The 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2, also known as Liga Portugal SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the second season under the current Liga Portugal 2 title. A total of 18 teams were competing in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga teams.
Teams
A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 13 sides from the 2020–21 season, 3 teams relegated from the 2020–21 Primeira Liga and 2 promoted from the 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal.
Farense and Nacional were relegated to 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 after finishing in 17th and 18th placed teams in 2020–21 Primeira Liga.
Rio Ave were relegated after finishing in 16th place in 2020–21 Primeira Liga and losing the Relegation play-offs against Arouca.
Trofense (promoted after a six-year absence) and Estrela da Amadora (promoted for the first time) were promoted from the 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal, replacing Oliveirense and Cova da Piedade.
Cova da Piedade failed to produce valid licensing documentation to compete in the 2021–22 season of the Liga Portugal 2, so they have been relegated by the Portuguese Football Professional League to the Liga 3. As a result, Vilafranquense, that finished in 17th place in the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 were invited to play in the second tier for the 2021–22 season.
Team changes
Relegated from 2020–21 Primeira Liga Farense Nacional Rio Ave
Promoted from 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal Estrela da Amadora Trofense
Promoted to 2021–22 Primeira Liga Estoril Vizela Arouca
Relegated to 2021–22 Liga 3 Oliveirense Cova da Piedade
Stadium and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity2020–21finish Académica Coimbra Estádio Cidade de Coimbra 29,622 4th Académico de Viseu Viseu Estádio do Fontelo 6,912 14th Benfica B Seixal Benfica Campus 2,644 8th Casa Pia Lisbon Estádio Pina Manique 1,600 9th Chaves Chaves Estádio Municipal Eng.ºManuel Branco Teixeira 8,396 6th Estrela da Amadora Amadora Estádio José Gomes 9,288 2nd (CP) Farense Faro Estádio de São Luís 7,000 17th (PL) Feirense Santa Maria da Feira Estádio Marcolino de Castro 5,401 5th Leixões Matosinhos Estádio do Mar 9,821 10th Mafra Mafra Estádio Municipal de Mafra 1,257 12th Nacional Funchal Estádio da Madeira 5,200 18th (PL) Penafiel Penafiel Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril 5,230 7th Porto B Vila Nova de Gaia Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio 8,272 16th Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estádio dos Arcos 5,300 16th (PL) Sp. Covilhã Covilhã Estádio MunicipalJosé dos Santos Pinto 3,500 13th Trofense Trofa Estádio do CD Trofense 5,074 1st (CP) Varzim Póvoa de Varzim Estádio do Varzim SC 7,280 15th Vilafranquense Vila Franca de Xira Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior 7,000 17th
Personnel and sponsors Team Manager Captain KitManufacturer Main Sponsor Académica Rui Borges João Traquina Playoff Efapel Académico de Viseu Zé Gomes João Pica Macron Paláciodo Gelo Benfica B Nélson Veríssimo Pedro Ganchas Adidas Emirates Casa Pia Filipe Martins Vasco Fernandes Macron ESC Online Chaves Vítor Campelos Luís Rocha Lacatoni Forte de SãoFrancisco Hotel Estrela da Amadora Ricardo Chéu Sérgio Conceição Claw Remax Farense Jorge Costa Fabrício Isidoro Lacatoni Couteiro-Mor Feirense Rui Ferreira Fábio Espinho Legea Leixões José Mota Nduwarugira Zeus Matosinhos Mafra Ricardo Sousa Guilherme Ferreira Lacatoni Moticristo Nacional Costinha Vítor Gonçalves Hummel Penafiel Pedro Ribeiro Aníbal Capela Macron Porto B António Folha Ricardo Silva New Balance AMCO Rio Ave Luís Freire Vítor Gomes Puma MEO Sp. Covilhã Wender Gilberto Silva Lacatoni Sport Hotel Trofense Rui Duarte Vasco Rocha Lacatoni Mercainox Varzim António Barbosa André Micael Stadio Vendeiro Vilafranquense Carlos Pinto Evandro Brandão Adidas
Season summary
League table
Relegation play-offs The relegation play-offs took place on 21 and 29 May 2022.
All times are WEST (UTC+1).
Sporting Covilhã won 2–0 on aggregate and will play in the 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2; Alverca will play in the 2022–23 Liga 3.
Results
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Awards Monthly awards MonthPlayer of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthDefender of the MonthMidfielder of the MonthForward of the MonthManager of the MonthGoal of the MonthPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubPlayerClubManagerClubPlayerClubAugust GugaRio Ave JhonatanRio Ave Aderllan SantosRio Ave GugaRio Ave Saviour GodwinCasa Pia Luís FreireRio AveSeptember HeliardoVarzim Caio SeccoPenafiel Ícaro SilvaFeirense Samba KonéPorto B HeliardoVarzim Rui FerreiraFeirenseOctober/November JotaCasa Pia Ricardo Batista Casa Pia Vasco FernandesCasa Pia Paulo BernardoBenfica B JotaCasa Pia Nélson VeríssimoBenfica B Fábio FortesAcadémicaDecember Bryan RóchezNacional Tomás AraújoBenfica B João Teixeira Chaves Bryan RóchezNacional Vítor Campelos Chaves Umaro EmbalóBenfica BJanuary João TeixeiraChaves AlexsandroChaves Wellington CarvalhoChaves Diogo PintoEstrela da AmadoraFebruary João CarlosAcadémica Vasco FernandesCasa Pia João Carlos Académica Filipe MartinsCasa Pia TraquinaAcadémicaMarch Zé TiagoVarzim JhonatanRio Ave André AlmeidaSp. Covilhã Zé TiagoVarzim José MotaLeixões Tiago GouveiaBenfica BApril Edson FariasPenafiel Caio SeccoPenafiel Edson FariasPenafiel GugaRio Ave Wellington CarvalhoChaves Vítor CampelosChaves
Number of teams by district RankDistrict Football AssociationsNumber Teams1 Porto6Leixões, Penafiel, Porto B, Rio Ave, Trofense and Varzim2 Lisbon5Benfica B, Casa Pia, Estrela da Amadora, Mafra and Vilafranquense3 Aveiro1Feirense Castelo Branco Sp. Covilhã Coimbra Académica Faro Farense FunchalNacional Vila Real Chaves Viseu Académico de Viseu
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