2020–21 Liga Pro

LigaPro
Season	2020-21
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 LigaPro was the 31th season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the third season under the current LigaPro title. A total of 18 teams compete in this division, including 2 reserve sides from Primeira Liga teams.

Teams

A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 14 sides from the 2017–18 season, 2 teams relegated from the 2018–19 Primeira Liga and 2 promoted from the 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal.

Team changes

Relegated from 2019–20 Primeira Liga

Promoted from 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal

Promoted to 2019–20 Primeira Liga

Relegated to 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal

Stadium and locations

Location of teams in 2020–21 LigaPro

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	2019–20 finish
Académica	Coimbra	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra	29,622
Académico de Viseu	Viseu	Estádio do Fontelo	7,744
Arouca	Arouca	Estádio Municipal de Arouca	5,000	(CP)
Benfica B	Seixal	Caixa Futebol Campus	2,720
Chaves	Chaves	Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira	8,400
Estoril	Estoril	Estádio António Coimbra da Mota	8,000
Feirense	Santa Maria da Feira	Estádio Marcolino de Castro	5,600
Leixões	Matosinhos	Estádio do Mar	9,766
Mafra	Mafra	Estádio Municipal de Mafra	1,250
Oliveirense	Oliveira de Azeméis	Estádio Carlos Osório	1,750
Penafiel	Penafiel	Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril	6,500
Porto B	Vila Nova de Gaia	Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio	8,500
Sp. Covilhã	Covilhã	Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto	3,500
Varzim	Póvoa de Varzim	Estádio do Varzim SC	7,280
Vilafranquense	Vila Franca de Xira	Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior	6,500
Vizela	Vizela	Estádio do FC Vizela	6,000	(CP)
TBD				15th (PL)
TBD				16th (PL)

Season summary

League table

Pos	Team	Promotion or relegation
1	Académica	Promotion to 2021–22 Primeira Liga
2	Académico de Viseu	Promotion to 2021–22 Primeira Liga
3	Arouca
4	Benfica B	Ineligible for promotion
5	Chaves
6	Estoril
7	Feirense
8	Leixões
9	Mafra
10	Oliveirense
11	Penafiel
12	Porto B	Ineligible for promotion
13	Sporting da Covilhã
14	Varzim
15	Vilafranquense
16	Vizela
17	TBD	Relegation to 2021–22 Terceira Liga
18	TBD	Relegation to 2021–22 Terceira Liga

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.
(Note: The LPFP decided that only criteria 1, 5, 6 and 7 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition.)^[1]

References

^ "Regulamento das Competições Organizadas pela Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional" [Regulation for the competitions organised by the Portuguese Professional Football League] (PDF). LPFP (in Portuguese). 28 January 2020. p. 10. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[1] "Regulamento das Competições Organizadas pela Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional" [Regulation for the competitions organised by the Portuguese Professional Football League] (PDF). LPFP (in Portuguese). 28 January 2020. p. 10. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

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