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 | 32 | 27 -4-1 | 85 | - | 64 | 15 | 49 | 16 | 13 -3-0 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 14 -1-1 | 43 | 32 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 32 | 23 -7-2 | 76 | - | 82 | 23 | 59 | 16 | 12 -2-2 | 38 | 48 | 11 | 37 | 16 | 11 -5-0 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Benfica | 32 | 22 -10-0 | 76 | - | 69 | 22 | 47 | 16 | 11 -5-0 | 38 | 39 | 11 | 28 | 16 | 11 -5-0 | 38 | 30 | 11 | 19 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 32 | 16 -9-7 | 57 | - | 60 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 8 -5-3 | 29 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 -4-4 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 32 | 14 -10-8 | 52 | - | 41 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 8 -4-4 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 6 -6-4 | 24 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 32 | 13 -11-8 | 50 | - | 46 | 32 | 14 | 16 | 9 -3-4 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 4 -8-4 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | Vitória de Guimarães | 32 | 12 -6-14 | 42 | - | 39 | 48 | -9 | 16 | 8 -4-4 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 4 -2-10 | 14 | 13 | 30 | -17 |
| 8 | Moreinense FC | 32 | 12 -6-14 | 42 | - | 37 | 47 | -10 | 16 | 8 -2-6 | 26 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 16 | 4 -4-8 | 16 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
| 9 | GD Estoril Praia | 32 | 10 -8-14 | 38 | - | 52 | 53 | -1 | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 4 -3-9 | 15 | 24 | 30 | -6 |
| 10 | FC Alverca | 32 | 10 -8-14 | 38 | - | 34 | 50 | -16 | 16 | 7 -4-5 | 25 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 16 | 3 -4-9 | 13 | 17 | 28 | -11 |
| 11 | FC de Arouca | 32 | 10 -6-16 | 36 | - | 41 | 62 | -21 | 16 | 6 -4-6 | 22 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 16 | 4 -2-10 | 14 | 17 | 33 | -16 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 32 | 8 -11-13 | 35 | - | 33 | 52 | -19 | 16 | 3 -6-7 | 15 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 16 | 5 -5-6 | 20 | 17 | 27 | -10 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 32 | 8 -9-15 | 33 | - | 30 | 40 | -10 | 16 | 6 -2-8 | 20 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 16 | 2 -7-7 | 13 | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 32 | 8 -7-17 | 31 | - | 35 | 43 | -8 | 16 | 5 -2-9 | 17 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 16 | 3 -5-8 | 14 | 14 | 20 | -6 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 32 | 6 -10-16 | 28 | - | 36 | 54 | -18 | 16 | 4 -5-7 | 17 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 16 | 2 -5-9 | 11 | 15 | 30 | -15 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 32 | 5 -11-16 | 26 | - | 29 | 56 | -27 | 16 | 2 -8-6 | 14 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 16 | 3 -3-10 | 12 | 12 | 31 | -19 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 32 | 5 -10-17 | 25 | - | 24 | 52 | -28 | 16 | 1 -7-8 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 16 | 4 -3-9 | 15 | 13 | 31 | -18 |
| 18 | AVS Futebol SAD | 32 | 2 -11-19 | 17 | - | 24 | 66 | -42 | 16 | 1 -6-9 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 16 | 1 -5-10 | 8 | 12 | 40 | -28 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to POR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sun - 10 May 2026
 | FC Porto | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |
 | GD Estoril Praia | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca |
 | Sporting Braga | Estádio da Luz |
 | FC Famalicão | Estádio José Gomes |
 | FC de Arouca | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos |
 | Sporting Lisbon | Estádio dos Arcos |
 | CD Nacional | Estádio de São Miguel |
 | Moreinense FC | Estádio João Cardoso |
 | Casa Pia AC | Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques |
Sun - 17 May 2026
| CD Tondela | Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
| CF Estrela da Amadora | Estádio AXA |
| Rio Ave | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
| Benfica | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
| FC Alverca | Estádio Municipal de Famalicão |
| CD Santa Clara | Estádio do Dragão |
| AVS Futebol SAD | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Choupana |
| Gil Vicente FC | Estádio José Avalade |
Results
Mon - 4 May 2026
| 51 | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio José Avalade |
Sun - 3 May 2026
| 00 | Gil Vicente FC | Estádio dos Arcos |
| 11 | GD Estoril Praia | Estádio AXA |
| 01 | CD Tondela | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
Sat - 2 May 2026
| 10 | FC Alverca | Estádio do Dragão |
| 22 | Benfica | Estádio Municipal de Famalicão |
| 12 | AVS Futebol SAD | Choupana |
| 32 | CF Estrela da Amadora | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas |
| 22 | CD Santa Clara | Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
Wed - 29 Apr 2026
| 22 | CD Tondela | Estádio José Avalade |
Mon - 27 Apr 2026
| 21 | Casa Pia AC | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos |
Sun - 26 Apr 2026
| 11 | Sporting Lisbon | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |
| 21 | Sporting Braga | Estádio de São Miguel |
| 12 | FC Porto | Estádio José Gomes |
| 01 | FC Famalicão | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
Sat - 25 Apr 2026
| 20 | Rio Ave | Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques |
| 41 | Moreinense FC | Estádio da Luz |
| 02 | CD Nacional | Estádio João Cardoso |
Fri - 24 Apr 2026
| 21 | FC de Arouca | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca |
Thu - 23 Apr 2026
| 01 | Sporting Braga | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |