The 2025–26 Campeonato Nacional Femenino, known as the 2025–26 Liga BPI for sponsorship reasons, is the 41st and current season of the Campeonato Nacional Feminino, the top division of women's football in Portugal.
Benfica were the defending champions, having won their fifth title in the 2024–25 season, and successfully revalidated their title with their sixth consecutive league trophy.
Teams
The number of teams in the league was decreased to 12, down from 10 in the previous season.
Team Location Stadium Capacity Benfica Seixal Benfica Campus 2,721 Braga Braga Estádio Amélia Morais 2,500 Damaiense Loulé Estádio Algarve 30,305 Marítimo Funchal Campo da Imaculada Conceição 1,824 Racing Power Oeiras Complexo Municipal de Atletismo de Setúbal 1,500 Rio Ave Vila do Conde Estádio do Rio Ave FC 5,300 Sporting CP Alcochete Academia Cristiano Ronaldo 1,180 Torreense Queijas Estádio Nacional 37,593 Valadares Gaia Pedroso Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio 8,500 Vitória de Guimarães Guimarães Academia Vitória SC 2,500
Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Benfica Ivan Baptista Braga Marwin Bolz Damaiense Kristján Guðmundsson Marítimo Luís Gabriel Racing Power Albano Oliveira Rio Ave João Marques Sporting CP Micael Sequeira Torreense Gonçalo Nunes Valadares Gaia Zé Nando Vitória de Guimarães Ivo Roque
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Braga Miguel Santos Resigned 13 May 2025 Preseason Marwin Bolz 26 May 2025 Marítimo Albano Oliviera End of contract 13 May 2026 Luís Gabriel 23 May 2025 Benfica Filipa Patão Signed by Boston Legacy 25 June 2025 Ivan Baptista 8 July 2025 Racing Power Manolo Cano Signed by Wuhan Three Towns 6 September 2025 Yerai Martin 6 September 2025 Yerai Martin Signed by Tenerife 29 December 2025 5th Albano Oliveira 7 January 2026
League table
Positions by round
Results
Results by round
Promotion/relegation playoffs Both playoff winners will qualify for the 2026–27 Campeonato Nacional Feminino.
Group 1
Marítimo won 1–0 on aggregate
Group 2
Rio Ave won 3–1 on aggregate
Season statistics
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Carole Costa Benfica 10 Malu SchmidtBraga 3 Nycole Raysla Benfica 8 Carolina Santiago Sporting CP Lidiane Antunes Damaiense 6 Chandra DavidsonBenfica 7 Diana Silva Telma Encarnação Sporting CP Janaina Weimer Torreense10 Daniuska Rodríguez6 Betinha Vitória de Guimarães
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Carolina Santiago Sporting CP Damaiense 6–0 (A) 23 September 2025 Brittany Raphino Marítimo 4–0 (A) 11 October 2025 Carolina Santiago Damaiense 3–0 (H) 7 February 2026
Clean sheets Rank Player Club Clean sheets 1 Cassie Coster Rio Ave 72 Lena Pauels Benfica6 Patrícia Morais Braga 4 Tiffany Sornpao Vitória de Guimarães 55 Anna Wellmann Sporting CP4 Catarina Potra Erin Seppi Valadares Gaia Natalia Expósito Racing Power9 Rute Costa Torreense3 Carol Alves Valadares Gaia
Discipline
Player Most yellow cards: 6 Rielee Fetty (Rio Ave) Tianna Harris (Marítimo)
Most red cards: 2 Érica Costa (Marítimo)
Club Most yellow cards: 34 Vitória de Guimarães
Most red cards: 4 Marítimo
Fewest yellow cards: 19 Benfica
Fewest red cards: 0 Benfica Rio Ave Vitória de Guimarães
References
External links Official website