# 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2

The 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2, also known as Liga Portugal SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the second 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 13 sides from the 2020–21 season, 3 teams relegated from the 2020–21 Primeira Liga and 2 promoted from the 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal.
Farense and Nacional were relegated to 2021–22 Liga Portugal 2 after finishing in 17th and 18th placed teams in 2020–21 Primeira Liga.
Rio Ave were relegated after finishing in 16th place in 2020–21 Primeira Liga and losing the Relegation play-offs against Arouca.
Trofense (promoted after a six-year absence) and Estrela da Amadora (promoted for the first time) were promoted from the 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal, replacing Oliveirense and Cova da Piedade.
Cova da Piedade failed to produce valid licensing documentation to compete in the 2021–22 season of the Liga Portugal 2, so they have been relegated by the Portuguese Football Professional League to the Liga 3. As a result, Vilafranquense, that finished in 17th place in the 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 were invited to play in the second tier for the 2021–22 season.

### Stadium and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2020–21 finish |
| Académica | Coimbra | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | 29,622 | 4th |
| Académico de Viseu | Viseu | Estádio do Fontelo | 6,912 | 14th |
| Benfica B | Seixal | Benfica Campus | 2,644 | 8th |
| Casa Pia | Lisbon | Estádio Pina Manique | 1,600 | 9th |
| Chaves | Chaves | Estádio Municipal Eng.º Manuel Branco Teixeira | 8,396 | 6th |
| Estrela da Amadora | Amadora | Estádio José Gomes | 9,288 | 2nd (CP) |
| Farense | Faro | Estádio de São Luís | 7,000 | 17th (PL) |
| Feirense | Santa Maria da Feira | Estádio Marcolino de Castro | 5,401 | 5th |
| Leixões | Matosinhos | Estádio do Mar | 9,821 | 10th |
| Mafra | Mafra | Estádio Municipal de Mafra | 1,257 | 12th |
| Nacional | Funchal | Estádio da Madeira | 5,200 | 18th (PL) |
| Penafiel | Penafiel | Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril | 5,230 | 7th |
| Porto B | Vila Nova de Gaia | Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio | 8,272 | 16th |
| Rio Ave | Vila do Conde | Estádio dos Arcos | 5,300 | 16th (PL) |
| Sp. Covilhã | Covilhã | Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto | 3,500 | 13th |
| Trofense | Trofa | Estádio do CD Trofense | 5,074 | 1st (CP) |
| Varzim | Póvoa de Varzim | Estádio do Varzim SC | 7,280 | 15th |
| Vilafranquense | Vila Franca de Xira | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior | 7,000 | 17th |

### Personnel and sponsors

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Main Sponsor |
| Académica | Rui Borges | João Traquina | Playoff | Efapel |
| Académico de Viseu | Zé Gomes | João Pica | Macron | Palácio do Gelo |
| Benfica B | Nélson Veríssimo | Pedro Ganchas | Adidas | Emirates |
| Casa Pia | Filipe Martins | Vasco Fernandes | Macron | ESC Online |
| Chaves | Vítor Campelos | Luís Rocha | Lacatoni | Forte de São Francisco Hotel |
| Estrela da Amadora | Ricardo Chéu | Sérgio Conceição | Claw | Remax |
| Farense | Jorge Costa | Fabrício Isidoro | Lacatoni | Couteiro-Mor |
| Feirense | Rui Ferreira | Fábio Espinho | Legea | |
| Leixões | José Mota | Nduwarugira | Zeus | Matosinhos |
| Mafra | Ricardo Sousa | Guilherme Ferreira | Lacatoni | Moticristo |
| Nacional | Costinha | Vítor Gonçalves | Hummel | |
| Penafiel | Pedro Ribeiro | Aníbal Capela | Macron | |
| Porto B | António Folha | Ricardo Silva | New Balance | AMCO |
| Rio Ave | Luís Freire | Vítor Gomes | Puma | MEO |
| Sp. Covilhã | Wender | Gilberto Silva | Lacatoni | Sport Hotel |
| Trofense | Rui Duarte | Vasco Rocha | Lacatoni | Mercainox |
| Varzim | António Barbosa | André Micael | Stadio | Vendeiro |
| Vilafranquense | Carlos Pinto | Evandro Brandão | Adidas | |

## Season summary
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Rio Ave (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 70 | Promotion to Primeira Liga |
| 2 | Casa Pia (P) | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 68 | Promotion to Primeira Liga |
| 3 | Chaves (O, P) | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 64 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Feirense | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 58 | |
| 5 | Benfica B (I) | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 57 | |
| 6 | Nacional | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 51 | |
| 7 | Penafiel | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 51 | |
| 8 | Leixões | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 48 | |
| 9 | Mafra | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 43 | |
| 10 | Porto B (I) | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 42 | |
| 11 | Farense | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 41 | |
| 12 | Vilafranquense | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 41 | |
| 13 | Trofense | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 40 | |
| 14 | Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 37 | |
| 15 | Académico de Viseu | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 37 | |
| 16 | Sp. Covilhã (O) | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 36 | Qualification to Relegation play-offs |
| 17 | Varzim (R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 35 | Relegation to Liga 3 |
| 18 | Académica (R) | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 17 | Relegation to Liga 3 |
* 1 2 Nacional are ranked ahead of Penafiel on head-to-head away goals: Nacional 3–1 Penafiel, Penafiel 1–0 Nacional.
* 1 2 Farense are ranked ahead of Vilafranquense on head-to-head away goals: Farense 1–0 Vilafranquense, Vilafranquense 2–2 Farense.
* 1 2 Estrela da Amadora are ranked ahead of Académico de Viseu on head-to-head away goals: Académico de Viseu 0–4 Estrela da Amadora, Estrela da Amadora 1–3 Académico de Viseu.

## Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs took place on 21 and 29 May 2022.
All times are WEST (UTC+1).
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sp. Covilhã | 2–0 | Alverca | 0–0 | 2–0 |
Sporting Covilhã won 2–0 on aggregate and will play in the 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2; Alverca will play in the 2022–23 Liga 3.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ACA | ACV | BEN | CAS | CHA | EST | FAR | FEI | LEI | MAF | NAC | PEN | POR | RAV | SCO | TRO | VAR | VIL |
| Académica | — | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Académico de Viseu | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Benfica B | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Casa Pia | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Chaves | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Estrela da Amadora | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–6 | 1–0 | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Farense | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Feirense | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Leixões | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Mafra | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Nacional | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 |
| Penafiel | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–3 |
| Porto B | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Rio Ave | 5–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Sp. Covilhã | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Trofense | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Varzim | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 |
| Vilafranquense | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–0 | — |

### Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Académica | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Académico de Viseu | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Benfica B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Casa Pia | 13 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Chaves | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Estrela da Amadora | 16 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Farense | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Feirense | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Leixões | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Mafra | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Nacional | 18 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Penafiel | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Porto B | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
| Rio Ave | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sp. Covilhã | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Trofense | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Varzim | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Vilafranquense | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
* Leader and promotion to Primeira Liga
* Promotion to Primeira Liga
* Qualification to Promotion play-offs
* Qualification to Relegation play-offs
* Relegation to Liga 3

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | Defender of the Month | Defender of the Month | Midfielder of the Month | Midfielder of the Month | Forward of the Month | Forward of the Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Goal of the Month | Goal of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Manager | Club | Player | Club |
| August | Guga | Rio Ave | Jhonatan | Rio Ave | Aderllan Santos | Rio Ave | Guga | Rio Ave | Saviour Godwin | Casa Pia | Luís Freire | Rio Ave | | |
| September | Heliardo | Varzim | Caio Secco | Penafiel | Ícaro Silva | Feirense | Samba Koné | Porto B | Heliardo | Varzim | Rui Ferreira | Feirense | | |
| October/November | Jota | Casa Pia | Ricardo Batista | Casa Pia | Vasco Fernandes | Casa Pia | Paulo Bernardo | Benfica B | Jota | Casa Pia | Nélson Veríssimo | Benfica B | Fábio Fortes | Académica |
| December | Bryan Róchez | Nacional | Ricardo Batista | Casa Pia | Tomás Araújo | Benfica B | João Teixeira | Chaves | Bryan Róchez | Nacional | Vítor Campelos | Chaves | Umaro Embaló | Benfica B |
| January | João Teixeira | Chaves | Ricardo Batista | Casa Pia | Alexsandro | Chaves | João Teixeira | Chaves | Wellington Carvalho | Chaves | Vítor Campelos | Chaves | Diogo Pinto | Estrela da Amadora |
| February | João Carlos | Académica | Ricardo Batista | Casa Pia | Vasco Fernandes | Casa Pia | João Teixeira | Chaves | João Carlos | Académica | Filipe Martins | Casa Pia | Traquina | Académica |
| March | Zé Tiago | Varzim | Jhonatan | Rio Ave | André Almeida | Sp. Covilhã | Zé Tiago | Varzim | João Carlos | Académica | José Mota | Leixões | Tiago Gouveia | Benfica B |
| April | Edson Farias | Penafiel | Caio Secco | Penafiel | Edson Farias | Penafiel | Guga | Rio Ave | Wellington Carvalho | Chaves | Vítor Campelos | Chaves | | |

## Number of teams by district

| Rank | District Football Associations | Number | Teams |
| 1 | Porto | 6 | Leixões, Penafiel, Porto B, Rio Ave, Trofense and Varzim |
| 2 | Lisbon | 5 | Benfica B, Casa Pia, Estrela da Amadora, Mafra and Vilafranquense |
| 3 | Aveiro | 1 | Feirense |
| 3 | Castelo Branco | 1 | Sp. Covilhã |
| 3 | Coimbra | 1 | Académica |
| 3 | Faro | 1 | Farense |
| 3 | Funchal | 1 | Nacional |
| 3 | Vila Real | 1 | Chaves |
| 3 | Viseu | 1 | Académico de Viseu |