Liga Portugal Betclic
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2021-2022
Location
Portugal
Abbreviation
POR1

Summary

The Primeira Liga (POR1), or Liga NOS, is the top football league in Portugal's football system. At the end of the 2021-2022 POR1 season, the POR1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

  • 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - Group Stage:
    • 1st and 2nd place 2021-2022 POR1 teams
  • 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
    • 3rd place 2021-2022 POR1 team
  • 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 3rd Qualifying Round:
    • 4th place 2021-2022 POR1 team
  • 2022-2023 UEFA Europa Conference League - 2nd Qualifying Round:
    • 5th place 2021-2022 POR1 team

The winner of the 2021-2022 Taça da Portugal (Portuguese Cup), typically an POR1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2022-2023 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - Portugal

Abbrev League # of Teams
POR1 Liga Portugal Bwin 18
POR2 Liga Portugal 2 SABSEG 18
POR3 Liga Portugal 3 24
POR4 Campeonato de Portugal Prio 56
POR5 Portuguese District Championships -

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

6 Aug 2021 - 15 May 2022  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 2021-2022 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 2022-2023 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 2022-2023 POR1.


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Promotion/Relegation Playoff

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateGD Chaves (POR2) 21 Moreinense FC (POR1) 
21.05.22GD Chaves 20 Moreinense FCEstádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira
29.05.22Moreinense FC 10 GD ChavesParque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
 GD Chaves is promoted to POR1 

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1FC Porto 3429 -4-191-8622641715 -2-0475011391714 -2-144361125
2Sporting Lisbon 3427 -4-385-7323501714 -1-243348261713 -3-142391524
3Benfica 3423 -5-674-7830481710 -3-4333616201713 -2-241421428
4Sporting Braga 3419 -8-765-5231211710 -4-334271314179 -4-43125187
5Gil Vicente FC 3413 -12-951-47425176 -6-52425196177 -6-4272223-1
6Vitória de Guimarães 3413 -9-1248-50419179 -3-530342014174 -6-7181621-5
7CD Santa Clara 349 -13-1240-3854-16178 -6-33024231171 -7-9101431-17
8FC Famalicão 349 -12-1339-4551-6175 -7-52222211174 -5-8172330-7
9GD Estoril Praia 349 -12-1339-3643-7174 -8-52021210175 -4-8191522-7
10FC Paços de Ferreira 349 -11-1438-2944-15175 -6-6211922-3174 -5-8171022-12
11CS Marítimo 349 -11-1438-3944-5174 -6-71819172175 -5-7202027-7
12Boavista 347 -17-1038-3952-13174 -10-32220200173 -7-7161932-13
13Portimonense SC 3410 -8-1638-3145-14174 -4-9161522-7176 -4-7221623-7
14FC Vizela 347 -12-1533-3758-21174 -7-6191621-5173 -5-9142137-16
15FC de Arouca 347 -10-1731-3054-24175 -4-8191529-14172 -6-9121525-10
16Moreinense FC 347 -8-1929-3351-18175 -3-9182223-1172 -5-10111128-17
17CD Tondela 347 -7-2028-4167-26174 -4-9162433-9173 -3-11121734-17
18CF OS Belenenses 345 -11-1826-2355-32175 -3-9181530-15170 -8-98825-17
2021-2022 UEFACL
2021-2022 UEFAEL
2021-2022 UEFAECL
Relegation Playoff
Relegation to POR2

Results

Sun - 15 May 2022
 Vitória de Guimarães 50 Gil Vicente FCEstádio Dom Afonso Henriques
 FC Famalicão 32 Sporting BragaEstádio Municipal de Famalicão
Sat - 14 May 2022
 Sporting Lisbon 40 CD Santa ClaraEstádio José Avalade
 FC Porto 20 GD Estoril PraiaEstádio do Dragão
 CS Marítimo 01 Portimonense SCEstádio dos Barreiros
 Moreinense FC 41 FC VizelaParque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas
 CD Tondela 22 BoavistaEstádio João Cardoso
 FC de Arouca 00 CF OS BelenensesEstádio Municipal de Arouca
Fri - 13 May 2022
 FC Paços de Ferreira 02 BenficaEstádio da Capital do Móvel
Mon - 9 May 2022
 CF OS Belenenses 23 FC FamalicãoEstádio Nacional (POR)
Sun - 8 May 2022
 CD Santa Clara 20 FC Paços de FerreiraEstádio de São Miguel
 FC Vizela 11 CS MarítimoEstádio do FC Vizela
 Gil Vicente FC 30 CD TondelaEstádio Cidade de Barcelos
Sat - 7 May 2022
 Portimonense SC 23 Sporting LisbonEstádio Municipal do Portimão
 Benfica 01 FC PortoEstádio da Luz
 GD Estoril Praia 10 Moreinense FCEstádio António Coimbra da Mota
Fri - 6 May 2022
 Boavista 11 Vitória de GuimarãesEstádio do Bessa
Mon - 2 May 2022
 FC Paços de Ferreira 11 CD TondelaEstádio da Capital do Móvel
Sun - 1 May 2022
 Sporting Lisbon 41 Gil Vicente FCEstádio José Avalade