Portugal's second division, and the lower of its two professional leagues, Portugal. Segunda Liga is run by Liga Portugal, the Portuguese Professional Football League (LPFP). Its 18 clubs play each other home and away in 2026-27, 34 matches apiece; a win earns three points, a draw one and a defeat nothing. The season opened on 8-9 August 2026, and round 34, the last one, is due over the weekend of 16 May 2027.
When the season ends, the clubs in 17th and 18th place drop straight to Liga 3, the third tier, while the 16th has to defend its place over two legs against a Liga 3 side, in recent seasons the club that finished third there, and goes down as well if it loses. B teams, three of them this season (Sporting CP B, FC Porto B and Benfica B), face that risk like everyone else, yet none of them can be promoted, because a B team is never allowed to play at the level of its parent club's first team; at the top, the two highest eligible clubs go up to the Primeira Liga and the next one has a two-leg tie with the club 16th in the Primeira Liga. Clubs that finish level on points are separated in this order:
Step | Tie-break criterion |
|---|---|
1 | Points in the games between the tied clubs |
2 | Goal difference in those games |
3 | Overall goal difference |
4 | Number of wins |
5 | Goals scored |
On the line, Portugal. Segunda Liga reads game by game: day, time, round number, then the W1, draw and W2 prices followed by 1X and 12. Clicking a fixture reveals double chance and Both Teams To Score, plus a field to search a market by name.
The Football section groups the other pre-match competitions. When a fixture is offered in play, it is followed on the Segunda Liga in-play page, with the other games under way on football being played right now. To bet, go through 1xBet registration.
