2021–22 Liga 3 (Portugal)
The 2021–22 Liga 3 is first season of Portuguese football's third-tier league, following the reorganization which saw the Campeonato de Portugal moving one level down in the Portuguese football league system. A total of 24 teams compete in this division.[1]
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| Season | 2021–22 |
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2022–23 → | |
Format
This competition consists of a first stage with all the teams then proceed to a promotion or relegation series depending on their performance.[2]
First Stage
In the first stage, the 24 clubs are divided in two series (Serie A and B) of 12 teams, according to geographic criteria. In each series, teams play against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system. The four best-placed teams of the two series will advance to the promotion series and bottom 8 teams will proceed to the relegation series.
Promotion Stage
The eight qualified teams are divided in two series of 4 teams, playing against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system. The winners of each series will be automatically promoted to Liga Portugal 2 and will face each other in a neutral venue to determine the champion. The second best placed teams will face each other in a playoff, whose winner will face the 16th placed of Liga Portugal 2 for the last spot in Liga Portugal 2. On this stage teams will be divided as follows.
| Serie 1 | Serie 2 |
|---|---|
| 1st A | 1st B |
| 2nd B | 2nd A |
| 3rd B | 3rd A |
| 4th A | 4th B |
Relegation Stage
The bottom 8 teams are divided in four series of 4 teams, playing against each other in a home-and-away double round-robin system. To account for their performance in the first stage, teams will start with bonification points, with 5th placed teams starting with 8 points and 12th placed teams starting with 1. The bottom teams of each series will be relegated to Campeonato de Portugal.
| Serie 1 | Serie 2 | Serie 3 | Serie 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th A | 6th A | 5th B | 6th B |
| 7th A | 8th A | 7th B | 8th B |
| 9th A | 10th A | 9th B | 10th B |
| 11th A | 12th A | 11th B | 12th B |
Teams
A total of 24 teams contested the league, including 2 teams relegated from the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2, 6 teams that failed the promotion to 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 and 16 teams qualified from the 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal.[3]
Cova da Piedade failed to produce valid licensing documentation to compete in the 2021–22 season of the Liga Portugal 2, so they had been relegated by the Portuguese Football Professional League to Liga 3.[4]
Leça failed to produce valid licensing documentation to compete in the 2021–22 season of the Liga 3, so they had their promotion denied by the Portuguese Football Federation. As a result, Sanjoanense (3rd place in Promotion Serie 3) were invited to play in the third tier for the 2021–22 season.[5]
Stadium and locations
Guimarães teams
Pevidém Vitória de Guimarães BSanta Maria
da Feira teams
Lusitânia Lourosa São João de VerFirst stage
In the first stage, the 24 clubs will be divided in two series (Serie A and B) of 12 teams, according to geographic criteria.
Serie North
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRA | OLI | FEL | LUS | CAN | SJV | SAN | VSC | FAF | ANA | MON | PEV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braga B | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 24 | Advance to Promotion Series | 2–3 | – | 2–1 | – | 6 Mar | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | ||
| 2 | Oliveirense | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 23 | 2–4 | – | – | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | – | – | – | 4–2 | |||
| 3 | Felgueiras 1932 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 22 | 0–1 | 2–1 | – | – | – | 2–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |||
| 4 | Lusitânia Lourosa | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 21 | – | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | – | – | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | – | |||
| 5 | Canelas 2010 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 21 | Advance to Relegation Series | 2–2 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 7 Jan | 2–0 | – | – | ||
| 6 | São João de Ver | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 20 | 3–4 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | – | – | |||
| 7 | Sanjoanense | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 16 | – | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | – | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | – | – | |||
| 8 | Vitória de Guimarães B | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 16 | 9 Jan | – | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | – | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | |||
| 9 | Fafe | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 14 | 2–2 | 0–0 | – | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | – | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |||
| 10 | Anadia | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 13 | – | 0–3 | 18 Dec | – | 1–1 | – | – | – | – | 0–2 | 4–2 | |||
| 11 | Montalegre | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 11 | – | 3–2 | – | – | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | – | – | – | 1–0 | |||
| 12 | Pevidém | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 5 | 0–1 | – | – | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | – | – | 1–1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
Serie South
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UDL | TOR | REA | AMO | CAL | VFC | ALV | PIE | ORI | SPO | OLH | UDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | União de Leiria | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 30 | Advance to Promotion Series | 1–0 | – | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | – | – | – | 2–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | Torreense | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 20 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | – | 0–1 | 1–2 | – | – | 4–3 | – | – | |||
| 3 | Real SC | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 19 | 3–4 | – | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | – | 0–0 | – | – | |||
| 4 | Amora | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 18 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | – | – | |||
| 5 | Caldas | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 18 | Advance to Relegation Series | – | 2–0 | – | 2–1 | – | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | Vitória de Setúbal | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 17 | 0–2 | – | – | 1–0 | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | 5–2 | – | |||
| 7 | Alverca | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 17 | – | – | – | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | 2–2 | 3–1 | |||
| 8 | Cova da Piedade | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 14 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | – | – | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | – | |||
| 9 | Oriental Dragon | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 13 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | – | – | 1–1 | – | – | 0–0 | – | 1–2 | |||
| 10 | Sporting B | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 12 | 0–2 | – | 4–2 | – | 1–0 | – | 1–2 | – | – | – | – | |||
| 11 | Oliveira do Hospital | 12 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 8 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–1 | – | – | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | – | |||
| 12 | União de Santarém | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 6 | – | – | 1–2 | 1–1 | – | – | – | 0–2 | 2–2 | – | 1–1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) goal difference, 5) matches won, 6) goals scored
Number of teams by district
References
- "Aí está a Liga 3". FPF (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- "Como vai funcionar a Liga 3? Eis a explicação". Zero Zero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- "Já são conhecidos os 24 clubes que vão estrear a Liga 3". Zero Zero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-30.
- "Inscrição do Cova da Piedade foi rejeitada pela Liga: Vilafranquense convidado para o seu lugar". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 21 June 2021.
- "Leça falha licenciamento e é substituído pela Sanjoanense na Liga 3". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 22 June 2021.