# 2023–24 LPB season

The 2023–24 LPB season, also known as Liga Betclic for sponsorship reasons, was the 91st season of the premier Portuguese basketball league and the 16th season under the current Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) format. It started on 23 September 2023 with the regular season and ended on 10 June 2024 with the final.
SL Benfica defended successfully the crown to won their third consecutive Portuguese title (30th overall) against FC Porto.

## Teams
### Promotion and relegation (pre-season)

A total of 12 teams contested the league, including 10 sides from the 2022–23 season and two promoted from the Proliga.

#### Teams promoted from Proliga

* AD Galomar
* Portimonense Viva Portimão

### Venues and locations

| Team | Home city | Arena |
| AD Galomar | Caniço | Pavilhão do Caniço |
| CD Póvoa ESC ONLINE | Póvoa de Varzim | Pavilhão do Clube Desportivo Póvoa |
| Esgueira Aveiro OLI | Esgueira | Pavilhão Clube do Povo de Esgueira |
| FC Porto | Porto | Dragão Arena |
| Imortal LUZiGÁS | Albufeira | Pavilhão Desportivo de Albufeira |
| Lusitânia EXPERT | Angra do Heroísmo | Pavilhão Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo |
| Ovarense GAVEX | Ovar | Arena de Ovar |
| Portimonense Viva Portimão | Portimão | Pavilhão Desportivo da Boavista |
| SL Benfica | Lisbon | Pavilhão Fidelidade |
| Sporting CP | Lisbon | Pavilhão João Rocha |
| UD Oliveirense | Oliveira de Azeméis | Pavilhão Dr. Salvador Machado |
| Vitória SC | Guimarães | Pavilhão Unidade Vimaranense |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | FC Porto | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1951 | 1655 | +296 | 40 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 2 | SL Benfica | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2000 | 1529 | +471 | 40 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 3 | UD Oliveirense | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1793 | 1648 | +145 | 38 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1967 | 1758 | +209 | 37 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 5 | Ovarense GAVEX | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1793 | 1741 | +52 | 36 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 6 | CD Póvoa ESC ONLINE | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1806 | 1854 | −48 | 34 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1779 | 1749 | +30 | 33 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 8 | Imortal LUZiGÁS | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1719 | 1861 | −142 | 30 | Qualification to play-offs |
| 9 | Esgueira Aveiro OLI | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1635 | 1859 | −224 | 29 | |
| 10 | AD Galomar | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1634 | 1787 | −153 | 28 | |
| 11 | Portimonense Viva Portimão | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1573 | 1760 | −187 | 28 | Relegation to Proliga |
| 12 | Lusitânia EXPERT | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1598 | 2047 | −449 | 23 | Relegation to Proliga |

## Play-offs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | FC Porto | 90 | 82 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Imortal LUZiGÁS | 71 | 66 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Imortal LUZiGÁS | 71 | 66 | | 0 | 1 | FC Porto | 70 | 77 | 86 | 77 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Ovarense GAVEX | 73 | 60 | 83 | 74 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 81 | 91 | | 0 | 5 | Ovarense GAVEX | 73 | 60 | 83 | 74 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ovarense GAVEX | 87 | 93 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ovarense GAVEX | 87 | 93 | | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | FC Porto | 66 | 62 | 76 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | SL Benfica | 89 | 73 | 83 | 3 |
| 2 | SL Benfica | 81 | 93 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | SL Benfica | 89 | 73 | 83 | 3 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 53 | 71 | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 53 | 71 | | 0 | 2 | SL Benfica | 100 | 91 | 77 | | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | UD Oliveirense | 55 | 69 | 64 | | 0 | | | | | | |
| 3 | UD Oliveirense | 78 | 84 | 78 | 2 | 3 | UD Oliveirense | 55 | 69 | 64 | | 0 | | | | | | |
| 6 | CD Póvoa ESC ONLINE | 65 | 85 | 69 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Source: FPB

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | SL Benfica (C) | 30 | 26 | 4 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds |
| 2 | FC Porto | 31 | 23 | 8 | Qualification to FIBA Europe Cup regular season |
| 3 | UD Oliveirense | 28 | 18 | 10 | |
| 4 | Ovarense GAVEX | 28 | 17 | 11 | |
| 5 | Sporting CP | 24 | 15 | 9 | Qualification to FIBA Europe Cup qualifying rounds |
| 6 | CD Póvoa ESC ONLINE | 25 | 13 | 12 | |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 24 | 11 | 13 | |
| 8 | Imortal LUZiGÁS | 24 | 8 | 16 | |
| 9 | Esgueira Aveiro OLI | 22 | 7 | 15 | |
| 10 | AD Galomar | 22 | 6 | 16 | |
| 11 | Portimonense Viva Portimão (R) | 22 | 6 | 16 | Relegation to Proliga |
| 12 | Lusitânia EXPERT (R) | 22 | 1 | 21 | Relegation to Proliga |

## Portuguese clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress | Result | W–L |
| SL Benfica | Champions League | Regular season Group G | 4th of 4 teams (1–5) | 4–5 |
| SL Benfica | Champions League | Qualifying round final | Win vs. Norrköping Dolphins (83–73) | 4–5 |
| SL Benfica | Champions League | Qualifying round semi-finals | Win vs. Petrolina AEK Larnaca (87–59) | 4–5 |
| SL Benfica | Champions League | Qualifying round quarter-finals | Win vs. TSU Tbilisi (122–62) | 4–5 |
| FC Porto | FIBA Europe Cup | Quarter-finals | Loss vs. Bahçeşehir Koleji (168–142) | 10–6 |
| FC Porto | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round Group K | 2nd of 4 teams (4–2) | 10–6 |
| FC Porto | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season Group E | 2nd of 4 teams (4–2) | 10–6 |
| FC Porto | FIBA Europe Cup | Qualifying tournament B | 2nd of 3 teams (1–1) | 10–6 |
| Sporting CP | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round Group L | 3rd of 4 teams (2–4) | 4–6 |
| Sporting CP | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season Group A | 2nd of 3 teams (2–2) | 4–6 |
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