
| 12 | Boavista | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |
| 20 | CF Estrela da Amadora | Estádio dos Arcos |