This is a list of association football clubs based in Portugal, sorted by league and division within the Portuguese football league system, as of the 2025–26 season. A total of 112 teams compete in the top four tiers of the Portuguese football pyramid, divided as follows:
Liga Portugal (top tier with 18 teams, fully professional) Liga Portugal 2 (second tier with 18 teams, fully professional) Liga 3 (third tier with 20 teams into two groups of 10 teams, semi-professional) Campeonato de Portugal (fourth tier with 56 teams into four groups of 14 teams, amateur)
The Portuguese football leagues are divided into divisions (divisões, singular – divisão). The top teams play in the Liga Portugal, named Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons. The second teams play in the Liga Portugal 2, named Liga Portugal 2 Meu Super for sponsorship reasons. In each division, with rare exceptions, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away. One can divide the competitions in professional and non-professional.
The Portuguese league and federation teams compete in Europe under UEFA, most notably in the UEFA Champions League, but also in the UEFA Cup, in the extinct Cup Winners' Cup and sometimes in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, European Super Cup and the extinct UEFA/Conmebol Intercontinental Cup (Toyota Cup). They can also compete in the FIFA Club World Cup, although until today no Portuguese team reached this recent competition. The teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called Cup of Portugal (Taça de Portugal) and the winners play against the champions in the SuperCup Cândido de Oliveira.
Current hierarchical divisional breakdowns
Professional Liga Portugal - First Division (18 teams) Liga Portugal 2 - Second Division (18 teams) Semi-professional Liga 3 - Third Division (20 teams in 2 groups of 10 teams) Non-professional Campeonato de Portugal - Fourth Division (56 teams in 4 groups of 16 teams) Portuguese District First Levels - Fifth Division Portuguese District Second Levels - Sixth Division Portuguese District Third Levels - Seventh Division Portuguese District Fourth Levels - Eighth Division
Liga Portugal Betclic
Club City District FA AFS Aves, Santo Tirso Porto Alverca Alverca do Ribatejo Lisbon Arouca Arouca Aveiro Benfica Lisbon Lisbon Braga Braga Braga Casa Pia Lisbon Lisbon Chaves Chaves Vila Real Estoril Praia Estoril, Cascais Lisbon Famalicão Vila Nova de Famalicão Braga Gil Vicente Barcelos Braga Moreirense Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Braga Nacional Funchal, Madeira Madeira Porto Porto Porto Rio Ave Vila do Conde Porto Santa Clara Ponta Delgada, Azores Ponta Delgada Sporting CP Lisbon Lisbon Tondela Tondela Viseu Vitória SC Guimarães Braga
Liga Portugal 2 Meu Super
Club City District FA Académico de Viseu Viseu Viseu Benfica B Lisbon Lisbon Boavista Porto Porto Chaves Chaves Vila Real Farense Faro Algarve Feirense Santa Maria da Feira Aveiro Felgueiras Felgueiras Porto Leixões Matosinhos Porto Lusitânia Lourosa Lourosa Aveiro Marítimo Funchal, Madeira Madeira Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Porto Penafiel Penafiel Porto Portimonense Portimão Algarve Porto B Porto Porto Sporting CP B Lisbon Lisbon Torreense Torres Vedras Lisbon União de Leiria Leiria Leiria Vizela Vizela Braga
Liga 3
Série A Club City District FA Amarante Amarante Porto Braga B Braga Braga Fafe Fafe Braga Oliveirense Oliveira de Azeméis Aveiro Paredes Paredes Porto Sanjoanense São João da Madeira Aveiro São João de Ver São João de Ver Aveiro Trofense Trofa Porto Varzim Póvoa de Varzim Porto Vitória SC B Guimarães Braga
Série B Club City District FA 1° Dezembro Sintra Lisbon Académica Coimbra Coimbra Amora Amora Setubal Atlético CP Lisbon Lisbon Belenenses Lisbon Lisbon Caldas Caldas da Rainha Leiria Lusitano Évora Évora Évora Mafra Mafra Lisbon Sporting Covilhã Covilhã Castelo Branco União de Santarém Santarém Santarém
Campeonato de Portugal
Serie A Club City District FA Aparecida Torno Porto Bragança Bragança Bragança Brito Brito Braga Celoricense Celorico de Basto Braga Chaves B Chaves Vila Real Desportivo de Monção Monção Viana do Castelo Leça Leça da Palmeira Porto Mirandela Mirandela Bragança Os Limianos Ponte de Lima Viana do Castelo Rebordosa AC Rebordosa Porto Tirsense Santo Tirso Porto Vianense Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo Vilaverdense Vila Verde Braga Vila Real Vila Real Vila Real
Serie B Club City District FA Alpendorada Alpendorada Porto Anadia FC Anadia Aveiro Beira-Mar Aveiro Aveiro Camacha Santa Cruz Madeira Cinfães Cinfães Viseu Florgrade Ovar Aveiro Gouveia Gouveia Guarda Machico Machico Madeira Marco 09 Marco de Canaveses Porto Mortágua Mortágua Viseu Resende Resende Viseu Ribeira Brava Ribeira Brava Madeira Salgueiros Porto Porto União de Lamas Santa Maria de Lamas Aveiro
Serie C Club City District FA Alverca B Alverca do Ribatejo Lisbon Arronches Benfica Arronches Portalegre Atlético Malveira Mafra Lisbon Benfica Castelo Branco Castelo Branco Castelo Branco Eléctrico Ponte de Sor Portalegre Fátima Fátima Santarém Marialvas Cantanhede Coimbra Marinhense Marinha Grande Leiria Naval 1893 Figueira da Foz Coimbra Oliveira do Hospital Oliveira do Hospital Coimbra Peniche Peniche Leiria Samora Correia Samora Correia Santarém União Serra Santa Catarina da Serra Leiria Vitória Sernache Sertã Castelo Branco
Serie D Club City District FA Alcochetense Alcochete Setúbal Comércio e Indústria Setúbal Setúbal O Elvas Elvas Portalegre Juventude Évora Évora Évora Lagoa Lagoa Algarve Lajense Lajes Horta Louletano Loulé Algarve Lusitânia Angra do Heroísmo Angra do Heroísmo Moncarapachense Moncarapacho Algarve Oriental Lisbon Lisbon Lisbon Portimonense B Portimão Algarve Serpa Serpa Beja Sintrense Sintra Lisbon Vasco da Gama Vidigueira Vidigueira Beja
Notable extinct teams Riopele União de Lisboa Vilafranquense
See also Portuguese football competitions Football in Portugal Portuguese Footballer of the Year
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