# 2017–18 Campeonato Nacional Feminino

The 2017–18 Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino (also known as Liga de Futebol Feminino Allianz for sponsorship reasons) was the 33rd edition of Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino. Sporting CP successfully defended their title, winning the competition for the 2nd time.

## Teams

Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the 2016–17 Campeonato Nacional, as well as two teams promoted from the Campeonato de Promoção.
As the competition was reduced from 14 to 12 teams, only two teams were promoted to replace the four teams relegated:
* Atlético Ouriense, Viseu 2001, Belenenses and Pontinha were the teams relegated, finishing 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th, respectively.
* Quintajense, the winner of the Campeonato de Promoção, and Cadima, the runner-up, were the teams promoted.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| A-dos-Francos | Caldas da Rainha | Campo Municipal Quinta Boneca | 2,000 |
| A-dos-Francos | Caldas da Rainha | Campo Luís Duarte | 200 |
| Boavista | Porto | Parque Desportivo de Ramalde | 1,000 |
| Boavista | Porto | Complexo Desportivo de Campanhã | 1,500 |
| Boavista | Porto | Estádio do Bessa | 28,263 |
| Braga | Braga | Estádio 1º de Maio | 28,000 |
| Braga | Braga | Campo Da Ponte | 500 |
| Cadima | Cantanhede | Parque Desportivo do Fujanco | 2,000 |
| Clube de Albergaria | Albergaria-a-Velha | Estádio Municipal António Augusto Martins Pereira | 1,500 |
| Estoril | Estoril | Centro de Treino e Formação Desportiva | — |
| Futebol Benfica | Lisbon | Estádio Francisco Lázaro | 1,500 |
| Quintajense | Palmela | Campo Leonel Martins | 500 |
| Sporting CP | Alcochete | CGD Stadium Aurélio Pereira | 1,128 |
| Sporting CP | Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade | 50,095 |
| União Ferreirense | Anadia | Complexo Desportivo da Junta de Freguesia da Moita | — |
| União Ferreirense | Anadia | Campo Dr. Pequito Rebelo | 1,500 |
| Valadares Gaia | Vila Nova de Gaia | Complexo Desportivo Valadares | 750 |
| Valadares Gaia | Vila Nova de Gaia | Estádio do C.F. Oliveira do Douro | 1,500 |
| Vilaverdense | Vila Verde | Estádio Municipal de Vila Verde | 5,000 |
| Vilaverdense | Vila Verde | Campo da Cruz do Reguengo | 5,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) |
| A-dos-Francos | Eduardo Manuel G. Marques Silva | Roly | Transwhite |
| Boavista | Pedro Ribeiro Oliveira Santos | Nike | none |
| Braga | Carlos Alexandre Peso Valadar | Lacatoni | none |
| Cadima | Carlos Filipe Rodrigues Silva | Joma | Cadimarte |
| Clube de Albergaria | Ana Paula Pinho Almeida | Joma | none |
| Estoril | João Pedro Garcia Martins | Aronick | LAIQ |
| Futebol Benfica | Antonio Henriques Marinho | Lacatoni | Football & Friends |
| Quintajense | Faisal Sulemangy Abdobakar | | |
| Sporting CP | Nuno Preto R. Cristovao Almeida | Macron | Espaço Casa |
| União Ferreirense | Mario Rui Duarte Reis Martins | Adidas | Clínica do Cértoma |
| Valadares Gaia | Sergio Paulo Loureiro Barreto | MKA | Liberty Seguros |
| Vilaverdense | Jose Rui Abreu Pereira | Lacatoni | Cachapuz |

## Season Summary
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sporting CP (C) | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 5 | +87 | 62 | Qualification for UEFA Champions League qualifying round |
| 2 | Braga | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 126 | 7 | +119 | 59 | |
| 3 | Estoril | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 18 | +41 | 47 | |
| 4 | Vilaverdense | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 36 | |
| 5 | Valadares Gaia | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 32 | |
| 6 | Clube de Albergaria | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 31 | |
| 7 | Futebol Benfica | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 28 | |
| 8 | União Ferreirense (X) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 25 | Resigned from Campeonato Nacional |
| 9 | Boavista | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 23 | |
| 10 | A-dos-Francos | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 75 | −47 | 15 | |
| 11 | Cadima (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 70 | −45 | 15 | Relegation to Campeonato Nacional II Divisão |
| 12 | Quintajense (R) | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 94 | −87 | 5 | Relegation to Campeonato Nacional II Divisão |
* 1 2 A-dos-Francos is ahead of Cadima on head-to-head goal difference: A-dos-Francos 4–1 Cadima, Cadima 2–1 A-dos-Francos

### Results

| Home \ Away | SPO | BRA | EST | VIL | VAL | ALB | BEN | FER | BOA | ADF | CAD | QUI |
| Sporting CP | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 8–0 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 8–1 | 11–0 |
| Braga | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 9–0 | 13–0 | 7–0 | 15–0 |
| Estoril | 0–0 | 0–4 | — | 4–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 |
| Vilaverdense | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–5 | — | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Valadares Gaia | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Clube de Albergaria | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Futebol Benfica | 0–4 | 0–7 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 6–0 |
| União Ferreirense | 0–4 | 0–8 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 5–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Boavista | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| A-dos-Francos | 0–5 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Cadima | 0–6 | 0–8 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Quintajense | 0–3 | 0–9 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 1–8 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |