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 | 14 | 13 -1-0 | 40 | - | 30 | 4 | 26 | 7 | 6 -1-0 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 -0-0 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 14 | 11 -2-1 | 35 | - | 38 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 5 -1-1 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 6 -1-0 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Benfica | 14 | 9 -5-0 | 32 | - | 30 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 3 -4-0 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 -1-0 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Gil Vicente FC | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | - | 19 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 -1-2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 -4-1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | - | 26 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 -1-2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | FC Famalicão | 14 | 6 -5-3 | 23 | - | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | Vitória de Guimarães | 14 | 6 -3-5 | 21 | - | 15 | 17 | -2 | 7 | 3 -3-1 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 -0-4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
| 8 | Moreinense FC | 15 | 6 -3-6 | 21 | - | 21 | 24 | -3 | 7 | 4 -1-2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | -4 |
| 9 | GD Estoril Praia | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | - | 23 | 25 | -2 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 15 | 3 -8-4 | 17 | - | 19 | 24 | -5 | 7 | 1 -3-3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 8 | 2 -5-1 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | - | 15 | 20 | -5 | 7 | 3 -1-3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 7 | 2 -1-4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| 12 | CD Nacional | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | - | 17 | 21 | -4 | 7 | 2 -0-5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 8 | 2 -4-2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | - | 11 | 15 | -4 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
| 14 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 15 | 3 -6-6 | 15 | - | 17 | 22 | -5 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 -3-3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
| 15 | Casa Pia AC | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | - | 16 | 29 | -13 | 7 | 0 -3-4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
| 16 | FC de Arouca | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | - | 15 | 37 | -22 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | -13 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 15 | 2 -3-10 | 9 | - | 9 | 27 | -18 | 7 | 0 -2-5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
| 18 | AVS Futebol SAD | 15 | 0 -4-11 | 4 | - | 11 | 39 | -28 | 8 | 0 -3-5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 7 | 0 -1-6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | -19 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to POR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Mon - 22 Dec 2025
 | FC Porto | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca |
 | FC Famalicão | Estádio da Luz |
Tue - 23 Dec 2025
 | Sporting Lisbon | Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques |
Sat - 27 Dec 2025
| CF Estrela da Amadora | Estádio Municipal de Famalicão |
 | FC Alverca | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
Sun - 28 Dec 2025
 | Gil Vicente FC | Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
 | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
| AVS Futebol SAD | Estádio do Dragão |
 | CD Tondela | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas |
 | CD Santa Clara | Choupana |
 | Benfica | Estádio AXA |
| Rio Ave | Estádio José Avalade |
Sun - 4 Jan 2026
| Moreinense FC | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |
| FC Famalicão | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca |
| GD Estoril Praia | Estádio da Luz |
| Sporting Braga | Estádio José Gomes |
| Sporting Lisbon | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos |
| Casa Pia AC | Estádio dos Arcos |
| FC Porto | Estádio de São Miguel |
| FC de Arouca | Estádio João Cardoso |
Results
Sun - 21 Dec 2025
| 00 | FC de Arouca | Estádio de São Miguel |
| 12 | Casa Pia AC | Estádio João Cardoso |
| 22 | CD Nacional | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |
Sat - 20 Dec 2025
| 00 | Moreinense FC | Estádio José Gomes |
| 22 | Rio Ave | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos |
Fri - 19 Dec 2025
| 10 | Sporting Braga | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
Mon - 15 Dec 2025
| 31 | CF Estrela da Amadora | Estádio do Dragão |
| 10 | CD Santa Clara | Estádio AXA |
| 31 | CD Tondela | Choupana |
Sun - 14 Dec 2025
| 10 | FC Alverca | Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
| 04 | Benfica | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas |
| 40 | GD Estoril Praia | Estádio Municipal de Famalicão |
Sat - 13 Dec 2025
| 60 | AVS Futebol SAD | Estádio José Avalade |
| 01 | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio dos Arcos |
| 11 | Gil Vicente FC | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
Mon - 8 Dec 2025
| 00 | Gil Vicente FC | Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques |
Sun - 7 Dec 2025
| 02 | FC Porto | Estádio João Cardoso |
| 31 | FC de Arouca | Estádio José Gomes |
| 10 | CD Nacional | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca |
| 33 | Moreinense FC | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |