Campeonato Nacional da I Divisão de Futsal (English: Futsal National Championship First Division), also known as Liga Placard for sponsorship reasons, is the premier professional futsal league in Portugal. Benfica are the current champions, having won 9 titles.
Format The current format, in place since the 2013–14 season has each of the 14 teams play each other twice, home and away during the regular season in a total of 26 rounds. The top 8 teams then proceed to the playoffs, where the 1st place team plays the 8th place, the 2nd place plays the 7th place, the 3rd place plays the 6th place and the 4th place plays the 5th place. The quarter-finals and semi-finals are played in 1-1-1 format, with the highest-ranked team during the regular season playing at home in the first and, if needed the third game. The final takes place over 5 games in a 2-2-1 format, with the highest-ranked team during the regular season playing the first two games and the fifth game, if needed, at home.
The last two teams in the regular season are relegated to the 2nd Division for the next season, being replaced by the two finalists in the 2nd Division playoff.
2021–22 season teams
Team Location Stadium CapacityBenficaLisbonPavilhão Fidelidade2400Braga/AAUMBragaPavilhão Desportivo Universitário de Gualtar1740CandosoGuimarãesPavilhão Desportivo do CR Candoso 700Eléctrico FCPonte de SorPavilhão Gimnodesportivo de Ponte de Sor720FundãoFundãoPavilhão Municipal do Fundão1056Futsal AzeméisOliveira de AzeméisPavilhão Municipal de Oliveira de Azeméis250Leões Porto SalvoPorto SalvoPavilhão dos Leões de Porto Salvo660ModicusSandimPavilhão do Modicus700PortimonensePortimãoPavilhão Gimnodesportivo de Portimão235Quinta dos LombosQuinta dos LombosPavilhão Desportivo dos Lombos650Sporting CPLisbonPavilhão João Rocha3000Viseu 2001ViseuPavilhão Desportivo Cidade de Viseu1200TorreenseTorres VedrasPavilhão Física de Torres Vedras1000Nun'ÁlvaresFafePavilhão do Nun'Álvares1500
Portuguese champions SeasonChampionsRunners-upThird-placeTop ScorerClubGoals 1991 Sporting Portela Estoril Praia 1992 Santos da Venda Nova Atlético CP AMSAC 1993 Sporting (2) Esperança Viva Atlético CP & Beneditense 1993–94 Sporting (3) Atlético CP Recordação de Apolo 1994–95 Sporting (4) Correio da Manhã SC Coimbrões 1995–96 Correio da Manhã Sporting Miramar 1996–97 Miramar SC Coimbrões Correio da Manhã 1997–98 Correio da Manhã (2) Sporting Recordação de Apolo 1998–99 Sporting (5) Miramar Correio da Manhã 1999–2000 Miramar (2) Sporting Atlético CP 2000–01 Sporting (6) Miramar Atlético CP 2001–02 AR Freixieiro Benfica Jorge Antunes 2002–03 Benfica Sporting Jorge Antunes 2003–04 Sporting (7) Benfica AR Freixieiro 2004–05 Benfica (2) Sporting Jorge Antunes & Olivais 2005–06 Sporting (8) Benfica AR Freixieiro & Olivais 2006–07 Benfica (3) Sporting AR Freixieiro & Jorge Antunes 2007–08 Benfica (4) Belenenses AR Freixieiro & Sporting 2008–09 Benfica (5) Belenenses AR Freixieiro & Jorge Antunes 2009–10 Sporting (9) Benfica Belenenses & Instituto D. João V 2010–11 Sporting (10) Benfica AD Fundão & Instituto D. João V 2011–12 Benfica (6) Sporting Modicus & Leões Porto Salvo 2012–13 Sporting (11) Benfica AD Fundão & Rio Ave 2013–14 Sporting (12) AD Fundão Benfica & Braga/AAUM Ré Leões Porto Salvo 35 2014–15 Benfica (7) Sporting Braga/AAUM & AD Fundão Alessandro Patias Benfica 36 2015–16 Sporting (13) Benfica Braga/AAUM & Burinhosa Diogo Sporting 35 2016–17 Sporting (14) Braga/AAUM Benfica & Modicus Diego Cavinato Sporting 36 2017–18 Sporting (15) Benfica Braga/AAUM & Modicus Rodolfo Fortino Sporting 32 2018–19 Benfica (8) Sporting AD Fundão & Modicus Fernandinho Benfica 39 2019–20Cancelled after 20 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe Júnior Viseu 2001 24 2020–21 Sporting (16) Benfica AD Fundão & Leões de Porto Salvo Diego Cavinato Sporting 38 2021–22 Sporting (17) Benfica AD Fundão & Eléctrico FC Ivan Chishkala Benfica 26 2022–23 Sporting (18) Benfica Braga/AAUM & Leões de Porto Salvo Diego Cavinato Sporting 35 2023–24 Sporting (19) Braga/AAUM Benfica & Leões de Porto Salvo Taynan Sporting 25 2024–25 Benfica (9) Sporting Braga/AAUM & Leões de Porto Salvo Taynan Sporting 24 2025–26 Benfica (10) Sporting Braga/AAUM & Leões de Porto Salvo Bruno Pinto Sporting 26
Performance by club Team Winners Runners-up Third-placeYears wonYears runners-upYears third-place Sporting 19 11 1 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2025, 2026 2008 Benfica 10 11 3 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2025, 2026 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 2014, 2017, 2024 Miramar 2 2 1 1997, 2000 1999, 2001 1996 Correio da Manhã 2 1 2 1996, 1998 1995 1997, 1999 AR Freixieiro 1 0 5 2002 – 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Santos da Venda Nova 1 0 0 1992 – – Braga/AAUM 0 2 7 – 2017, 2024 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2025, 2026 Atlético CP 0 2 3 – 1992, 1994 1993, 2000, 2001 Belenenses 0 2 1 – 2008, 2009 2010 AD Fundão 0 1 6 – 2014 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022 SC Coimbrões 0 1 1 – 1997 1995 Portela 0 1 0 – 1991 – Esperança Viva 0 1 0 – 1993 – Leões Porto Salvo 0 0 6 – – 2012, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 AD Jorge Antunes 0 0 5 – – 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009 Modicus 0 0 4 – – 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019 Recordação de Apolo 0 0 2 – – 1994, 1998 Olivais 0 0 2 – – 2005, 2006 Instituto D. João V 0 0 2 – – 2010, 2011 Estoril Praia 0 0 1 – – 1991 AMSAC 0 0 1 – – 1992 Beneditense 0 0 1 – – 1993 Rio Ave 0 0 1 – – 2013 Burinhosa 0 0 1 – – 2016 Eléctrico FC 0 0 1 – – 2022
Media coverage As of the 2020–21 season, Sport TV and Canal 11 are the official broadcasters of the league. Both Benfica and Sporting CP home games are also broadcast on Benfica TV and Sporting TV, respectively.
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