The 2018–19 LigaPro (also known as Ledman LigaPro for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the fifth season under the current LigaPro title. A total of 18 teams competed in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga teams.
Teams A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 14 sides from the 2017–18 season, 2 teams relegated from the 2017–18 Primeira Liga and 2 promoted from the 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal.
Team changes
Relegated from 2017–18 Primeira Liga Paços de Ferreira Estoril
Promoted from 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal Farense Mafra
Promoted to 2018–19 Primeira Liga Nacional Santa Clara
Relegated to 2018–19 Campeonato de Portugal União da Madeira Sporting CP B Gil Vicente Real
Stadium and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity2017–18 finish Académica Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 29,622 4th Académico de Viseu Viseu Estádio do Fontelo 7,744 3rd Arouca Arouca Estádio Municipal de Arouca 5,000 6th Benfica B Seixal Caixa Futebol Campus 2,720 13th Braga B Braga Estádio 1.º de Maio 28,000 16th Cova da Piedade Cova da Piedade Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira 3,000 9th Estoril Estoril Estádio António Coimbra da Mota 8,000 18th (PL) Famalicão Vila Nova de Famalicão Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho 5,186 14th Farense Faro Estádio de São Luís 7,000 2nd (CP) Leixões Matosinhos Estádio do Mar 9,766 8th Mafra Mafra Estádio Municipal de Mafra 1,200 1st (CP) Oliveirense Oliveira de Azeméis Estádio Municipal de Aveiro 30,127 12th Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira Estádio Capital do Móvel 9,076 17th (PL) Penafiel Penafiel Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril 6,500 5th Porto B Vila Nova de Gaia Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio 8,500 7th Sp. Covilhã Covilhã Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto 3,500 15th Varzim Póvoa de Varzim Estádio do Varzim SC 7,280 10th Vitória de Guimarães B Guimarães Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,000 11th
Personnel and sponsors Team Head coach Kit manufacturer Sponsors Académica João Alves Lacatoni EFAPEL Académico de Viseu Manuel Cajuda Macron Palácio do Gelo Arouca Quim Machado Joma Construções Carlos Pinho Benfica B Bruno Lage Adidas Emirates Braga B Wender Said Lacatoni Cova da Piedade Hugo Falcão Lacatoni Estoril Luís Freire Nike EuroBic Famalicão Sergio Vieira Lacatoni Porminho Farense Rui Duarte Patrick MEO Leixões Filipe Gouveia Luanvi Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos Mafra Filipe Martins Lacatoni Oliveirense Pedro Miguel Rakso Simoldes Paços de Ferreira Vítor Oliveira Lacatoni Aldro Penafiel Armando Evangelista Macron Restradas Porto B Rui Barros New Balance Sp. Covilhã Filó Lacatoni Natura / MB Hotels Varzim Nuno Capucho Stadio Carnes São José Vitória de Guimarães B Alex Costa Macron
Coaching changes TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointment
Season summary
League table
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Famalicão 3,478 2 Paços 2,772 3 Académica 2,529 4 Farense 2,437 5 Varzim 1,606 6 Vitória B 1,035 7 Arouca 976 8 Cova da Piedade 965 9 Estoril 895 10 Leixões 895 11 Viseu 724 12 Benfica B 657 13 Mafra 617 14 Penafiel 594 15 Porto B 488 16 Oliveirense 486 17 Covilhã 461 18 Braga B 337Source:
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