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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Promotion/Relegation Playoff
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | SCU Torreense (POR2) | 02 | Casa Pia AC (POR1) |
| 20.05.26 |  | 00 | Casa Pia AC | Campo Manuel Marques |
| 28.05.26 | | 20 | SCU Torreense | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior | ||
| Casa Pia AC 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 | FC Porto | 34 | 28 -4-2 | 88 | - | 66 | 18 | 48 | 17 | 14 -3-0 | 45 | 33 | 6 | 27 | 17 | 14 -1-2 | 43 | 33 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 34 | 25 -7-2 | 82 | - | 89 | 24 | 65 | 17 | 13 -2-2 | 41 | 51 | 11 | 40 | 17 | 12 -5-0 | 41 | 38 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | Benfica | 34 | 23 -11-0 | 80 | - | 74 | 25 | 49 | 17 | 11 -6-0 | 39 | 41 | 13 | 28 | 17 | 12 -5-0 | 41 | 33 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 34 | 16 -11-7 | 59 | - | 64 | 36 | 28 | 17 | 8 -6-3 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 8 -5-4 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 12 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 15 -11-8 | 56 | - | 42 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 9 -4-4 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 6 -7-4 | 25 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 13 -11-10 | 50 | - | 47 | 38 | 9 | 17 | 9 -3-5 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 4 -8-5 | 20 | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| 7 | Moreinense FC | 34 | 12 -7-15 | 43 | - | 37 | 49 | -12 | 17 | 8 -3-6 | 27 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 17 | 4 -4-9 | 16 | 17 | 28 | -11 |
| 8 | Vitória de Guimarães | 34 | 12 -6-16 | 42 | - | 39 | 51 | -12 | 17 | 8 -4-5 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 4 -2-11 | 14 | 13 | 32 | -19 |
| 9 | FC de Arouca | 34 | 12 -6-16 | 42 | - | 47 | 64 | -17 | 17 | 7 -4-6 | 25 | 27 | 30 | -3 | 17 | 5 -2-10 | 17 | 20 | 34 | -14 |
| 10 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 10 -9-15 | 39 | - | 54 | 57 | -3 | 17 | 6 -5-6 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 4 -4-9 | 16 | 25 | 31 | -6 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 34 | 10 -9-15 | 39 | - | 35 | 52 | -17 | 17 | 7 -5-5 | 26 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 17 | 3 -4-10 | 13 | 17 | 29 | -12 |
| 12 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 9 -9-16 | 36 | - | 32 | 41 | -9 | 17 | 7 -2-8 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 -7-8 | 13 | 15 | 24 | -9 |
| 13 | Rio Ave | 34 | 8 -12-14 | 36 | - | 35 | 57 | -22 | 17 | 3 -6-8 | 15 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 17 | 5 -6-6 | 21 | 18 | 28 | -10 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 34 | 9 -7-18 | 34 | - | 37 | 45 | -8 | 17 | 6 -2-9 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 3 -5-9 | 14 | 14 | 22 | -8 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 6 -12-16 | 30 | - | 38 | 56 | -18 | 17 | 4 -6-7 | 18 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 17 | 2 -6-9 | 12 | 17 | 32 | -15 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 6 -12-16 | 30 | - | 31 | 57 | -26 | 17 | 2 -9-6 | 15 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | 13 | 31 | -18 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 34 | 6 -10-18 | 28 | - | 27 | 55 | -28 | 17 | 2 -7-8 | 13 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 17 | 4 -3-10 | 15 | 14 | 34 | -20 |
| 18 | AVS Futebol SAD | 34 | 3 -12-19 | 21 | - | 27 | 67 | -40 | 17 | 2 -6-9 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 17 | 1 -6-10 | 9 | 12 | 40 | -28 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to POR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 30 | Gil Vicente FC | Estádio José Avalade |
 | 10 | FC Alverca | Estádio Municipal de Famalicão |
 | 13 | Benfica | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
 | 20 | Vitória de Guimarães | Choupana |
| 11 | Rio Ave | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
 | 22 | CF Estrela da Amadora | Estádio AXA |
 | 31 | CD Tondela | Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
 | 00 | AVS Futebol SAD | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas |
 | 10 | CD Santa Clara | Estádio do Dragão |
| 01 | Casa Pia AC | Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques |
| 20 | Moreinense FC | Estádio João Cardoso |
| 20 | CD Nacional | Estádio de São Miguel |
| 14 | Sporting Lisbon | Estádio dos Arcos |
| 13 | FC de Arouca | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos |
| 00 | FC Famalicão | Estádio José Gomes |
| 22 | Sporting Braga | Estádio da Luz |
| 11 | GD Estoril Praia | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca |
| 31 | FC Porto | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |
| 51 | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio José Avalade |
| 00 | Gil Vicente FC | Estádio dos Arcos |