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 | 28 | 23 -4-1 | 73 | - | 56 | 13 | 43 | 14 | 11 -3-0 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 12 -1-1 | 37 | 27 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 27 | 21 -5-1 | 68 | - | 72 | 17 | 55 | 13 | 11 -1-1 | 34 | 40 | 6 | 34 | 14 | 10 -4-0 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Benfica | 28 | 19 -9-0 | 66 | - | 59 | 18 | 41 | 14 | 9 -5-0 | 32 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 10 -4-0 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 27 | 14 -7-6 | 49 | - | 54 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 7 -4-3 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 29 | 13 -8-8 | 47 | - | 36 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 -5-4 | 20 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 28 | 12 -9-7 | 45 | - | 42 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 8 -3-3 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 -6-4 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | GD Estoril Praia | 28 | 10 -7-11 | 37 | - | 50 | 47 | 3 | 14 | 6 -5-3 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 4 -2-8 | 14 | 23 | 28 | -5 |
| 8 | Moreinense FC | 29 | 10 -6-13 | 36 | - | 32 | 41 | -9 | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 15 | 4 -4-7 | 16 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
| 9 | Vitória de Guimarães | 28 | 10 -5-13 | 35 | - | 34 | 42 | -8 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 -1-9 | 10 | 10 | 24 | -14 |
| 10 | FC Alverca | 28 | 8 -8-12 | 32 | - | 29 | 46 | -17 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 14 | 3 -4-7 | 13 | 17 | 26 | -9 |
| 11 | FC de Arouca | 28 | 9 -5-14 | 32 | - | 37 | 57 | -20 | 14 | 5 -3-6 | 18 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 14 | 4 -2-8 | 14 | 16 | 30 | -14 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 28 | 7 -9-12 | 30 | - | 29 | 48 | -19 | 14 | 3 -4-7 | 13 | 14 | 23 | -9 | 14 | 4 -5-5 | 17 | 15 | 25 | -10 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 28 | 7 -7-14 | 28 | - | 26 | 35 | -9 | 14 | 5 -2-7 | 17 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 14 | 2 -5-7 | 11 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
| 14 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 28 | 6 -10-12 | 28 | - | 33 | 47 | -14 | 14 | 4 -5-5 | 17 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 14 | 2 -5-7 | 11 | 13 | 26 | -13 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 28 | 6 -7-15 | 25 | - | 31 | 39 | -8 | 14 | 4 -2-8 | 14 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 14 | 2 -5-7 | 11 | 12 | 18 | -6 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 27 | 5 -10-12 | 25 | - | 27 | 49 | -22 | 13 | 2 -7-4 | 13 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 14 | 3 -3-8 | 12 | 10 | 26 | -16 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 27 | 4 -8-15 | 20 | - | 19 | 44 | -25 | 14 | 1 -6-7 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 13 | 3 -2-8 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -17 |
| 18 | AVS Futebol SAD | 28 | 1 -8-19 | 11 | - | 18 | 61 | -43 | 14 | 1 -4-9 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 14 | 0 -4-10 | 4 | 8 | 37 | -29 |
2026-2027 UEFACL 2026-2027 UEFAEL 2026-2027 UEFAECL Relegation Playoff Relegation to POR2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Sat - 11 Apr 2026
 | 1 31' 1 | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |
 | Rio Ave | Estádio de São Miguel |
 | Sporting Lisbon | Estádio José Gomes |
Sun - 12 Apr 2026
 | Casa Pia AC | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca |
 | CD Nacional | Estádio da Luz |
 | FC de Arouca | Estádio AXA |
 | FC Porto | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
Mon - 13 Apr 2026
 | Gil Vicente FC | Estádio João Cardoso |
Sun - 19 Apr 2026
| CF Estrela da Amadora | Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
| FC Famalicão | Estádio AXA |
| CD Santa Clara | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
| CD Tondela | Estádio do Dragão |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos |
 | GD Estoril Praia | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas |
| FC Alverca | Choupana |
| AVS Futebol SAD | Estádio dos Arcos |
| Benfica | Estádio José Avalade |
Thu - 23 Apr 2026
| Sporting Braga | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
Sun - 26 Apr 2026
| Sporting Lisbon | Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves |
| FC de Arouca | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca |
Results
Fri - 10 Apr 2026
| 11 | Moreinense FC | Estádio Municipal de Famalicão |
Mon - 6 Apr 2026
| 11 | Benfica | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior |
| 32 | GD Estoril Praia | Estádio Municipal de Arouca |
Sat - 4 Apr 2026
| 22 | FC Famalicão | Estádio do Dragão |
| 12 | FC Alverca | Estádio dos Arcos |
| 01 | Sporting Braga | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas |
| 20 | CF Estrela da Amadora | Choupana |
Fri - 3 Apr 2026
| 42 | CD Santa Clara | Estádio José Avalade |
| 50 | CD Tondela | Estádio Dom Afonso Henriques |
| 30 | AVS Futebol SAD | Estádio Cidade de Barcelos |
Sun - 22 Mar 2026
| 12 | FC Porto | Estádio AXA |
| 14 | Sporting Lisbon | Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca |
| 12 | Rio Ave | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota |
Sat - 21 Mar 2026
| 00 | AVS Futebol SAD | Estádio João Cardoso |
| 10 | Gil Vicente FC | Estádio de São Miguel |
| 30 | Vitória de Guimarães | Estádio da Luz |
| 01 | FC de Arouca | Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas |
| 10 | CD Nacional | Estádio Municipal de Famalicão |
Fri - 20 Mar 2026
| 40 | Casa Pia AC | Estádio José Gomes |
Sun - 15 Mar 2026
| 30 | Moreinense FC | Estádio do Dragão |