2020–21 Liga Portugal 2

{{Short description|31st season of second-tier football league in Portugal}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Liga Portugal 2

| logo =

| season = 2020–21

| winners = Estoril

| promoted = Estoril
Vizela
Arouca

| relegated = Cova da Piedade
Oliveirense

| dates = 10 September 2020 – 16 May 2021

| league topscorer = Cassiano
(16 goals)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| matches = 306

| total goals = 741

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten = Vizela
(26 games)

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2019–20

| nextseason = 2021–22

| updated =

}}

The 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2, also known as Liga Portugal SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the first 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 14 sides from the 2019–20 season, 2 teams relegated from the 2019–20 Primeira Liga and 2 promoted from the 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal.

Vitória de Setúbal and Desportivo das Aves (16th and 18th placed teams in 2019–20 Primeira Liga) were punished by the Portuguese Professional Football League for failing to produce valid licensing documentation with direct relegation to 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal and, because of that, Cova da Piedade and Casa Pia (17th and 18th placed teams in 2019–20 LigaPro) were not relegated.{{Cite web|title=Aves e Vitória de Setúbal descem ao Campeonato de Portugal|url=https://desporto.sapo.pt/futebol/primeira-liga/artigos/aves-e-vitoria-de-setubal-impedidos-de-se-inscreverem-nas-provas-profissionais|website=SAPO|language=pt|date=29 July 2020|access-date=4 August 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Cova da Piedade e Casa Pia admitidos na II Liga em 2020/21|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/noticias/cova-da-piedade-e-casa-pia-admitidos-na-ii-liga-em-202021-12540745.html|website=O Jogo|language=pt|date=20 August 2020|access-date=27 August 2020}}

=Team changes=

{{Col begin}}

{{Col-2}}

Promoted from 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal

{{Col-2}}

Promoted to 2020–21 Primeira Liga

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=Stadium and locations=

{{Location map+|Portugal

|caption={{center|Location of teams in 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 }}

|float=right

|width=375

|places =

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.7373394|long=-9.2060143|label={{small|Casa Pia}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=40.9272555|long=-8.5458609|label={{small|Feirense}}|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.7507089|long=-7.4648446|label={{small|Chaves}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.64106|long=-9.091318|label={{small|Benfica B}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=40.2032612|long=-8.4075454|label={{small|Académica}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=40.6594487|long=-7.9005854|label={{small|Ac. Viseu}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.7158348|long=-9.4063715|label={{small|Estoril}}|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.1840272|long=-8.6665907|label={{small|Leixões}}|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=40.8420463|long=-8.5053758|label={{small|Oliveirense}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.2116308|long=-8.2778833|label={{small|Penafiel}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.0671429|long=-8.5448344|label={{small|Porto B}}|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=40.2829827|long=-7.5116514|label={{small|Sp. Covilhã}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.3877581|long=-8.7725409|label={{small|Varzim}}|position=left}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.9420114|long=-9.3505239|label={{small|Mafra}}|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.9453019|long=-9.0118152|label={{small|Vilafranquense}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=41.3887458|long=-8.325327|label={{small|Vizela}}|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=40.932927|long=-8.2503204|label={{small|Arouca}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~|Portugal|lat=38.6659042|long=-9.1623941|label={{small|C. Piedade}}|position=bottom}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Location

! Stadium

! Capacity

! data-sort-type="number"|2019–20
finish

Académica

| Coimbra

| Estádio Cidade de Coimbra

| style="text-align:center;"| 29,622

| 7th

Académico de Viseu

| Viseu

| Estádio do Fontelo

| style="text-align:center;"| 6,912

| 8th

Arouca

| Arouca

| Estádio Municipal de Arouca

| style="text-align:center;"| 5,600

| {{hs|32}} (CP)

Benfica B

| Seixal

| Benfica Campus

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,644

| 14th

Casa Pia

| Lisbon

| Estádio Pina Manique

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,600

| 18th

Chaves

| Chaves

| Estádio Municipal Eng.º
Manuel Branco Teixeira

| style="text-align:center;"| 8,396

| 12th

Cova da Piedade

| Cova da Piedade

| Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira

| style="text-align:center;"| 2,230

| 17th

Estoril

| Estoril

| Estádio António Coimbra da Mota

| style="text-align:center;"| 8,015

| 5th

Feirense

| Santa Maria da Feira

| Estádio Marcolino de Castro

| style="text-align:center;"| 5,401

| 3rd

Leixões

| Matosinhos

| Estádio do Mar

| style="text-align:center;"| 9,821

| 9th

Mafra

| Mafra

| Estádio Municipal de Mafra

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,257

| 4th

Oliveirense

| Oliveira de Azeméis

| Estádio Carlos Osório

| style="text-align:center;"| 1,750

| 11th

Penafiel

| Penafiel

| Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril

| style="text-align:center;"| 5,230

| 15th

Porto B

| Vila Nova de Gaia

| Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio

| style="text-align:center;"| 8,272

| 13th

Sp. Covilhã

| Covilhã

| Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto

| style="text-align:center;"| 3,500

| 10th

Varzim

| Póvoa de Varzim

| Estádio do Varzim SC

| style="text-align:center;"| 7,280

| 6th

Vilafranquense

| Vila Franca de Xira

| Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior

| style="text-align:center;"| 7,000

| 16th

Vizela

| Vizela

| Estádio do FC Vizela

| style="text-align:center;"| 6,000

| {{hs|32}} (CP)

=Personnel and sponsors=

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

! Head coach

! Kit manufacturer

Académica

| {{flagicon|POR}} Rui Borges

| {{flagicon|POR}} Playoff

Académico de Viseu

| {{flagicon|POR}} Zé Gomes

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Macron

Arouca

| {{flagicon|POR}} Armando Evangelista

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Skita

Benfica B

| {{flagicon|POR}} Nélson Veríssimo

| {{flagicon|GER}} Adidas

Casa Pia

| {{flagicon|POR}} Filipe Martins

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Macron

Chaves

| {{flagicon|POR}} Vítor Campelos

| {{flagicon|POR}} Lacatoni

Cova da Piedade

| {{flagicon|POR}} Miguel Leal

| {{flagicon|POR}} Lacatoni

Estoril

| {{flagicon|POR}} Bruno Pinheiro

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Kappa

Feirense

| {{flagicon|POR}} Rui Ferreira

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Legea

Leixões

| {{flagicon|POR}} José Mota

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Luanvi

Mafra

| {{flagicon|POR}} Ricardo Sousa

| {{flagicon|POR}} Lacatoni

Oliveirense

| {{flagicon|POR}} Raúl Oliveira

| {{flagicon|POR}} Rakso

Penafiel

| {{flagicon|POR}} Pedro Ribeiro

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Macron

Porto B

| {{flagicon|POR}} António Folha

| {{flagicon|USA}} New Balance

Sp. Covilhã

| {{flagicon|POR}} José Bizarro

| {{flagicon|POR}} Lacatoni

Varzim

| {{flagicon|POR}} António Barbosa

| {{flagicon|POR}} Stadio

Vilafranquense

| {{flagicon|POR}} Carlos Pinto

| {{flagicon|GER}} Adidas

Vizela

| {{flagicon|POR}} Álvaro Pacheco

| {{flagicon|POR}} Lacatoni

Season summary

=League table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|team_order=EST, VIZ, ARO, ACA, FEI, CHA, PEN, BEN, CAS, LEI, PIE, MAF, SCO, ACV, VAR, POR, VIL, OLI

|hth_PIE=Head-to-head points: Cova da Piedade 7, Mafra 6, Sporting Covilhã 2

|hth_MAF=PIE

|hth_SCO=PIE

|hth_VIL=Vilafranquense are ranked ahead of Oliveirense on head-to-head away goals: Vilafranquense 0–0 Oliveirense, Oliveirense 2–2 Vilafranquense.

|hth_OLI=VIL

|result1=P |result2=P |result3=PPO|result11=R |result18=R

|win_ACA=17|draw_ACA=11|loss_ACA=6 |gf_ACA=46 |ga_ACA=30

|win_ACV=9 |draw_ACV=9 |loss_ACV=16|gf_ACV=32 |ga_ACV=45

|win_ARO=19|draw_ARO=8 |loss_ARO=7 |gf_ARO=45 |ga_ARO=25

|win_BEN=12|draw_BEN=8 |loss_BEN=14|gf_BEN=52 |ga_BEN=43

|win_CAS=10|draw_CAS=13|loss_CAS=11|gf_CAS=41 |ga_CAS=46

|win_CHA=16|draw_CHA=9 |loss_CHA=9 |gf_CHA=46 |ga_CHA=36

|win_PIE=8 |draw_PIE=13|loss_PIE=13|gf_PIE=39 |ga_PIE=48

|win_EST=20|draw_EST=10|loss_EST=4 |gf_EST=55 |ga_EST=26

|win_FEI=17|draw_FEI=7 |loss_FEI=10|gf_FEI=48 |ga_FEI=33

|win_LEI=10|draw_LEI=10|loss_LEI=14|gf_LEI=35 |ga_LEI=43

|win_MAF=9 |draw_MAF=10|loss_MAF=15|gf_MAF=35 |ga_MAF=48

|win_OLI=7 |draw_OLI=10|loss_OLI=17|gf_OLI=25 |ga_OLI=49

|win_PEN=12|draw_PEN=10|loss_PEN=12|gf_PEN=42 |ga_PEN=42

|win_POR=7 |draw_POR=11|loss_POR=16|gf_POR=45 |ga_POR=52

|win_SCO=8 |draw_SCO=13|loss_SCO=13|gf_SCO=36 |ga_SCO=42

|win_VIL=5 |draw_VIL=16|loss_VIL=13|gf_VIL=34 |ga_VIL=54

|win_VAR=9 |draw_VAR=6 |loss_VAR=19|gf_VAR=26 |ga_VAR=44

|win_VIZ=18|draw_VIZ=12|loss_VIZ=4 |gf_VIZ=59 |ga_VIZ=35

|name_ACA=Académica

|name_ACV=Académico de Viseu

|name_ARO=Arouca

|name_BEN=Benfica B

|name_CAS=Casa Pia

|name_CHA=Chaves

|name_PIE=Cova da Piedade

|name_EST=Estoril

|name_FEI=Feirense

|name_LEI=Leixões

|name_MAF=Mafra

|name_OLI=Oliveirense

|name_PEN=Penafiel

|name_POR=Porto B

|name_SCO=Sp. Covilhã

|name_VAR=Varzim

|name_VIL=Vilafranquense

|name_VIZ=Vizela

|status_EST=CP

|status_VIZ=P

|status_ARO=OP

|status_PIE=R

|status_OLI=R

|status_BEN=I

|status_POR=I

|status_text_I=Ineligible for promotion

|status_text_X=Assured of at least promotion play-off, but may still gain direct promotion

|note_res_R=Cova da Piedade failed to produce valid licensing documentation to compete in the 2021–22 season of the Liga Portugal 2, so they were punished by the Portuguese Professional Football League with direct relegation to the Liga 3. As a result, Vilafranquense (17th place) were invited to remain in the second tier for the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web|title=Inscrição do Cova da Piedade foi rejeitada pela Liga: Vilafranquense convidado para o seu lugar|url=https://www.zerozero.pt/news.php?id=327270|website=zerozero.pt|language=pt|date=21 June 2021}}

|show_limit=5

|class_rules = 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off.

|source=[https://www.ligaportugal.pt/pt/liga/classificacao/20202021/ligapro Liga Portugal]

|update=22 May 2021

|res_col_header=Promotion or relegation

|col_P=green1 |text_P=Promotion to Primeira Liga

|col_PPO=green3|text_PPO=Qualification to Promotion play-offs

|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to Liga 3

}}

Season statistics

=Top goalscorers=

{{updated|22 May 2021}}.{{cite web |title=Estatísticas |url=https://www.ligaportugal.pt/pt/liga/estatisticas/jogadores/golos/20202021/ligaportugalsabseg |website=Liga Portugal |access-date=26 November 2020}}

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

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

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

|align="left"|Vizela

|16

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAR}} Mohamed Bouldini

|align="left"|Académica

|13

rowspan=2|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} João Vieira

|align="left"|Cova da Piedade

|rowspan=2|12

align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} Abdul-Aziz Yakubu

|align="left"|Estoril

rowspan=4|5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|GHA}} Malik Abubakari

|align="left"|Casa Pia

|rowspan=4|11

align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Henrique Araújo

|align="left"|Benfica B

align="left"|{{flagicon|NGA}} Abraham Marcus

|align="left"|Feirense

align="left"|{{flagicon|POR}} Gonçalo Ramos

|align="left"|Benfica B

rowspan=3|9

|align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Nenê

|align="left"|Leixões

|rowspan=3|10

align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Fabrício Simões

|align="left"|Feirense

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

|align="left"|Penafiel

Number of teams by district

class="wikitable"
Rank

!District Football Associations

!Number

!Teams

rowspan=1 align=center|1

|{{flagicon image|Bandeira_municipal_de_Lisboa.png}} Lisbon

rowspan=1 align=center|5align=center|Benfica B, Casa Pia, Estoril, Mafra and Vilafranquense
rowspan=1 align=center|2

|{{flagicon image|Flag of Porto.svg}} Porto

rowspan=1 align=center|4align=center|Leixões, Penafiel, Porto B and Varzim
align=center|3

|{{flagicon image|Bandeira de Aveiro - 2.png}} Aveiro

align=center|3align=center|Arouca, Feirense and Oliveirense
rowspan=6 align=center|4

|{{flagicon image|Bandeira de Braga - 2.png}} Braga

rowspan=6 align=center|1align=center|Vizela
{{flagicon image|Pt-ctb1.png}} Castelo Brancoalign=center|Sp. Covilhã
{{flagicon image|Flag Coimbra.gif}} Coimbraalign=center|Académica
{{flagicon image|Flag Setúbal.png}} Setúbalalign=center|Cova da Piedade
{{flagicon image|Flag_of_Vila_Real.png}} Vila Realalign=center|Chaves
{{flagicon image|Bandeira de Viseu.jpg}} Viseualign=center|Académico de Viseu

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Liga Portugal 2 seasons}}

{{2020–21 in Portuguese football}}

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