# 2019–20 LPB season

The 2019–20 LPB season was the 87th season of the premier Portuguese basketball league and the 12th season under the current Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) format. For sponsorship reasons, the league was also known as Liga Placard.
On 29 April 2020, the FPB declared the season was void because of the COVID-19 pandemic. No champion was named and there was no relegation.

## Format

Fourteen teams played a double-legged regular season. The eight first teams joined the playoffs while teams 9 to 12 played for avoiding relegation. The loser of this second playoff was relegated with the two last qualified teams.

## Teams

Barreirense Optimize and Maia promoted from Proliga and replaced Imortal, last qualified team in the last season.
Sporting CP, refounded 24 years later, joined directly the top tier after the unanimous approval of the league clubs.
| Team | City | Venue |
| Barreirense Optimize | Barreiro | Luís de Carvalho |
| Benfica | Lisbon | Pavilhão Fidelidade |
| CAB Madeira | Funchal | Pavilhão do CAB |
| Esgueira Aveiro OLI | Esgueira | Ginásio Esgueira |
| Galitos Barreiro | Barreiro | Luís Carvalho |
| Illiabum | Ílhavo | Capitão Adriano Nordeste |
| Lusitânia | Angra do Heroísmo | Municipal |
| Maia | Maia | Municipal Nortecoope |
| Oliveirense | Oliveira de Azeméis | Dr. Salvador Machado |
| Ovarense Gavex | Ovar | Arena Gavex |
| Porto | Porto | Dragão Caixa |
| Sporting CP | Lisbon | Pavilhão João Rocha |
| Terceira | Angra do Heroísmo | Tornás de Borba |
| Vitória | Guimarães | Uni Vimaranense |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sporting CP | 22 | 21 | 1 | 2055 | 1545 | +510 | 43 | Qualification for Champions League qualifying round |
| 2 | Benfica | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1976 | 1562 | +414 | 42 | |
| 3 | Porto | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1906 | 1649 | +257 | 40 | |
| 4 | Oliveirense | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1846 | 1663 | +183 | 36 | |
| 5 | Vitória | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1796 | 1726 | +70 | 36 | |
| 6 | Galitos | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1821 | 1804 | +17 | 33 | |
| 7 | CAB Madeira | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1742 | 1829 | −87 | 32 | |
| 8 | Esgueira Aveiro OLI | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1743 | 1688 | +55 | 31 | |
| 9 | Lusitânia | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1729 | 1847 | −118 | 31 | |
| 10 | Ovarense Gavex | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1699 | 1796 | −97 | 31 | |
| 11 | Barreirense Optimize | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1662 | 1882 | −220 | 29 | |
| 12 | Illiabum | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1666 | 1758 | −92 | 28 | |
| 13 | Maia | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1703 | 1916 | −213 | 28 | |
| 14 | Terceira | 22 | 0 | 22 | 1570 | 2259 | −689 | 22 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BAR | BEN | ESG | GAL | ILL | LUS | MAD | MAI | OLI | OVA | POR | SPO | TER | VIT |
| Barreirense Optimize | — | 49–95 | 61–78 | | | 87–75 | 105–100 | 107–79 | 80–89 | 91–80 | 77–85 | 45–93 | | 72–73 |
| Benfica | 101–74 | — | | 85–82 | 75–52 | | 114–60 | | 77–67 | 74–70 | 80–69 | 85–79 | 111–58 | 78–76 |
| Esgueira Aveiro OLI | 79–82 | 76–84 | — | | 81–62 | 70–73 | 82–85 | | 69–78 | 87–59 | 73–76 | 78–90 | 76–69 | 57–65 |
| Galitos | 86–83 | 83–94 | 78–79 | — | 81–78 | 96–70 | 92–72 | 92–87 | | 92–73 | 73–93 | 72–81 | 96–94 | |
| Illiabum | 69–82 | 63–72 | 77–88 | 85–90 | — | 78–83 | 66–73 | 93–60 | | 76–67 | 63–84 | | 89–63 | 64–77 |
| Lusitânia | 89–58 | 60–103 | 59–91 | 80–90 | 106–79 | — | 86–83 | 87–90 | 80–69 | | 75–96 | 82–94 | 96–71 | 79–92 |
| CAB Madeira | 87–71 | | 88–91 | 82–72 | 66–69 | | — | 76–68 | 84–82 | 81–76 | 59–85 | | 88–78 | 82–94 |
| Maia | 93–70 | 68–99 | 87–84 | 78–88 | 76–72 | | 75–79 | — | 73–95 | 69–90 | 57–103 | 85–97 | 114–68 | |
| Oliveirense | 89–67 | 75–84 | 88–82 | 85–78 | 78–83 | 92–70 | 97–83 | 74–63 | — | 87–69 | 71–81 | | | 90–63 |
| Ovarense Gavex | | 81–90 | | 74–73 | 91–87 | 76–70 | 91–73 | 79–60 | 49–91 | — | 88–84 | 70–93 | 91–57 | |
| Porto | 97–76 | 87–79 | 76–70 | 85–69 | | 85–64 | | 102–80 | 78–90 | 89–87 | — | 78–89 | 92–65 | 99–86 |
| Sporting CP | 97–67 | 81–75 | 86–68 | 91–69 | 102–55 | 91–65 | 76–62 | 89–76 | 94–70 | 108–56 | | — | 114–57 | 89–83 |
| Terceira | 75–89 | 69–131 | 80–112 | 62–88 | 74–125 | 88–111 | 74–100 | 86–98 | 71–110 | 79–111 | | 58–119 | — | |
| Vitória | 73–69 | 83–90 | 85–72 | 93–81 | 89–81 | 68–69 | 85–79 | 86–67 | 85–79 | 75–71 | 78–82 | 89–102 | 98–74 | — |

## Portuguese clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Benfica | Champions League | Second qualifying round |
| Benfica | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round |