# 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2

The 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2, also known as Liga Portugal SABSEG for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of Portuguese football's second-tier league, and the first 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 14 sides from the 2019–20 season, 2 teams relegated from the 2019–20 Primeira Liga and 2 promoted from the 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal.
Vitória de Setúbal and Desportivo das Aves (16th and 18th placed teams in 2019–20 Primeira Liga) were punished by the Portuguese Professional Football League for failing to produce valid licensing documentation with direct relegation to 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal and, because of that, Cova da Piedade and Casa Pia (17th and 18th placed teams in 2019–20 LigaPro) were not relegated.

### Stadium and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2019–20 finish |
| Académica | Coimbra | Estádio Cidade de Coimbra | 29,622 | 7th |
| Académico de Viseu | Viseu | Estádio do Fontelo | 6,912 | 8th |
| Arouca | Arouca | Estádio Municipal de Arouca | 5,600 | (CP) |
| Benfica B | Seixal | Benfica Campus | 2,644 | 14th |
| Casa Pia | Lisbon | Estádio Pina Manique | 1,600 | 18th |
| Chaves | Chaves | Estádio Municipal Eng.º Manuel Branco Teixeira | 8,396 | 12th |
| Cova da Piedade | Cova da Piedade | Estádio Municipal José Martins Vieira | 2,230 | 17th |
| Estoril | Estoril | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota | 8,015 | 5th |
| Feirense | Santa Maria da Feira | Estádio Marcolino de Castro | 5,401 | 3rd |
| Leixões | Matosinhos | Estádio do Mar | 9,821 | 9th |
| Mafra | Mafra | Estádio Municipal de Mafra | 1,257 | 4th |
| Oliveirense | Oliveira de Azeméis | Estádio Carlos Osório | 1,750 | 11th |
| Penafiel | Penafiel | Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril | 5,230 | 15th |
| Porto B | Vila Nova de Gaia | Estádio Municipal Jorge Sampaio | 8,272 | 13th |
| Sp. Covilhã | Covilhã | Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto | 3,500 | 10th |
| Varzim | Póvoa de Varzim | Estádio do Varzim SC | 7,280 | 6th |
| Vilafranquense | Vila Franca de Xira | Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior | 7,000 | 16th |
| Vizela | Vizela | Estádio do FC Vizela | 6,000 | (CP) |

### Personnel and sponsors

| Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer |
| Académica | Rui Borges | Playoff |
| Académico de Viseu | Zé Gomes | Macron |
| Arouca | Armando Evangelista | Skita |
| Benfica B | Nélson Veríssimo | Adidas |
| Casa Pia | Filipe Martins | Macron |
| Chaves | Vítor Campelos | Lacatoni |
| Cova da Piedade | Miguel Leal | Lacatoni |
| Estoril | Bruno Pinheiro | Kappa |
| Feirense | Rui Ferreira | Legea |
| Leixões | José Mota | Luanvi |
| Mafra | Ricardo Sousa | Lacatoni |
| Oliveirense | Raúl Oliveira | Rakso |
| Penafiel | Pedro Ribeiro | Macron |
| Porto B | António Folha | New Balance |
| Sp. Covilhã | José Bizarro | Lacatoni |
| Varzim | António Barbosa | Stadio |
| Vilafranquense | Carlos Pinto | Adidas |
| Vizela | Álvaro Pacheco | Lacatoni |

## Season summary
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Estoril (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 70 | Promotion to Primeira Liga |
| 2 | Vizela (P) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 66 | Promotion to Primeira Liga |
| 3 | Arouca (O, P) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 65 | Qualification to Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Académica | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 62 | |
| 5 | Feirense | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 58 | |
| 6 | Chaves | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 57 | |
| 7 | Penafiel | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 46 | |
| 8 | Benfica B (I) | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 44 | |
| 9 | Casa Pia | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 43 | |
| 10 | Leixões | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 43 | −8 | 40 | |
| 11 | Cova da Piedade (R) | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 37 | Relegation to Liga 3 |
| 12 | Mafra | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 37 | |
| 13 | Sp. Covilhã | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 37 | |
| 14 | Académico de Viseu | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 36 | |
| 15 | Varzim | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 33 | |
| 16 | Porto B (I) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 32 | |
| 17 | Vilafranquense | 34 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 31 | |
| 18 | Oliveirense (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 31 | Relegation to Liga 3 |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Cova da Piedade 7, Mafra 6, Sporting Covilhã 2
* 1 2 Cova da Piedade failed to produce valid licensing documentation to compete in the 2021–22 season of the Liga Portugal 2, so they were punished by the Portuguese Professional Football League with direct relegation to the Liga 3. As a result, Vilafranquense (17th place) were invited to remain in the second tier for the 2021–22 season.
* 1 2 Vilafranquense are ranked ahead of Oliveirense on head-to-head away goals: Vilafranquense 0–0 Oliveirense, Oliveirense 2–2 Vilafranquense.

## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

    As of 22 May 2021.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Cassiano | Vizela | 16 |
| 2 | Mohamed Bouldini | Académica | 13 |
| 3 | João Vieira | Cova da Piedade | 12 |
| 3 | Abdul-Aziz Yakubu | Estoril | 12 |
| 5 | Malik Abubakari | Casa Pia | 11 |
| 5 | Henrique Araújo | Benfica B | 11 |
| 5 | Abraham Marcus | Feirense | 11 |
| 5 | Gonçalo Ramos | Benfica B | 11 |
| 9 | Nenê | Leixões | 10 |
| 9 | Fabrício Simões | Feirense | 10 |
| 9 | Ronaldo Tavares | Penafiel | 10 |

## Number of teams by district

| Rank | District Football Associations | Number | Teams |
| 1 | Lisbon | 5 | Benfica B, Casa Pia, Estoril, Mafra and Vilafranquense |
| 2 | Porto | 4 | Leixões, Penafiel, Porto B and Varzim |
| 3 | Aveiro | 3 | Arouca, Feirense and Oliveirense |
| 4 | Braga | 1 | Vizela |
| 4 | Castelo Branco | 1 | Sp. Covilhã |
| 4 | Coimbra | 1 | Académica |
| 4 | Setúbal | 1 | Cova da Piedade |
| 4 | Vila Real | 1 | Chaves |
| 4 | Viseu | 1 | Académico de Viseu |