# 2021–22 Andebol 1

The 2021–22 Andebol 1 (known as the Campeonato Placard Andebol 1) was the 70th season of the Andebol 1, Portuguese premier handball league. It ram from 18 September 2021 to 4 June 2022.
Porto won their twenty-third title.

## Teams
### Arenas and locations

The following 16 clubs compete in the Portuguese League during the 2021–22 season:
| Team | Location | Arena | Sponsors |
| ABC Braga | Braga | Pavilhão Flávio Sá Leite | Universidade do Minho |
| ADA Maia | Maia | Pavilhão Municipal da Maia | Universidade da Maia (ISMAI) |
| Águas Santas | Águas Santas, Maia | Pavilhão da Associação Atlética de Águas Santas | Milaneza |
| Avanca | Avanca, Estarreja | Pavilhão Comendador Adelino Dias Costa | Bioria |
| Belenenses | Lisbon | Pavilhão Acácio Rosa | Zumub |
| Benfica | Lisbon | Pavilhão da Luz Nº 2 | Metro Numbers |
| Boa Hora | Lisbon | Pavilhão Fernando Tavares | Inetum |
| Gaia | Vila Nova de Gaia | Pavilhão F.C. Gaia | Empril |
| Horta | Horta (Azores) | Pavilhão Desportivo da Horta | - |
| Madeira SAD | Funchal (Madeira) | Pavilhão Desportivo do Funchal | Brisa |
| Porto | Porto | Dragão Arena | Betano |
| Póvoa | Póvoa de Varzim | Pavilhão Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim | Bodegão & Grupo CCR |
| Sanjoanense | São João da Madeira | Pavilhão Municipal das Travessas | Delba |
| Sporting CP | Lisbon | Pavilhão João Rocha | Kelly |
| Vitória de Setúbal | Setúbal | Pavilhão Antoine Velge | - |
| Xico | Guimarães | Pavilhão Desportivo Francisco de Holanda | - |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Porto (C) | 30 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1071 | 754 | +317 | 88 | Qualification for Champions League group phase |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 30 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1048 | 750 | +298 | 85 | Qualification for European League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Benfica | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1024 | 764 | +260 | 83 | Qualification for European League group phase |
| 4 | Belenenses | 30 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 884 | 886 | −2 | 70 | Qualification for European League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Águas Santas Milaneza | 30 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 814 | 773 | +41 | 64 | Qualification for European League first qualifying round |
| 6 | ADA Maia / ISMAI | 30 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 829 | 811 | +18 | 62 | |
| 7 | Vitória de Setúbal | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 814 | 840 | −26 | 61 | |
| 8 | Gaia / Empril | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 878 | 921 | −43 | 61 | |
| 9 | Madeira SAD | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 846 | 867 | −21 | 58 | |
| 10 | ABC Braga | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 824 | 845 | −21 | 56 | |
| 11 | Póvoa / Bodegão / Grupo CCR | 30 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 795 | 823 | −28 | 54 | |
| 12 | Avanca / Bioria | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 822 | 886 | −64 | 53 | |
| 13 | Sanjoanense / Delba | 30 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 762 | 891 | −129 | 47 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Horta | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 729 | 881 | −152 | 45 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Xico (R) | 30 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 738 | 974 | −236 | 38 | Relegated to Segunda Divisão |
| 16 | Boa Hora / Inetum (R) | 30 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 735 | 947 | −212 | 35 | Relegated to Segunda Divisão |
* ↑ Benfica qualified for the European League group phase by winning the 2021–22 EHF European League.

## Promotion/relegation play-offs

The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Andebol 1 faces the 2nd-placed team of the Segunda Divisão. The first place promoted to Andebol 1 and the last two relegated to Santo Tirso.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Santo Tirso (P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 58 | +5 | 6 | Promoted to Andebol 1 |
| 2 | Horta (R) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 67 | 0 | 4 | Relegated to Segunda Divisão |
| 3 | Sanjoanense / Delba (R) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 2 | Relegated to Segunda Divisão |

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Leonardo Abrahão | Sanjoanense | 187 |
| 2 | Rúben Santos | Vitória de Setúbal | 182 |
| 3 | Vinícios Carvalho | ABC Braga | 178 |
| 4 | Daniel Vieira | Avanca | 160 |
| 5 | Francisco Costa | Sporting CP | 160 |