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In 1991, it changed its name to Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Professional and in the year 2020, changed the name into the current one. The LP is responsible for the organisation and supervision of the top two leagues , Liga Portugal , Liga Portugal 2 and of the Taça da Liga , a knockout cup competition limited to the clubs competing in these ...
The Portuguese football leagues are divided into divisions (divisões, singular – divisão). The top teams play in the Primeira Liga , named Liga NOS for sponsorship reasons. In each division, with rare exceptions, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away.
Before the creation of the Primeira Liga, there was a competition called Championship of Portugal (Campeonato de Portugal), created in 1922 as the first competition of Portuguese football. However, despite its name, it corresponds to today's Portuguese Cup ( Taça de Portugal ) and was held in a knock-out basis.
The 2021–22 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Bwin [2] for sponsorship reasons) was the 88th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs, and the first season under the current Liga Portugal title. This was the fifth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR).
Nacional and Farense were promoted from the second-tier 2019–20 LigaPro by decision of the Liga Portuguesa de Futebol Profissional, after the suspension of the 2019–20 LigaPro due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal. They replaced Desportivo das Aves and Vitória de Setúbal, who were relegated to the 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal.
From 2021 to 2023, it was known Liga Portugal Bwin. Since 2023, it is called Liga Portugal Betclic. Sponsorship names for seasons. 2002–2005: SuperLiga GalpEnergia; 2005–2006: Liga betandwin.com; 2006–2008: bwin LIGA; 2008–2010: Liga Sagres; 2010–2014: Liga ZON Sagres; 2014–2021: Liga NOS; 2021–2023: Liga Portugal Bwin; 2023 ...
The 2022–23 Liga Portugal (also known as Liga Portugal Bwin [2] for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th season of the Primeira Liga, the top professional league for Portuguese association football clubs, and the second season under the current Liga Portugal title. This was the sixth Primeira Liga season to use video assistant referee (VAR).
The 2022–23 Campeonato de Portugal is the tenth season of Portuguese football's renovated fourth-tier league, since the merging of the Segunda Divisão and Terceira Divisão in 2013, and the seventh season under the current Campeonato de Portugal title.