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Liga Intercalar

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| country = {{flagicon|POR}} Portugal

| confed = UEFA

| founded = 2007

|folded = 2011

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| most successful club = Estoril Praia (2 Titles)

| sponsorship_name = Liga Intercalar

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The Liga Intercalar or Reserves Championship was a competition that served mainly to rotate less used players, juniors and players returning from injury. The first edition (2007–2008) was organized by the Football Association of Porto, monitored by the LPFP and Portuguese Football Federation, and was played between clubs from the AF Porto and the AF Braga. By the second edition, the competition was played on a national level, participating clubs from the North and South Zones, which included the Big Three in Portuguese football: Benfica, Porto and Sporting. Due to scheduling conflicts between the AF Lisbon and the AF Porto, the competition was split into two leagues in 2010–2011 and altogether abolished by the end of that season.

Regulations and Structure

Every match was played every Wednesday afternoon, much like the older Reserve Leagues. It was organized into two leagues with two groups, the North Zone and South Zone with a Winter and Spring phase. Both winner and runners-up from both phases of both groups competed in a regional play-off after which each regional champion played in the national final.{{Cite web |title=Chega a Liga Centenária |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/detalhe/chega-a-liga-centenaria-467134 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.record.pt |language=pt-PT}}

This tournament also brought innovations. With regard to the score of the draws:

  • Won = 3 points
  • Drawn with goals = 2 points
  • Goalless draw = 1 point
  • Lost = 0 points

In the replacement rules, three substitution were allowed to be made during the game, plus two at half-time.

Champions

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Season

!League

!Status

!Winner

!Score

!Runner-up

2007–08 {{Cite web |title=Liga Intercalar: Varzim é o vencedor da prova |url=https://maisfutebol.iol.pt/liga-intercalar-varzim-e-o-vencedor-da-prova |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Maisfutebol |language=pt}}

| rowspan="3" |Liga Intercalar

|North Zone

|Varzim

|2–1 (aet)

|Braga

2008–09 {{Cite web |last=Portugal |first=Rádio e Televisão de |date=2009-05-20 |title=Jovens do FC Porto vencem Liga Intercalar |url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/fc-porto/jovens-do-fc-porto-vencem-liga-intercalar_d260304 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Jovens do FC Porto vencem Liga Intercalar |language=pt}}

|National

|FC Porto

|0–0 (aet, 6–5p)

|Mafra

2009–10 {{Cite web |title=Benfica vence Sporting e apura-se para a final |url=https://www.dn.pt/desporto/benfica/interior/benfica-vence-sporting-e-apura-se-para-a-final-1538318.html/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=Diário de Notícias |language=pt}}

|National

|Estoril Praia

|2–1

|Paços de Ferreira

rowspan="2" |2010–11 {{Cite web |title=V. Guimarães vence Liga do Futuro, Estoril conquista Liga Centenária :: zerozero.pt |url=https://www.zerozero.pt/noticias/v-guimaraes-vence-liga-do-futuro-estoril-conquista-liga-centenaria/27799 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=www.zerozero.pt |language=pt}}

|Liga do Futuro

|North Zone

|Vitória de Guimarães

|2–1

|Ribeirão

Liga Centenária

|South Zone

|Estoril Praia

|2–0

|Benfica

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • Official website:
  • [http://www.afutebollisboa.org/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=37&func=download&id=2715&chk=486e3766fb9d410c92f575bde997d8e0 AF Lisboa]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • [http://www.afporto.com/afporto/intercalar/index.html AF Porto]

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