2025–26 Primeira Liga
The 2025–26 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons) is the 92nd season of the Primeira Liga, a professional association football competition that serves as the highest level on the Portuguese association football league system clubs and the fifth season under the current Liga Portugal title. This is the ninth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). 18 clubs will participate in the competition.
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2025–26 Primeira Liga
The 2025–26 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons) is the 92nd season of the Primeira Liga, a professional association football competition that serves as the highest level on the Portuguese association football league system clubs and the fifth season under the current Liga Portugal title. This is the ninth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR). 18 clubs will participate in the competition.
Sporting CP are two-time defending champions, having won their 21st title in the previous season.
Teams
Changes
The following teams changed division, either exiting or joining Liga Portugal, since the 2024–25 season.
Location and stadiums
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Location</th><th>Stadium</th><th>Capacity</th><th>2024–25 season</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Alverca↑</td><td>Alverca do Ribatejo</td><td>Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca</td><td>6,932</td><td>2nd in LP 2</td></tr><tr><td>Arouca</td><td>Arouca</td><td>Estádio Municipal de Arouca</td><td>5,200</td><td>12th in PL</td></tr><tr><td>AVS</td><td>Vila das Aves</td><td>Estádio do Clube Desportivo das Aves</td><td>6,246</td><td>16th in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Benfica</td><td>Lisbon</td><td>Estádio da Luz</td><td>68,118</td><td>2nd in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Braga</td><td>Braga</td><td>Estádio Municipal de Braga</td><td>29,984</td><td>4th in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Casa Pia</td><td>Lisbon</td><td>Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior, at Rio Maior</td><td>6,984</td><td>9th in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Estoril Praia</td><td>Estoril</td><td>Estádio António Coimbra da Mota</td><td>5,094</td><td>8th in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Estrela da Amadora</td><td>Amadora</td><td>Estádio José Gomes</td><td>7,331</td><td>15th in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Famalicão</td><td>Vila Nova de Famalicão</td><td>Estádio Municipal de Famalicão</td><td>5,200</td><td>7th in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Gil Vicente</td><td>Barcelos</td><td>Estádio Cidade de Barcelos</td><td>12,029</td><td>13th in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Moreirense</td><td>Guimarães</td><td>Estádio Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas</td><td>6,153</td><td>10th in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Nacional</td><td>Funchal</td><td>Estádio da Madeira</td><td>5,220</td><td>14th in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Porto</td><td>Porto</td><td>Estádio do Dragão</td><td>50,033</td><td>3rd in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Rio Ave</td><td>Vila do Conde</td><td>Estadio dos Arcos</td><td>5,244</td><td>11th in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Santa Clara</td><td>Ponta Delgada</td><td>Estádio de São Miguel</td><td>9,933</td><td>5th in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Sporting CP</td><td>Lisbon</td><td>Estádio José Alvalade</td><td>52,350</td><td>1st in PL</td></tr><tr><td>Tondela↑</td><td>Tondela</td><td>Estádio João Cardoso</td><td>4,791</td><td>1st in LP 2</td></tr><tr><td>Vitória de Guimarães</td><td>Guimarães</td><td>Estádio D. Afonso Henriques</td><td>29,098</td><td>6th in PL</td></tr></tbody></table>
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and coaches may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Manager</th><th>Captain</th><th>Kit manufacturer</th><th>Main kit sponsor</th><th>Other kit sponsor(s)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Alverca</td><td>Custódio Castro</td><td>Sergi Gómez</td><td>Nike</td><td>Placard.pt</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Arouca</td><td>Vasco Seabra</td><td>Tiago Esgaio</td><td>Skita</td><td>Construções Carlos Pinho, Lda.</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>AVS</td><td>João Henriques</td><td>Nenê</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Mercainox</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Benfica</td><td>José Mourinho</td><td>Nicolás Otamendi</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Emirates</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Braga</td><td>Carlos Vicens</td><td>Ricardo Horta</td><td>Puma</td><td>Solverde.pt</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Casa Pia</td><td>Álvaro Pacheco</td><td>José Fonte</td><td>Adidas</td><td>ESC Online</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Estoril Praia</td><td>Ian Cathro</td><td>João Carvalho</td><td>Kappa</td><td>Solverde.pt</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Estrela da Amadora</td><td>João Nuno</td><td>Jovane Cabral</td><td>Umbro</td><td>Centro Reciclagem da Amadora</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Famalicão</td><td>Hugo Oliveira</td><td>Gustavo Sá</td><td>Puma</td><td>Placard.pt</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Gil Vicente</td><td>César Peixoto</td><td>Zé Carlos</td><td>Joma</td><td>Goldenpark</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Moreirense</td><td>Vasco Botelho da Costa</td><td>Dinis Pinto</td><td>CDT</td><td>Placard.pt</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Nacional</td><td>Tiago Margarido</td><td>João Aurélio</td><td>Kappa</td><td>Coral Cerveja</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Porto</td><td>Francesco Farioli</td><td>Diogo Costa</td><td>New Balance</td><td>Betano</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Rio Ave</td><td>Sotiris Silaidopoulos</td><td>Marios Vrousai</td><td>Adidas</td><td>Lebull</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Santa Clara</td><td>Petit</td><td>Gabriel Batista</td><td>Umbro</td><td>Lebull</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Sporting CP</td><td>Rui Borges</td><td>Morten Hjulmand</td><td>Nike</td><td>Betano</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Tondela</td><td>Gonçalo Feio</td><td>Hélder Tavares</td><td>Puma</td><td>Estrella Galicia</td><td>List</td></tr><tr><td>Vitória de Guimarães</td><td>Gil Lameiras</td><td>Samu Silva</td><td>Macron</td><td>Placard.pt</td><td>List</td></tr></tbody></table>
Pre-season
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Replaced by</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Moreirense</td><td>Cristiano Bacci</td><td>End of contract</td><td>19 May 2025</td><td>Vasco Botelho da Costa</td><td>5 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Braga</td><td>Carlos Carvalhal</td><td>Mutual termination</td><td>20 May 2025</td><td>Carlos Vicens</td><td>22 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Alverca</td><td>Vasco Botelho da Costa</td><td>End of contract</td><td>24 May 2025</td><td>Custódio</td><td>17 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Rio Ave</td><td>Petit</td><td>17 May 2025</td><td>Sotiris Silaidopoulos</td><td>27 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Porto</td><td>Martín Anselmi</td><td>Sacked</td><td>1 July 2025</td><td>Francesco Farioli</td><td>6 July 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>
During the season
<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Outgoing manager</th><th>Manner of departure</th><th>Date of vacancy</th><th>Week</th><th>Position in table</th><th>Replaced by</th><th>Date of appointment</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>AVS</td><td>José Mota</td><td>Sacked</td><td>15 September 2025</td><td>5</td><td>17th</td><td>João Pedro Sousa</td><td>23 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Estrela da Amadora</td><td>José Augusto Faria</td><td>15 September 2025</td><td>16th</td><td>Luís Silva</td><td>19 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Benfica</td><td>Bruno Lage</td><td>17 September 2025</td><td>4th</td><td>José Mourinho</td><td>18 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Estrela da Amadora</td><td>Luís Silva</td><td>End of caretaker spell</td><td>28 September 2025</td><td>7</td><td>11th</td><td>João Nuno</td><td>28 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Casa Pia</td><td>João Pereira</td><td>Sacked</td><td>3 November 2025</td><td>10</td><td>16th</td><td>Gonçalo Brandão</td><td>4 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Tondela</td><td>Ivo Vieira</td><td>11 November 2025</td><td>11</td><td>17th</td><td>Cristiano Bacci</td><td>13 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>AVS</td><td>João Pedro Sousa</td><td>16 December 2025</td><td>14</td><td>18th</td><td>João Henriques</td><td>20 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Casa Pia</td><td>Gonçalo Brandão</td><td>End of caretaker spell</td><td>8 January 2026</td><td>17</td><td>15th</td><td>Álvaro Pacheco</td><td>8 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Santa Clara</td><td>Vasco Matos</td><td>Sacked</td><td>30 January 2026</td><td>20</td><td>15th</td><td>Petit</td><td>3 February 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>
Standings
League table
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Qualification or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Porto (X)</td><td>27</td><td>23</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>54</td><td>11</td><td>+43</td><td>72</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League league phase</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Sporting CP</td><td>26</td><td>20</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>68</td><td>15</td><td>+53</td><td>65</td><td>Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Benfica</td><td>27</td><td>19</td><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>58</td><td>17</td><td>+41</td><td>65</td><td>Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Braga</td><td>26</td><td>13</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>53</td><td>27</td><td>+26</td><td>46</td><td>Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Famalicão</td><td>27</td><td>13</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>33</td><td>22</td><td>+11</td><td>45</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Gil Vicente</td><td>27</td><td>11</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>39</td><td>28</td><td>+11</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Estoril Praia</td><td>27</td><td>10</td><td>7</td><td>10</td><td>48</td><td>44</td><td>+4</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Moreirense</td><td>27</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>12</td><td>31</td><td>39</td><td>−8</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Vitória de Guimarães</td><td>27</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>13</td><td>29</td><td>42</td><td>−13</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Rio Ave</td><td>27</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>11</td><td>28</td><td>46</td><td>−18</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Alverca</td><td>27</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>12</td><td>27</td><td>45</td><td>−18</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Arouca</td><td>27</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>14</td><td>34</td><td>55</td><td>−21</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Santa Clara</td><td>27</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>24</td><td>31</td><td>−7</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Estrela da Amadora</td><td>27</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>33</td><td>45</td><td>−12</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Casa Pia</td><td>26</td><td>5</td><td>9</td><td>12</td><td>26</td><td>48</td><td>−22</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Nacional</td><td>27</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>15</td><td>29</td><td>39</td><td>−10</td><td>22</td><td>Qualification for the Relegation play-off</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Tondela</td><td>26</td><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>14</td><td>19</td><td>39</td><td>−20</td><td>20</td><td>Relegation to Liga Portugal 2</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>AVS</td><td>27</td><td>1</td><td>8</td><td>18</td><td>18</td><td>58</td><td>−40</td><td>11</td></tr></tbody></table>
Position by round
<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Qualification for the Champions League league phase</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Qualification for the Relegation play-off</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Relegation to the Liga Portugal 2</td></tr></tbody></table>
Relegation play-off
2025–26 Primeira Liga
The 16th-placed team of the Primeira Liga faces the 3rd-placed team of the Liga Portugal 2.
Summary
<table><thead><tr><th>Team 1</th><th>Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score</th><th>Team 2</th><th>1st leg</th><th>2nd leg</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>16th-placed of Primeira Liga</td><td>PO</td><td>3rd-placed of Liga Portugal 2</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td></tr></tbody></table>
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Goals</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Luis Suárez</td><td>Sporting</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Vangelis Pavlidis</td><td>Benfica</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Yanis Begraoui</td><td>Estoril</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Rodrigo Zalazar</td><td>Braga</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Samu Aghehowa</td><td>Porto</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td>Ricardo Horta</td><td>Braga</td></tr><tr><td>Jesús Ramírez</td><td>Nacional</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Pedro Gonçalves</td><td>Sporting</td><td>12</td></tr></tbody></table>
Hat-tricks
<table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>For</th><th>Against</th><th>Result</th><th>Date</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Pedro Gonçalves</td><td>Sporting</td><td>Nacional</td><td>4–1 (A)</td><td>23 August 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Vangelis Pavlidis</td><td>Benfica</td><td>Arouca</td><td>5–0 (H)</td><td>25 October 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Yanis Begraoui</td><td>Estoril</td><td>Rio Ave</td><td>4–0 (A)</td><td>1 November 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sidny Cabral</td><td>Estrela da Amadora</td><td>Casa Pia</td><td>5–3 (A)</td></tr><tr><td>Vangelis Pavlidis</td><td>Benfica</td><td>Moreirense</td><td>4–0 (A)</td><td>14 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Luis Suárez</td><td>Sporting</td><td>Rio Ave</td><td>4–0 (H)</td><td>28 December 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Vangelis Pavlidis</td><td>Benfica</td><td>Estoril</td><td>3–1 (H)</td><td>3 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Jesús Ramírez</td><td>Nacional</td><td>Santa Clara</td><td>3–3 (H)</td><td>11 January 2026</td></tr><tr><td>Yanis Begraoui</td><td>Estoril</td><td>Estrela da Amadora</td><td>5–0 (A)</td><td>19 January 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>
Clean sheets
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Player</th><th>Club</th><th>Clean sheets</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Diogo Costa</td><td>Porto</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Lazar Carević</td><td>Famalicão</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Rui Silva</td><td>Sporting</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Anatoliy Trubin</td><td>Benfica</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Lukáš Horníček</td><td>Braga</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Gabriel Batista</td><td>Santa Clara</td><td>8</td></tr></tbody></table>
Player
• Most yellow cards: 12 • David Sousa (Casa Pia)
• Most red cards: 3 • José Fontán (Arouca)
Club
• Most yellow cards: 76 • Casa Pia • Most red cards: 8 • Arouca
Awards
Monthly awards
<table><thead><tr><th>Month</th><th>Player of the Month</th><th>Young Player of the Month</th><th>Goalkeeper of the Month</th><th>Defender of the Month</th><th>Midfielder of the Month</th><th>Forward of the Month</th><th>Manager of the Month</th><th>Goal of the Month</th><th>References</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td><td>Manager</td><td>Club</td><td>Player</td><td>Club</td></tr><tr><td>August</td><td>Victor Froholdt</td><td>Porto</td><td>Victor Froholdt</td><td>Porto</td><td>Lazar Carević</td><td>Famalicão</td><td>Justin de Haas</td><td>Famalicão</td><td>Victor Froholdt</td><td>Porto</td><td>Clayton</td><td>Rio Ave</td><td>Francesco Farioli</td><td>Porto</td><td>William Gomes</td><td>Porto</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>September/October</td><td>Pablo</td><td>Gil Vicente</td><td>Pablo</td><td>Gil Vicente</td><td>Andrew</td><td>Gil Vicente</td><td>Jan Bednarek</td><td>Porto</td><td>Pedro Gonçalves</td><td>Sporting</td><td>Pablo</td><td>Gil Vicente</td><td>César Peixoto</td><td>Gil Vicente</td><td>Matija Mitrović</td><td>Vitória de Guimarães</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>November</td><td>Francisco Trincão</td><td>Sporting</td><td>Geovany Quenda</td><td>Sporting</td><td>Morten Hjulmand</td><td>Sporting</td><td>Francisco Trincão</td><td>Sporting</td><td>Rui Borges</td><td>Sporting</td><td>Heorhiy Sudakov</td><td>Benfica</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>December</td><td>Vangelis Pavlidis</td><td>Benfica</td><td>Noah Saviolo</td><td>Vitória de Guimarães</td><td>Diogo Costa</td><td>Porto</td><td>Rodrigo Zalazar</td><td>Braga</td><td>Vangelis Pavlidis</td><td>Benfica</td><td>Francesco Farioli</td><td>Porto</td><td>Borja Sainz</td><td>Porto</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>January</td><td>Luis Suárez</td><td>Sporting</td><td>Lukáš Horníček</td><td>Braga</td><td>Maracás</td><td>Moreirense</td><td>João Carvalho</td><td>Estoril</td><td>Luis Suárez</td><td>Sporting</td><td>Ian Cathro</td><td>Estoril</td><td>Matija Mitrović</td><td>Vitória de Guimarães</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>February</td><td>Andreas Schjelderup</td><td>Benfica</td><td>Jan Bednarek</td><td>Porto</td><td>Rodrigo Zalazar</td><td>Braga</td><td>Rui Borges</td><td>Sporting</td><td>Geny Catamo</td><td>Sporting</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
Attendances
Overall
<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Total</th><th>High</th><th>Low</th><th>Average</th><th>Change</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Alverca</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Arouca</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>AVS</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Benfica</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Braga</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Casa Pia</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Estoril Praia</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Estrela da Amadora</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Famalicão</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Gil Vicente</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Moreirense</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Nacional</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Porto</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Rio Ave</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Santa Clara</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Sporting CP</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Tondela</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Vitória de Guimarães</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>League total</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>n/a†</td></tr></tbody></table>
Home match played
<table><thead><tr><th>Team \ Match played</th><th>1</th><th>2</th><th>3</th><th>4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11</th><th>12</th><th>13</th><th>14</th><th>15</th><th>16</th><th>17</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Alverca</td><td>2,776</td><td>6,532</td><td>2,037</td><td>2,877</td><td>2,008</td><td>1,645</td><td>1,396</td><td>5,634</td><td>1,454</td><td>1,498</td><td>1,845</td><td>1,702</td><td>1,829</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>33,233</td></tr><tr><td>Arouca</td><td>2,003</td><td>1,733</td><td>1,358</td><td>4,192</td><td>1,491</td><td>1,249</td><td>1,447</td><td>856</td><td>1,903</td><td>3,142</td><td>1,355</td><td>1,242</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>21,971</td></tr><tr><td>AVS</td><td>1,225</td><td>1,633</td><td>5,416</td><td>1,100</td><td>1,050</td><td>1,551</td><td>1,027</td><td>843</td><td>1,754</td><td>987</td><td>1,140</td><td>928</td><td>1,150</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>19,804</td></tr><tr><td>Benfica</td><td>61,229</td><td>59,507</td><td>57,059</td><td>57,358</td><td>60,322</td><td>56,428</td><td>65,247</td><td>57,894</td><td>59,865</td><td>54,548</td><td>49,311</td><td>58,784</td><td>66,366</td><td>60,634</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>763,918</td></tr><tr><td>Braga</td><td>17,174</td><td>15,078</td><td>14,118</td><td>13,502</td><td>11,384</td><td>10,290</td><td>5,369</td><td>24,314</td><td>8,410</td><td>10,528</td><td>20,118</td><td>22,883</td><td>25,611</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>173,168</td></tr><tr><td>Casa Pia</td><td>6,981</td><td>1,351</td><td>1,011</td><td>1,145</td><td>1,214</td><td>1,127</td><td>1,033</td><td>1,574</td><td>914</td><td>3,296</td><td>1,037</td><td>1,842</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>22,525</td></tr><tr><td>Estoril Praia</td><td>2,781</td><td>1,852</td><td>1,752</td><td>4,882</td><td>2,687</td><td>1,856</td><td>1,964</td><td>2,334</td><td>1,948</td><td>2,176</td><td>2,072</td><td>3,194</td><td>2,349</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>31,847</td></tr><tr><td>Estrela da Amadora</td><td>6,249</td><td>3,411</td><td>3,044</td><td>1,712</td><td>1,827</td><td>2,658</td><td>3,019</td><td>1,614</td><td>2,133</td><td>2,826</td><td>1,498</td><td>2,863</td><td>3,674</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>36,528</td></tr><tr><td>Famalicão</td><td>4,300</td><td>4,571</td><td>4,887</td><td>3,865</td><td>4,384</td><td>4,906</td><td>2,561</td><td>3,366</td><td>3,989</td><td>2,529</td><td>1,141</td><td>3,300</td><td>2,684</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>46,483</td></tr><tr><td>Gil Vicente</td><td>11,066</td><td>5,693</td><td>7,259</td><td>4,960</td><td>5,475</td><td>4,538</td><td>4,187</td><td>8,956</td><td>5,209</td><td>5,745</td><td>7,542</td><td>11,022</td><td>5,143</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>81,652</td></tr><tr><td>Moreirense</td><td>2,550</td><td>4,210</td><td>1,683</td><td>1,821</td><td>5,658</td><td>1,999</td><td>5,518</td><td>1,952</td><td>1,290</td><td>1,729</td><td>5,230</td><td>1,524</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>35,164</td></tr><tr><td>Nacional</td><td>1,663</td><td>4,394</td><td>1,529</td><td>1,678</td><td>1,882</td><td>4,826</td><td>1,082</td><td>2,068</td><td>1,877</td><td>1,881</td><td>4,926</td><td>2,083</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>29,889</td></tr><tr><td>Porto</td><td>48,534</td><td>49,045</td><td>47,285</td><td>49,520</td><td>48,473</td><td>45,092</td><td>31,247</td><td>48,097</td><td>34,273</td><td>49,378</td><td>44,810</td><td>41,090</td><td>44,672</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>536,844</td></tr><tr><td>Rio Ave</td><td>2,452</td><td>3,250</td><td>4,624</td><td>2,066</td><td>2,039</td><td>2,098</td><td>2,521</td><td>2,067</td><td>4,435</td><td>1,842</td><td>2,041</td><td>2,595</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>32,030</td></tr><tr><td>Santa Clara</td><td>1,695</td><td>1,938</td><td>1,684</td><td>1,808</td><td>1,071</td><td>5,970</td><td>861</td><td>2,029</td><td>5,338</td><td>1,525</td><td>1,162</td><td>7,184</td><td>1,362</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>33,627</td></tr><tr><td>Sporting CP</td><td>41,986</td><td>50,946</td><td>41,710</td><td>46,331</td><td>31,833</td><td>43,722</td><td>38,713</td><td>47,032</td><td>34,975</td><td>39,984</td><td>46,164</td><td>46,112</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>509,508</td></tr><tr><td>Tondela</td><td>532</td><td>2,226</td><td>1,897</td><td>4,519</td><td>2,718</td><td>4,133</td><td>1,673</td><td>1,812</td><td>2,476</td><td>4,568</td><td>1,468</td><td>2,474</td><td>1,766</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>32,262</td></tr><tr><td>Vitória de Guimarães</td><td>18,926</td><td>14,128</td><td>25,114</td><td>14,224</td><td>26,127</td><td>11,976</td><td>13,126</td><td>25,097</td><td>13,955</td><td>28,526</td><td>10,826</td><td>13,465</td><td>14,026</td><td>14,128</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>229,516</td></tr><tr><td>League total</td><td>2,669,969</td></tr></tbody></table>
Number of teams by district
2025–26 Primeira Liga
<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>District Football Associations</th><th>Number</th><th>Teams</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Lisbon</td><td>6</td><td>Alverca, Benfica, Casa Pia, Estoril Praia, Estrela da Amadora and Sporting CP</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Braga</td><td>5</td><td>Braga, Famalicão, Gil Vicente, Moreirense and Vitória de Guimarães</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Porto</td><td>3</td><td>AVS, Porto and Rio Ave</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Aveiro</td><td>1</td><td>Arouca</td></tr><tr><td>Madeira</td><td>Nacional</td></tr><tr><td>Ponta Delgada</td><td>Santa Clara</td></tr><tr><td>Viseu</td><td>Tondela</td></tr></tbody></table>