2017–18 LigaPro#Top goalscorers

{{Short description|28th season of second-tier football league in Portugal}}

{{more citations needed|date=September 2017}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = LigaPro

| season = 2017–18

| winners = Nacional
1st title

| promoted = Nacional
Santa Clara

| relegated = União da Madeira
Sporting CP B
Gil Vicente
Real

| league topscorer = Ricardo Gomes (21 goals)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| matches = 380

| total goals = 947

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten = 16 matches
Nacional

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance = 20,446{{cite web|url=http://ligaportugal.pt/pt/liga/jogo/20172018/segundaliga/37/5|title=A. Académica 1 : 2 CD C. Piedade|language=pt|publisher=Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional (LPFP)|access-date=14 May 2018}}
{{nowrap|Académica 1–2 Cova da Piedade}}
(5 May 2018)

| lowest attendance =

| attendance = 436,178

| average attendance = 1,148

| prevseason = 2016–17

| nextseason = 2018–19

| updated =

}}

The 2017–18 LigaPro (also known as Ledman LigaPro for sponsorship reasons) was the 28th season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the fourth season under the current LigaPro title. A total of 20 teams competed in this division, including reserve sides from top-flight Primeira Liga teams.

Teams

A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 16 sides from the 2016–17 season, two teams relegated from the 2016–17 Primeira Liga and two promoted from the 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal.

=Team changes=

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Promoted from 2016–17 Campeonato de Portugal

  • Oliveirense (North zone promotion group winner)
  • Real (South zone promotion group winner)

Relegated from 2016–17 Primeira Liga

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Promoted to 2017–18 Primeira Liga

Relegated to 2017–18 Campeonato de Portugal

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=Stadia and locations=

{{Location map+|Portugal

|caption={{center|Location of teams in 2017–18 LigaPro (Mainland)}}

|float=right

|width=350

|places =

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.6410676|long=-9.0975|label=Benfica B|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=40.2033145|long=-8.4102573|label=Académica|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=40.6565861|long=-7.9124712|label=Ac. Viseu|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=40.9321489|long=-8.245099|label=Arouca}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.5454486|long=-8.426507|label=Braga B|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.6703794|long=-9.1595477|label=C. Piedade|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.4111259|long=-8.5237319|label=Famalicão|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.1844362|long=-8.6962775|label=Leixões|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=40.8387294|long=-8.4769763|label=Oliveirense|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.2050452|long=-8.2875175|label=Penafiel|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.1238759|long=-8.6117851|label=Porto B|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=40.2804158|long=-7.4922407|label=Sp. Covilhã|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.3803685|long=-8.7609294|label=Varzim|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.44253|long=-8.2917857|label={{nowrap|V. Guimarães B}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.7561726|long=-8.9598931|label=Sporting CP B|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.5320504|long=-8.6190525|label=Gil Vicente|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.7573981|long=-9.2587453|label=Real|position=top}}

}}

{{Location map+|Portugal Madeira

|caption={{center|Location of teams in 2017–18 LigaPro (Madeira)}}

|float=right

|width=250

|places=

{{Location map~|Portugal Madeira|lat=32.670846|long=-16.883584|label=Nacional|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Portugal Madeira|lat=32.690767|long=-17.048585|label=União da Madeira|position=top}}

}}

{{Location map|Portugal Azores

|caption={{center|Location of teams in 2016–17 LigaPro (Azores)}}

|float=right

|width=250

|lat=37.7428301|long=-25.6805868|label=Santa Clara|position=bottom

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Location

! Stadium

! Capacity

! data-sort-type="number"|2016–17 finish

Académica

| Coimbra

| Estádio Cidade de Coimbra

| 29,622

| 6th

Académico de Viseu

| Viseu

| Estádio do Fontelo

| 7,744

| 17th

Arouca

| Arouca

| Estádio Municipal de Arouca

| 5,000

| 17th {{hs|31}} (PL)

Benfica B

| Seixal

| Caixa Futebol Campus

| 2,720

| 4th

Braga B

| Braga

| Estádio 1º de Maio

| 28,000

| 7th

Cova da Piedade

| Cova da Piedade

| Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira

| 3,000

| 16th

Famalicão

| Vila Nova de Famalicão

| Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho

| 5,300

| 15th

Gil Vicente

| Barcelos

| Estádio Cidade de Barcelos

| 12,046

| 13th

Leixões

| Matosinhos

| Estádio do Mar

| 9,766

| 18th

Nacional

| Funchal

| Estádio da Madeira

| 5,200

| 18th{{hs|31}} (PL)

Oliveirense

| Oliveira de Azeméis

| Estádio Municipal de Aveiro

| 32,830

| 2nd {{hs|31}} (CP)

Penafiel

| Penafiel

| Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril

| 5,320

| 5th

Porto B

| Vila Nova de Gaia

| Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio

| 8,270

| 12th

Real

| Queluz

| Complexo Desportivo do Real SC

| 2,415

| 1st {{hs|31}} (CP)

Santa Clara

| Ponta Delgada

| Estádio de São Miguel

| 13,277

| 10th

Sporting CP B

| Alcochete

| CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira

| 1,180

| 14th

Sporting da Covilhã

| Covilhã

| Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto

| 2,055

| 8th

União da Madeira

| Funchal

| Centro Desportivo da Madeira

| 2,300

| 3rd

Varzim

| Póvoa de Varzim

| Estádio do Varzim SC

| 7,280

| 9th

Vitória de Guimarães B

| Guimarães

| Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

| 30,000

| 11th

=Personnel and sponsors=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
Team

! Head coach

! Kit manufacturer

! Sponsors

Académica

| {{flagicon|POR}} Ricardo Soares

| Lacatoni

| EFAPEL

Académico de Viseu

| {{flagicon|POR}} Francisco Chaló

| Macron

| Palácio do Gelo

Arouca

| {{flagicon|POR}} Miguel Leal

| Joma

| Construções Carlos Pinho

Benfica B

| {{flagicon|POR}} Hélder Cristóvão

| Adidas

| Emirates

Braga B

| {{flagicon|POR}} João Aroso

| Lacatoni

|

Cova da Piedade

| {{flagicon|POR}} João Barbosa

| Lacatoni

|

Famalicão

| {{flagicon|POR}} Dito

| Lacatoni

| Porminho

Gil Vicente

| {{flagicon|POR}} Álvaro Magalhães

| Macron

| Barcelos / Crédito Agrícola

Leixões

| {{flagicon|POR}} Kenedy

| Luanvi

| Câmara Municipal de Matosinhos

Nacional

| {{flagicon|POR}} Costinha

| Hummel

| Santander Totta

Oliveirense

| {{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Miguel

| Rakso

| Simoldes

Penafiel

| {{flagicon|POR}} António Conceição

| Macron

| Restradas

Porto B

| {{flagicon|POR}} José Tavares

| New Balance

|

Real SC

| {{flagicon|POR}} Filipe Martins

| Claw

| Junta de Freguesia de Queluz

Santa Clara

| {{flagicon|POR}} Carlos Pinto

| Nike

| Açoreana Seguros

Sporting CP B

| {{flagicon|POR}} Luís Martins

| Macron

| NOS

Sporting da Covilhã

| {{flagicon|POR}} José Augusto

| Lacatoni

| Natura / MB Hotels

União da Madeira

| {{flagicon|POR}} José Viterbo

| Lacatoni

| Museu CR7

Varzim

| {{flagicon|POR}} João Eusébio

| Stadio

| Carnes São José

Vitória de Guimarães B

| {{flagicon|POR}} Vítor Campelos

| Macron

|

=Coaching changes=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

!Outgoing head coach

!Manner of departure

!Date of vacancy

!Position in table

!Incoming head coach

!Date of appointment

Académica

|Costinha

|Mutual Consent

|22 May 2017

|Pre-season

|Ivo Vieira

|29 May 2017

Académica

|Ivo Vieira

|Signed by Estoril

|13 November 2017

|6th

|Ricardo Soares

|14 November 2017

Académica

|Ricardo Soares

|Mutual Consent

|31 March 2018

|5th

|Quim Machado

|1 April 2018

Season summary

=League table=

{{2017–18 LigaPro table}}

Season statistics

=Top goalscorers=

{{updated|14 May 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://ligaportugal.pt/pt/liga/estatisticas/topmarcadores/20172018/ledmanligapro |title=Melhores Marcadores |work=Liga portugal|access-date=14 January 2018}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

| align="left"|{{flagicon|CPV}} Ricardo Gomes

| align="left"|Nacional

|21

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Vinícius

|align="left"|Real

|19

3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Thiago Santana

|align="left"|Santa Clara

|15

4

|align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Heriberto Tavares

|align="left"|Benfica B

|14

5

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Murilo

| align="left"|Nacional

|13

rowspan="2"|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Dieguinho

|align="left"|Cova da Piedade

|rowspan="2"|12

align="left"|{{flagicon|ANG}} Fábio Abreu

|align="left"|Penafiel

rowspan="7"|8

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Cléo

|align="left"|Cova da Piedade

|rowspan="7" |11

align="left"|{{flagicon|CMR}} Donald Djoussé

|align="left"|Académica

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Fernando

|align="left"|Santa Clara

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Sandro Lima

|align="left"|Académico Viseu

align="left"|{{flagicon|COL}} Brayan Riascos

|align="left"|Oliveirense

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Gustavo Costa

|align="left"|Penafiel

align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} Luther Singh

|align="left"|Braga B

==Hat-tricks==

class="wikitable"
PlayerForAgainststyle="text-align:center"| ResultDateRef
{{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos ViníciusRealLeixões4–1 (H){{dts|format=dmy|2017|08|6}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thefinalball.com/jogo.php?id=5441785 |title=Real 4-1 Leixões |work=TheFinalBall.com |access-date=23 October 2017}}
{{flagicon|ANG}} Gelson DalaSporting BSanta Clara4–3 (H){{dts|format=dmy|2017|09|30}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thefinalball.com/jogo.php?id=5441865|title=Sporting B 4–3 Santa Clara |work=TheFinalBall.com |access-date=23 October 2017}}
{{flagicon|ANG}} Fábio AbreuPenafielSporting B4–1 (H){{dts|format=dmy|2017|10|21}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thefinalball.com/jogo.php?id=5441865|title=Penafiel 4–1 Sporting B |work=TheFinalBall.com |access-date=23 October 2017}}
{{flagicon|BRA}} Luan SantosUnião da MadeiraAcadémico Viseu5–3 (H){{dts|format=dmy|2017|12|3}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thefinalball.com/jogo.php?id=5441918|title=U. Madeira 5–3 Ac. Viseu |work=TheFinalBall.com |access-date=14 January 2018}}
{{flagicon|POR}} João FélixBenfica BFamalicão5–0 (H){{dts|format=dmy|2018|1|30}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thefinalball.com/jogo.php?id=5441991|title=Benfica B 5–0 FC Famalicão |work=TheFinalBall.com |access-date=4 February 2018}}
{{flagicon|BRA}} Sandro LimaAcadémico ViseuBenfica B5–1 (A){{dts|format=dmy|2018|2|11}}{{cite web |url=https://www.thefinalball.com/jogo.php?id=5442012|title=Benfica B 1–5 Ac. Viseu |work=TheFinalBall.com |access-date=4 March 2018}}

;Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

=Scoring=

{{updated|14 May 2018}}

Awards

=Monthly awards=

==Liga Portugal==

class="wikitable sortable"
rowspan=2|Month

!colspan=2|Player of the Month

NameClub
August{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/ligapfp/docs/revista_liga_af_low_2|title=Revista Liga-te {{!}} Nº1|work=Issuu|access-date=2018-07-07|language=pt}}

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Fede Varela

|Porto B

September

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Galeno

|Porto B

October/November

|{{flagicon|POR}} Rui Costa

|Famalicão

December{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/ligapfp/docs/revistaligate002_janfev2018-issuu|title=Revista Liga-te {{!}} Nº2|work=Issuu|access-date=2018-07-07|language=en}}

|{{flagicon|POR}} Rui Costa

|Famalicão

January

|{{flagicon|POR}} Chiquinho

|Académica

February{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/ligapfp/docs/revistaligate003_marabr2018-issuu|title=Revista Liga-te {{!}} Nº3|work=Issuu|access-date=2018-07-07|language=en}}

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Vinícius

|Real

March

|{{flagicon|CPV}} Ricardo Gomes

|Nacional

April{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/ligapfp/docs/revistaligate004_maijun2018210x297-|title=Revista Liga-te - 4ª. Edição|work=Issuu|access-date=2018-07-07|language=pt}}

|{{flagicon|CPV}} Ricardo Gomes

|Nacional

= Annual awards =

==Liga Portugal==

=== Player of the Season ===

The Player of the Season was awarded to {{flagicon|CPV}} Ricardo Gomes (Nacional).{{Cite news|url=http://ligaportugal.pt/pt/epocas/20182019/noticias/geral/ricardo-gomes-eleito-melhor-jogador-da-ledman-ligapro/|title=Ricardo Gomes eleito Melhor Jogador da LEDMAN LigaPro|work=Liga Portugal|access-date=2018-07-17|language=pt}}

=== Manager of the Season ===

The Manager of the Season was awarded to {{flagicon|POR}} Costinha (Nacional).

=== Goalkeeper of the Season ===

The Goalkeeper of the Season was awarded to {{flagicon|POR}} Ricardo Ribeiro (Académica).

=== Young Player of the Year ===

The Young Player of the Year was awarded to {{flagicon|POR}} Artur Abreu (Vitória de Guimarães B).

=== Club Fair-Play Prize ===

The Club Fair-Play Prize was awarded to Benfica B.

=== Player Fair-Play Prize ===

The Player Fair-Play Prize was awarded to {{flagicon|ESP}} Casillas (Porto).

References

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